Apple M4 iPad Pro (2024) Review 

Lisa is one of my favorite tech reviewers. She is unique!

I find baffling that all RU-vid videos talked the same things about the new iPads and do not compare the mini led vs the oleds from the get go . You are the first reviewer I have seen to do so thanks a lot !!!!!

Anyone else like me that watches all of Lisa's videos without ever being able to afford any of the products? 😭

Lisa, you deserve all the love, appreciation, recognition and support you've been getting all these years of your hard work. You're truly unique in a sense that you're incredibly knowledgeable, but remain as objective, approachable and kind as ever. I pride myself in being a fan for more than decade and half and cannot wait to see you reach that 1 million subscriber milestone. You'd truly, truly deserve it. Keep up the wonderful work. Much love and admiration from Croatia. PS I am still immensely enjoying and actually watching this review on the LG C2 OLED TV I purchased after you so kindly recommended it to me on Twitter few years back.. :)

I e never seen this presenter; she just stumbled into my feed. But WOW. She’s great. Great presentation style, and an honest assessment of what the incremental differences are and whether it’s really worth the trouble.

To be honest, I saw the superior display from the OLED display on my new 11 inch M4, instantly - without any effort at all. It was a big, satisfying improvement. I’m impressed.

Lisa is unique because she can give a fair and unbiased review of Apple products. Most other reviewers are so wishy-washy. One video, they praise the iPad. A week later, a video on “I Made A Mistake”. Next one, “I Was Wrong About The iPad”. Next one, “What Was Apple Thinking?” Next one, “What They DIDN’T You!” All click-bait BS! And don’t get me started on all the haters in those comment sections! 🙄 Thanks for keep it real, Lisa. You’re the tech OG in my opinion and you’ve kept yourself out of the cesspool of those pseudo-reviewers. And I LOVE the new hair! (Sorry, it’s been awhile since I’ve visited your channel if you’ve had this new style for awhile . Subscribing! ) ❤️

Lisa you're wearing a Black Clover T-shirt!! 😍😍😍 As if you couldn't get any cooler. But you just did. x1000 🤘

Logitech makes a far superior keyboard case for $229 which will be reduced to $139 after about two months. I’ve had the product on my 10.5 inch MacBook Pro for 7 years no problems whatsoever has everything and more than Apple much larger trackpad light up keyboard and most importantly protection for the edges of the over $1000 iPads. The only thing magic about the iPad case is the ridiculous high price of $350.💵💵💵💵💵💵💵👈👀

Amazing that after all these years Lisa is still at it and does such a great job! She’s almost to a million subs, well deserved!

They saved the best review for last! This was the review I was waiting for! Thanks, Lisa! 👍🏽

I received my M4 iPad Pro 13 inch with 1tb at storage and I have been putting it through the tests comparing it to my M1 iPad Pro 12.9 with one terabyte the storage. I use them strictly for photo editing and Lightroom and Photoshop and the occasional 4K drone footage editing in LumaFusion. And what a difference the new M4 does with importing exporting all the raw image files from my Sony a7rv. it is two minutes and 30 seconds faster importing nine gigs of raw files to Lightroom. And it three minutes and 30 seconds faster, rendering the same images to JPEG compared to the M1 iPad Pro. Now me, I could care less if it’s thinner I put a case on it. But the new Apple Pencil Pro is so much better than the second generation pencil because it don’t lag whatsoever for what I do. Apple had a Homerun with this M4 chip. Love the channel Lisa I have been a subscriber for over 10 years

before I buy any laptop or tablet I listen to you last, after watching others. Your views are always the final word for me. You have convinced me on many occasions with buying X1 Carbons and X1 Yogas. After watching this video I'll finally move from my iPad Pro 12.9 2015 to the lastest M4 13. Thanks for your excellent reviews!! They've never failed me!

i've been waiting for almost two years for this review ( and the OLED iPad... ) !

Now that's what I call review ma'am. Your video was just point on, where other reviewers were beating around the bush. You've rather focused onto the practicality and even compared Last gen Mini Led ipad Pro. Thanks for for such amazing content.

I have the M1 iPad Pro 11in. I’m probably going to upgrade to M4 iPad Pro 11in for the oled display because I watch movies. I’m still going to wait first for wwdc to see what software iPadOS 18 brings.

The Procase iPad M4 case is excellent too. A very very nice, very affordable alternative to the Apple Smart Case.

I had a Gen 3 11" Pro that was pushing 6 years old. I had the Magic Keyboard and pencil. I think it is a worthy upgrade from that generation. The display really pops, the speed bump is barely noticeable. The keyboard is a worthy upgrade. Lisa didn't demo the improved tool interface with Freeform when you squeeze. That's a great feature that will no doubt be picked up in other products. Overall I'm super happy. Apple's trade-in made it more economical. Reviewers rarely mention that when discussing prices.

the oled screen is so much better then the 13 in ipad air i got the ipad air at first then returned it next day and got the pro

Best Tech reviewer hands down! This review covered more of what people really want to know than any other one I have watched!

