, probably with
Pencil stylus support, in addition to new software and services needed by educators and students alike.
Although details are scant, Bloomberg recently reported that the tablet would come with Apple
Pencil stylus support, so users could digitally write on the screen.
Not exact matches
Until now, the powerful Apple
Pencil stylus has only worked with the iPad Pro, but the new iPad adds Apple
Pencil support.
Best of all, it
supports the Apple
Pencil, an incredible
stylus with virtually no lag.
The iPad Pro has
support for the Apple
Pencil stylus, whereas the standard new iPad doesn't.
The newest iPad is also twice as fast as the iPad Mini 4 and
supports the Apple
Pencil, which is an advanced
stylus used for drawing on the iPad's display.
The touch screen will give you all of the usual finger - tapping and - swiping
support you expect, but it also lets you use any pen or
pencil as a tablet
stylus.
The biggest benefit of the 9.7 - inch iPad 2018 is the
support for Apple
Pencil — an advanced digital
stylus available so far only for premium Apple tablets from iPad Pro series.
And now we might have an answer: it could
support the
Pencil stylus.
Perhaps more importantly, Apple also enabled
support for the
Pencil stylus on the smaller iPad.
The new iPad could even
support a
stylus, like the Apple
Pencil found on the more expensive iPad Pro models.
The new iPad is the first non-Pro model to
support Apple
Pencil, the maker's own
stylus.
Still, an iPad with an Apple
Pencil and keyboard is going to run close to $ 450, which is more expensive than cheaper Chromebooks that are starting to
support styluses.
For one, the new iPad now
supports Apple's
Pencil stylus, which makes sense given that the company is positioning the tablet as an education device.
To better take advantage of the Apple
Pencil support, Apple will also be updating its iWork suite of apps for the iPad with
support for its digital
stylus.
The iPad mini 4 unfortunately doesn't
support Apple
Pencil, though it can use third - party capacitative and Bluetooth
styluses.
Finally,
support for the Apple
Pencil makes the iPad Pro the first mobile device from Apple to welcome
stylus input since the Newton, but with much better results.
The displays on both Pro models
support Apple's active
Pencil stylus, which doesn't work at all on non-Pro iPads, and provide image quality that's significantly better than that of non-Pro iPad models.
At this point, I don't think I even want a
stylus until the Apple
Pencil is
supported across the board on all of Apple's devices.
Or, if you're willing to spend around $ 320 more for a bigger screen, better performance, and
support for Apple's
Pencil stylus, check out the 10.5 - inch iPad Pro.
Apple is reportedly «mulling» the idea of launching a
stylus compatible with iPhone, believed to be a new iteration of the Apple
Pencil, which is currently only
supported by the iPad Pro.
Will it
support the Apple
Pencil stylus?
And just like the $ 99 Apple
Pencil, the Pen features pressure sensitivity and tilt
support but this
stylus suffers from latency issues depending on where you use it.
The two iPad Pros
support the Apple
Pencil, a thin - tipped pressure - sensitive
stylus that can be used for drawing, sketching, and writing, and they have an optional Smart Keyboard accessory.
For the first time, a non-Pro iPad has full Apple
Pencil support, which is a pretty great win for people who want easy and great
stylus input on a tablet.
Look, we all know Steve Jobs» feelings about
styluses, but times change and so does technology - in the age of the Apple
Pencil there's no reason why it shouldn't be
supported on the iPhone 11, especially with all of that gorgeous OLED screen space to work with.
While some reports have suggested that the new mid-size tablet from Apple would
support the Apple
Pencil even with the Air name, the idea that it could offer
support for the
stylus (and the Smart Keyboard through the Smart Connector) make more sense as a Pro-branded tablet instead.
Samsung can point to
stylus support for its successful Galaxy Note series, so we reckon Apple might soon see the light and make the Apple
Pencil work with the iPhone too.
The patents also indicate that the Apple
Pencil will gain
support from just the stock Notes app, and shows how the
stylus could be used to work within the iMovie app.
According to The Verge, the iPhone version of the app will, like its iPad sibling,
support the
Pencil stylus.
Also, because the Apple
Pencil has already been available for some time, there are plenty of third - party apps that
support the
stylus, including Pixelmator, GoodNotes 4 and the soon to be released Froggipedia.
Until now, the powerful Apple
Pencil stylus has only worked with the iPad Pro, but the new iPad adds Apple
Pencil support.
The app
supports a variety of active
stylus brands, such as Apple
Pencil, Adobe Ink and others.
The theatrics helped dress up what was a fairly incremental update to Apple's 9.7 - inch iPad, which remained at $ 329 but received a boost in specs as well as
support for the $ 99 Apple
Pencil stylus.
Look for additions similar to what we've seen in the iPad Pro, including Apple's Smart Connector technology that
supports an Apple - designed keyboard cover and an Apple
Pencil stylus.
It not only
supports the Apple
Pencil, but also has
support for Wacom, Adonit, and Pogo
styli.
Like the other apps in this roundup, GoodNotes
supports writing and drawing with the Apple
Pencil — along with a number of third - party
stylus options — using two different digital writing tools: a digital fountain or ball pen in a preset or custom color spectrum.
It
supports the Apple
Pencil on the iPad Pro, along with some of the better
styli available for other tablets.
The app is even optimized for the iPad Pro to showcase improved image quality, reduced latency, a custom pressure curve specifically designed for the Apple
Pencil, and
support for tilt with the
stylus.
The handset also
supports any pen /
pencil or
stylus (tip diameter over 1 mm) just like the one we have seen on the Samsung Galaxy Note.
Along with
support for Apple
Pencil, the tablet
supports some third - party
styluses if you want a cheaper alternative.
KGI analyst Ming - Chi Kuo, who already has an impressive track on Apple scoops, says in a note to investors focused on the
Pencil that Cupertino is very likely to bring
stylus support to the iPhone with a bigger version of the device.
Once these developers start adding
support for the Apple
Pencil, there's a chance that the selection of
stylus - ready apps could give Apple another substantial leg up, particularly with productivity apps.
Both the base - model iPad and iPad Pro line
support the Apple
Pencil, Apple's low - latency and pressure - sensitive
stylus.
The Apple
Pencil is sublime and better than pretty much all other Bluetooth - enabled, pressure - sensitive
styluses out there, and it enjoys robust app
support, too.
A display capable of
supporting the Apple
Pencil Stylus and a respectable A9X processor are also heavily speculated for the device.
As mentioned above, a «mobile phone» is described as being one of the target devices for the
stylus, so it seems likely that Apple continues to work on solutions were the iPhone lineup can
support the Apple
Pencil.
While its newly debuted iPad is under $ 300 for students and
supports the Apple
Pencil and a
stylus from Logitech called Crayon, Chromebooks have been deeply integrated in school systems for years, due to their cheapness and the accessibility of Google's apps.
The display
supports the Asus Z
Stylus but has to be carried separately like Apple
Pencil for iPad Pro.
There's also built - in
support for Apple's new precision
stylus, Apple
Pencil.