One of the first things we do as children is to take a pencil, a pad of paper and start drawing. When we grow up, in school, we start to write. Pencil and paper have been attached to us since childhood. Now, the story changes: that pad of paper is the iPad and that pencil is the Apple Pencil.
Do you know that there are two generations of Apple Pencil? Do you want to know their differences? Apple Pencil 1 vs Apple Pencil 2 Let’s go!
Apple Pencil 1: taking notes and drawing has never been easier
The Apple Pencil 1 was born with the first iPad Pro in 2015. Its shape closely resembles a traditional pencil. It’s round, pointed, and it even looks like it has a rubber band on top. They look so alike that perhaps the only difference is that you don’t need a pencil sharpener.
In the place where the rubber would be in a pen, there is a cover that protects the Lightning connector, with which you will charge its battery. With the Apple Pencil 1 you will be able to take notes, draw, move around the iPad … The Apple Pencil 1 detects the pressure levels, therefore, if you press more the line will be thicker. The same thing happens if you tilt it: the stroke will be wider. It works perfectly even with your hand resting on the iPad screen. As if it were a traditional sheet of paper!
Apple Pencil 2, everything good about Apple Pencil 1 with some impressive changes
With the Apple Pencil 2 four fundamental aspects of the Apple Pencil 1 are improved. You will take the same notes, draw the same strokes and with the same precision, and so on.
How does the Apple Pencil 2 vs Apple Pencil 1 improve?
The Apple Pencil 2 has a flat part , to prevent it from rolling when left on the table or on any surface. And it has one main function: If you double tap on it, it switches you to the erase function, just like an eraser! You can change this option to use the previous tool when you press on the flat part: are you drawing with two colors? Double tap and they switch.
Thanks to the matte finish of the Apple Pencil 2, it does not slip from your hands and, together with the combination of its flat part, this comfort is multiplied by two: you can use it for longer.
Another difference of the Apple Pencil 2 vs Apple Pencil 1 is that it attaches to the side of the iPad magnetically , therefore, you will always carry it with you. And the best! When it is placed on the side of the iPad, it charges its battery so that you always have it at 100%.
Apple Pencil 1 and Apple Pencil 2 compatibility
Each Apple Pencil model is compatible with a specific iPad model , that is, there is no choice whether to buy the Apple Pencil 1 or the Apple Pencil 2. Why is it due? Because the latest iPad Pro model has a square edge , so it is the only one compatible with the Apple Pencil 2 since it can be charged as we have told you before.
We insist! The option to choose an Apple Pencil or another depends on the iPad with which it is compatible.
Apple Pencil 1 compatibility
- iPad Pro 12.9 “1st generation (year 2015)
- iPad Pro 12.9 “2nd generation (year 2017)
- iPad Pro 9,7 “(year 2016)
- iPad Pro 10,5 “(year 2017)
- iPad 6th generation (year 2018)
- iPad 7th generation (year 2019)
- iPad 8th generation (year 2020)
- iPad Air 3rd generation (year 2019)
- iPad mini 5 (year 2019)
Apple Pencil 2 compatibility
- iPad pro 11 “1st generation (year 2019)
- iPad pro 11 “2nd generation (year 2020)
- iPad Pro 11 “3rd generation (year 2021)
- iPad Pro 12.9 “3rd generation (year 2018)
- iPad Pro 12.9 “4th generation (year 2020)
- iPad Pro 12.9 “5th generation (year 2021)
- iPad Air 4th generation (year 2020)
The Apple Pencil is the best tool to unleash your creativity: be it for drawing, scribbling, mind mapping, taking notes … It is the best companion of the iPad. Now you know the differences between Apple Pencil 1 vs Apple Pencil 2. With this knowledge you can also choose with more security the iPad model that suits you. We are waiting for you in our K-tuin stores so that you can try it and ask, if you need it, advice from our commercial advisors. We will wait for you!
