Apple Pencil Reviews
Review score:
4.9 / 5 – Updated April, 2024
Latest Price: £89
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How customers rate Apple Pencil
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Apple Pencil features
Some of the top features that we picked out for this product include:
- Write & draw – perfect for creative sessions
- Compatible with iPad Pro & iPad (2018)
- Pressure sensors draw thicker lines the harder you press
- Create shading effects when you tilt the pencil
- Up to 12 hour battery life with lightning connection
Below is the full specification for Apple Pencil
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Apple Pencil
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Dimensions
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(H)17.5 x (W)0.8 x (D)0.8 |
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Battery Life
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Up to 12 Hours |
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Compatible With
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iPad 2018 and all iPad Pro |
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Connectivity
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Bluetooth |
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Pen Type
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Pencil |
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Pressure Sensitive
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Yes |
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Spare Tip Included
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Yes |
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Tilt Sensitive
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Yes |
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Price
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£89 |
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Number of Reviews
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44 |
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Review Score
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4.9 / 5 Average score in category: 4.7 / 5 |
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Buy
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Quality of Apple Pencil
As an appliance reviews specialist, you can probably imagine that we’re really keen to look at product quality as part of our reviews. Many appliances that we buy are expensive purchases and therefore we want them to last for several years. In order for this to happen we should do everything we can to buy good quality products. Below we’ll explore some of the top areas that you can use to identify a good quality product.
When buying Pens you should firstly think about the brand that you’re buying. In fact we often recommend that before you get into the detail of choosing a product, you should firstly spend some time researching the various brands. It’s also worth considering writing up your own list of brands that you’d be happy to buy.
As you’ve reached this Apple Pencil we can probably assume that Apple is a brand that you’re either happy to buy, or at least consider. The good news is that Apple is a hugely respected brand and known for making great Pens. In fact on average customers review products from Apple at 4.9 out of 5.
The next factor that can indicate how good quality a product is, are the features. You will have seen an extensive list of Apple Pencil’s features above, which gives you a good idea of how good the quality of the product is. When you have narrowed down your list of potential purchases you should compare the features to see if one product offers something of better quality than another.
Material is another great specification to help you determine if a product is likely to be good quality and durable.
Of course customer reviews are another fantastic source of information for determining the quality of Apple Pencil too. You’ll get a good idea from customers if they’re experiencing years of use or if there is a trend of faults/problems. Thankfully it looks like you’re already on to a winner with Apple Pencil simply based on the review score.
How expensive is Apple Pencil?
Price and reviews are the two most important factors for us to consider when buying products online. So whilst we’re aware you’re here to get Apple Pencil reviews, we’d be missing a really important piece of information if we didn’t give you details on the price.
In order to really get into the detail of the price we’ve looked at all 5 products that show up in the Pens at AO.com as well as the 184 from the brand Apple. We then end by analysing the price of both of those criteria combined, i.e only looking at Apple branded products in the Pens category, which we found 2 products.
In order to ensure we’re getting you the best deal when shopping online we’ve run a scan to find the best prices for Apple Pencil. Our most recent scan found AO.com to be the cheapest at just £89.
What is the average price of Pens?
As mentioned above we found 5 products for sale in the Pens category at AO.com. The average price of those 5 products was £52.40, which makes Apple Pencil above average against this average price.
Next we checked to see how much price can vary in the Pens category, and you might be surprised to learn that the cheapest product we found was actually £6.00 and the most expensive that we managed to find in the same category was was £119.00.
After that we thought it would be interesting to know, of the 5 products how many were more expensive and how many were cheaper than Apple Pencil. We learned that 1 products cost more than and 3 cost less.
What is the average price of Apple products?
Next up we looked at the average price you can expect to pay for Apple branded products.
Of the 184 Apple branded products, the average price was £574.24. With the most expensive coming in at £4699.00 and cheapest being £8.00.
Although we then thought we shouldn’t just look at all Apple products, instead we should be looking at only their products that fall within the Pens category.
Average price of Apple Pens
In total we found 2 products from Apple within the Pens category.
The average price of these products was £104.00, which interestingly makes Apple Pencil below average for price against this criteria.
The most expensive of the 2 products was £119.00 whilst the cheapest was £89.00. With 1 products more expensive and 0 cheaper.
Apple Pencil Reviews
Let’s face it, reviews are a critical part of the buying process for buying any appliances online. In fact you could argue buying any product online full stop. It’s especially important though when buying products like Pens.
We’ve had a quick look at the reviews for Apple Pencil and at the same time also looked at some average scores from customers for similar products.
The review score we found for Apple Pencil was 4.9 / 5
We then wanted to look to see how that compared to other products in the Pens category. The average review score of all Pens is 4.7 / 5.
It’s also useful to know how Apple Pencil stands up against other products from Apple. The average review score of products from Apple over at AO.com is 4.9 out of 5.
Customer reviews are without doubt the best source of information we can use to get a really genuine and unbiased opinion of a product. Another type of reviews that is really worth exploring too are professional/expert reviews. Websites such as Which.co.uk are very popular and known for providing really detailed and insightful reviews for appliances.
Once you’ve spent a bit of time reading through the Apple Pencil reviews, we recommend that you spend a bit of time looking at reviews for alternative products. Some of our top picks include Targus Stylus reviews, Apple Pencil (2nd Generation) reviews or HP Digital Pen reviews.
If you’re thinking you’d still like to explore a few more product reviews after those above then a couple more great options could include Targus 2 in 1 Stylus reviews or even Dolce Gusto by De’Longhi Infinissima EDG260 G Pod Coffee Machine reviews.
Apple Pens
We covered the importance of choosing a great brand, earlier in the quality section of this review.
Judging by the fact that you’ve found this review, you’re probably already making a great choice in considering Apple for your purchase. Especially seeing as the average review score for Apple products is 4.9 out of 5.
There are, as you know, many different brands offering Pens, so our advice is just take your time to write up your list of brands you’d be happy to buy, and use that list to filter your search when shopping online. It’s a great way of really cutting down the number of results to look through.
Videos of Apple Pencil on YouTube
If you’re more of a visual person then video reviews can be a fantastic resource. Especially when you get the reviews that really get into the detail like features, pros and cons of a product. We have run a search for Apple Pencil reviews on YouTube and below is the top result for that search.
Summary
The fact that Apple Pencil scored 4.9 / 5 is testimony to the fact that this product is a great buy. With 44 reviews to read, there’s obviously a lot of love for this product amongst customers too.
Go and check out what customers have to say about this fantastic product by clicking on the “view reviews at AO.com ” button