Yes, the phone has a nifty slot, and the phone detects when the stylus is removed and turns the screen on, a nice touch. Also, I think the touchscreen response

Yes, the phone has a nifty slot, and the phone detects when the stylus is removed and turns the screen on, a nice touch. Also, I think the touchscreen response might have been tuned for the stylus -- I'm not sure it will work as well with other phones (an Android music player I have doesn't detect the stylus at all). There are other features, like a button on the stylus that the phone can detect a press of, and a small cursor that appears on the screen when the stylus is near but not touching it, but these are less important. Still, I think it's fair to say that the stylus is more useful when integrated into the design.