Hands on: Pressure-sensitive drawing with a stylus on the iPhone 6s<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='
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Jot Dash on my iPhone 6s, and while the Dash definitely suffers from latency drag and accuracy at times, it was much more pleasurable to sketch with than my finger. Adding pressure to lines with a stylus nib felt as natural as it does with a finger: You don't have to worry about pressing too lightly or too hard and lines not registering. And Notes offers pinch-to-zoom while drawing, so the latency and accuracy issues aren't nearly as bad as they might otherwise be, were you attempting to draw 1:1 on the iPhone's smaller screen.</p> <p>Regardless of the limitations, I'm delighted to see that styluses can take advantage of the iPhone's pressurized screen—especially on an iPhone 6s Plus. Drawing on the iPhone 6s with the Jot Dash wasn't too cramped with pinch-to-zoom, but drawing on the 6s Plus feels downright luxurious. (And to top that, I love being able to do nice sketches on the go even if I don't have my iPad with me.) It's a pretty neat little bonus for those of us who are drawing-inclined.</p> </div></div></div><br clear='all'/>
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