Apple Pencil (USB-C), despite its status as an affordable option, offers all the core niceties such as the same low latency as its pricier sibling. It also borrows other benefits like tilt sensitivity and the same level of pixel precision control on the screen. It is compatible with all iPads that come with a USB-C port, including the 6th-gen iPad Mini, 10th-gen iPad, iPad Air (4th-gen or later), iPad Pro 11-inch, and iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd-gen or later).
Apple is making it no secret that the new Apple Pencil is for stylus enthusiasts with a non-Pro iPad in their hands, and not for creative folks deep into sketching and designing-related workflows. As such, some crucial capabilities have been omitted. The Apple Pencil (USB-C) misses out on pressure sensitivity and double-tap gesture support for switching between drawing tools. Also, Apple won’t be offering its free engraving service for the latest stylus. What you get in the name of creative-centric capability is support for hover detection, but that would only work if you have the latest iPad Pro models with the M2 chip inside.
