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[* black] Our teardown eyes ( x)( x) shift towards the S Pen. The seamless construction makes us reluctant to pry it open, so we apply some high-energy electromagnetic radiation instead, courtesy of Creative Electron.
[* black] Though, now that we think about it, this pen does have a few new features... it's probably totally different from [https://d3nevzfk7ii3be.cloudfront.net/igi/qUPlycsXoTqkNkx2.large|last year's|new_window=true] on the inside... oh heck, you know we couldn't resist. Ultrasonic cutter, meet S Pen.
[* black] The guts of the new S Pen are encased in an extra layer of hard plastic and epoxy. Chipping those away, we find:
- [* red] SP912, possibly an accelerometer—responsible for detecting those wand waves.
+ [* red] A mystery chip marked ''SP912'', likely an accelerometer—something has to be detecting those wand waves.
[* orange] Dialog [https://www.dialog-semiconductor.com/sites/default/files/da14585_product_brief.pdf|DA14585|new_window=true] Bluetooth 5 SoC
[* yellow] Nichicon [http://www.nichicon.co.jp/english/product_news/pdfs/SLB.pdf|2.4v SLB lithium-ion battery|new_window=true]