Mini user here. Always in portrait except for watching videos and for certain apps that are specifically designed for landscape.
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It all depends, my wife holds hers portrait so she can read books and surf the web, she uses landscape for recipes. My kid landscape 100% of the time because of games and movies. I flip back and forth depending on what I'm doing on it, I'd say I'm 50/50.
12.9 with silicon case smart cover just doesn't feel right in portrait to me. It's simply too tall. I use mine landscape almost exclusively whether it's resting against my knee or propped up by the smart cover on a tabletop.
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Portrait at all times except video and typing with the Smart Keyboard (even then wishing there was a portrait mode).
Especially drawing - even on the Surface I could never draw in landscape, always had to be portrait (which is the primary reason I bought both the SP3 and the iPP 12.9).
It's funny - to me, landscape just 'feels weird' for anything but videos.
Especially drawing - even on the Surface I could never draw in landscape, always had to be portrait (which is the primary reason I bought both the SP3 and the iPP 12.9).
It's funny - to me, landscape just 'feels weird' for anything but videos.
Are you sure you don't mean using in *portrait* causes a lever effect?
iPad 1 didn't have any cameras.
Portrait mode at all times except video. I actually went looking for an iPad mini keyboard case or keyboard attachment that would attach in portrait mode because when typing portrait mode lets me see more the doc. Sadly there were none to be found, I ended up getting the apple keyboard and using my iPad in a separate stand in portrait mode.
Because the iPad isn't tall enough for me, in most cases, if I don't hold it in portrait mode. It's also more comfortable to hold one-handed in portrait mode because of the laws of gravity.
If I had a 13" iPad, that would probably be different. It might even be too tall for me.
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If I had a 13" iPad, that would probably be different. It might even be too tall for me.
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I really liked the idea of the original iPad Keyboard Dock that Apple made, and I still kind of want one.
Yeah, I read books in portrait, but stay in landscape for almost everything else.
ETA: now that I'm using the pro & the pencil, portrait is also great for writing.
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At this point, any change in design to one with a camera at the top of landscape would probably come with a friendly subpoena from another company such as Samsung which holds patents on that type of design. There are so many patents out there now and I wouldn't doubt if that is what keeps Apple holding onto the original design with only changes in dimensions being the major difference.
I believe the Surface also has a landscape camera.
I wouldn't say that it's designed to be used in portrait. Camera and button placements don't really change that. That said, as somebody who also never uses their iPad in landscape, I love the position of the home button. My hand is usually on the right side holding the iPad, so I don't have to move it away to press the home button.
Your admission of personal bias negates any credibility of your first statement.
If it was designed to be used in portrait I would think the home button would be on the side instead of the bottom. I use the four finger swipe to go home. Plus if the home button was in the middle on the side it would be more difficult to use in landscape, you would really have to reach for it.
I personally would prefer 16x9 ratio because the bars you get when watching shows/movies is ridiculous. The 9.7" screen loses about 1/4 to 1/3rd of screen space on top and bottom if you are watching any kind of iTunes hd content.
The 12.9" Pro is the first iPad that makes it bearable to watch any kind of iTunes HD content.
The 12.9" Pro is the first iPad that makes it bearable to watch any kind of iTunes HD content.
The 4:3 ratio is one of the things I like best about iPads. Much better for web surfing and document viewing. I can live with the black bars on videos.
At least with iPads up to the Air, the viewing angle seems less vertically when in portrait orientation. The screen turns off color at an angle which makes it not as nice when it's laying in your lap or on a table.
Landscape when I am teaching, because that's the aspect ratio of my classroom projector (4:3), as well as browsing the web, watching youtube, gaming and using split-screen mode.
Portrait when I am reading, such as web articles in reader mode.
Portrait when I am reading, such as web articles in reader mode.
Portrait:
Browsing, reading, email, word, excel, procreate (switch around a lot though)
Landscape:
video, split screen, RDP, splashtop,
It's not just for playing videos, if that's all you care about you should go elsewhere. 16:9 tablets are so unwieldy and a stupid waste of space for anything but video playback.
Browsing, reading, email, word, excel, procreate (switch around a lot though)
Landscape:
video, split screen, RDP, splashtop,
It's not just for playing videos, if that's all you care about you should go elsewhere. 16:9 tablets are so unwieldy and a stupid waste of space for anything but video playback.
Portrait when it's appropriate.
Landscape when it's appropriate.
Yes, there are certain apps where one is clearly preferable to the other-- but being locked in to one mode or the other by case design or app design feels almost as constraining as trying to use the ipad while it's plugged in.
The 4:3 aspect ratio of the ipad ensures that portrait mode is wide enough to feel natural.
Landscape when it's appropriate.
Yes, there are certain apps where one is clearly preferable to the other-- but being locked in to one mode or the other by case design or app design feels almost as constraining as trying to use the ipad while it's plugged in.
The 4:3 aspect ratio of the ipad ensures that portrait mode is wide enough to feel natural.
By simply turning the device on its side it becomes a landscape device... Like every tablet.
