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Here’s Why I’ll Skip the M4 iPad Pro for Good

3 Major reasons why the latest iPad Pro is worth skipping

4 min readMay 13, 2024

Alongside the iPad 9th Generation, I’ve been using a 12.9” M1 iPad Pro for almost three years now and I was really keen on upgrading my iPad Pro with the latest model. But ever since I saw the recent Apple Event where the new iPad models were unveiled, I had a change in plan.

Here are 3 major reasons why I won’t be upgrading to the latest M4 iPad Pro for good:

1. The Lacking Display

“But the new iPad Pros have OLED displays” — an Apple employee in disguise in the comments

I’m aware of the big OLED change in the new iPads. And only to clarify, I’m happy with the change. Unlike the last releases, the larger iPad models are not the only ones to get the superior display upgrade. This time around, even the smaller 11” variants will feature the same OLED display as the 13” variants. However, the nano-texture displays are only reserved for the higher-storage variants.

Anyway, the OLED doesn’t seem to excite me as much as it does to others. I’m pretty satisfied with the Mini LEDs on my current iPad Pro. Now surely the media would look sharper and crisper on an OLED versus a Mini…

Er, I use my iPad Pro in my hands all the time - I don’t even have a stand. I’ve just ordered an M4 version to replace the aging (2018, A12X) one I have. So yeah, hands-only for ~6 years now.

Always On is not even slightly relevant to me, and from…

My only disagreement is that plenty of people use iPads and do appreciate the thin but still existent bezels - students and artists for example, who use the Apple Pencil for taking notes or drawing most definitely could use a bezel-less iPad on a…