Apple Pencil

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN an ordinary pencil and an Apple Pencil is pretty clear. The former is for writing, drawing, and shading on paper; the latter, for writing, drawing, and shading on iPads. The Apple Pencil may look a lot like a normal pencil but there’s a lot of technology crammed into its compact case. Which is just as well, as it costs quite a bit more than a normal pencil does.

The first–generation Apple Pencil was launched in 2015 and is still on sale; the second–generation launched in late 2018. If you’re buying one, it’s important to know that not all iPads