I switched to non-nano and 2TB given that I had my last iPad Pro purchased in 2018. 6 years with the same device is incredibly long for me and knowing my goal is to switch to iPad only for work tells me I'll need the storage in the long run if I keep this for more than 2 years.
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iPad Pro To nano or not to nano?
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Was into local Apple Store today, looking at the nano vs standard studio display (again). I decided on standard when I got the studio display as it is sharper and price difference was large, but I’m disturbed with reflections on the studio display, so will go with nano on the ipad now. Hopefully I’ll be a happy camper!
your looking at studio displays? I assume the iPad m4 display units are not out yet.
Yes, looking and feeling at the studio display screen, same as I did when I bought the standard studio display which stationary in my office now bugs me with all of it’s reflections. They say it’s a new process for the glass on the ipad, but we’ll see next week how good it actually is.
Federico commented in his MacStories M4 iPad Pro First Impressions article that they were told at the London event that the nano-texture on the iPad Pro OLED display is produced via chemical process vs etching with the Studio Display. This could explain the touch-ability as well as dispel the idea/hope that the iPad Pro nano-texture screen might have a “paper-like” feel.
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Correction: Federico commented on nano-texture in his MacStories M4 iPad Pro First Impressions article — not the podcast. Here’s what he said:
I was able to play around with the nano-texture display too, and while I’m going to need more time with it, I came away impressed. At first glance with a regular iPad Pro and a nano-texture one side by side, I couldn’t see the difference. According to Apple, they’re using a new chemical process to alter the glass with nano textures, which ensures the display keeps the same properties as the glossy one – same brightness, same contrast. However, as soon as an Apple employee grabbed the iPad with the nano-texture display and started moving it around, I could see the difference: the overhead spotlights were not reflecting on it as much as they were on the other iPad Pro, and even fingerprints on the display looked different.
Check out the light reflection in the top-right corner of the iPad and you’ll see what the nano-texture glass does compared to the glossy bezel.
At the hands-on area, I couldn’t discern a loss in quality and color reproduction between the two displays, but I hope I’ll have the chance to try both in the near future and judge Apple’s claims for myself. What I wasn’t expecting when I grabbed the iPad Pro with the nano-texture display was that the display felt as smooth as the regular glossy one. The best way I can describe it is that the nano-texture iPad Pro looks like a nicer version of the Paperlike screen accessory that doesn’t degrade image quality and is also smooth to the touch. If you were expecting this matte option to feel rough like paper, this is not it, and I’m glad Apple went in this direction.
Net-net: He’s impressed, but still waiting to check it out independently.
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Federico Viticci: "...BUT it does help with reflections..."
Myke Hurley: "..yeah, it's like, yes you lose some of the colour, but you can better see the display than if it was the glossy display, and under non-direct light you would not know (from what I saw anyway), if there was no direct light on the display to me it looked as good as the regular display, but when light was on the display you're like 'wow, it's not, like, reflecting', but it looks like the light is kind of being trapped.."
Based on this (and admittedly it's not much, since it's based on a brief hands-on experience under specific light conditions), it sounds like in a dark room the nano would be just as good (or almost as good) as the non-nano. So nano users too could occasionally live the "OLED colors punching you in the face" experience by simply not shining direct light on the display. Work without annoying reflections by day, "contemplate" beautiful colors by night. Someone may see this as a win-win situation.
The nano-texture models had a ~two-week delay from the start. Apparently those haven’t been pre-produced. Maybe they are
I am REALLY sceptical about this and surprised by the Hurley "only advantages, no disadvantages" description of the nano display. Can't wait to find out the truth on Wednesday!
To be clear I cherry picked only the unheard of pro-nano part, his take is not “only advantages”, far from that.
I’m curious if there will be any in-store stock. Sometimes the CTO models go on “rotation” at stores in larger cities.
I think someone was fast enough to scoop day-one nano iPads from the Apple Store in the first few minutes. (But I can’t confirm it because, like you, I checked the store when they were already backordered)
But day-one nanos do exist or have existed on 3rd party online retailers like Amazon.
One thing you have to take into account when viewing photos of the nano vs gloss screens is that cameras take pictures from a single point of view, whereas our eyes see everything from two slightly different angles. Photos of a matte surface can look more dull mainly because you’re only seeing the single point that the camera sees. But our eyes are seeing more than one point, so you get a more realistic image when viewed in person.
I’ve been using a matte (film) screen protector on my M1 iPad Pro 12.9” and the previous 2018 12.9” iPad Pro and can’t imagine going back to gloss. I didn’t think I was going to upgrade to the 2024 iPP, as I was really hoping for a bump in battery life, but between the weight reduction and the nano texture matte screen, I’m getting the new 12.9” 1TB nano iPP.
They may have gone quick, but they they certainly were available. Mine will arrive on launch day.
No they didn’t. I purchased a Nano screen model and it will be here on Wednesday May 15th.
Nice. My nano isn’t expected until mid-June. I’ll download InventoryWatch and see if they show up in stores near me.
I went to the Philly store today and they said it won’t be on display until Wed.