points by elicash 2 days ago | 0 comments
Nano-texture upgrade option is coming for the whole line of products.
Edit: the thing I'm confused about is it seems there are at least two but maybe three different things that they are calling "nano-texture". On buying screens, the Studio Display and iPad Mini say "Nano-texture glass" and the new MacBook Pro says "Nano-texture display." But the Duo marketing says "Nano-texture finish."
I get that the internal Duo screen has the film over it and so it says "finish," but is there a difference between "glass" and "display"?
[–] floydnoel 2 days ago
I could be wrong, but I think glass=hard, while finish=soft. The inside Duo screen is not hard like the outer glass.
[–] elicash 2 days ago
I get glass vs finish. But there's a third term being used for the new M6 MacBook Pro, which is nano-texture "display." Someone clarified that it's the same as the "glass" so I take this to just be Day 1 marketing confusion that'll hopefully get cleaned up on the buying screen.
[–] layer8 2 days ago
They are very similar, but maybe not identical. The iPad nano-texture reportedly is less prone to fingerprints than at least the XDR monitor; perhaps that’s just an additional oleophobic coating. There may also be generational differences as these weren’t introduced at the same time and may come from different production lines.
[–] codeduck 2 days ago
It's preparation for the inevitable nano-texture cloth you need to buy from Apple to wipe the screen with.
[–] Hates_ 2 days ago
That's exactly what the £9 Apple Polishing Cloth is!
> Made with soft, non-abrasive material, the Polishing Cloth cleans any Apple display, including nano-texture, safely and effectively.
[–] goatking 2 days ago
That is surprisingly cheap from Apple
[–] brailsafe 2 days ago
They recently reduced the price (also rare from Apple), but the macbooks with nano upgrade do ship with one.
I will say that it's the best cloth ever, and the nano upgrade is worth it
[–] commandersaki 2 days ago
You mean even for the air?
[–] resters 2 days ago
Maybe Apple is shifting the terminology from display to glass as an homage to fine watch terminology.
"Nano-texture finish" on iPhone Duo refers to an additional layer they put on top of the display panel. It's basically a sticker with a similar (same?) surface structure (they can't put it on the display glass itself because it's too thin)