Apple Announces Entry-level Apple Pencil with USB-C Charging

10/18/2023

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Apple Announces Entry-level Apple Pencil with USB-C Charging

Apple has announced a cheaper Apple Pencil that comes with USB-C. The iPad accessory will cost $79 and comes with a sliding cap that reveals the USB-C port. It also attaches magnetically to the side edge of an iPad — even the 10th-generation model Apple released last year.

The cheaper price means that the Pencil doesn't come with some of the more advanced features as the first- and second-generation accessories. The device doesn't support pressure sensitivity, wireless pairing, and charging, or the double-tap feature that lets you switch between tools. However, it still supports hover with M2 models of the iPad Pro.

Apple Announces Entry-level Apple Pencil with USB-C Charging

The USB-C Apple Pencil is compatible with a range of iPads, including the third- to sixth-generation 12.9-inch iPad Pro, the first- to fourth-generation 11-inch iPad Pro, the fourth- and fifth-generation iPad Air, the 10th-gen iPad, and the sixth-gen iPad Mini. The USB-C Apple Pencil will become available in early November.

Apple has been overdue for some iPad updates. It launched the 10th-generation iPad in October 2022, iPad Pros powered by M2 chips that same month, an iPad Air with an M1 chip in March 2022, and the redesigned iPad Mini in September 2021.

Source: The Verge