[All iPads] Do you prefer portrait or landscape?

tymaster50 · Dec 24, 2012, 08:50 PM

I like landscape

ChristianJapan · Dec 24, 2012, 08:53 PM

Portrait for web and mail, other apps in landscape. Depend on the actual app.

iBreatheApple · Dec 24, 2012, 08:54 PM

Portrait please.

And to think, I was so upset with the lack of landscape texting in the original iPhone... I NEVER text in landscape.

A Hebrew · Dec 24, 2012, 09:17 PM

Landscape, unless reading a book.

rgarjr · Dec 24, 2012, 09:21 PM

portrait for both mini and the 4.

SnowLeopard OSX · Dec 24, 2012, 09:23 PM

Landscape for web browsing, watching videos, and playing games

Portrait for emails, Facebook, Twitter, photos, and e-reading.

If I had to pick one, though -- I'd say I use landscape a lot more than I do portrait.

racoonboy · Dec 24, 2012, 10:05 PM

prefer them equally.

Find myself using the landscape more because of games.

pigbrother · Dec 25, 2012, 03:39 AM

Portrait only, I actually switched off autorotate. Except for games, but they switch to landscape on their own anyway.

toille4 · Dec 25, 2012, 04:10 AM

Landscape for me

tymaster50 · Dec 25, 2012, 10:31 AM

A lot of apps are meant for landscape mode, it feels more like an iPad when I hold it sideways instead of in portrait mode. If I don't it just feels like an enlarged iPhone lol.

Gunny011 · Dec 25, 2012, 03:32 PM

anything to do with reading or web - portrait
Watching a movie etc - landscape

Apple fanboy · Dec 25, 2012, 03:38 PM

Portrait for web browsing. Landscape for video. Games depends on which one and the controls etc.

Snowy_River · Dec 25, 2012, 04:10 PM

Landscape, almost exclusively. It's the full sized keyboard. I can't touch type on the keyboard in portrait orientation, whereas I can in landscape. I've never been a fan if thumb typing.

I also prefer reading in landscape. I like the look of an open book with two pages facing me.

ucfgrad93 · Dec 25, 2012, 04:20 PM

Depends on the app.

Landscape for web surfing, movies, and some games.

Portrait for everything else.

CoMoMacUser · Dec 25, 2012, 04:35 PM

Landscape for everything. One reason is that the fonts are larger and thus easier to read.

plucky duck · Dec 25, 2012, 05:28 PM

Portait for 9.7" iPad, and landscape only for iPad mini.

darngooddesign · Dec 25, 2012, 05:37 PM

This depends on the iPad. Portrait browsing on the iPad 2 is nicer than portrait browsing on the Mini due to the type being very small on he latter.

mgipe · Dec 25, 2012, 05:39 PM

Portrait

iNotion · Dec 25, 2012, 05:39 PM

Landscape, most of the time

Tom G. · Dec 25, 2012, 07:36 PM

Mostly landscape.

Alith · Dec 25, 2012, 08:16 PM

Portrait. Split the keyboard in two and move it up an inch or two and it's great for two-thumb typing.

