![]() ![]() It has a completely round design that doesn't always feel good to hold and draw with for hours on end. Lastly, and this is more of a personal thing, I don't find the first-generation Apple Pencil to be super comfortable in hand. ![]() If that's something you think is a must in a drawing stylus, then you'll need to look elsewhere. There's no easier way to charge, which some other drawing styluses that work with other drawing tablets do have. Plus, it charges up moderately quickly - it should be pretty easy to avoid charging the Pencil when you want to be using your iPad. The magnetic solution that Apple came up with for the second-iteration is much better, but the good news is the Apple Pencil gets about 10-12 hours of battery life, depending on how you use it. It's not the most elegant way of charging a stylus, and admittedly, it makes the iPad a little bit difficult to hold or use when your Apple Pencil is charging. ![]() You still have to charge it via the Lightning connector, which you can do by sticking it directly into your iPad's Lightning port. The Apple Pencil (first-generation) still has the same annoyances it did years ago when it launched. Apple Pencil (First-Generation) Review: Same old annoyancesĪpple Pencil Charging (Image credit: Luke Filipowicz / iMore) Plus, some of the low-cost iPad stylus options are nothing more than just a capacitive stylus. Still, none of them come close to being as intuitive or as smooth. There are some Apple Pencil alternatives that offer bits of the experience that the first-generation Apple Pencil provides. Plus, you can hide the toolbar off to the side if you don't want it just chilling down at the bottom of your screen. The little toolbar is constantly changing and adapting to what you're doing with your Apple Pencil - like having a search button if you're in the URL field in Safari. Tap the Lock screen with your Apple Pencil, and immediately, you're in the notes app where you can sketch or jot down notes with ease. Tap any text-entry field and start writing in it, and your iPad will convert it into text. ![]() Apple Pencil (First-Generation) Review: Performance is kingĪpple Pencil (1st Gen) with pencils and iPad (2020) (Image credit: Luke Filipowicz / iMore)įor me, the Apple Pencil is worth its weight in gold because of how well it integrates into iPadOS, even when you're not drawing, sketching, or painting. While there's no doubt that the Apple Pencil 2 and iPad Pro will provide the best artistic experience for the pros, if you're an amateur artist or just don't want to spend the money on the more expensive models, the Apple Pencil (first-generation) is a more than capable artistic tool. In all my time using the Apple Pencil with my iPad (2020), my palm has never made a mark when I have been in a drawing app. You can use the side of the Apple Pencil for shading, make use the superb pressure sensitivity to make lines thicker or thinner, and the palm rejection is incredible. I personally am not an artist - I can barely draw straight lines, but even I have been enjoying opening up some of the best drawing apps and just seeing what the Apple Pencil can do.ĭrawing or coloring feels so smooth and very reminiscent of drawing on paper, with maybe just a little less friction. While that generalization probably has some merit, the artistic abilities of the Apple Pencil (first-generation) shouldn't be understated. I said that serious artists wouldn't be using the first-generation Apple Pencil. Writing in Messages on iPad with Apple Pencil (Image credit: Luke Filipowicz / iMore) ![]()
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