iPad Pro M4 After 2 Weeks: NOT What It Seems!

Diving into my first week with the 11-inch iPad Pro with the M4 chip.
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I bought the new Space Black iPad Pro as soon as it was announced, and I didn't know what to expect given the M2 iPad Pro already does almost everything I'd expect it to within the bounds of iPadOS. In this video, I dive into my first two weeks with the M4 iPad Pro, this is the base model with the 256GB SSD and 8GB of RAM — let's see how it does!

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00:00 | Intro
01:33 | Design
02:47 | Display
04:58 | Sound
05:21 | Cameras
06:49 | Performance
10:00 | Apple Pencil Pro
11:10 | Magic Keyboard
12:03 | USB-C and Connectivity
12:54 | Desktop Usage
13:43 | Battery Life
14:16 | Wrapping Up

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[AnandaGarden]

I'm 82, have used small computers since 1983 (Morrow Micro Decision 1). In the early '90s a buddy got hold of, wow, a 40MHz (?) DOS machine. When I asked him what he wanted to do with all that power, he said, "I just want to sit and watch it and let it blow my socks off." Honest. I got the M2 11 which is major hot chili sauce for my needs. I wanted an M chip for apps that already need it (video editing) or soon will. Other than that I use forScore for music (I sing) and am exploring note-taking (I write). I can't sing or write that fast, but who cares? I want to see it blaze through audio/visual chores.

[IzzyTrujillo]

I bought the 11” M4 Pro and I basically replaced my 2017 15” MacBook Pro as of right now. I’m a student and work full time. I use the iPad for blackboard, writing papers, and reading both research papers and all kinds of books. During my free time I love to edit RAW photos I took with the iPhone. I also love watching YouTube/Netflix on it and love the true blacks. Overall I am content. I haven’t used my MacBook in a while, so let’s see how long I can keep this going.

[usnightmre]

I bought the iPad M4 13" and I'll be honest I'm a sucker when it comes down to drop my money on apple products lol. I owned a MacBook Pro 16, and don't need my iPad to be a MacBook Pro, but after paying 1700 plus for the whole bundle ( Magic Keyboard and Apple Pencil pro) I feel like it should be something more interesting about using a iPad Pro, it feels like a giant iPhone.
the only thing I appreciate this iPad is when I open PDF's like Architectural Drawings when I'm working, and when I want to watch something at the couch, like Netflix or YouTube.( my s24 ultra can do that as well ) with that said, I think apple should create something unique with iPad OS, they don't need to make it a MacBook but they should try something like DEX where it could be a iPad and some sort of Water down Mac OS when Docked. to justify that 1700 plus pice tag 🤷🏻‍♂

[known]

The grainy display is a deal breaker, no way around it. Have yet to see a non grainy OLED iPad and I have visited over a dozen Apple stores. Curious to what Samsung is doing differently as they a have a similar problem ( less noticeable due to non stacked panels ). No iPhone model currently suffers from this issue so it’s exclusively isolated to Samsungs latest batch of OLED panels.

[avijacobi]

Hey Kyle, where did you got those amazing wallpapers to your iPad Pro? I wanna have one.❤

[RameshKumar-ngnf]

Bro, EXCELLENT review as always 👌
My personal thoughts, I will always prefer a Macbook pro for pro works rather than a ipad due to ipad OS limitations for pro apps.
I still use my older 2020 ipad pro and it serves all my needs.

[matt]

My 2018 STILL crushing it. 4gb ram and no problems. Only thing that sucks if I can’t get Final Cut Pro, but I use luma fusion and it works good. I get to save my money another year.

[brittca]

As a Canadian hockey fan, I must say your editing of NHL headlines and clips had me laughing, very well done… so subtle yet … lol perfectly done.

[eddiehaymaker]

First time watching your content and I am impressed. In a world of either having someone approach us like a used car salesman or as a cynical self promoting insult machine that trashes everything, it was good to get a thoughtful analysis based on real usage of said device. I subscribed and look forward to viewing more of your tech reviews. 👍

[elisabethlafontaine]

Great video, thank you. I’ll get the new pencil and a Paperlike screen protector. I don’t use a keyboard but might try one! Thank you!

[TRTUFC]

If you’ve stacked two iPads together, then maybe the other iPad’s camera bump might have scratched the screen on your iPad Pro. This happened a lot to other Youtubers when unboxing multiple iPhones to compare colors and stacking them on top of each other.

[Bippy]

Great review! I’d be curious too about the small scratches in the corner. So I’m hoping a 3rd party screen protector will be available very soon. Also… I try to wait as long as possible to purchase Apple hardware, because they are a bit expensive. And I don’t want my M4 purchase to be outdated by an M5 or M6 chip in 2027. Thank you for a great video.

[taysicc]

I started using it as my computer! It doesn’t fully replace it for music creation but everything else seems okay!

[JKStone]

Do all tech YouTubers just recycle the same 3-5 titles? Getting tired of things being “NOT what they seem!” Lol

[JasonClardy]

Just FYI, the iPad Pro has had a lidar scanner since before the iPhone, the 2020 model with A12Z was where it was introduced. It is in-between the flash and the microphone on your old iPad that you had in the shot while describing it.

[danielparenteau]

Hi kyle :) tell me Wath king screen protector you choice for your new M4 ipad pro 13 please ;-)

[steventeoh]

10 days = 2 weeks, got it! Good review

[voolian]

I have the 11” model and an M2 MacBook Air…. While my laptop will be my go to for working this iPad completely revolutionized my media consumption experience…. Taking it on an off the keyboard while still feeling super light in hand….And still also being able to do all the tasks I do for work on the go. I‘ll be traveling next week and I’ll be able to keep up with all my work tasks and edit my photos from the trip on one small device with no sacrifice of experience other than space on the keyboard???

[ronferry]

Not even tempted to get the M4 iPad Pro at this point. I have the 12.9 M1 version and got it to do animation type work. I end up just using my MacBook and the IPad has become a YouTube and Netflix machine with a few games here and there. I tried having it be a laptop replacement but that went bad. Just never feels right and its the OS just not built to do these things. Honestly might just sell it and my MacBook and upgrade the MacBook to a 16” vs 14”.

[JackieDElia]

Great video - so much covered here. On the color - It’s actually called Space Black vs Space Gray. I did not care for the black version with excessive fingerprints. I bought the silver and happy with it. I only update my iPad every 4-5 years so this year the M4 made it worth the upgrade - my 3rd gen iPad Pro was already replaced once due to USB-C port issues where it stopped charging. For me, AppleCare+ is a must. Apple now lets you switch to monthly AppleCare+ when your 2 year plan expires or you can just go monthly from day one (for a little bit more). For me, I use my MacBook Pro for work and my iPad for everything else.