But the latest versions new squeeze and barrel roll features dont just feel like gimmicks.
They intrinsically change and enhance how you use the stylus and how you use the iPad in general.
Its just a damn shame you cant use it with the many other iPads that have come before.
The Apple Pencil Pro’s headline features are the barrel roll and squeeze functions, both of which add surprising versatility to the existing Apple Pencil.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
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It makes writing notes with a stylus far more real.
A fountain pen in FreeForm or Goodnotes looks more natural than it did on an older iPad.
Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
Its incredibly accurate without any noticeable lag on the iPad Pro.
Its quite a lot, actually.
As for the squeeze function, youd be surprised how much time this saves in certain apps.
Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo
We should also mention the updated hover feature that produces a shadow showing the current angle of your pen.
Simply put, this is the best Apple Pencil, hands down.
It also costs the same as the 2nd-gen Apple Pencil, $129.
For right now, the only iPads compatible with the stylus are the new Pro and Air.
Ive used the new iPad Pro for about a week now.
There are plenty of styluses, many of which work with Apple tablets like theAdonit Note-Mand theLogitech Crayon.
I dont make a habit of jotting notes on electronic devices.
I carry a journalism notebook around, along with some extra writers notebooks.
I have a strange laundry list of loose thoughts that need to be scribbled down from time to time.
I take joy in pens.
TheApple Pencil Prohas come the closest to making me consider an all-tablet lifestyle for notetaking.
If this damn pen were backward compatible, Id say go out and get it.
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