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It's pretty bizarre to release a new iPad supporting only the 1st generation Apple Pencil, no? With the new iPad Pros, I would have assumed Apple was going all
by akersten 7y ago
It's pretty bizarre to release a new iPad supporting only the 1st generation Apple Pencil, no?
With the new iPad Pros, I would have assumed Apple was going all-in with the 2nd gen Pencil. But now both are supported by current iPad products, with the "most recent" iPad only supporting the 1st gen Pencil. So both Pencil models will be in stock, and only one will work with each type of iPad.
Does anyone else find that unusually confusing for Apple's product lineup? I wonder what the technical difference is that prevents using 2nd gen Pencils at the same price point (I assume it is a cost reason). Surely just including the magnetic charging apparatus in the new iPad would have been cheaper than maintaining two SKUs - unless they had a lot of leftover 1st Gen Pencils to sell.
- ihuman 7y agoThe iPad Air released earlier this year also only supports the 1st gen pencil.