Apple now has three different types of Apple Pencils for sale. But which Apple Pencil is actually best to buy for your iPad?
Which Apple Pencil should you buy?
If you want to buy an Apple Pencil with your iPad, you are faced with a difficult choice. Apple has three types of Pencils in its range. To make it extra difficult, not every Apple Pencil works on every iPad. In addition, not all Pencils have the same functions.
A (specific) Apple Pencil for every iPad
The most important thing is that your Apple Pencil also works with the iPad you have. Let’s recap: the first generation Apple Pencil (from 2015) only works on iPads with a Lightning connection and the iPad 2022 (this is the tenth generation). Please note that some old iPads do not support the Apple Pencil at all.
The Apple Pencil 2 works on all iPads with a USB-C connection, except the iPad 2022. The Apple Pencil USB-C works on all iPads with USB-C. Please note: the first Apple Pencil with an adapter to USB-C works not on, for example, an iPad Pro with a USB-C connection.
Apple Pencil USB-C lacks important functions
You may think that it is best to buy the Apple Pencil with USB-C for an iPad with USB-C, but you have to be careful about that. The Apple Pencil USB-C may be the cheapest (95 euros), but it also lacks a number of functions. The tip is not pressure-sensitive, which is a disadvantage if you want to use the pen while drawing. This makes a line you draw thicker as you apply more force to the Pencil.
Furthermore, you can only charge the Apple Pencil 2 wirelessly by clicking it on top of the iPad. Both the Apple Pencil 1 and the Apple Pencil USB-C can only be charged via a cable. You can magnetically click the Apple Pencil USB-C onto the iPad, but it will not be charged.
For an overview of all the different functions of the Apple Pencil 1, Apple Pencil 2 and Apple Pencil USB-C, you can check the images below.
Apple Pencil purchasing advice: conclusion
So if you have an iPad with a lighting connection, you should go for the Apple Pencil 1. Do you have an iPad with USB-C? Then you are faced with an interesting choice. You then have to ask yourself whether you want to draw with the iPad and whether you find it important to be able to charge the Pencil wirelessly.
Do you still want to use the Pencil for drawing? Then you should go for the Apple Pencil 2. For the iPad 2022, there is no other option than to choose the Apple Pencil 1 (with an adapter to USB-C). The Apple Pencil 2 does not work on the iPad 2022.
Don’t you want to start drawing and do you want to spend as little as possible? Then choose the Apple Pencil USB-C if you have an iPad with USB-C. However, for iPads with a Lightning port, there is no other option than to go for the Apple Pencil 1.
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