New Apple Pencil Announced With Hidden USB-C Port and More for $79

[MacRumors]

Apple today unveiled an all-new, more affordable Apple Pencil model featuring a USB-C port hidden behind a sliding cap.

The new Apple Pencil is a cheaper model that sits below the first- and second-generation Apple Pencils in the lineup with a price tag of just $79. It features a sliding cap at the top that reveals a USB-C port, allowing users to charge and pair via a USB-C cable, with a matte finish and design reminiscent of the second-generation Apple Pencil. When magnetically attached to the side of an iPad, the new Apple Pencil enters into a sleep state to preserve battery life. Bob Borchers, Apple's vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing, said:

Apple Pencil has revolutionized note taking, sketching, and illustrating, unleashing endless possibilities for productivity and creativity. Combined with the versatility of iPad, the new Apple Pencil unlocks another great option to experience the magic of digital handwriting, annotation, marking up documents, and more.

The new Apple Pencil features low latency and tilt sensitivity like the other Apple Pencil models, but misses out on pressure sensitivity, wireless pairing and charging, double tap to change tools, and free engraving. However, unlike the first-generation Apple Pencil, it does support Apple Pencil hover on the latest iPad Pro models. It is compatible with all iPad models that feature a USB-C port.

The new Apple Pencil is priced at $79 and launches in early November. The first- and second-generation Apple Pencil models continue to be available for $99 and $129, respectively.

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[KPOM]

Interesting! So the rumors were true. $79 is also a much better price for those who don’t need fancy features.

 

[swiftapplefan]

So both USB-C and magnet charging?

(EDIT): Why is everyone downvoting this? It's just a question...?

 

[MayaUser]

So Gurman was right about no new ipads this months

 

[Wilson1313]

Can we talk about the PRICE CUT without a reduction of functionality or selling the last-gen version??

EDIT: Take that back, it lacks a number of features of the 2nd gen. Seemed to good to be true for Apple.

 

[dimplemonkey]

Are we to assume magnetic charging on top of the newly unveiled USB-C charging?

 

[cmChimera]

So both USB-C and magnet charging?

Looks like no wireless charging.

 

[krspkbl]

cool pencil.

 

[MayaUser]

So both USB-C and magnet charging?

no...magnetically attaches to the side of iPad for storage
so just for storage

 

[PowerButton]

Didn’t Apple Pencil 1 have a hidden Lightning port, and people kept on losing the cap to it.

 

[icemantx]

Still seems odd to release this pencil without any new iPads. Makes you wonder if the plan was to release iPads along with it and something caused a delay in the shipments of the new/updated iPads.

 

[Carlson-online]

They REMOVED the wireless magnetic charging.
WTF?!

 

[MayaUser]

So this is the new "lower price pencil that replace the gen 1
Nice upgrade

 

[haydn!]

So both USB-C and magnet charging?

No. This is a replacement for the Gen 1 only and doesn't offer wireless charging.

The Gen 2 remains available for the Air and Pro.

 

[nortonandreev]

Lmao.... not what I was expecting.

 

[Milennia]

Apple today unveiled an all-new Apple Pencil model featuring a USB-C port.

The new Apple Pencil is a more affordable model that sits below the first- and second-generation Apple Pencil models in the lineup. From Apple's press release:



The new Apple Pencil is priced at $79 and launches in early November.

More to follow...



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No magnetic tips and it appears to just be a budget version of an apple pencil going by the store listing, disappointing, but I guess it serves a purpose

No pressure sensitivity was certainly a choice

 

[MayaUser]

They REMOVED the wireless magnetic charging.
WTF?!

this is the cheap pencil that replace the 1st gen...not the gen 2

 

[BorisDG]

RIP Apple Pencil 3 hopes.

 

[Akrapovic]

People need to read the link in the article.

This is not a replacement or next generation product. It's a lower tier product. It drops the following features:

- Pressure sensitivity
- Magnetic pairing & charging (it can be stored, but not charged/paired)
- Double tap to change tools
- Engraving

 

[gideon2cold]

Seems like no new iPads this month. I see that positively in comparison to a halfbacks release.

 

[krspkbl]

They REMOVED the wireless magnetic charging.
WTF?!

just wait for the Pencil 3 Pro.

 

[Berti10]

No Pressure sensitivity? meh… those are $29 at amazon

 

[abatabia]

Gurman in the lead so far.

 

[foobarbaz]

So both USB-C and magnet charging?

No. Magnet, but no magnetic charging.

Also, no double tap and no pressure sensitivity.

Totally confusing to introduce yet another pencil with yet another feature subset. Presumably they'll keep selling all of them. They had a chance to reduce the mess, and they made it bigger.

 

[haydn!]

They REMOVED the wireless magnetic charging.
WTF?!

No. The Gen 2 remains available for the Air and Pro. This is a replacement for the Gen 1 pencil only.