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The Adonit Pixel Pressure Sensitive iPad Stylus advertises itself as being better than the Apple Pencil. Is it? That If you have an iPad Pro, then I would say, "no." If you have any other supported iPad, then definitely - because the Apple Pencil doesn't work with them at all and this works very well. One big trade off is that if you have an iPad Pro, then the Apple Pencil works pretty much with any app at all. The Adonit Pixel only works with apps that support it - it will still "work" with other apps, but no better than your finger. You could argue that the Apple Pencil is similar, but really, there is a difference. The Apple Pencil just works - with an iPad Pro. On the other hand, it doesn't work AT ALL with the other iPads.
For this review I started out with my iPad Pro. I disconnected my Apple Pencil as recommended by Adonit. I downloaded one of the recommended apps, MediBang Paint, which I had not used before. It is a neat paint app with some features I have not seen before. I paired the Adonit Pixel stylus with no problem. However, I had huge problems DRAWING with the Adonit Pixel. Quite often, when I would start to draw, it wouldn't register that I had started pressing the stylus against the screen and it would not draw. I would have to re-draw two or three times before it registered. I almost gave up and was prepared to write a terrible review. I still haven't fixed this problem yet, but before I wrote the review - I decided to try it with one of my IPad Air tablets. I have an iPad Air 2 and loaded MediBang Paint onto it and paired the Adonit Pixel stylus to the iPad Air 2 and starte to draw.
To my surprise, it worked perfectly! It did not have the problem of not registering the strokes and making me redraw one out of every two or three lines. The buttons worked well and I set them to UNDO (which I use a lot) and toggle paint color and tried them. They worked well, but I found them difficult to access during normal drawing. The strokes are smooth and precise and the stylus accurately adjusts the line you are drawing based on the pressure you are applying. It feels like you are using a real pen or paint brush or pencil or whatever. It is amazingly good!
On the other hand, I'm not sure what the problem with the iPad Pro is caused by. I am going to play with it and see if I can figure it out. According to Adonit, having an Apple Pencil paired with your iPad can cause problems, but I carefully uninstalled my pencil. Maybe there is still some remnant there that is causing trouble with their device.
At this time, I would say that the Adonit Pixel is easily the best non-apple stylus I have ever used. If you have anything but an iPad Pro, I would go out and buy this immediately if you like to use your iPad to doodle, draw, paint, sketch or take notes with.
I will update this review if I figure out what is wrong with the iPad Pro pairing.
Pros:
Works with "regular" iPads.
Less expensive than Apple Pencil by $20
Works very well with iPad and gives precise control and pressure sensitive drawing.
Looks very nice.
Recharges easily with an attractive charger design.
Programmable buttons
Cons:
Having trouble using it with iPad Pro
Only works with a small number of apps right now, will hopefully expand soon
Buttons aren't easy to access while drawing.
Overall, this is a really good choice for a stylus for IPad devices. I would easily recommend it to anyone who doesn't have an iPad Pro with a Pencil. If it pairs better with iPad Pro
I will try to post some better pictures later this afternoon. I try to make my reviews helpful to my fellow Amazon shoppers. I DEPEND on other reviewers when I make a purchase and I try to return the favor with good reviews on the products that I buy or receive for review. If I have helped you, please mark my review as helpful. If I was NOT helpful, PLEASE tell me why in the comments below. I try to follow up on any questions you may have and I try to take constructive criticism of my reviews so that I can create better reviews in the future. Thank you so much. tsteele93
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