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12 years ago. It’ll be awkward, but you’ll probably be
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the iPhone’s Lightning port, and you might be able to
use the iPhone XI to charge the second-generation
if it supports reverse charging as rumoured. The
technology behind styluses have improved, the
display refresh rates for iPhones have improved so
much that Apple is rumoured to be bringing its Apple
Pencil-friendly ProMotion technology to the iPhone
– it’s a different world.
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how little room you have to work with
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12 yearsago.It’llbeawkward,butyou’llprobablybe
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Pencil-friendlyProMotiontechnologytotheiPhone
- it’sadifferentworld.
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Here’s Tim inadvertently showing
how little room you have to work with
on the iPad mini in portrait mode