So after poking around a bit more I've deduced that they had to ditch the magnetic Pencil 2 charger on the side because the camera lives there now instead of at the top, and there's a smart connector on the other long edge. If Apple really wanted to figure out a way to do it I'm sure they could, but nah. Too much similarity to and competition for the iPad Air then, I guess.
[edit]: ^^^
So it goes.
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