![]() you really just have to try it to believe it. This feature has existed before, but it is so smooth now, that. Tapping the pencil tip to the sleeping iPad screen instantly gets you handwriting in the Notes app. Combine the higher refresh rate (my first time experiencing this since I own the first gen iPad Pro) with the feel of the new pencil, along with the responsiveness of "tap to wake," and you get as close to paper as I can imagine. Using the pencil with Apple Notes is a dream. These are superior methods, but habit is habit. It will take some time to retrain myself to swipe up to go to home screen and double tap the pencil to change tools. Pencil only attaches to the top while in landscape. It is going to make the pencil feel so much more delightful to use. The inductive charging pencil that snaps to the device is brilliant. Can I just have two iPads? The thought crossed my mind and then I realized how needlessly complex that could be. ![]() An honest look at my iPad use over the past year reveals hours and hours a day reading sheet music from far away while viewing a seating chart on the other half of the screen. I just can't type on the 11 inch keyboard as comfortably. But Apple could also add new features to just the 12.9. Apple could add those features to the 11 inch later through software. The fact that you can put 15 apps on the dock of the 12.9 and that you can run apps with more features in split view was enough to sell me on it. Because I don't want to miss out on any software features now, or down the road. It is also too heavy for me to hold in one hand at length. I really miss watching movies and reading books on the couch with my current 12.9. Taking handwritten notes in Apple Notes while holding the device in the other hand. Fitting each device in and out of my back pack. Looking at sheet music on one half of the screen while taking handwritten notes on the other. Running two productivity apps side by side in 50/50 split view on both devices to see how much content was visible. Holding each device in hand with and without Keyboard Folio attached. I went in to the Apple Store today with the idea in mind that I would test both out, most likely buy a 12.9, and then return the 11. For example, when you run Mail and Notes side by side, it is possible to see the list of notes/messages and the contents of the note/message on screen at once in the 12.9 model. This mixed in with the fact that the 11 inch still runs apps in a different size class than the 12.9. I ordered the 11 inch device on day one and then immediately regretted it once I heard reports of the 12.9's lightness. Here are my gut thoughts on the process of purchasing the device and the first few hours of use. I am all set up with my new 12.9 inch iPad Pro.
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