Just noticed on the Apple website (apologies if it has already been mentioned) but 15 seconds of charging for the Pencil equates to 30 minutes of battery life! I thought that was pretty impressive!
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Pencil - 15 seconds of charging - 30 minutes of battery!
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"15 seconds of charging gets you 30 minutes battery life" doesn't mean you cannot charge it for more than 15 seconds. A full charge gets you 12 hours.
Thats some seriously quick charging right there. Show how little energy the pencil needs. impressive, very impressive. I was wondering if the lightning connector has like a rubber base or can pivot. Lots of leverage if u were to bend the tip of the pencil while its charging... wouldn't want to snap of that lightning connector.
I thought apple said the battery lasts for like months, or am I mixing something up?
I thought apple said the battery lasts for like months, or am I mixing something up?
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But then your iPad runs for 10 minutes less....
Nah, can't use that many watts.
But is the battery replaceable? I'm sure it's not user serviceable, Apple being Apple.
Nah, can't use that many watts.But is the battery replaceable? I'm sure it's not user serviceable, Apple being Apple.
My theory on this is that there is a battery in parallel with a capacitor, (and associated isolation circuitry/current divider rule and all, so the capacitor charges first, but I have to draw this out to fully solve this reverse engineering problem), so that the capacitor charges first, providing the power to the pencil circuitry for the 30 minutes, and battery providing a longer charge, and more electrical storage capacity.
I'd love it if the iPad Pro, with all of that empty space, did the same. 15 second charge gives 30 minutes of life, but that might be a bit more current draw...
I'd love it if the iPad Pro, with all of that empty space, did the same. 15 second charge gives 30 minutes of life, but that might be a bit more current draw...
The Apple Pencil is Apple's first great leap and is a great product. While I am irked that the Apple Pencil is only compatible with iPad Pro and not all Apple products, the 12.9" screen is amazing real estate for artists, 3D Cad designers..ect. I know this is an iPad thread, but Samsung still is is the winner of the stylus with fine point precision, no bluetooth connectivity, Built-in to Tablet/smartphone, no battery (no charging).