I remember finding Lisa's channel back in 2012 when she reviewed the Galaxy S3. I'm glad to see she's still making great reviews!

I would buy one of these if they just didn't rob you blind for the SSD upgrade. Given the price hike, and how cheap NAND memory is, 512GB should be the base model just for the sake of maintaining peak write speed. Telling people you can't record 4K video on the base model is super duper lame, and the faster SSD will also cut loading time for every application.

Nice, thanks for this. i’ve been using the 13” iPad Pro pretty intensively now for the last week & would add the following comments: A LOT of money & I upgraded from a 12.9 iPad Pro 11 (Pre M chip). I found that the speed & CPU tasks are only ‘a bit’ better & the OLED ‘a bit’ better. Far more incremental than I would have thought. Possibly WWWDC’s launch of iPadOS 18 might /should take far more advantage of the hardware promise here but I suspect will also be simply ‘a bit’ better. I also miss the zoom lens; the landscape face camera a welcome addition buy hey, should have obviously been there long ago. Re. the new, matching ERS Rebound Keyboard: this a great surprise, exceptional & now with those extra function keys. A no-brainer really, AUD$113 shipped (given their discounts right night now) vs. AUD$549 for Apple’s Magic keyboard. What I did find nonsensical however, is that those other new ERS Cases (both Rebound & Shift) are NOT compatible with the Rebound Keyboard - the magnets don’t work across devices. How weird & what a design oversight. In my case, what I wanted to be able to do is simply shift back & forth from the more bulky keyboard to Case when the need arose. No so. No compatibility there.

Always my favourite review. Still don't see the need to upgrade from my current iPad 11" 2021.

Most overpowered netflix machine

Cameras HAVE changed, as the Ultrawide has been dropped from the M4 iPad Pro, also 256/512GB use a binned (lose 1 CPU core) and have only 8GB of RAM, how important that is to you, only you know. Initial tests suggest they make little difference on iPadOS17.5

No thanks! These devices doesn’t read any external storage drives.

Wow are those your drawings? They’re really good

I just bought it , and it was beautiful ❤

Lisa , one detail is a bit wrong imho ... you have the feeling of a click on AirPods Pro when u squezze them not thx to a haptic engine, but from the sound of the click that is coming on the airpods pro ... Great review as always.

I begrudgingly updated from my M2 to the M4. The haloing on the mini led is horrendous for content creation imo.

I love this channel a lot. I hink it's severely underrated. Lisa has a very unique and charming way of explaining things and i love it. Keep it up!

Heh, I loved that you called out JerryRigEverything busting one of these iPads since that video keeps popping up in my suggestions...which is why if I buy one, first thing I'll do is cocoon it in a nice, sturdy case!

As someone who has owned both Black and White Magic keyboards for the iPad believe me the Black one looks terrible after awhile while the White one will have the same wear and still look good despite it.

Thanks for pointing out this accessory from ESR. The keyboards look really interesting. In fact, I wasn't originally planning on buying a new iPad anymore, the price of the iPad and keyboard and pen and protective case didn't seem justifiable to me. But now the math looks different and maybe I will buy it after all. I love your channel, which offers very practical reviews and also discusses the technical details superbly. Many thanks for that!

So expensive. Not worth it

Great, balanced review, thanks.

I have the 12.9 M2 and the 13" M4 now. The new M4 doesn't have the white light bleeds I see on the M2.

My frames have been dropping on games my m2 chip iPad ran smoothly any advice

How is battery life on ipad pro m2 12,9inch? How much it last on normal day? I see a lot of guys complaining about battery life of m2 12,9inch ipad pro. I now doubting or its worth to pick one for my self if its battery life is not good. Thanks in advance.

A tech product hasn’t “released” until Lisa reviews it

Hi Lisa! , Thanks for posting this video

yay!!! Thank you LIsa! I was hoping for your take on this. I picked it up without even reading much into it. LOL!

Love the shirt! And the ipad :)) but i don't need a new tablet tbh. I'm till happy it exists, as an update was overdue.

Great review, as always, Lisa! I am ordering the 1TB anyway and have been so confused about whether to get the standard or nano-texture display? I'm an average user and not an artist. I am sometimes bothered by the glare on iPhones and iPads even though I work most of the time indoors. I am thinking about getting the nano-texture display but I'm just worried about losing much of the vibrant colors and crispiness of the OLED display. What are your thoughts?

I like the 11 inch

I’m glad I found you. I used to watch you a few years ago doing these reviews and it thorough and good I like that I’m glad to subscribe!!! THANKS for all you do for us!!

