The latest device to come into the hands of the iFixit guys is the Apple Pencil. This device, one of the most sought after in Apple Stores, It has become a real business for the smartest. Currently the waiting time to be able to get hold of this device reaches up to five weeks. Many users who purchased it at the time, have put it up for sale on eBay at a price of $ 400.
As a result of this lack of availability, the Apple Pencil available in the Apple Stores, so that users can try it and see if it meets their needs, they are also disappearing from many Apple Stores in the United States. These stolen units end up on eBay at the prices I have mentioned above.
The guys at iFixit following the tradition, you have disassembled the Apple Pencil to see how it works and whether or not it is possible to repair it. After removing the metal covering that surrounds the device, we find a lightning connection, the battery, an antenna, the pointer, two sensors and a board with electronic components.
The Apple Pencil has two sensors that allow the iPad Pro, in combination with the special layer that integrates the screen, determine the angle of pressure on the screen to adjust the thickness of the stroke. Inside the device we find a 3,82 V battery, which with a 15 second charge allows us to work continuously for 30 minutes.
The score obtained by iFixit is one out of ten. The main reason for this low score is that the battery cannot be replaced after its useful life. Something incomprehensible by Apple on a device that exceeds 100 euros, although this seems to indicate that Apple is planning to renew this pointer in a while adding more functions to make this model obsolete.