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All iPads Which orientation do you use the most?

Which orientation do you use the most?

  • Portrait

    Votes: 59 44.7%

  • Landscape

    Votes: 73 55.3%
  • Total voters
    132
MrGimper

MrGimper

macrumors G3
Original poster
I almost always use my ipad 3 and mini in landscape mode. Just wanting to get an idea of how most people use theirs.
 
Really depends on what I'm using it for. I tend to use it in landscape the most though since it gives more room for webpages and video content. Funny, now that I think about it, it's almost the exact opposite with my iPhone, I never use it in landscape unless I'm playing a game that requires it.
 
Books and magazines I like portrait mode.

For everything else I like landscape mode. I feel typing on portrait is harder and makes it feel like a huge iPhone.
 
Whatever seems more natural. Most of the time portrait.

Landscape: Watching videos, games, photos
Portrait: Reading websites, magazines, PDFs
 
It evolved, first all portrait and now all landscape. The ipad isn't A4 size so everything is about 85% in portrait. I have tried the mini a couple times and I like it a great deal. It is a pretty good pdf reader in landscape
 
Landscape. The screen is larger and it fits on my lap more comfortably. Additionally, I don't get the weird wavy screen effect when scrolling up and down in landscape either.
 
when i hold it, i use portrait and in landscape on my bed/table mode once it got heavy.

U gotta love the screen ratio because even in Landscape mode, the screen is still tall enough to confortably surf the web.
 
racoonboy said:
U gotta love the screen ratio because even in Landscape mode, the screen is still tall enough to confortably surf the web.
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I am a web developer, and they really nailed it with the 1024x768 resolution, for that is the traditional "bottom line" to keep in mind when designing a web site. So I usually use landscape when surfing the net and portrait when reading a book.

Actually, when reading a book I like to switch between landscape and portrait if I find that my attention is growing short.
 
Cool thread

Landscape. Text is too small in portrait mode. As a matter of fact, my screen is locked on landscape mode 100% of the time.
 
Almost entirely landscape on my iPad, although I do use portrait on my phone for returning messages etc...It's just easier than changing..or I'm just lazy..🙂
 
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