The Samsung Galaxy Note 5 is another of Samsung's great phones. Personally I'd have like to see the microSD slot and removable battery kept, but with larger internal storage I think I can manage. And if I'm honest, I barely use my microSD card on my Note 4, and I've never owned a second battery.
But the S Pen getting stuck is more of a problem for Samsung. Any users who have accidentally inserted it the wrong way into the bottom of the phone will know the pain and agony of knowing that you "done messed up". But, as it turns out there's a simple way to get the pen out again, and there's no need to dismantle the phone.
To recap though, the pen gets stuck because within the void which holds it are two simple catches. The one at the end of the slot catches the end of the S Pen and holds it in place. You can pull the pen away from this without the risk of damage. A smaller catch in the middle of the S Pen slot is what causes the problems. It's small, and easy to break and you can't pull the pen out without destroying it.
So the solution is simple - slide a piece of paper into the body of the phone, with the pen in place. Keep pushing and you can move the pen a bit to help move it on its way. The whole process is documented in a very clear video, which you can see below. While there is no guarantee it will work, it's almost certainly worth a try if you're in this position.
In reality, the number of people who are suffering problems with the S Pen is likely to be quite small. I've owned a Note 2, 3 and 4 and have never once put the pen in backwards in any of those devices. Samsung, of course, should rectify the problem for anyone affected, but it's unclear how any of this sits with the stores from which you may buy the Note 5. Some may have in-house repair, and some may send the device off to Samsung to look at. It may, however, cost you money to repair.
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