Dec 24, 2012, 08:50 PM	#1
tymaster50 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: New Jersey	Do you prefer portrait or landscape? I like landscape
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Dec 24, 2012, 08:53 PM	#2
ChristianJapan macrumors 68030 Join Date: May 2010 Location: 東京	Portrait for web and mail, other apps in landscape. Depend on the actual app. __________________ I support the MacRumors Blood Drive!
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Dec 24, 2012, 08:54 PM	#3
iBreatheApple macrumors 65816 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Florida	Portrait please. And to think, I was so upset with the lack of landscape texting in the original iPhone... I NEVER text in landscape. __________________ Steven Jobs was nothing less than brilliant. His vision to change the world was genuinely inspiring.
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SnowLeopard OSX macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Southern California	Landscape for web browsing, watching videos, and playing games Portrait for emails, Facebook, Twitter, photos, and e-reading. If I had to pick one, though -- I'd say I use landscape a lot more than I do portrait. __________________ iPad 4th gen Black/ 32GB/ iOS 6.1.3 iMac G4 1.0 GHz/ 1.25 GHz PPCG4 (7445) iPod \|Classic Black/ 80GB\|U2 edition 20GB iPhone \|4S White/16GB/ iOS 6.1.3\|3G White/16GB iOS 4.2.1
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Dec 25, 2012, 03:32 PM	#11
Gunny011 macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2011	anything to do with reading or web - portrait Watching a movie etc - landscape __________________ -iPhone 5 -Retina MacBook Pro -MacBook Air 2011 -The New iPad
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Dec 24, 2012, 09:17 PM	#4
A Hebrew macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Minnesota	Landscape, unless reading a book.
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Dec 24, 2012, 09:21 PM	#5
rgarjr macrumors 601 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Calif	portrait for both mini and the 4.
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Dec 24, 2012, 10:05 PM	#7
racoonboy macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2012	prefer them equally. Find myself using the landscape more because of games.
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Dec 25, 2012, 03:39 AM	#8
pigbrother macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2012	Portrait only, I actually switched off autorotate. Except for games, but they switch to landscape on their own anyway.
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Dec 25, 2012, 04:10 AM	#9
toille4 macrumors member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Perth, Australia	Landscape for me
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Dec 25, 2012, 10:31 AM	#10
tymaster50 Thread Starter macrumors 68000 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: New Jersey	A lot of apps are meant for landscape mode, it feels more like an iPad when I hold it sideways instead of in portrait mode. If I don't it just feels like an enlarged iPhone lol.
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Dec 25, 2012, 03:38 PM	#12
Apple fanboy macrumors 65816 Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: United Kingdom	Portrait for web browsing. Landscape for video. Games depends on which one and the controls etc. __________________ Late 2012 21" iMac 2.9GHz i5, ITB Fusion drive, 16GB RAM, 2 TB TimeCapsule, iPhone 5 32GB, iPad 4 32GB, iPad 2 16GB, apple TV 2, iPod touch 4th gen 8GB, Xbox 360 120GB. Macrumors Scavenger Hunt IV 2
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Dec 25, 2012, 04:10 PM	#13
Snowy_River macrumors 68020 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Corvallis, OR	Landscape, almost exclusively. It's the full sized keyboard. I can't touch type on the keyboard in portrait orientation, whereas I can in landscape. I've never been a fan if thumb typing. I also prefer reading in landscape. I like the look of an open book with two pages facing me. __________________ -Snowy Golden Naga: Martial Arts Center Geoffrey H Wathen Photography
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Dec 25, 2012, 04:20 PM	#14
ucfgrad93 macrumors G4 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Colorado	Depends on the app. Landscape for web surfing, movies, and some games. Portrait for everything else.
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Dec 25, 2012, 04:35 PM	#15
CoMoMacUser macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2012	Landscape for everything. One reason is that the fonts are larger and thus easier to read.
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Dec 25, 2012, 05:28 PM	#16
plucky duck macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2012	Portait for 9.7" iPad, and landscape only for iPad mini.
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Dec 25, 2012, 05:37 PM	#17
darngooddesign macrumors 604 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Atlanta, GA	This depends on the iPad. Portrait browsing on the iPad 2 is nicer than portrait browsing on the Mini due to the type being very small on he latter. __________________ Lego Apple Store
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Dec 25, 2012, 05:39 PM	#18
mgipe macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: CA	Portrait
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Dec 25, 2012, 05:39 PM	#19
iNotion macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Singapore	Landscape, most of the time __________________ I Love twitter tumblr
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Dec 25, 2012, 07:36 PM	#20
Tom G. macrumors 65816 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Champaign/Urbana Illinois	Mostly landscape. __________________ Tom G. Sent from my iPad2 24" Aluminum iMac 2.93 GHz; 8 gig retina screen MBP; iPhone 4s White 64G, iPad White 64GB 4G.
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Dec 25, 2012, 08:16 PM	#21
Alith macrumors regular Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: London, UK.	Portrait. Split the keyboard in two and move it up an inch or two and it's great for two-thumb typing.
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