Almost all reviews I came across about the nano texture talk about the display characteristics, reflections, and how it is with the pencil. While I understand the display piece, especially if you have a Pro XDR display, this is a touch first device the Pro XDR is not. As someone who doesn't use a pencil or magic keyboard I obviously touch the screen constantly and being somewhat OCD fingerprints were my main concern and how the screen felt overall while using it.
Touch - the screen feels very smooth, similar to the frosted glass on the back of the iPhones or a current gen MacBook trackpad with no friction. Silky is how I would describe it and I would argue while aftermarket matte protectors do come close it feels like something is still missing from them. Additionally, there's never a time where one part of the glass is smooth or sticky from oils like on the standard display, it's consistently the same silky smoothness regardless. Lastly, I'm very much an OEM buyer as opposed to 3rd party so not having a thick'ish screen protector I feel every time I swipe and a slightly better touch feel is okay.
Display - yes it doesn't "pop" as much and the sharpness is hit or miss depending on light/dark mode and font size but unless you are comparing it directly to a standard glass I wouldn't say it ruins anything or you lose all sense of the color spectrum ha. Would I buy a nano/matte texture for a device that sat in a light controlled room and I didn't have to touch? Absolutely NOT! Once again, my priority for a touch first display is touch then display characteristics.
Fingerprints - surprisingly good rejection and while it doesn't get rid of them you can easily wipe them off with the palm of your hand or a microfiber towel if you can't find Apple's (included). The trick I use on standard glass that involved breathing on the display and wiping absolutely does NOT work and created more issues with streaking. My favorite part though, even when there are fingerprints the nano texture kind of reduces those as well so it's not nearly as noticeable or reflective making my OCD subside and wiping less frequent.
Do I draw? No. Do I work outside or need to diffuse light sources? Nope. Do I need the extra storage or RAM? Nah and it's iPadOS so hell no...so why did I buy it? I use my devices without accessories and I wanted an OEM device that did similar or better than a matte screen protector without the extra thickness. I also wanted to see if it would greatly reduce fingerprints or at least the visibility of them and I believe it does greatly. I would argue the best move for other non-artist like me is to buy a standard glass version with a Flolab matte protector (not the Paperlike BS) for $30 and call it a day. However, if you have the disposable income, don't want to mess with 3rd party matte protectors or just want the best matte option then the nano texture is pretty dang hard to beat. Lastly, if they offered this for iPhones I would probably do it as well.
Willing to answer any questions that don't involve drawing or other "pro" workflows, I'm just someone that uses it as a big iPhone and 2nd display for my MacBook.
Touch - the screen feels very smooth, similar to the frosted glass on the back of the iPhones or a current gen MacBook trackpad with no friction. Silky is how I would describe it and I would argue while aftermarket matte protectors do come close it feels like something is still missing from them. Additionally, there's never a time where one part of the glass is smooth or sticky from oils like on the standard display, it's consistently the same silky smoothness regardless. Lastly, I'm very much an OEM buyer as opposed to 3rd party so not having a thick'ish screen protector I feel every time I swipe and a slightly better touch feel is okay.
Display - yes it doesn't "pop" as much and the sharpness is hit or miss depending on light/dark mode and font size but unless you are comparing it directly to a standard glass I wouldn't say it ruins anything or you lose all sense of the color spectrum ha. Would I buy a nano/matte texture for a device that sat in a light controlled room and I didn't have to touch? Absolutely NOT! Once again, my priority for a touch first display is touch then display characteristics.
Fingerprints - surprisingly good rejection and while it doesn't get rid of them you can easily wipe them off with the palm of your hand or a microfiber towel if you can't find Apple's (included). The trick I use on standard glass that involved breathing on the display and wiping absolutely does NOT work and created more issues with streaking. My favorite part though, even when there are fingerprints the nano texture kind of reduces those as well so it's not nearly as noticeable or reflective making my OCD subside and wiping less frequent.
Do I draw? No. Do I work outside or need to diffuse light sources? Nope. Do I need the extra storage or RAM? Nah and it's iPadOS so hell no...so why did I buy it? I use my devices without accessories and I wanted an OEM device that did similar or better than a matte screen protector without the extra thickness. I also wanted to see if it would greatly reduce fingerprints or at least the visibility of them and I believe it does greatly. I would argue the best move for other non-artist like me is to buy a standard glass version with a Flolab matte protector (not the Paperlike BS) for $30 and call it a day. However, if you have the disposable income, don't want to mess with 3rd party matte protectors or just want the best matte option then the nano texture is pretty dang hard to beat. Lastly, if they offered this for iPhones I would probably do it as well.
Willing to answer any questions that don't involve drawing or other "pro" workflows, I'm just someone that uses it as a big iPhone and 2nd display for my MacBook.
