What Nobody Else Told You About Tandem OLED and M4!

New iPads are more powerful than ever: with M4 and the first-to-market tandem OLED display technology. But what does that mean? And why does it matter? Watch now to find out!

Apple's Special Event brought updates to the iPad lineup, M4, tandem OLED, a new Apple Pencil and more. We discuss the lineup updates including the price reduction of the 10th-gen iPad, the introduction of the 7th-gen M4 iPad Pro with an Ultra Retina XDR Display tandem OLED, and upgrades to the 2024 M2 iPad Air. We'll also delve into the performance of Apple's new M4 chip and its 3nm process (including why the M3 with its N3B isn't long for this world), the notable features of the Apple Pencil Pro, and the possible impact of these advancements on the tech industry.

0:00 Will Smith voice: it's AI time
0:25 "The biggest day for iPad ever"
1:06 Low-end switch-up!
1:55 iPad Air—no mini for Quinn!
3:39 iPad Pro: the thinnest Apple product ever
4:01 Tandem OLEDs—EXPLAINED!
6:43 Apple M4—EXPLAINED!
8:49 Binned iPads? Oh, my!
9:34 Pricing is... rough.
9:50 A word on 256GB NAND flash limitations
10:12 Bye-bye UltraWide camera
10:39 More pricing weirdness...
11:22 The NEW Magic Keyboard
12:09 Apple Pencil Pro
13:22 Pencil lineup is still a mess—for now
14:04 "But iPadOS sucks—these iPads are pointless"

[GauravPendharkar]

Being from the Ph.D. background, I really appreciate that you have given a reference from a reputed journals (Applied Physics Letter/Organic Electronics etc.). Almost none of the YouTuber reviewing phones and tablets or any device review for that instance have ever given any such authentic reference. A big fan of your videos. Keep up the good work...

[jdtransformation]

Optical engineer here reporting in: Quinn, you *nailed* the tandem-OLED description! Thank god you're there to educate all the other YouTubers reporting on the iPad! ;) Srsly... ur stuff is SO damn good. Thx for what u do!

[GoFastGator]

Glad I wasn’t the only one that was missing the iPad Mini!

[Melchirobin]

5:45 Never apologize for being too nerdy. That is why I watch your channel even if i watched the entire apple event. I love when you get nerdy.

[Hammy]

Musician and audio engineer here. I’ve been waiting for a larger iPad Air. 11” is a little tight for sheet music, and I could never justify the cost and overkill of getting an iPad Pro just for the larger screen size. The larger screen is also nice for digital mixing. Can’t wait to get mine!!

[GhastlyHunger]

The most exciting part of this event is how previous gens, which are basically as capable as the new iPads, will be going down in price for the general audience.

Edit: referring to non-Apple stores and the used market

[yeknommonkey]

This is the kind of video that highlights the difference between a soso and a great YouTube channel. The technical knowledge and the personal flair are off the charts. The filming and video editing are super high end too. What a YT masterclass this is. 👏

[danoindigo]

Great review. Just wanted to say that for someone like me that normally has to have closed captions on all movies, tv shows, and YouTube videos, you speak clearly enough, enunciate well enough, and sound quality is good enough that I don't need captions. Thank you.

[lvseka]

That ending point is very important, yes, it’s the perfect computer for a lot of us (An Architect for example) doesn’t feel limited in many ways. It’s actually better for loads of other work.

[Regantdarcy]

Some might not be happy, but as an artist, I’m thrilled with this update to the iPad Pros. Bummed that the mini didn’t get an update as well. I like to take a mini with me as a digital sketchbook when traveling too.

[kuriaspaul]

4:10 Honor Magic 6 Ultimate was released 2 months ago with a BOE tandem OLED display. So the iPad isnt the first. But the iPad is twice the size diagonally so its still incredibly impressive.

[webluke]

Wow, that's dirty 9:22. They announced the M4 with 10-cores, but only if you pay for the top specs. The RAM difference is also crazy. I get the binning of chips, and the early runs are going to give them crap, but for a $1000 base price computer missing cores and memory is kind of crazy, and not until you spend another $600 is crazy. Ya, Apple rakes in the extra cash with memory and storage but it's dirty hiding the details on the chip.

[houdini]

5:40 I love that your channel goes deeper into the technical aspects. One of the reasons I will always watch your reviews (even after watching several other ones)

[DEVDerr]

So Apple basically told us that since they put the m4 chip into the new iPad "Pro" they had a choice to:
- make the tablet thinner and keep the current battery life
- leave the form factor as it is and gain more battery life

... and somehow they chose the first one

[vibhavrsingh]

i was just looking for the AI compilation.

[edcgadgets-de]

For me the iPad Pro replaced my mobile computer many years ago. All I need for mobile work is browsing, mails, watching YouTube/movies. I had the 12.9” iPad Pro since the beginning in 2015, then the 2018 and now the M1. At home I watch mostly on loudspeaker so good quality quad speakers is a must. And I love the mini-LED and 120Hz screen. But in theory the new 13” iPad Air would work fine for me too if I could live without the nice to have features of the pro.
I will skip this generation of pro because my M1 is really all I need. Even the 2018 was more than enough.

[tasosjw]

At last a youtuber who acknowledges that not every ipad costumer is a video editor. ❤

[nuggyfresh]

btw Snazzy this is a fantastic video. The technical explanation on display here is spectacular, 10/10. Best explanation of both the tandem OLED and the M4 that I've seen yet.

[MatsueMusic]

PLEASE keep doing these nerdy deep dives. MKBHD covers the high level main stream stuff, we need someone to also go deeper and explain the technical stuff (or what to google to learn more).

[espaciobarra]

If there is a takedown of today's keynote for me is that screens for the future iPhones are gonna be sick as hell. Can't wait to see the new iPad Pro in person.

¡Tremendo video como siempre, Quinn!