Digital pen tech

Overview

There are a lot of digital pen technologies out there. Drawing tablets use EMR but there are technologies that offer a similar feature set

EMR

Traditional drawing tablets ALL use EMR (Electromagnetic Resonance) More here: EMR. It is also used prominently by some mobile devices such as Samsung Galaxy Tab S series tablets. We believe that EMR overall offers the best drawing experience.

NON-EMR

• Active Electrostatic (AES) - Used by many mobile devices. More here: AES

• Apple Pencil tech - Used only by Apple devices: More here: Apple Pencil tech

• Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) - Used by Microsoft surface devices and a few others: MPP

• N-Trig - Used by some older Microsoft surface models

Reddit threads

• r/stylus: Wacom AES vs EMR vs N-Trig

• r/stylus: MPP vs AES? For digital drawing

• r/stylus: AES, EMR or both? How Apple Pencil exactly works?

• r/stylus: Apple pencil (Active capacitive pen) vs Wacom feel EMR

References

• SLRLounge - AES VS EMR | Choosing Between Wacom, iPad Pro, and Microsoft Surface Tech

• Wikipedia - Surface pen