[GHFigs]

When you order the matte option, the whole glass panel and bezel are removed and replaced with an aluminum frame like the earlier models. It is not merely a coating applied to the glass, it's a different part entirely.

[cesare]

Thanks for the clarification. I didn't know it.

So the matte doesn't have the glass?

One thing I like of the glass screen is that it is probably easier to clean and in general more durable (except if you drop it on the floor, of course).