Excellent overview- unique to the rest.

Thanks to your review I waited and just bought an iPad Pro M2 with 256GB brand new for $899 and the pencil 2 for $79. I think I got what I need for the next 5-6 years.

Lisa, can you please start testing to check PWM especially if it’s OLED? It’s important to know for those who are sensitive to PWM. Thanks.

Don't know how I feel about the screen's curved corners.

I haven’t had a new upload notification for this channel in months! In fact the last video I watched, Lisa had long hair! It’s only because I searched for this channel. Now I’m playing catch up with the vids!

Pretty darn good review as always, Lisa! Would you recommend a 16GB RAM for future proofing?

Holy smoke i havent seen her in Mobile Tech review in 13 years ago wow alot has changed. My S24 ultra is a huge different than at the time i was using a Galaxy S2 back in 2011..

Music production is basic still on the iPads, but is great for brainstorming simple stuff outside your studio. Work loads will make it get hot. So heads up. Not a big fan of the PIP, but I guess to each their own. The display is nice and is lighter. Finding a case for it right now, is very limited but not for the air lol. Anyways overall not bad, but always could be better :)

Just bought one , your explanation useful ,valuable and helpful ... thanks

Love your reviews. I have a request. Put the name of any games, movies that you feature in the video on the screen. I know it is a iPad review. It’s an addition to the viewing!!! Keep up the great work!!!

ipadOS is an absolute embarrassment at this point

So intrested what this devices will be like in 10 years

I bought the 11" (1TB Wi-Fi model w/keyboard and pencil) to replace my 2018 11" (1TB Wi-Fi model). I'm expecting this to last me at least 4 or 5 years just like the last one. I'm really hoping they do some big things with iPad OS next month at WWDC. Apple moves at a snails pace with features. I cannot figure out why they won't allow a dual-boot OS (macOS / iPadOS), with "shared access to the storage." There's just no technical reason to hold back this hardware and the way users want to use it.

What total cost of replacing cracked Tandem OLED.

MidJourney is a web based app. I don't think a fast processor helps with that. Locally run models like Stable Diffusion I don't think can run on iPadOS, and 8 GB of RAM would definitely not be usable with it anyway.

Excellent review.

The SSD upgrade prices are basically a scam

Amazing as always Review , love the new hair style Lisa ❤

Lisa, I haven't seen you in forever! You look good! 🤗

Nup. Not everyone is ca$h challenged.

That black clover shirt is rad yo

The fact that it doesn't lay flat.... lol RIP Jony Ive. $1k+ products designed by a middle schooler.

I'd take it, 1 mm thicker with double battery capacity!

LOVE THE SHIRT

For some reason watching her reviews helps with my anxiety. My upstairs neighbor's noise has been driving my anxiety up. Just watch Lisa videos.... -_-

Tandem, two OLED screens on one iPad

There is definitely a difference using the ApplePencil on the nano vs glass. Try it at the store. There is a lot of uneveness / resistance feel when gliding the tip of the pencil on glass. On the nano the tip glides consistently smooth back and forth. My problem with the pencilPro is that I sometimes squeeze the pen hard when I draw and that will activate the haptic/squeeze menu which can be annoying. I suppose you can turn off the feature but it's also helpful feature to change brush/pencil settings quickly.

What cameras? The new Pro only has a SINGLE 12MP camera 😅 I hope next year Apple upgrades it to 48MP. This year you’re getting a DOWNGRADE 😬 Same with charging port on the Magic Keyboard. It has to be a FULLY FUNCTIONAL port to warrant a $300-350 price tag.

Yikes iPad is expensive this time around. All these accessories being brutally generationally segmented is worse than just a price bump on said accessoriess. Yes, they do more, but having to go out and find the generation of pencil and keyboard/case that works with your iPad model just keeps getting more complicated, and the iPad itself has skyrocketed in price, now costing 80% more than the original 12.9” iPad Pro. The fact that Apple can’t seem to design a case, an attachable keyboard, or a pencil that lasts more than a couple of generations is a disturbing trend that certainly goes against their fronting about being environmentally minded. They seem to ensure that by the time your iPad needs an upgrade, and no matter how freequently you buy a new iPhone, the accessories all have to go. This device is so static in what most people do with it that I have a hard time calling Apple’s designs innovative. And don’t get me started on the absurd prices to upgrade storage and memory. Honestly, they can charge whatever they want for the 4th high-performance core being enabled, as silicon binning is expensive, but I know for a fact that the extra RAM on the 1 TB and higher models costs Apple $10-$20 including the cost of packaging, and falling. The storage is even worse. It could easily be user-accessible with a little slot like Surface has, while being just as performant. Then we’d pay $100 for 2 TB instead of $1300. I am writing this on an M1 iPad Pro. It’s nice. It’s always been nice. I knowingly overpaid for the 1 TB model back then, so as to get the extra RAM. I paid for 5G, too, and I pay monthly for an unlimited data plan I barely use. I was. the iPad guru in high school, but man, Apple will take your money! I think the answer as consumers is to use your 2018 or later iPad Pro until it breaks, as everything out of the iPad Pro lineup since then has been built to last. My dad has a 2017 iPad Pro, with a 2019 hardware replacement, and he’s still going strong. It’s acceptable if you are only looking at it as a one-time purchase to get functionality you do not have, not a device to burn and turn every 3 years or so.

