topic Re: S-Pen smells like burnt plastic in Galaxy S25

S-Pen smells like burnt plastic

holypassion — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 19:11:17 GMT

When I remove my S-Pen from my S25 Ultra, it smells like an odor of electrical components that burn out. Has anyone experienced this? The phone itself doesn't smell that way, just the S-Pen.

Re: S-Pen smells like burnt plastic

Invis — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 19:25:13 GMT

Don't have the answer but mine does too lol not as bad as my s24's pen tho, smelt weird
Maybe from the heat of the phone if its doing something heavy

Re: Re: S-Pen smells like burnt plastic

holypassion — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 19:26:52 GMT

Have you experienced any other issues besides the odor? Customer Service is acting like they never heard of such a thing...

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Lajr0516 — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 19:40:15 GMT

I just smelled mine, and it does too

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holypassion — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 19:43:06 GMT

Thank you for the confirmation

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Invis — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 19:46:28 GMT

I'm not sure, I don't use the pen that much to notice. Wish I still had my s24 to test it

Re: S-Pen smells like burnt plastic

user4KYqfDkRk8 — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 20:04:43 GMT

Mine smells like that too!

Re: S-Pen smells like burnt plastic

KMJ3 — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 20:27:55 GMT

No lies detected here. It smells just like burnt plastic.😮

Re: S-Pen smells like burnt plastic

dlatkar — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 21:05:24 GMT

Same situation here with my previous phones... I just exchanged my S25 ultra and I have yet to pull out the S pen... very concerning, smells like lithium ion chemical type smell to me.

Re: S-Pen smells like burnt plastic

LongHiker — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 21:45:48 GMT

@holypassion This has been noted by people with this phone and earlier Ultras. It seems to have something to do with the composition of the material used for the S Pen.

Re: Re: S-Pen smells like burnt plastic

holypassion — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:03:07 GMT

Thank you for the feedback. My primary concern was to ensure the phone was not a fire hazard. By the responses thus far, this issue appears to be a known issue (at least amount the user community). It is a bit frustrating that the support person I spoke with seemed to be unaware of the problem and wanted me to send them my phone for diagnostic review. I would have been without a replacement for about 3 weeks they estimated. 👎

I am glad I posted my question here together another opinion. TY!

Re: Re: Re: S-Pen smells like burnt plastic

LongHiker — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 13:18:52 GMT

We actually talked about it with Samsung at the Unpacked in January. Samsung seemed unaware. We immediately pulled the S Pen from a S25 Ultra and confirmed that it also had the smell.

Re: S-Pen smells like burnt plastic

aNoteFan — Sun, 13 Apr 2025 18:02:02 GMT

I appreciate how hard the people at Samsung work to keep up with cut-throat competition and innovation. But they are doing very poorly in feedback and support. Or at least that's my experience and feeling.