The spare S Pen nibs and the tool are often neglected by Galaxy Note device owners. It is a waste for many users who feel the S Pen is too sticky or too slippery.
This S Pen guide explains the different usages of the spare Galaxy Note 9 S Pen nibs and how to change the nib for Galaxy Note 9 S Pen.
Galaxy Note 9 introduced many new features and updated S Pen with Bluetooth support.
In your Galaxy Note 9 box, you may notice the following small plastic bag. Some users may think it is a weird connector for some ancient devices and throw it away.
Do NOT throw it away.
You will need the items inside it when you want to change the Galaxy Note 9 S Pen nib.
In the plastic bag, you can find:
Prior to Galaxy Note 9, there are 5 pieces of spare S Pen nib. It seems Samsung is less generous on accessories for the more expensive Galaxy Note 9.
When you use the S Pen on Galaxy Note 9 screen, some users may feel it is too sticky. Some may feel it is too slippery.
Even for the same phone, after you apply a screen protector, you may find it is a bit harder to use the S Pen.
In these cases, you may change the S Pen nib to see whether the performance of the S Pen is better.
Besides, if you are a heavy user of S Pen (e.g., frequently using the S Pen for design or note-taking), the S Pen nib may experience severe wear and tear. You may have to replace the S Pen nib every one or two years.
Of course, if you seldom use the S Pen, then this guide is not for you.
The two spare Galaxy Note 9 S Pen nibs are coloured differently depending on your phone colour, your region, and the manufacturing batch.
One of the spare nibs is darker (close to black or grey). The other one is lighter (close to white).
In this guide, I will simply use black and white to represent them, although the actual colours are not.
The black one is usually softer. So, it offers large resistance and better grip on Galaxy Note 9 screen.
The white one is usually harder. So, you can expect it is easy to move it smoothly on the screen.
In short, black=soft, and white=hard.
The S Pen, in most regions, is pre-fitted with a black nib. In other regions, it is fitted with a white one. It seems Samsung is not sure which one is better for you.
So, here are the rules of thumb of choosing the S Pen nib for Galaxy Note 9:
To change the nib for Galaxy Note 9 nib, you may follow the animations below.
First, firmly hold the nib with the tweezers and remove it as shown below.
Once the old nib is removed, you can insert a new one as shown above.
You should not press the nib excessively when inserting the nib to the S Pen.
Since Galaxy Note 7, the S Pen nib has been smaller (0.7mm vs 1.6mm in Note 5 and older Note devices). Also, the pressure sensitivity of the S Pen has increased t0 4096 levels (from 2048 levels in Galaxy Note 5 S Pen).
So, you should NOT use S Pen nibs for Galaxy Note 5 or older Galaxy Note devices on Galaxy Note 9.
You should also avoid any third-party S Pen nibs for Galaxy Note 9.
If you have any questions on Galaxy Note 9 S Pen nib for Galaxy Note 9, please let us know in the comment box below. The community will help you find the answer.
For other Galaxy Note 9 guides, please check this page.
To download or read the official user guide for Galaxy Note 9 in your local language, please check this page.
This post was last modified on September 8, 2019 11:47 am
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Seems my nib is made of a felt like material and when I tried to change it it just cut off and had to buy a new expensive pen. Now need to do again and scared to attempt pulling it out.
Any advice?
You should use the tweezer included in the box to pull it out slowly. I changed it a couple of times, there are no issues if you pull the old one slowly.