I do not use one, my fingertip works fine. I think it would be difficult to keep track of where your pen is when you need it, unless you have a case that has a slot for it.
I just find it quicker to just use my fat fingers

 

Perhaps....I'm sure others will chime in.
And I can see your point about fingerprints. I find myself constantly wiping the screen.
However, just tonite, I put a Zagg protector on it...screen and back...we'll see how the fingerprint issue goes with that.
I guess with a pen, it would be easier to type. I do find myself typing the wrong letter sometimes, but now I use the Swype keyboard.
I guess it's a matter of preference.

 

I bought a pen awhile back, just to see how it worked, and it worked great. It did at times leave little circle marks, but they are great for finger print problems.

Funny thing that you mentioned, I already lost my pen within a few weeks of owning one.

Do I feel that it was useful enough to get another?>...Nah, Fingers work just fine.

I have a number of cases and was looking for a sleek place to stash the pen, but never found one. Just no where to keep the pen.

 

I don't use one but my wife does because of her long fingernails.
I bite mine so it's not an issue. haha
The ends of my fingers are like a fat stylus.
works for me.

As far as fingerprints I just got in the habit of every time I pull the phone out of the holster I wipe it against my shirt on the way up to my greasy face. Same in reverse going back in.

 

Not me bro.
Would my nieces note 10.1 s-pen work on my s3?
Didnt even to think on xmas day.
Id get right back into that "draw with friends" game if it works

 

I've been using cheapo stylus from an Amazon Hong Kong seller. I got 4 black ones dirt cheap. It's great to leave one in the kitchen so you don't have to wash or wipe your hands to answer calls or texts. I also use one to surf the web and read articles while I'm relaxing on the couch. That's why I bought them. My right thumb is jacked up from doing construction work and working as a chef, so one hand scrolling causes some discomfort after a few minutes. I use the Swype keyboard no problem with it.

Two drawbacks are that I scratched my home screen and screen using it to press the home key, the other is that it is a big fat soft tip. However the tip always registers when it touches the screen, the back and menu buttons can be hard to hit though if you have them turned off like I do.

 

They sell cheapo ones at Wallgreens if anyone just wanna try it. They actually work really well. Many different color pens for a good price.

I never scratched my phone with the cheap wallgreen versions, but I would suggest to be careful as it appears possible that these things can scratch(from post I just read above me).

 

I don't get the point of using one, but I don't see how a rubber tip could scratch Gorilla Glass? Odd.

 

Im guessing the tip is pressure sensetive on these things and they communicate that pressure back to the device?

To dude above, i didnt see point in them til i watched my niece on her N10.1 n it just works n makes sense, honestly man

 

I don't use one for my SIII, I did for my tablet but not my phone. The use case just wasn't right.. It'd be another thing I would have to carry in my pockets and I didn't like that. My finger tip works just fine.

 

A stylus on an S3 is just like having a smaller finger, unlike on devices like tablets and the Note II, which can interface with an intelligent stylus that transmits pressure levels etc. So, no, I've never bothered with one on my S3. I did think about getting a Note II because I thought I'd be able to use it as a graphics pad in conjunction with Photoshop running on my PC, but I was told that it wouldn't be possible.

 

i love to use a stylus on my GS3..i use a Bamboo pen ...or the one pictured below..it came with my phone case...

below is my phone


qqqqqqqq copy by Ceva321, on Flickr

 

I, too, got a set of four of them from a Hong Kong seller on eBay for a total (including shipping) of, like, $4. I keep one at work, one in my truck, one at home on the side table next to my recliner and one at home on my nightstand. I love them as I use them on both my phone and my Kindle Fire.

 

I'd like to have one but unless I can get a case to store it in I won't be.

 

i have the C-pen and works very well...
the S-pen from the Tab, Note, Note II wont work with the S3
as for c-pen to work with other devices (unless you press really hard on your screen or in some rare case works flawlessly with some nexus devices)

 

Does having a screen protector affect the sensitivity of these pens, pls?

I have a C-pen, screen protector, but have given up using it as I didn't find it very good, didn't always activate keys when typing and too much of a delay when trying to write (only got the second half of the word).

I'd like to be able to use it but now just use one of the smaller tip cheapie pens.

Thanks for any advice

 

It scratched because the top is so soft when I pressed the home button the body of the stylus hit the phone. The home button has around ten small scratches and the glass next to it has a few tiny little nick like scratches next to it where there is no protector.

The stylus works fine with the fairly thick screen protector my commuter came with.

 

I got one to use outdoors, when I don't want to take my gloves off. Otherwise, I think I'd just as soon use my fingers.

To answer an earlier question, no, these are not pressure sensitive. They work just like your finger does on a capacitive screen, but passing a very small current.

 

After my first reply to this thread, I actually find my self using a stylus all the time. It works so well, and get anal with having a clean screen and this works perfect at keeping it clean. Using the stylus has become second nature now.

The problem was, before Walgreens was selling crappy ones where the rubber tip barely poked above a steel casing, making it difficult to use and leaving a possibility of scratches.

They now sell much better ones (they are usually at the checkout line) where the entire tip is rubber. I bought a few cause I lose these things, but they work great.

I'm not interested in the bulky big more expensive ones. I love the small ones that they sell. Works perfectly.