diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/Common/Cell.php b/src/Spout/Writer/Common/Cell.php
index d443dbb..186838f 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Writer/Common/Cell.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/Common/Cell.php
@@ -43,20 +43,19 @@ class Cell
     protected $value = null;
 
     /**
-     * Comment of this cell
-     * @var null | string
+     * The cell type
+     * @var null
      */
-    protected $comment = null;
+    protected $type = null;
 
     /**
      * Cell constructor.
      * @param $value mixed
      * @param $comment string
      */
-    public function __construct($value, $comment = null)
+    public function __construct($value)
     {
         $this->setValue($value);
-        $this->setComment($comment);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -65,6 +64,7 @@ class Cell
     public function setValue($value)
     {
         $this->value = $value;
+        $this->type = $this->detectType($value);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -76,34 +76,24 @@ class Cell
     }
 
     /**
-     * @param $comment string
+     * @return mixed|null
      */
-    public function setComment($comment)
+    public function getType()
     {
-        $this->comment = $comment;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @return null|string
-     */
-    public function getComment()
-    {
-        return $this->comment;
+        return $this->type;
     }
 
     /**
      * Get the current value type
      * @return int
      */
-    public function getType()
+    protected function detectType($value)
     {
-        $value = $this->getValue();
-
-        if(CellHelper::isBoolean($value)) {
+        if (CellHelper::isBoolean($value)) {
             return self::CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN;
         } elseif (CellHelper::isEmpty($value)) {
             return self::CELL_TYPE_BLANK;
-        } elseif(CellHelper::isNumeric($this->getValue())) {
+        } elseif (CellHelper::isNumeric($this->getValue())) {
             return self::CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC;
         } elseif (CellHelper::isNonEmptyString($value)) {
             return self::CELL_TYPE_STRING;
@@ -112,6 +102,46 @@ class Cell
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function isBoolean()
+    {
+        return $this->type === self::CELL_TYPE_BOOLEAN;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function isBlank()
+    {
+        return $this->type === self::CELL_TYPE_BLANK;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function isNumeric()
+    {
+        return $this->type === self::CELL_TYPE_NUMERIC;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function isString()
+    {
+        return $this->type === self::CELL_TYPE_STRING;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @return bool
+     */
+    public function isError()
+    {
+        return $this->type === self::CELL_TYPE_ERROR;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @return string
      */
@@ -119,4 +149,4 @@ class Cell
     {
         return (string)$this->value;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/ODS/Internal/Worksheet.php b/src/Spout/Writer/ODS/Internal/Worksheet.php
index fe20d1f..9e64326 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Writer/ODS/Internal/Worksheet.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/ODS/Internal/Worksheet.php
@@ -192,33 +192,33 @@ class Worksheet implements WorksheetInterface
             $data .= ' table:number-columns-repeated="' . $numTimesValueRepeated . '"';
         }
 
-        if($cellValue instanceof Cell) {
-            $cellContent = $cellValue->getValue();
+        if ($cellValue instanceof Cell) {
+            $cell = $cellValue;
         } else {
-            $cellContent = $cellValue;
+            $cell = new Cell($cellValue);
         }
 
-        if (CellHelper::isNonEmptyString($cellContent)) {
+        if ($cell->isString()) {
             $data .= ' office:value-type="string" calcext:value-type="string">';
 
-            $cellValueLines = explode("\n", $cellContent);
+            $cellValueLines = explode("\n", $cell->getValue());
             foreach ($cellValueLines as $cellValueLine) {
                 $data .= '<text:p>' . $this->stringsEscaper->escape($cellValueLine) . '</text:p>';
             }
 
             $data .= '</table:table-cell>';
-        } else if (CellHelper::isBoolean($cellContent)) {
-            $data .= ' office:value-type="boolean" calcext:value-type="boolean" office:boolean-value="' . $cellContent . '">';
-            $data .= '<text:p>' . $cellContent . '</text:p>';
+        } else if ($cell->isBoolean()) {
+            $data .= ' office:value-type="boolean" calcext:value-type="boolean" office:boolean-value="' . $cell->getValue() . '">';
+            $data .= '<text:p>' . $cell->getValue() . '</text:p>';
             $data .= '</table:table-cell>';
-        } else if (CellHelper::isNumeric($cellContent)) {
-            $data .= ' office:value-type="float" calcext:value-type="float" office:value="' . $cellContent . '">';
-            $data .= '<text:p>' . $cellContent . '</text:p>';
+        } else if ($cell->isNumeric()) {
+            $data .= ' office:value-type="float" calcext:value-type="float" office:value="' . $cell->getValue() . '">';
+            $data .= '<text:p>' . $cell->getValue() . '</text:p>';
             $data .= '</table:table-cell>';
-        } else if (empty($cellContent)) {
+        } else if ($cell->isBlank()) {
             $data .= '/>';
         } else {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Trying to add a value with an unsupported type: ' . gettype($cellContent));
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Trying to add a value with an unsupported type: ' . gettype($cell->getValue()));
         }
 
         return $data;
diff --git a/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Internal/Worksheet.php b/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Internal/Worksheet.php
index 18406e3..7150ce9 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Internal/Worksheet.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Writer/XLSX/Internal/Worksheet.php
@@ -214,19 +214,19 @@ EOD;
         $cellXML = '<c r="' . $columnIndex . $rowIndex . '"';
         $cellXML .= ' s="' . $styleId . '"';
 