More tricks and tips of iPad Pro.

I can't be the only one that thinks charging over 1K for 8 GB of RAM in 2024 on "pro" devices is insulting, right? It doesn't matter if the chip is futureproofed for years if the RAM capacity bottlenecks it early on.

Hi Lisa, great review. Just a small point of correction though; I don’t think Midjourney runs locally, therefore the AI capabilities of the M4 won’t have any impact on how Midjourney performs.

Can confirm, the ESR Shift is great, raised height absolutely a game changer in Universal Control setup when not using it in drawing angles. I'd suggest something other than black, got the blue one for 13" M4, the texture looks a bit more premium in this color. Decent build, sturdy, in case alone still pretty thin and light. Enjoyable review! Some additional thoughts: My 24GB M2 MacBook Air is a killer workstation. Amazing visuals, audios with double monitors & speaker systems. Doing work is great thanks to support for 3D mouses + numpad + trackpad + shortcut button mouse... but all that goes away the moment I unplug it. The Air's screen is meh to the point I don't use it for color referencing, speakers are mediocre for consumptions, and my CAD workflow with keyboard+trackpad alone is just not as efficient. That's where the iPad Pro shines. Amazing screen, amazing speakers for the size, the Pencil Pro can be killer of a trade tool for the right workflow (when the apps exist like mine). Your apps may or may not appreciate M4 (my apps do have some CPU heavy tasks), but I'm also seeing much snappier multitasking, less app reloads (might be the 16GB). Lighter, thinner, faster, better Magic Keyboard, better pencil, LiDar, personally it's almost everything I'd ask for a device away from desk, both work and play. Some criticisms for iPadOS still, but I'm not trying to *replace* the Mac, I use both each to their own advantage. The pricing is interesting. It is indeed getting ridiculous vs a MBA, but then like above, the MBA is a fairly basic package, without all that extra work and play prowess... just like the iPad Air. Just lame that the iPad Air is currently stuck with the old Magic Keyboard... which at least it should be cheaper. I think mimicking MBA/MBP split makes more senses than ever, but there are still pieces missing, and it's not exactly a marketing success if most people don't get it.

I’ve been watching this channel for years and I just love your vibe Lisa. So upbeat and down to earth. You keep things moving along with your content and you actually use the products you review. You would be a really cool neighbor to have. Thanks for all your content and being you!

It would be useful to know not only how well it edits 4K video with FCP or Davinci Resolve-- but how fast it imports and exports video files to tethered media drive (say, versus Samsung Galaxy Tab S9, MacBook Air & Pro)

It's not worth the money because iOS is too limiting. I will keep my Samsung Tab S9, which is much more usable and customizable.

Lisa, I've been following your reviews for years. Grateful for your factual, detailed and fun reviews. Keep them coming!

Oh that shirt

Picked up the 11 inch and loving it.The screen is BEAUTIFUL. Apple gave me $395 for my 2021

If there's a new Apple product out, there's one channel I head to first above all the others and that's right here of course to hear Mama Lisa's thoughts on it. Hands down THE most underrated tech RU-vidr.

The pogo pins are the same, so technically not incompatible. Just a matter of the magnets being in different positions which is why the m4 pro keyboard itself wont hold onto m2 pro 12.9. Yes?

To be Honest I don't Like 4 : 3 Screen Ratio!!! So I Prefer to Choose Android Tablet!!! 👌🏻🙂👌🏻

I grew up with your reviews Lisa, makes me so happy when I randomly stumble across one of your reviews, love ya!

people your age are just gonna play candy crush on it and you’re reviewing it with details and you’re using pro programs interesting

Loving mines I got the 13’ 256g space black.

i dont get, you say colors match but i can clearly see WB is off, new ipad is more pink old one is more green

Lisa your the only tech channel that I continue to sub to these days. Seriously though we need you to hit that 1 mil sub count yo!!

Is it bright enough to be used in full sunlight, such as a chart plotter on a boat? Thanks.

I love your tech reviews, Lisa! Keep up the good work!

Cute hair and earrings

Do I need a screen protector on top of the nano-textured display.?🤔

Money money and more money

lisa how is the battery light use not full brightness? My fave as always