Unfortunately, if you’re looking to get the new iPad Pro or Air, you’ll also have to pay to upgrade your second-generation Apple Pencil. After all, the new tablets are only compatible with the new Apple Pencil Pro, but fortunately, today, there is a deal to offset the cost a little. Right now, Amazon It is Wal-Mart are selling the new Apple Pencil Pro for $119 ($10 off), which is the best price we’ve seen and the first real discount on the pen since its debut.
Apple may have released the more affordable Apple Pencil USB-C last year, but it lacks support for Find My and advanced creative features like pressure sensitivity and double-tap tool switching. It also comes with new features that the second-generation Apple Pencil lacks, like the new “Barrel Roll” gyroscope, which lets you quickly rotate your pen or digital brush by rotating the pen as you draw. Apple also added a useful new pinch gesture that lets you switch between software functions so you can quickly navigate between menus and other tools you use frequently and even control your smart home. And of course, with iPadOS 18 launching later this year, you’ll be able to do even more with the stylus, like solve math problems after you write them down.