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I never thought I'd say this in a million years,Watch Mound Daughter but Samsung made a stylus I actually want.

Alongside announcements for its new Galaxy Tab S3 and Galaxy Book tablets that come with the most advanced S Pen Samsung's ever made, the company surprised everyone with a special edition Staedtler-branded S Pen called the Noris Digital" that resembles the iconic black and yellow pencil.

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Pencil-like design aside, the Noris Digital works almost exactly like the S Pen that comes included with the new tablets. Hover the 0.7mm tip near the screen and the familiar Samsung Air Command bubble will pop up with a variety of features like Smart Select, Translate and Magnify.

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I tried the Noris Digital on both the Tab S3 and the Galaxy Book for a hot second and it's remarkable how pencil-like it is. It's still got the regular S Pen's 4,096 levels of pressure sensitivity and the slimmer design is more balanced in your hand.

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Though I didn't have an Apple Pencil on hand to compare it with, I can honestly tell you it's one of the best tablet styluses I've ever used. Plus, it just looks so damn cool.

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There's just one thing that disappoints about the Noris Digital: It's missing the regular S Pen's button. Without it, there's no way to use the useful "Screen-off memo" feature on the Galaxy Tab S3 that lets you write on the screen without needing to turn the entire tablet on.

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Still, Samsung deserves props for the sweet collaboration. Call me whatever you want for geeking out over a stylus that looks like a Staedtler pencil because I don't care -- it's awesome.

Neither Samsung nor Staedtler are talking pricing or release yet, but fingers crossed it won't cost $99 like the Apple Pencil.

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