Digital Pen comparison

AP-701 AP-701C-M
Power On/Off (magnetic) Pen cap sensor (magnetic) Pen cap sensor
Camera activation 10 ms 10 ms
Frame rate 75 FPS 75 FPS
Memory 4MB (of which 3MB is for stroke storage)  128MB (of which 127MB is for stroke storage)
Capacity Up to 10 fully written A4 pages (using automated plotter) Up to 410 fully written A4 pages (using automated plotter)
Battery Rechargeable lithium polymer Rechargeable lithium polymer
Shelf life Approx. 12 months whilst in 'Shipment Mode' Approx. 12 months whilst in 'Shipment Mode'
Stand-by Up to 10 days Up to 10 days
Operating Up to 10 hours Up to 10 hours
Charging Approx. 2 hours Approx. 2 hours
Maximum number of charging cycles  Hardware reserved Hardware reserved
USB USB 2.0 USB 2.0
USB transfer One transfer at a time.  
Up to 30 pens connected simultaneously (Anoto 30-port USB Cradle tested)
One transfer at a time. 
Up to 30 pens connected simultaneously (Anoto 30-port USB Cradle tested)
USB charging power Approx. 120 mA Approx. 120 mA
External charging power Approx. 120 mA Approx. 120 mA
External charger requirements 5V DC / 300mA 5V DC / 300mA
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.1 dual mode  (Classic & LE)  Bluetooth 4.1 dual mode (Classic & LE)
Bluetooth Security  N/A N/A
Bluetooth transfer From write/record, one transfer at a time. 
From streaming, continuous sending of data packets. 
From write/record, one transfer at a time. 
From streaming, continuous sending of data packets.
Strokes Transfer All strokes All strokes
Pidget support See 'Paper Template Descriptions' for details See 'Paper Template Descriptions' for details
Template support See 'Paper Template Descriptions' for details See 'Paper Template Descriptions' for details
Unsupported paper Beep Beep
Encryption Support The pen encrypts all strokes at the time of writing or nothing The pen encrypts all strokes at the time of writing or nothing
Encryption Level AES256/RSA2048 (no signing) AES256/RSA2048 (no signing)
Encrypted pattern Stroke data encryption Stroke data encryption
Segment support See 'Paper Template Descriptions' for details See 'Paper Template Descriptions' for details
Dimensions with cap 157.5 mm x 16.85 mm 164.5 mm x 16 mm
Weight with cap 18 g = 0.63 oz 18 g = 0.63 oz
Ink refill D-1 black ballpoint with 1mm nib D-1 black ballpoint with 1mm nib
Operating temperatures 0°C to 40°C / 32°F to 104°F  0°C to 40°C / 32°F to 104°F
MMI LED LED
Clock UTC time  (offset from Jan 1, 1970) UTC time  (offset from Jan 1, 1970)
Ink Stroke Container STF2 STF2
Reset Master reset via penDirector, under 'Pen settings' tab.  
Push Factory reset button. 
Master reset via penDirector, under 'Pen settings' tab. 
Push Factory reset button.


* Link to Paper Template Descriptions

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