M4 iPad Pro: A glimpse into Apple's future

Hands-on first impressions of the M4 iPad Pro 13-inch and nano texture display
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[@koto9x]

finally someone not hating and giving good info on the nano-texture display

[@josefkasal5994]

It is technologicaly indeed very highend. What annoys me much is shiny, common, bezel part which is not nano coated. It looks weird. I would appreciate to have whole display area nano coated. But I can imagine, from other angle of view, it maybe a bit complicated to manufacture it. Maybe that was a problem ...

[@koto9x]

@@josefkasal5994 i kinda like that part actually

[@tdrawup]

lmao what kind of channels are you watching

[@koto9x]

@@tdrawupat this point all of them

[@picxlmedia7856]

So speaking the truth is hating?

[@Yzyenthusiast]

This will be my first iPad upgrade since the original 2018 iPad Pro im excited

[@fotografkennethlund]

Same :) And that iPro still runs really well!

[@diglife5821]

I have the 2020 (which also still works great) but I can’t wait to get this one!

[@imagesbyrina]

Same. 2018 iPad Pro comparison is going to be more dramatic than M1 and M2 that everyone keeps comparing it to. Most people aren’t updating their iPad Pro every year…

[@fotografkennethlund]

@@imagesbyrina This is so true - the incremental updates are great but (to many) doesn't justify shelling out a recurring 1,000$ each year on updates.

[@KoenKooi]

Same :) I do want to wait for the nano texture dropping down to the 512GB model, though.

[@KingCobraa]

Thank you for making a side by side comparison between the Nano-Texture display & Standard 👍📲

[@chris-piascik]

Ahh thank you! I’ve been trying to find someone that would talk about how the pencil feel on the nano texture is! I ordered one with that option just because I have high hopes for it. I didn’t need 1tb so it was quite the up-charge. As an illustrator I do 90% of my work on my iPad and I hate having to use screen protectors to improve the feel. Super helpful video!

[@andrewwright2046]

Not sure why the brightness specs would trickle down to the iPhones. The 15 pro max tops out 400 nits higher than these new iPads

[@luisvaldivia6898]

Ikr, every youtuber is saying that it’s Apple’s brightest display ever, but iPhone 14 and 15 Pro/Max have higher brightness levels, even without tandem oled at 1000 sustained, 1600 for HDR, and 2000 outdoors, so I don’t get it

[@jorwelmaszniew6743]

Here I am with 2nd Gen iPad Pro still bangin 💀

[@ajgunari]

Just updated to the M4 from my 2nd Gen lol

[@patdavidmusic]

Same ❤

[@octoganplays]

Same

[@ayanbarua2400]

Credit goes to apple, right? They are producing such top notch products, their only competition is with themselves

[@Mustafakhan-qg6nv]

Watching this on a 2nd gen iPad Air😂

[@joerama]

TY for the preview, including especially the nano-glass/pencil feel. Bravo!

[@TheFailedArtist]

THANK YOU - you’re the first review that I’ve seen that has mentioned that the pencil feels better on the nano textured glass. This was my instinct for picking up that version. I wasn’t expecting a Paperlike experience but I figured there might be a good chance that it would beat the feel of traditional glossy. Excellent!!

[@rontyska3069]

Justine did also

[@easyebs5841]

Love your details about how it feels and showing the nano textured glass. Other reviewers talked about nano but just didn't really show it in comparison to the glossy version as well as you have. I had the steam deck oled with anti reflective coating and yes its awesome and yes I don't think it takes that much from OLED. I also have a g1 LG oled tv that is glossy and I am just so triggered by the reflections I see on It I instantly wanted that nano texture glass option on the new Ipad pro regardless of me being outdoors or not! The reflections just take way more from the display than the nano textured glass does with a ever so slightly muter less contrasty profile. I know many people over exaggerate the nerf from the anti reflective coating on oled because of how it looks on camera, especially from angles. But in person its more subtle and not bad at all.

[@jacksingermusic]

I like the no script! Feels real and natural. Nice video!

