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Originally Posted by Deskisamess
1st gen Apple Pencil.
For travel and portability, I love the mini. But I can't see buying this new version. If it supported the newest pencil, maybe. For my use, the pencil isn't useful for the mini. I didn't read the specs yet, but given that is supports the first gen pencil, they didn't change the port to usb c on the new mini.
I have the new iPad Pro 12.9" and love how the new pencil works and charges.
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I agree. I have the older iPad Pro 9.7" which supports the AP gen 1. The AP 1 is okay, but a PITA to charge and keep up with. I still use my iPad Mini 2 for reading but not much else, and as old as it is it works very well as an eBook read (but not as a PDF reader). I found it interesting that Apple's intro page for the newest Mini claims the highest resolution ever for any iPad, but when you read the specs it has the same exact resolution as the Mini 2. So Apple thought it was necessary to act as though they improved the resolution although they didn't, but they didn't lie about it either, they were just bragging about something they added years ago to the much older Mini 2. Rather deceptive bit of wording IMO since it is true but not new to the newest Mini. And yes, it still uses the old and dated Lightning connector. This was indeed a minimal update.