Is the Surface Slim Pen better than the Apple Pencil?

Slim Pickings

Surface Slim Pen



$145 at Microsoft

Pros

Excellent performance
Works with numerous devices
Wireless charging
Tilt control
Cons

More expensive
Microsoft's Surface Slim Pen is excellent. You've now got wireless charging with a built-in battery, so no more AAAA battery changes, and the same accurate performance you'd expect from a Surface Pen.





Fruitful Sketching

Apple Pencil



$129 at Apple

Pros

Excellent performance
More affordable
Wireless charging
Tilt control
Cons

Only works on iPad Pro
Apple made the Pencil 2nd Gen with some pretty neat improvements over the first stylus, but the only drawback is a lack of support for older iPads. You can only use this superb pen with the iPad Pro.





You can't compare the Apple Pencil (2nd generation) against the Microsoft Surface Slim Pen since both styli are for different platforms. If you prefer Apple's portable experiences on the iPad, the Pencil is for you. If you prefer a full Windows environment, go with th...