[@jayce4867]

thank you for the perspective on the nano-texture glass! ive been waiting to decide which one to get as an artist, i worried the texture would not be grippy enough as i use a paperlike screen protector on my current ipad

[@sinisalomikko]

Nice review, finally someone gave good insight into nano texture coating 👍

[@BertrandMariauxAvocats]

Outstanding 1st look of the nano textured glass. I also ordered this one. Thanks Tyler 👌

[@illien_3915]

Appreciate your perspective. I think the iPad's versatility is both a curse and blessing. It's such a good consuming device that the stigma of being a toilet Netflix not-Mac will never disappear, but so is its creative conductivity that are now enabling a new wave of pro workflow that set it apart from PC&MACs. Part of my workflow involves 3D scanning, complex modeling, 3D sculpting and I do those across both iPad Pro & Mac. The upgrade this year seems quite exciting. Modeling with 1000s of edges, constraints, objects is quite CPU & RAM heavy and on more complex projects my 8GB M1 is struggling to keep up. Also very excited about the Pencil Pro, pending developer updates but on 3D softwares I can see it be a game changer on pushing efficiencies even higher. Why not "just use a Mac"? A big screen is great for the whole picture and using multiple apps at once, and compatibility with pro input devices enable speedy editing, but when it comes to "putting the pen to paper", the Pencil really is unmatched in making the flow frictionless and I found that to be quite valuable. It's no different than why CAD ppl fork out $300 for a 3D mouse... It's also nice to work anywhere I wish, when multi-screen referencing are less of a must-have.

[@illien_3915]

Quick update Day 1 with the 1TB M4: damn it's thin. Aluminum sure still is fragile but this makes the 15 pro max feel "heavier" in my hand. Some quick testing using the biggest model file I have, I'm seeing 40% faster loading vs. M1, and the same task on M1 that gets ~0.8s wait screen now completes instantly. In such complex project this happens a lot so it can easily add up. Jumping from M1, I'm also now discovering how good hovering is on supported app, really ups the accuracy and confidence on pixel-precise tasks like selecting items / surfaces.

[@tanner.quintero]

I would like to ask how it does with Premiere, DaVinci and others

[@truthexposed1428]

Like do u think u could please do a side by side comparison of how HD pictures and videos look on the NTG vs standard glass @ 1600 nits? I've decided to buy an NTG and most likely 11" because it's so light but being tempted by the larger screen of the 13" albeit with ~140 grams of more weight :S.

[@edmundoa1935]

Thanks for showing the nano-texture! Specially, from a professional point of view: it has advantages, just with a little trade of. I ordered this iPad, the scared reviewers demonizing the nano-texture didn’t affect me, but in your video the difference is just simple and clear. Great initial review in general.

[@DigitalicaEG]

Tyler, you going 11 inch or 13 inch with this model?

[@completesalvation1755]

Thanks, a good review. I like the side to side screen comparison. I can see the difference.

[@smittyvanjagermanjenson182]

I know these are for the graphic designers and workplace. But my father recently gifted me an m3 pro MBP for my birthday and it really helped me as ive been building a small movie studio in my free time for a hobby. Hes always wanted the ipad pro for its bigger screen and now he'll also be getting that in Oled on his birthday next month.

[@ianlimn]

I'm keen to hear your thoughts on the new Final Cut, now that it can support editing on an external drive - could the ipad become your default travel editing setup?

[@stalman]

I expect I’ll continue editing on my MacBook, I’m mostly excited to try the camera switcher

[@alex-650]

The iPad Pro, at least the 11 inch, the display corners have a greater radius compared to prior years version. That means more of the content in the corners are cropped. What is up with that?

[@photospire]

For photographers, would the nano screen be good or would it affect the accuracy of colors and light/dark?

[@user-pk8gv2bu5t]

Question bruv ..if im using a ipad m2 2021 can i send my device to apple for m4 upgrade if i don't want to buy 2024 model 🤔

[@Vicncoffee]

Great video, thank you! The new pencil may be the only reason I upgrade my 2020 iPad Pro.

[@rknapp12]

How’s contrast and fingerprints between the nano texture screen vs regular?

[@dplj4428]

4:00 talks here about it

[@OrangeBrick8]

I think Tyler might make the best looking videos on KZbin. I genuinely enjoy watching.

[@gerzoc2698]

Great video. PS where can I get one of those bench ‘mats’

[@techandy1747]

The display look the same when consuming content to me or am i not seeing correctly🤔

[@Aikano9]

If you disable “reduce whitepoint” in the settings, the screen gets way brighter at max brightness. if I remember correctly, reduce whitepoint is enabled by default on iPads and iPhones, possibly also MacBooks. This makes a huge difference when outdoors, and if you re-enable it, you can dim your screen even further than the normal minimum brightness for when using the device at night

[@devin2156]

It came disabled on my 15 pro max.

[@paprhat]

Have you noticed any dimming during a normal LR workload? Haven’t seen anyone talk about dimming.

great video thanks

[@lifesbeautiful3024]

I have the 13 in. Pro with M1 chip and it’s been fantastic!

[@Elizabeth-jk4yj]

How good is it?

