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Apple Pencil, this is its price

One of the best accessories that a user can have to get the most out of their iPad is, without a doubt, the Apple Pencil. However, it is not a cheap product and, in addition, you have to know very well which of the two existing models is the one that will work with your iPad. We tell you everything below.

Price and compatibility of the first generation Apple Pencil

We met this accessory for the first time in September 2015, when Apple announced it together with the iPad Pro. Since then, it has been gaining strength and, above all, it has taken the iPad to a new dimension for a large number of users, since There have been many people who have entered the world of the iPad thanks to what the combination of these two devices allows them to do, for example, signing documents with the iPad. However, this first version was not and is not perfectespecially considering two main points, the way to charge it, since you have to connect it to the iPad through the Lightning port and the non-existent way of being able to adhere it to the iPad and transport them as if they were the same piece, but well, to solve This problem we will talk about the 2nd generation Apple Pencil.

Apple Pencil Tip

The price of the first generation Apple Pencil goes up to €99, but yes, before launching to buy it through the Apple Store or any other store that sells it, you have to know which iPad models are compatible with this model, since you will not be able to use it with all of them. We leave you the list below.

  • iPad mini (5th generation).
  • iPad (6th, 7th, 8th, 9th generation).
  • iPad Air (3rd generation).
  • 9.7-inch iPad Pro.
  • 10.5-inch iPad Pro.
  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (1st and 2nd generation).

Price and compatibility of the second generation Apple Pencil

A few years after the launch of the first Apple Pencil, the Cupertino company decided that it was time to carry out an evolution that, to be honest, needed certain points where the use of the first version was somewhat strange, such as the fact that charge the pen In this way, in October 2018 and again together with the launch of a new iPad Pro, Apple presented the 2nd generation Apple Pencil, being a facelift and a considerable improvement on its first version.

Apple Pencil 2

This second version meant that, first, to load it, it was not necessary to connect it anywhere, it was enough and enough with leave it magnetized to one of the sides, solving two of the problems that the 1st generation Apple Pencil presented, which was to always charge and store it next to the iPad. In addition, the manufacturing material also changed, as well as its shape, making it flat on one of the sides of the product.

Apple Pencil 2 generation

How could it be otherwise, this evolution also meant an increase in the price of the device, now amounting to 135 euros. In the same way that with the first generation we warned you that before launching to buy it you should look at which iPads are compatible, you have to do the same with this 2nd generation, since, unfortunately for users, it is not compatible with all current iPad models. We leave you the list below.

  • iPad mini (6th generation).
  • iPad Air (4th and 5th generation).
  • iPad Pro 11-inch (1st, 2nd and 3rd generation).
  • iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd, 4th and 5th generation).

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