S22 Ultra S-Pen defect

[ricketypumpkin]

I've had my S22-U since launch day and I really quite rarely use the S-Pen but about a week ago I pulled the pen out to sign a PDF and noticed that the outside layer of the pen was bubbling up around the tip and up near the clicking mechanism. I also smelled a very chemical-like scent arising from the s-pen and port of the phone, and the branding on the pen is also gone. Additionally, anytime I take the s-pen out it is pretty warm. It's clear to me that my S22-U is cooking my s-pen and there is clearly something wrong. Anyone else experiencing anything like this or did I get a defective phone/and or defective s-pen? 

[krayzie15]

I know it should just work right but I would not put it back in phone and use it without it until you can get it looked at

[ricketypumpkin]

Yeah, it's really unfortunate. I'm in a chat with Samsung now about it.

[Jamalsn]

Funny as I am reading this I am smelling my s pen and it does have a heated battery smell.

[ricketypumpkin]

Oh man, hopefully it's not beginning to happen to you. Mine is awful, after using my s-pen, my hand will smell like it; gross. It's very strange because the s-pen doesn't have a traditional li-ion battery it uses a super-capacitor so it shouldn't get that swelling lithium battery smell. I'm thinking the smell is the rubberized coating on the s-pen being heated up and giving off a noxious smell.

[Jamalsn]

I checked the tip no swelling so far.

[ricketypumpkin]

Not really swelling, it's the outside layer of the pen peeling and bubbling and the Samsung branding towards the click end has completely vanished, like it was baked away.
Well hopefully this doesn't turn out to be a widespread defect because this phone has enough problems already.

[PaperStation]

not sure how wide spread it is but there are others with burning spen

also one report of phone catching fire

[ricketypumpkin]

Jeez. Well, I'm not sure what route to take here, I don't know if the phone itself is the problem or the s-pen. I'd love for it to be the pen so I can just buy a new one but I really don't want to have to send my whole phone in for this. Have you read or heard any reports that buying a new s-pen resolves this?

[Samsung_Moderator · Accepted solution]

Oh no! I'm sorry to hear you are having to experience this and I can completely understand how concerning the bubbling of the S Pen is. I would like to get this over to our specialized team. In order to do so, please provide some additional information below in a private message.  http://bit.ly/2XERsky

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