iPad Pro's chamfer

[Yr Blues]

Why didn't iPad Pro evolve the design language to include a rounded edge like the iPhone 6*?

The chamfer is a relic of the iPhone 5 and doesn't look as minimal as the newest iPhones.

 

[Gav2k]

Keeps the design in line with other iPads and it's a nice design feature

 

[Kal-037]

I do like the iPhone six's design, but for a tablet I think the new Air design works very well. I imagine that Apple may re-design it sometime though.


Kal.

 

[littelsquidge]

Why didn't iPad Pro evolve the design language to include a rounded edge like the iPhone 6*?

The chamfer is a relic of the iPhone 5 and doesn't look as minimal as the newest iPhones.

It's practical ergonomic design. The chamfer allows the curved underside to have a much larger radius. This makes it easier to pick up the iPad from a flat/slippy surface by 'hooking' underneath with your finger. I don't believe the half circle iPhone profile would allow you to get enough of your finger 'hooked' underneath. You just end up pushing the iPad.

The half circle profile shape works with the iPhone because it's small and light enough to grip from both sides with one hand and simply pick it up.

That said, I would also like to see the industrial design of the iPad to evolve to something softer at the edges.

 

[Traverse]

My iPhone 6 has creaked on occasion where the glass meets the metal. I think it would be a weak point on a tablet.

 

[addictzz]

Chamfer looks nice.

That's it. I do not know what functional benefits it has though.