[@mrsmith7751]

Cant wait to see the bend test

[@TechZACH16]

The camera thing is funny for me - I don't care a ton about it but I want it to be there. If I'm doing a video call and want to flip the camera to show something or if I need to scan a document they're useful. For basically anything else I have no interest in the rear camera. The loss of the second module isn't a negative to me, but the loss of both absolutely would be.

[@johnsr1975]

I really like Tyler. Another excellent video review

[@MichaelSP18]

Finally someone with nanotech

[@badabing8884]

One thing I have learned with virtually every Apple product: the need for a case to protect rim and the display . They smash so easily if they get dropped.

[@cmaciasjimenez]

03:20 I thought current iPhones already hit even more brightness (2000 nits)

[@Aikano9]

The optimal solution would be a magnetic nano texture screen protector

[@AmbroseAndreano]

Couldn’t you just buy a third party textured paper-like screen overlay to put on the regular model? Nanotexture seems unnecessary

[@charilechen]

not really a huge difference in terms of the thickness showing in the video, hmm...

[@dennisherold7887]

I still have my iPad Air and it still does everything I need with the limitations of iOS and lack of Professional Apps available to the iPad. My MacBook is my workhorse and does 100% more than the iPad.

[@residentdingus]

two new ipads, a keyboard, and a pencil? good lord can i get a loan?

[@pradeepnagila2651]

People getting crazy over 2024 iPad Pro. while me,I m still amazed by my iPad Pro 10.5 2017. Feels still out of box except for decreased battery but I bought 3meter charging cable so issue is solved.

[@hendow]

The current pro iPhones actually have better displays in terms of brightness, same 1000 nit sustained and 1600 bit HDR peak brightness. What’s more they turn up to 2000 nit outdoor which the new iPads pro can’t. But tandem OLED will surely have longer lifespan and lower risk of burn in, amongst other advantages.

[@sweedishpie360]

Samsung will most probably use their antiglare screens that they use on the s24 ultra on the next tab s10 tablets. Without having the need to have a special nano texture display. No compromise on black levels

[@cucghen]

Guys, do the iPads Pro 2024 have the 80% limited charge of the iPhone 15s Pro?

[@Ask-Ali]

Yep

[@LLIMIT]

I really wanted to like the nano texture, the glossy edges look odd to me. I'd rather just wait for an edge to edge matte screen (with a no notch camera cutout)

[@stalman]

I don’t think it will happen, it wouldn’t work for the FaceID or selfie camera

[@LLIMIT]

@@stalman I saw some on amazon that makes it for the last gen 12.9’s with no issue, Just picked up my 13” today, the nano looks good in person!

[@koto9x]

liked and subscribed

[@Newtperc]

Agree about you video monitor example. Not enough people are talking about it. It’s an insanely high value production monitor both for camera and post production color.

[@iJustinPalmer]

Thank you for solidifying my nano texture pre order. Didn't know if I made the right decision or not, since I have yet to see it on an iPad.

[@KobieK]

It’s very idiotic and lazy to not go see it for yourself at the store before spending so much money lol

[@iJustinPalmer]

@@KobieK It''s very idiotic to assume I live near an Apple Store.

[@melgross]

I keep reading and seeing “Apple calls it a tandem display”. That term is a standard industry designation for two OLED displays sandwiched together. It’s really never been done this way before though.

[@jessechristman1471]

This will be my first iPad upgrade since the 4th Gen iPad in 2013

[@smittyvanjagermanjenson182]

Welcome to the future lol

[@Yusaku_VCP]

Ah found it the Minecraft, are you playing Tyler? 🤣🤣🤣 Or your son? 🤣

[@TautalG]

Tyler, Good point comparing it to crazy overpriced camera monitors like SmallHD, but then you completely missed the fact that brightness wasn’t increased from previous couple of gens, only the underlying tech (from miniLED to OLED), it was the same 1000 nits of brightness typical, 1600 peak. You automatically assumed that it looked brighter to your eyes which it isn’t.. (one thing I’ll agree on for SDR videos it probably looks somewhat brighter, but you were looking at the settings, my man) Next you talked about this brightness upgrades trickling down to iPhone which already was that bright too! 😂 1000 typical, 1600 peak and even 2000 nots specifically for outdoor…

[@choqao]

❤

[@zZiL341yRj736]

Is the Apple cloth $200?

[@jorjlim]

Finally a review that doesn’t just shit on the Air, and say it shouldn’t exist.

