Apple Pencil (2023) With USB Kind-C Port Launched at This Value

Apple Pencil (2023) was launched by the corporate on Tuesday as an reasonably priced various to the corporate’s second-generation Apple Pencil mannequin. The brand new stylus has a matte end and includes a flat edge that can be utilized to magnetically connect the pencil to the facet of the Tenth-generation iPad that was launched final yr, in addition to different iPad fashions with a USB Kind-C port, such because the iPad Professional, iPad Air, and the iPad mini. It doesn’t help wi-fi charging and some superior options discovered on the costlier Apple Pencil (2nd era).

Apple Pencil (2023) worth in India, availability

Apple Pencil (2023) worth in India is ready at Rs. 7,990 and the corporate says that prospects will have the ability to buy the brand new mannequin in early November. College students should buy the brand new Apple Pencil (2023) at Rs. 6,990.

The brand new Apple Pencil is cheaper than each the Apple Pencil (1st era), which is priced at Rs. 9,500 in India, and the Apple Pencil (2nd era) which prices Rs. 11,900.

A sliding mechanism reveals the USB Kind-C port for charging
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In the meantime, customers with an iPad (2022) — or one other mannequin with a USB Kind-C port — will not have to buy a USB Kind-C to Apple Pencil adapter that’s required with a purpose to use the first-generation Apple Pencil with iPad fashions that help the trendy USB connector.

Apple Pencil (2023) specs, options

The newly launched Apple Pencil includes a USB Kind-C port that’s hidden behind a sliding mechanism situated on the high of the stylus. Whereas it does have a flat edge that can be utilized to magnetically join it to the facet of recent iPad fashions that even have flat sides, you can’t cost it wirelessly just like the Apple Pencil (2nd era) and you will nonetheless have to pair the Apple Pencil utilizing a cable.

Not like the Apple Pencil (1st era), the brand new stylus presents help for the Apple Pencil hover mode that’s current on the costlier second-generation Apple Pencil, however not its predecessor. Nevertheless, the Apple Pencil (2023) doesn’t help the strain sensitivity characteristic that’s accessible on each the first- and second-generation Apple Pencil fashions.

The brand new Apple Pencil in contrast with the corporate’s different stylus fashions
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With its lower cost tag, the Apple Pencil (2023) misses out on a few of the performance accessible on the second-generation Apple Pencil. This contains help for strain sensitivity and the power to double faucet to vary instruments. Equally, you will not have the ability to get a free engraving on the Apple Pencil (2023), not like the Apple Pencil (2nd era) mannequin.

The Apple Pencil (2023) is appropriate with the iPad Air (2020) and newer fashions, the iPad mini (2021), the 11-inch and 12-inch iPad Professional (2018) and newer fashions, and the iPad (2022). The stylus helps Bluetooth and wired connectivity over the included USB Kind-C port and measures 155×7.5mm and weighs 20.5g, in accordance with Apple.