spheric

PLEASE make a clear distinction between "News" and editorialising content. 

This is obviously the latter, but it's not always as easily distinguished. 

ravnorodom said:

Interesting. 5 years from now there will be multiple different types of Apple Pencils just like Harry Potter's magic wands.

Probably just two — an entry level version, and one with specific features for creative pros and "nice to have" things like wireless charging. 

BannedForFreeSpeech said:

“Removing one key feature”- writes Apple insider. 

Let’s count:
1. No pressure sensitivity
2. No magnetic charging 
Seems that they removed two, not one.

3. double-tap to change tools

themind said:

Very serious question here, why offer tilt INSTEAD of pressure? is tilt cheaper? What features does it offer better than pressure?

Pressure requires a more expensive mechanical tip. 

Tilt is an internal feature that probably comes for free if they're just reusing the Pencil 2 circuit board. 

I find it pretty funny to see how easily people are "confused" by something that isn't the slightest bit confusing. 

For anything iPad 10 and above, the default tool is the Apple Pencil (USB-C). 

For those who need pressure sensitivity, there is the Pencil 2, which also comes with double-tap tool switching and wireless charging. 


Apple Pencil 1 is a legacy product that exists because of iPad 9 and will work with iPad 10, because the USB-C Pencil wasn't ready when the iPad 10 was released.