[@fandihatib4692]

Personally I will keep my current M2 as it still works fine for Videos lol I will have to wait for the next 5 years to upgrade once iOS and macOS join up

[@knowledgeisblissSA]

Why is no one talking about the new camera arrangement

[@tony.cortez]

While me planning to buy the m2 ipad pro 11” for $600 brand new

[@mamaddodol3528]

Still hoping that apple will give us an option for 12gb or 16gb ram in 256 and 512 storage, M4 chip is useless if you’re running out of ram.

[@johnlaw6735]

$4-5K CAD for top spec ipad pro OMG

[@perkulant4629]

You’re gonna love it - Tim Apple

[@smittyvanjagermanjenson182]

Nobody needs a top spec ipad pro, unless they make money using it. If you only consume content and want the OLED the "starting at" pro models are fine.

[@tonyburzio4107]

Should you buy it? Depends, do you want the best?

[@shrimannbansal188]

the cloth has to be that one 😬 please be careful about it you may endup ruining your ipad

[@koto9x]

r u sure

[@shrimannbansal188]

@koto9x yea, MKBHD said

[@stpav2698]

Do real use pro m4 vs pro m1 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@jerryloradrifter]

So like, you are a full time Apple employee now?

[@divyv20]

Hey Tyler , very good video . I can do better editing in your videos which can help you to get more engagement in your videos . Pls lmk what do you think ?

[@InfinitePlaylist909]

The day my iPad can run full Photoshop and Premiere, my MBP is done. Otherwise, I still have to bring both everywhere. Exhausting.

[@tonyburzio4107]

(Insert image of a countdown clock)

[@SaltAndVi]

I would buy an ipad that gets rid of the camera bump entirely, even if that means no rear camera, but completely flat back. The current bump is so stupid, especially given the size of the entire device.

[@HawonJung]

more real time videos please! hah

[@Melchezidek]

I much rather use my tab s9 ultra for watching videos, movies, etc. Those big ass black bars on the iPad is such a turn off!

[@overnightparking]

I have a Tab S9 ultra also and the format and amoled is why I bought it and for consumption its very good. Not being an Android user I find the software frequently very disappointing.

[@darththew]

Will wait till wwdc and see what they do with ipados, if not I will just stick to my m1 macbook

[@dsquareddan]

The day they make a iPad Mini Pro they will sell billions of them

[@juanitomaxxcarnaje3877]

Apple needs a 4K screen on their iPads 264 ppi is not enough

[@smittyvanjagermanjenson182]

Because ipads weren't expensive enough... A 4k screen on a tablet is just an absolute waste of battery with seriously diminishing returns. Look at the Vision Pro, Its doing 4k per eye and you get 2 hours of battery life, what's that leave a 4k ipad? Maybe 5 hours?.. nah, hard pass.

[@picxlmedia7856]

The ipad has never been the issue with me. The software is significantly behind. That is what needs to be updated. For the $ this needs to be able to do 95% of what a computer can do in a better for factor. The software is behmyond simple and still cant do many basic functions. Also the pencil should be able to go inside the keyboard.

[@ssaaffuu]

Am still using my 2018 iPad Pro and I don’t see any reason to upgrade other then the Apple Pencil pro 😢

[@godzillaninja]

Display is significantly better

[@BlaqViper]

Is the term “Pro” marketing or is it the intended use? For those who would pay upwards over $3,000 for a Pro, some would also have internet service beyond 1Gbps. I would think someone with 5 or even 10Gbps service is asking themselves…and Apple, “Where’s WiFi7?”

[@ryanfeller5765]

They’re targeting video professionals but you can’t even load color profiles. iPads definitely have some upside but they’re still a far cry from a desktop computer for creative professionals.

[@smittyvanjagermanjenson182]

​@@ryanfeller5765exactly, until macOS is running on them, it's remains an incredibly niche device. For a professional on a budget it's a smarter move to just buy a 16gb macbook air.

[@stpav2698]

Pricing is crazy . Just get the m2 pro 12.9! It’s like 900$ and much better than the air ones . I really don’t understand how someone can buy the air for 600/800 $ , no logic ! The new pros are too pricy . Just get m2 pro 🤩😍

[@dplj4428]

One more reason to go M2 Air: the new and improved Apple Pencil Pro! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@stpav2698]

@@dplj4428 1430$ for basic m4… no keyboard… just for a pan ?!🥴🥴🥴

[@hamedizzy5137]

The m3 chip was rushed the m4 is what the m3 was supposed to be they had a delay in N3e chips(m4) chip so they went with the N3b(inferior chip) N3e is more future proof! More optimized for Ai that’s why they skipped the m3

[@urbanistgod]

Better color reproduction? Did you just invent it? Where did you get that from? I heard that OLED generally displays worse color accuracy.

