M4 iPad Pro Nano-Texture HONEST Review: One Month Later!

The M4 iPad Pro models that Apple released earlier this year have a display upgrade option that allows you to purchase nano-texture display glass, which is supposed to cut down on glare.

We've already reviewed the ‌iPad Pro‌, but we thought we'd revisit the nano-texture glass upgrade to see if it's worth the purchase price.

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[markbooth]

The nano glass also makes text appear to sit on top of the screen rather than behind a sheet of glass. This is particularly impressive in dark mode and looks amazing. Reading while sat on a fast moving train on a sunny day is a whole new experience.

[RichAesthetic]

Please don’t turn the iPad sizes into a fight. It’s a subjective decision decision. On top of that it’s very likely influenced by body size, at least to some extent. For example, my girlfriend who is 5’2” think my 16 inch MacBook Pro is way too heavy, whereas I who is 6’2” don’t think it’s heavy at all. I have the bigger iPad because I want a larger screen one of you content, whereas you who might be the same body size as me, Mike want the 11 inch iPad because you just want something that’s a little bit easier to hold. It’s 100% subjective and it’s not something anyone should be or needs to be a team about.

[Mooooooof]

I wonder if we’ll ever get nano texture option for iPhone Pro series. Would be good for outdoor usage

[labrow]

Have to slightly disagree with you on fingerprints and issue a word for warning - because I had to return my M4 iPad Pro and replace it with the standard glass. Here's why? Yes - slightly fewer fingerprints, but those are harder to clean off. What's not obvious when you buy it is you can only clean the nano-texture with the supplied cloth - and that isn't just marketing BS. Other cloths have almost no effect. What's more, you have to clean with some vigour. 

No liquids other than occasional use of isopropyl alcohol - this makes it a pretty needy screen and a month of use was more than enough for me - and, 'can only clean with our cloth' and other restrictions should be made clear as a warning at the point of sale. 

But that's not the worst. After putting this in a backpack, with the Apple Magic Keyboard attached, and a few other things in the pack, I arrived at my destination after an hour of travelling only to find that there were two prominent horizontal lines marked on the display. These were impossible to remove - I didn't have the cloth with me - and highly distracting. 

Around the keys of the Magic Keyboard is a raised lip - this had been in contact with the glass, and the pressure from carrying it in backpack had marked the glass. When I got back home, I was able to remove them - with extreme vigour - using the cloth provided - but it took almost five minutes.

Now I loved the screen, but come on. The idea of a portable computing device, designed to be used with your fingers, and you need to carry a special cloth with you, and putting it in a backpack marks the screen badly? I'm not exaggerating this. My biggest worries were - I can't carry this with other things in a pack (?!) but mostly - over time, will these become permanent? Honestly, they were tough to remove. 

Good news is that Apple agreed to refund and I bought the same model without the nano-texture and I'm very happy with it. The agents I spoke to (it had to be escalated up twice) were great, and really shocked - promising to pass this to the development team. For clarity, I've been an iPad user since the first model and while it's my secondary device I use it all day and often travel only with that, so I have a lot of lived experience with various models.

[alexandresalles]

Hi, good evening! How are you? Man, your video was great and gave me a good understanding of the difference between the two. I am going to buy the 13-inch iPad Pro with the matte glass screen. I use it mostly in well-lit environments, and the glare on the screen is quite annoying.
Best regards

[unquestionabletv]

I do love the nano texture display, as my workplace has a lot of bright lights that reflects on screens, now I can watch movies without having blown out areas, but does seem overall SLIGHTLY less bright, but worth it tbh. Unless you don’t have AppleCare, then I’d recommend a matte screen protector

[jatx]

Why is the matte screen not available in the lower storage configuration

[kmm]

What about a "paper" screen protector on the standard glass as an inexpensive alternative? It would be great to see a comparison.

[StandaloneVR]

Does the PWM screen with low refresh rates (no DC dimming) bother you?

[Tigers.i]

Been using the same size and texture and also loving it more than my 12.9 mini oled. Portability and the feeling of the screen on finger and pencil are my favorite features.

[MarcusTSMarcus]

It’s really funny because I’m looking at picking up the new iPad and I am also the biggest iPad fan that I know of. I don’t even think very dedicated artists could match me here. When I talk a bit based on screen time, I use my iPad 5100 hours a year. To me nano-texture seems to be the right option just because of how much I use my display and how I’d want to avoid fingerprinting and stuff which is already become a huge issue on my two year old iPad.

[curbthepain]

If you compare it to the LCD model it’s still a huge step up though. I will be sticking with a normal LCD M1 till I can save the funds to get a nano texture OLED iPad. Also, have to interject, I definitely prefer the 11 inch iPad. More stuff supports the 11 inch (like stands, mounts, telescopic controllers, and more) and it’s just more portable. I will say though a bigger screen is always nice.

[jazenka]

I went with Paperlike and saved literally hundreds of dollars over a nano glass version. Recommended.

[lachanashristos]

Gongrats for great video ! On this nano texture glass i can put a magnetic screen protect, without glue, etc..? All my ipads looks as new because aloways stays on apple case and tempered glass. I am tired the refelections. You recomended to purchase the nano ? On dark room the contrast is good? The blacks on oled is blacks? You recomended to pay for iCare?
Thank you very much for help !!! Sorry for my english

[BobBack]

So you can’t get the Nano-texture if you need it, unless you get more storage (with ridiculous price) whether you need it or not.

[chocoloco]

I feel the non nano textured one looks more premium

[lecupilot]

I would be good, to have an idea .if it worth it in terms of extra core and 16GB RAM .

[RyanMcKenzie-br]

What would the nano screen be like with a screen protector on top? I want to protect my investment, but think it will nullify the $$ spent on the feature itself. Considering a matte screen protector as it does both; protects and helps with glare? Sure, it's a consumable, but protects the cost of new screen (unprotected), amiright?

[alexanderbry]

What's the difference between nano texture display and anti reflective screen on samsung s24u?

[danielfirdaus]

I want to upgrade to this very iPad. 2017 iPad Pro still good though for someone just using it for Procreate