APPLE PENCIL 2 COMPARISON (FAKE v REAL):
Thought I'd share this on here as I've not seen *ANYTHING* about this posted online. When I was searching - all I found was a bunch of information about alternative styluses people were referring to as being 'fake'.I recently bought an Apple Pencil 2 which I was told was genuine. when I received it - the packaging looked a little off (in that the clear wrap seemed a little cheap and flimsy and not like Apple's usual standards) - at first glance though it looked ok (other than the stickers on the back being a little crooked! - another tell!).
I had nothing else to compare it to at the time so proceeded to open it. It had the documentation like you would expect and looked relatively like an Apple Pencil - although, it didn't come in a clear sleeve like I had seen on inboxing videos and the pen tray didn't have a clear pull tab to slide it out.
I then paired it to my iPad Pro 4th Gen 12.9" - I did this by attaching it to the magnetic strip and even got the rotating pencil animation!! - however, in the Apple Pencil settings I had no option for the double tap setting and no details of the battery (i.e. the top section of that screen was completely missing).
Onto the pencil itself - it didn't have any pressure sensitivity and seemed a bit skitterish when trying to use it (however, it DID work!). The plastic body of the pencil wasn't exactly smooth and I noticed the font looked a little off and it seemed to be embossed rather than printed.
It also showed in the battery widget as an 'Apple Pencil'! although, it didn't trigger the welcome to apple pencil demo that usually happens. The end cap also has a bit of a gap between the main body and a little bit rough from the casting and when I removed the top - it had a gold and black transducer instead of a gold and white one as found in the genuine Apple Pencils.
I've since tried to provide a bit of a side-by-side comparison as I've now gone out and bought a genuine Apple Pencil 2 and this one is being returned for a full refund.
Hope this helps others!
Fake on top / Genuine on bottom:
Fake on top / Genuine on bottom:
Fake on top (crooked stickers)/ Genuine on bottom:
Fake on top (printing not central) / Genuine on bottom:
Fake on top (didn't have plastic sleeve- and mould has rounded edges)
Genuine on bottom (plastic sleeve removed)
Fake on top (embossed, wrong font, leaf touching apple on logo, big gap between body and end cap, rough casting on end cap)
Genuine on bottom
Fake on top (missing standard printing - for European Countries anyway!)
Genuine on bottom
Fake on top (bigger gap between tip and body)
Genuine on bottom
Fake: apple logo has leaf touching,wrong font, embossed, big gap between font and end cap, gap between body and end cap, casting mark on end cap.
Fake on left: documentation has square corners:
Fake: documentation has square corners instead of rounded, printing isn't central on the cover
Genuine Menu: when the fake was attached this option wasn't available - it was missing
Genuine menu: this whole section was missing when connected to the fake Apple Pencil 2
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