My favorite M4 iPad Pro feature after one year as full-time computer
Published on: 2025-07-14 18:30:37
This week marks a full year since the M4 iPad Pro arrived, and I’ve been using it as my full-time computer that whole time. Reflecting on the past year, there’s one feature upgrade that stands above the rest for me—and it’s strangely a little embarrassing to admit.
M4 iPad Pro brought the biggest changes since 2018
Apple’s M4 iPad Pro is without question the device’s biggest upgrade in a long time.
For many iPad Pro users, the 2018 model was the last such noteworthy upgrade. And the M4, with its variety of big and small improvements, felt like a 2018-style leap forward.
Last year’s iPad Pro upgrade included:
ultra-thin new design, Apple’s thinnest product ever
M4 chip, six months ahead of the Mac getting it
tandem OLED ‘Ultra Retina XDR’ display, which Apple says is “the world’s most advanced display”
upgraded Magic Keyboard with several key changes
Apple Pencil Pro
centered front-facing camera (finally!)
nano-texture glass option
Overall, it was a massive update for the iP
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