Tablets and Life: Take Tablets with a Golden Ratio

Often users who are planning to buy a tablet choose between two form factors – smaller 7-8 inches or larger 9.7-10.1 inches . Opting for one of them, they are, however, do not think that it matters not only the diagonal, but also the aspect ratio. Let’s leave the compact devices for now it’s a topic for a separate discussion , and focus on the 10-inch: it is obvious that these tablets are bought not only for browsing social networks, but also for some working tasks, watching movies, playing video games, etc.p. Precisely because of the high expectations placed on the tablet PC, it is important to choose a device with an optimal screen.

Apple IPAD 3 with a screen of 9.7”

It would seem that there can be a fundamental difference between the diagonal 9.7 and 10.1 inches? And yet it’s huge: it’s all about the format of the screens. The aspect ratio of 10.1-inch display is 16:9 or 16:10. This is the format all modern monitors and TV sets have, movies and TV shows are adapted to this format, and the human eye is more accustomed to a widescreen image. The 9.7-inch screens display a 4:3 aspect ratio, which is optimal except for viewing photos.

Where does the 4:3 format for tablets come from?? The thing is that many years ago it was chosen for its products by Apple and has been actively supported up to now. The 9.7″ screen is the best fit for this format.

As for other manufacturers, producing 9.7-inch tablet, for the most part, they simply copy the iPad, offering the user almost the same thing, but at a reasonable price. With the advent of the iPhone 5 “Apple” company is gradually adapting its products for the format 16:9, but at the same time, the new iPad Air, introduced just a few weeks ago, is still equipped with a 9.7-inch display with an aspect ratio of 4:3. Apparently, tradition is more important to Apple than logic.

So how does the wide format differ from the “photographic” format?? To begin with the fact that the latter sins with the appearance of black bars on the sides of the picture when you view it in landscape mode. It turns out that part of the screen is not involved in the image reproduction in any way, then why do we need it at all??

Someone might argue that 4:3 is better for reading books, but first of all, a book page has a completely different aspect ratio, and secondly, a 7 or 7.7″ diagonal device is still much more comfortable for reading.

As for movies, almost all of them are shot in 16:9 format, so in this case, 9.7-inch tablets completely lose. The only type of video material that is preferable to view not in widescreen mode is TV shows.

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By the way, the 16:9 aspect ratio is harmoniously perceived by a person also because it is in some sense close to the “golden ratio”. This is the proportion in which the value is divided into two parts so that the ratio of the larger part to the smaller part equals the ratio of the entire value to the larger part.

Since time immemorial this rule has been observed in the creation of architectural structures, works of art and even domestic objects. As for our time, in favor of the format 16:9 can speak of the fact that it is used in high-definition television HDTV.

Thus, it can be concluded that the future all the same for tablets with a 10.1-inch display – they are much more universal than devices with a screen diagonal of 9.7 “. We must admit that many modern “tablets” confirm this rule.

If we do not take into account Apple with their outdated idea of the optimal aspect ratio in computer equipment, as well as some manufacturers of the second echelon, copying devices “apple” brand, then the quantitative and qualitative! The advantage is clearly on the side of 10.1-inch gadgets.

Manufacturers understand that the tablet these days has become a multitasking device, so it must support a mode where the screen simultaneously displays two programs or two documents. Unfortunately, on a 4:3 screen it is impossible to do so.

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By the way, sellers confirm that recently the popularity of tablets with a diagonal of 10.1 inches has increased significantly. If we disregard the iPad, then most of the turnover for tablets with large screens make 10.1-inch models.