[@Steelix98]

Oled TV are usually the best because the color accuracy because all lights are individually

[@urbanistgod]

@@Steelix98 Contrast has nothing to do with color accuracy.

[@Steelix98]

I never said contrast did I oled are the go to tv for the color accuracy nothing can beat them for movies

[@PMASPHX]

Nano texture = anti glare tempered glass

[@vinhsanity]

Hamstrung by iPadOS Apple should just make it a touch macbook or macbook lite already

[@smittyvanjagermanjenson182]

Macbook lite? That's called a Macbook Air lol. If it's worse than a macbook air in some way, that wouldn't be very appealing

[@riccia888]

From what I observe from watching too much youtube videos. You dont need the Ipad pro m4 95%

[@BeckuliousMelimgar_Tron_lives]

That looks like it would just snap

[@NoobzCakes]

thinner so it breaks easier, in exchange we removed wide angle camera unit to fit our battery we had to thin out and it's still smaller mah then previous model. nano technology lol lol just buy apple pencil 'like paper sticker' same effect it's just defusion coating. I rather my shit glossy at least it won't turn into microscoping biome due to increased texture OH no because everyone who uses IPAD uses it outside and not in Mordor of their own home. give me a break

[@tanner.quintero]

Well nano texture is way more cheap by just getting the protector from buff and it's exactly the same thing

[@C3KNG]

Buff? Is that a brand or what are you talking about?

[@bryanbuff]

I’m not selling screen protectors.

[@koto9x]

buffy the vampire slayer

[@10000Islands]

I am so tired of EVERYBODY only reviewing the 13 inch model.

[@ihugun]

It’s the same. Just smaller screen

[@mikeewhat]

Scale down your expectations

[@user-bn3fh2xv8i]

Cry some more

[@Estarossa300]

It’s the same. I wouldn’t care if everyone reviewed only the 11inch. What the difference besides screen size, weight and thickness?

[@pooploops]

Omg I LOVE it! It’s exactly the model I want to see reviewed. I hope they keeep it up

[@LouieFajardo1989]

i don’t know how on earth a Tech reviewer who has 400k sub will going to tell to his viewers that removing all the camera is ok for a slab that cost $3k max out with keyboard and pencil, that’s a lot of money, maybe your a multimillionaire that doesn’t care about what they pay for 🤦🏻‍♂️ and by the way I’m an apple fanboy who is in Apple ecosystem.

[@ajaygadgetech]

Waiting for "plz bring macOS to the iPad" critics here xD

[@juanitomaxxcarnaje3877]

OLED technology is not the future of display technology mainly because of the old lead material decaying overtime and the risk of burning the future of display technology is called micro LED, which is an entire screen made up of microscopic LED pixels

[@dil7508]

Man im broke i can’t afford this LOL

[@Furiousgerbil]

Screen looks so good cuz it's still using LG screens produced by Samsung😂

[@efrainSRT]

3:20 Lmao iphone are already brighter than ipads, they got up to 2000 nits.

[@abulka]

Another review with the same bullet points as all the other reviews. Even the obligatory display technology video snippet from Apple - must be a contractual thing Apple insist on.

[@matthewdomico8800]

M chips in iPhones? What? Where did you read this?

[@smittyvanjagermanjenson182]

I'm also curious. Maybe the next iphone pro max will have an M3, followed by the next having an M4.. but until confirming that it's A18 pro

[@PJ-sv4iw]

“A glimpse into Apples future”…..reminds me of 2021 with the M1 release….always bogged down by software.

[@technician006]

Apple needs a new CEO. Just combine the Macbook Pro and iPad. Mac software on iPad, and make larger sizes, like 16 inch and 18 inch. Make an iPhone with a stylus, 7 inch. Get rid of the walled garden, you are limiting your customer base, and revenue.

[@stalman]

Sounds like you want a Samsung

[@technician006]

@@stalman I have Samsung but Apple has so much potential; it’s just lost its direction. It baffles me how one of the most valuable and cash rich companies can’t figure this out.

[@Kaze919]

Feels a lot like paper. Paperlike: "Am I a joke to you?"

[@stevemuzak8526]

M4 has only 4 cores if you buy 1TB of storage or more. Typical Apple.

[@GarrusVakarian-to2uh]

9 cores if you buy = 1TB

[@joerama]

< 1TB: 3x performance cores w/ 6x efficiency cores. 1TB+: 4x performance cores w/ 6x efficiency cores. That MIA performance core could be a big bump. Benchmarks and some heavy-duty performance will (presumably) be different.