A large black ribbon cable unfurls from around the Pencil body, revealing what looks like a capacitative grid!

This is likely used to register tap inputs, but this grid ought to help the Pencil know where—not just when—you tap. Could more complex gestures be on the way?

Unfortunately, it's back to destruction from here—the Pencil's many welded steel layers put up quite a fight, and we're only able to reveal a few components.

Battery (even we don't want to tempt that little explosive)

Wireless charging coil

Alignment magnets

Broadcom BCM59358A0 wireless charging IC (likely)

Analog Devices 343S00250 Apple Pencil nib sensor controller (likely)