The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is getting some flak for an alleged design flaw that invovles its S Pen feature. Apparently, a mere incorrect insertion of the stylus can seriously damage the phablet.

Users who have already gotten their own Galaxy Note 5 unit have immediately complained about the S Pen. Whenever they wrongly insert the stylus into its slot - which they have no idea they have been doing wrong - it will not only result in a damage to the stylus itself, but it can also destroy the device.

Clearly, though, the user could easily be put at fault for inserting the S Pen incorrectly. However, Tech Times has pointed out that it does not seem that Samsung cashed in much effort into making sure that such damage could be avoided.

Normally, inserting the S Pen into its slot backwards will pose some resistance - thus, informing the user that the stylus is being inserted the wrong way. Unless, of course, if the user ignores the resistance and strongly jams the stylus into the slot.

With the Galaxy Note 5, however, users have complained that there was no hard resistance at all. Apparently, if they unkowingly inserted the S Pen the wrong way, it still went in quite smoothly. There was no resistance to serve as a warning for the error. Once the user realizes that the S Pen was placed incorrectly, it was already far too late and the damage to the digital pen and to the Note 5 body has already been done.

Forcibly pulling out the S Pen - when incorrectly inserted - could cause the device's phase detection to malfunction. This is just one of the issues that were complained about regarding the device's new S Pen mechanism. As of the moment, the thread on Reddit is already very long.

It is worth noting, though, that the Korean tech company did mention in its User Manual for the Galaxy Note 5 that the S Pen might get stuck if inserted incorrectly.

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