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Artsketch

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Has drawing on the iPad Pro 2020 the same friction as the old iPhone 6 Plus screen? On the iPhone screen the pencil 2 glides fast nearly without any friction. Some describe drawing on iPP 2020 like drawing on hard rubber not like glass. How feels drawing compared to drawing on tethered glass protector?
 
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Astonish_IT

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I'd say yes. I do not have the 2020, i had the 2016 and now have the 2018 (12.9 model) , even tho i did not test the apple pencil on iPhone 6, I can roughly say that it should be the same glass experience. I had tested on my Huawei P30 and Samsung S21 screen to show friends how it glides. And for the friction on iPad Pro I put a matte screen protector. I hate to loose the image quality, but drawing with matte screen protector is so much better (in my opinion) , it is very similar to pen/pencil drawing on paper and there are much less finger smudges and is easier to clean. But it all comes with the price of loosing some screen sharpness compared to the iPad Pro without screen protector, which is sad compromise to make.

Having said that, after a day or two, it does not disturb you anymore and the quality is still ver good once you forget how sharp it was earlier :)
 

Artsketch

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My iPad Pro 2018 was horrible providing to much resistance for fast sketching. Wearing down the nibs down fast.
 

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Has drawing on the iPad Pro 2020 the same friction as the old iPhone 6 Plus screen? On the iPhone screen the pencil 2 glides fast nearly without any friction. Some describe drawing on iPP 2020 like drawing on hard rubber not like glass. How feels drawing compared to drawing on tethered glass protector?
Well, a Paperlike screen protector could easily change that.
 

ed.

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I sketch a lot on the iPad pro (I used a 1st gen, 2gen and 2020, all 12.9"), and my biggest problem in every one of them has not been the amount of 'gliding', which in itself is something my brain can adjust to after a while, but the inconsistency of the naked glass due to fingerprints: they create areas where the amount of friction varies a lot, and that throws off my 'brain-hand' coordination and makes it an unpleasant experience.

Matte screen protectors are a no go for me: tried a bunch and the rainbow effect is unbearable.
I end up using so called 'crystal-hd' screen protectors: they're not matte but highly transparent ones, so there's no change in the amount of gliding (I'd say maybe they're even more 'slippery' than the naked glass), but the big advantage is that for some reason they take fingerprints much better, so the amount (or lack of) friction is way more uniform across the whole screen. I have the impression they dim the screen a bit, but I don't think there's a big change in color perception. Plus, if you do serious color correction you can calibrate it once it's applied and that's it.

Another option, which I've never tried, are the removable screen protectors (I believe moxie makes one), which can be taken off and reapplied (allegedly) very easily. So you can put it on for sketching and take it off for everything else.
 

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Do they feel and sound like paper?
I myself don't really know, but there are thousands positive reviews on Ali and some YouTubers comparing them with Paperlike.
I'd have a problem ruining that beautiful display with $40 or even $10 paper-like protector. I'm going naked or get a glass one as recommended in this review/comparison
 

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I myself don't really know, but there are thousands positive reviews on Ali and some YouTubers comparing them with Paperlike.
I'd have a problem ruining that beautiful display with $40 or even $10 paper-like protector. I'm going naked or get a glass one as recommended in this review/comparison
 

Astonish_IT

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I sketch a lot on the iPad pro (I used a 1st gen, 2gen and 2020, all 12.9"), and my biggest problem in every one of them has not been the amount of 'gliding', which in itself is something my brain can adjust to after a while, but the inconsistency of the naked glass due to fingerprints: they create areas where the amount of friction varies a lot, and that throws off my 'brain-hand' coordination and makes it an unpleasant experience.

Matte screen protectors are a no go for me: tried a bunch and the rainbow effect is unbearable.
I end up using so called 'crystal-hd' screen protectors: they're not matte but highly transparent ones, so there's no change in the amount of gliding (I'd say maybe they're even more 'slippery' than the naked glass), but the big advantage is that for some reason they take fingerprints much better, so the amount (or lack of) friction is way more uniform across the whole screen. I have the impression they dim the screen a bit, but I don't think there's a big change in color perception. Plus, if you do serious color correction you can calibrate it once it's applied and that's it.

Another option, which I've never tried, are the removable screen protectors (I believe moxie makes one), which can be taken off and reapplied (allegedly) very easily. So you can put it on for sketching and take it off for everything else.

That definitely has been the reason why I use matte screen protector. I mean, I do not care off the slippery glass, I could get used to it, but the inconsistence of the "friction" or " slipperiness " was what it was driving me crazy. True, you can clean the screen, but then when you use the gestures in the drawing apps, it becomes "dirty" again.

When the first iPad Pro came out, I had decided to buy Surface Book instead of iPad and I was using it without screen protector, with pleasure. It is a glass screen like iPad Pro but the different pen tips improved a lot. I wish that Apple made different tips so we could avoid the rainbow effect.

I never tried the Crystal-HD protectors, I may give them a go.
 
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A "review" with a referall link to paperlike reads more like ad, still not convinced. I'm not saying matte finish screen protector is not worth it for artist, I say the brand is not worth it.
No, it clearly says that it's a review. Referral links are everywhere, including MacRumors when they link to Apple products on Amazon.
 
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ed.

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I wish that Apple made different tips so we could avoid the rainbow effect.
Lately I've been followed around instagram by ads for silicone tips for apple pencil that are supposed to solve the problem, but I haven't tried them.
 
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