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The Apple Pencil lineup is a mess, so here's a guide to which one you should buy

Apple now sells four different Pencil styluses, so we've sorted through the mess and broken down which ones you should consider.

Those tablets have been redesigned to place their front-facing cameras on the long edge, which is a welcome change in a vacuum, but could have resulted in the devices no longer accommodating the charging system used by the second-generation Pencil. It still supports pressure sensitivity, so your marks will be darker if you press down with more force, and tilt detection, so you can hold it at an angle for light shading and similar effects. So, if you own the iPad (10th gen) and are willing to deal with the dongle-ridden charging situation in exchange for a more precise drawing experience, there's a world in which the first-gen Pencil is still justifiable.

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