7P notes: Wacom One Pen GEN2 (CP-923)
Overview
Wacom introduced this pen in 2023. It is a terrible pen. Because of of how it handles pressure. I prefer using the Wacom One Pen GEN1 (CP-913) instead.
Officially the name of the CP-923 pen is "Wacom One Standard Pen" but that name is confusing so I will call it one of the two following names:
Wacom One Pen (GEN2)
CP-923
The Old Wacom One Pen (CP-913)
Below is the old Wacom One Pen (CP-913). It is better than the CP-913. It only has one button but the pressure handling is much better.
Pen support
All the Wacom One (Gen 2) tablets are compatible with the new Wacom One Pen (Gen 2).
This is good. It eliminates a huge source of confusion around pen compatibility.
Pen evolution
One by Wacom (CTL-472, CTL-672) -> Wacom Pen 2K (LP-190K)
Intuos (CTL-4100*, CTL-6100*) -> Wacom Pen 4K (LP-1100K)
Wacom One Pen (Gen 1) -> CP91300B2Z
Wacom One Pen (Gen 2) -> CP92303B2Z
Pressure levels
One by Wacom (CTL-472, CTL-672) -> 2048
Intuos (CTL-4100*, CTL-6100*) -> 4096
Wacom One (Gen 1) -> 4096
Wacom One (Gen 2) -> 4096
So no improvements to pen pressure levels. As a reminder, all you really need are 2048 pressure levels and it is the pressure range that is more important.
Number of pen buttons
New pen (CP-923) -> 2 buttons
Old pen (CP-913) -> 1 button
Tilt
New pen (CP-923) -> supports tilt
Old pen (CP-913) -> does not support tilt
Compatibility
Backwards compatibility
New pen (CP-923) -> Does not work with Wacom One (Gen 1) (DTC-133) tablet
Forwards compatibility
Old pen (CP-913) -> Does work with new new Wacom One (Gen 2) tablets
Samsung Galaxy S compatibility
I confirmed both pens (CP-913, CP-923) work with the Samsung Galaxy S8 Ultra.
I confirmed that the Samsung S Pen works with both the Wacom One (Gen 1) tablet and the Wacom One (Gen 2) tablets
Serious Pressure problems
The CP-923 pen has issues with low pressure. See this video: https://youtu.be/415ngQOHiME
The CP-913 does not have these issues
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