-        if($cellValue instanceof Cell) {
-            $cellContent = $cellValue->getValue();
+        if ($cellValue instanceof Cell) {
+            $cell = $cellValue;
         } else {
-            $cellContent = $cellValue;
+            $cell = new Cell($cellValue);
         }
 
-        if (CellHelper::isNonEmptyString($cellContent)) {
-            $cellXML .= $this->getCellXMLFragmentForNonEmptyString($cellContent);
-        } else if (CellHelper::isBoolean($cellContent)) {
-            $cellXML .= ' t="b"><v>' . intval($cellContent) . '</v></c>';
-        } else if (CellHelper::isNumeric($cellContent)) {
-            $cellXML .= '><v>' . $cellContent . '</v></c>';
-        } else if (empty($cellContent)) {
+        if ($cell->isString()) {
+            $cellXML .= $this->getCellXMLFragmentForNonEmptyString($cell->getValue());
+        } else if ($cell->isBoolean()) {
+            $cellXML .= ' t="b"><v>' . intval($cell->getValue()) . '</v></c>';
+        } else if ($cell->isNumeric()) {
+            $cellXML .= '><v>' . $cell->getValue() . '</v></c>';
+        } else if ($cell->isBlank()) {
             if ($this->styleHelper->shouldApplyStyleOnEmptyCell($styleId)) {
                 $cellXML .= '/>';
             } else {
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ EOD;
                 $cellXML = '';
             }
         } else {
-            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Trying to add a value with an unsupported type: ' . gettype($cellContent));
+            throw new InvalidArgumentException('Trying to add a value with an unsupported type: ' . gettype($cell->getValue()));
         }
 
         return $cellXML;
diff --git a/tests/Spout/Writer/ODS/WriterTest.php b/tests/Spout/Writer/ODS/WriterTest.php
index fbce7b5..df60af9 100644
--- a/tests/Spout/Writer/ODS/WriterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Spout/Writer/ODS/WriterTest.php
@@ -485,6 +485,26 @@ class WriterTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return void
+     */
+    public function testWriteShouldAcceptCellObjectsWithDifferentValueTypes()
+    {
+        $fileName = 'test_writer_should_accept_cell_objects_with_types.ods';
+        $dataRows = [
+            [new Cell('i am a string'), new Cell(51465), new Cell(true), new Cell(51465.5)],
+        ];
+
+        $this->writeToODSFile($dataRows, $fileName);
+
+        foreach ($dataRows as $dataRow) {
+            /** @var Cell $cell */
+            foreach ($dataRow as $cell) {
+                $this->assertValueWasWritten($fileName, (string)$cell->getValue(), '', true);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param array $allRows
      * @param string $fileName
@@ -549,6 +569,7 @@ class WriterTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         $xmlContents = file_get_contents('zip://' . $pathToContentFile);
 
         $this->assertContains($value, $xmlContents, $message);
+
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Spout/Writer/XLSX/WriterTest.php b/tests/Spout/Writer/XLSX/WriterTest.php
index f626fcc..fe89deb 100644
--- a/tests/Spout/Writer/XLSX/WriterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Spout/Writer/XLSX/WriterTest.php
@@ -529,6 +529,39 @@ class WriterTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @return  void
+     */
+    public function testWriteShouldAcceptCellObjectsWithDifferentValueTypes()
+    {
+        $fileName = 'test_writer_should_accept_cell_objects_with_types.xlsx';
+
+        $dataRowsShared = [
+            [new Cell('i am a string')],
+        ];
+        $dataRowsInline = [
+            [new Cell(51465), new Cell(true), new Cell(51465.5)]
+        ];
+
+        $dataRows = array_merge($dataRowsShared, $dataRowsInline);
+
+        $this->writeToXLSXFile($dataRows, $fileName, $shouldUseInlineStrings = false);
+
+        foreach ($dataRowsShared as $dataRow) {
+            /** @var Cell $cell */
+            foreach ($dataRow as $cell) {
+                $this->assertSharedStringWasWritten($fileName, (string)$cell->getValue());
+            }
+        }
+
+        foreach ($dataRowsInline as $dataRow) {
+            /** @var Cell $cell */
+            foreach ($dataRow as $cell) {
+                $this->assertInlineDataWasWrittenToSheet($fileName, 1, $cell->getValue());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param array $allRows
      * @param string $fileName