I think you should amend that to say:
"Because that, not the enclosure it what will bring the iPad closer to being a valid laptop replacement for more people."
It is already a valid laptop replacement for many (including me).
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Size Comparison of iPad 4, iPad Mini, iPhone 5 and Upcoming iPad 5
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I think you should amend that to say:
"Because that, not the enclosure it what will bring the iPad closer to being a valid laptop replacement for more people."
It is already a valid laptop replacement for many (including me).
I think that how you hold it will depend on its weight. The original iPad was heavy; the bezel was necessary because holding it primarily from the bottom would be too difficult, so you'd have to hold it from the middle.
Personally, I hold my iPad 1 as a painter's palette most of the time. I think smaller bezels, and the missing metal, will result in significant weight saving enabling users to hold the iPad from the bottom when in portrait mode.
I want to hold the iPad on the besel, not on the screen.
Blocking the LCD screen with my thumb is not a good user experience.
Their used to be a time when I said these mock ups were pointless and utterly false in ever manner. Sadly with today's Apple more often then not they prove to be a perfect copy of the actual finished product no more secrets Apple.
no more secrets Apple.iPad 2 is light, iPad 3 is heavy ..... Apple should use carbon fiber like Boeing 787 to reduce weight.
I own both the first gen iPad and the iPad 4 - it's hard to imagine that the iPad 1 was once the newest thing out at onepoint lol
You literally know nothing else about this upcoming iPad other than how it might look and you are already prepping a list of potential ways that you will dislike it. Clearly, want a custom tablet that YOU designed that meets only YOUR needs. I've got news for you...custom tablets aren't available on retail shelves yet.
Damn that iPad looks good!
I just can't get around the horrid experience I have had with the black aluminium on the iPhone 5.
I just can't get around the horrid experience I have had with the black aluminium on the iPhone 5.
I'm serious, I'm not making fun on Boeing regarding 787 battery was burnt in Japan.i'd rather have non-exploding batteries with aluminium or even plastic enclosure
If the bezel is eyesore to Apple (like the thickness of old iMac), Apple should increase the size of LCD instead of reduce the size of aluminium enclosure. I don't want the effective area of the LCD reduced by my thumb blocking.
Imagine doing that with cars just commenting on the outside appearance of things.
For me, size matters. A bigger screen at the same resolution is still a bigger screen, which means visibility is improved, as well as target sizes. I wouldn't have to zoom as much. A 50" 1080p tv is more pleasurable to watch than a 25" 1080p tv. I know the size difference is not proportional, but you get the idea.
I wonder the same thing. But weight is a factor: try a mini (or some other lightweight thin thing... DVD box?)--when held flat or at an angle, you can hold it well by the EDGE rather than the surface. And that's probably the natural habit to avoid screen-blockage. (And luckily, the new iPad looks like it will still have SOME side-bezel to work with.)
Like this:
(You can even do that with a full iPad, it's just less comfortable.) Now, when you hold your iPad straight vertically, you'll need more of a surface grip. But even an iPad 2 is very hard to hold that way one-handed. Vertical use is mainly 2-handed already; or rest it on lap/table/chest/stand/dog.
(Leverage is a factor too: you need the bezel more when holding it in landscape--and the bezel there will remain.)
I'm drooling over the mockup of the 5th Generation iPad, it looks stunning.
However, I think I'll be sticking with my iPad 4 (that I got this past Christmas), since it's paid for, and is still fantastic, fluid, fast, and not to mention meets my needs.
However, I think I'll be sticking with my iPad 4 (that I got this past Christmas), since it's paid for, and is still fantastic, fluid, fast, and not to mention meets my needs.
how would you use it? landscape? i never have my ipad in portrait. so i want the thinner bezel for sure. over 2 years ive used my ipad in portrait maybe 4 times.
What's a valid laptop replacement? Because most of our sales and project management staff have switched over to iPads...and they had laptops.
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I think Apple should go 1 step further and actually 'increase' the size of the screen on the iPad. Go up to 11" on it and make it the true work/home iPad while the mini slots into the 'on-the-go' iPad.
Then you really do have two different market segments for it and can shut-up some of these 'it's not a laptop replacement..the screen is too small to do REAL work on..' wtf that means considering I know plenty of people that have ditched their laptop for the iPad.
iOS 6 has a feature built in that will ignore your hand touching the edge of the device. This was I think originally created for the iPad mini but it works on iPhone, iPod touches and full size iPads too.
Yeah I think iOS 7 will see some hints from Ive possibly removing the skeuomorphism from some of the apps which Ive doesn't like. In terms of implementing what Ive really wants to do I think will be left to iOS 8 which I'm excited for. I think Ive is amazing designer and he is a great asset to iOS.
Narrower bezel requires chamfering for friction
I think chamfering is absolutely essential if the bezel gets that narrow.
The chamfer adds two relatively sharp edges for more friction.
Try this (over a pillow or couch): hold an iPad mini in portrait mode with one thumb on top.
Slide your thumb as far as you can off the edge without dropping your iPad mini.
Pretty far, I'd guess. Probably less than 1 cm of thumb on top, right? Less than the bezel width.
Now turn the iPad mini upside-down and try the same thing.
You'll drop it way before you get to the "1 cm limit" because the curved back is too smooth.
The chamfering adds two friction-increasing edges that help to prevent dropping.
Thus, the narrower bezel is only really practical with chamfering.
So that's the real reason why the iPad mini has chamfered edges. For better one-handed grip.
And if the bezel of the full-sized iPad gets much smaller, it too will need a chamfered upper edge.
(And the iPhone 5's chamfering also helps prevent dropping. The edges, on front and back,
add friction to all grip angles.)
I think chamfering is absolutely essential if the bezel gets that narrow.
The chamfer adds two relatively sharp edges for more friction.
Try this (over a pillow or couch): hold an iPad mini in portrait mode with one thumb on top.
Slide your thumb as far as you can off the edge without dropping your iPad mini.
Pretty far, I'd guess. Probably less than 1 cm of thumb on top, right? Less than the bezel width.
Now turn the iPad mini upside-down and try the same thing.
You'll drop it way before you get to the "1 cm limit" because the curved back is too smooth.
The chamfering adds two friction-increasing edges that help to prevent dropping.
Thus, the narrower bezel is only really practical with chamfering.
So that's the real reason why the iPad mini has chamfered edges. For better one-handed grip.
And if the bezel of the full-sized iPad gets much smaller, it too will need a chamfered upper edge.
(And the iPhone 5's chamfering also helps prevent dropping. The edges, on front and back,
add friction to all grip angles.)
Looks great to me.
I would also guess it will be a Fall release.
Keep up the excellent work Apple!
I would also guess it will be a Fall release.
Keep up the excellent work Apple!
I'm a university student. Let's say I want to read a long PDF. I would certainly read it in portrait mode when sitting down. The most natural position for me to do that is to you both hands on the sides of the paper/device. With the iPad 5, this might result in part of my hands getting in the way of the screen. So that's one thing. Another is that while I know they already use the accidental finger movement auto-detection in the borders with the iPad Mini, I've read several statements that it isn't perfect: if you keep your thumbs in place, it's fine but if you move them slightly (so that your finger doesn't get tired) that might lead to the iPad registering movement.
The thin bezels works for the iPad Mini as it is small and light enough to not have to grasp the borders so much. However, while the iPad 5 will undoubtedly be lighter, it is still a full-sized iPad.
Who knows, the thin bezels might be a good thing. I just got the feeling that I've done right by not waiting for the iPad 5 and adopting this design's first wave in the full-sized iPads and going with the iPad 4.