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"iPad mini’s thinner bezels know when to reject ‘resting thumbs’" &#8211

  • 26-10-2013 04:09AM
    #1
    LukeS_
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 704 ✭✭✭


    http://bgr.com/2012/10/23/ipad-mini-thumb-detection-bezel-apple/

    Can anybody with an iPad Mini comment on this? One of my main qualms with the iPad Air is the bezel, in portrait on my current iPad I find myself always gripping it with my hand, using the bezel as a resting place for thumb. Seeing as my thumb is about twice as wide as the new bezel, I don't want the screen to accidentally pinch in when my thumb is rested on the screen/bezel.


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  • #2
    Zcott
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,204 ✭✭✭Zcott


    I don't own one but having played with one a fair bit in the store, it didn't notice my hands near the bezel.


  • #3
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 42,151 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    My GF has one and I've never noticed if it was picking up my thumbs. ie. it was never an issue to me.


  • #4
    Sad Professor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,719 ✭✭✭✭Sad Professor


    The Mini is so small and light that you can easily use it without touching the screen. The Air will be a greater test of how well this feature works.

    In any case, finger-rejection has a been a feature of iOS since v6. All iOS devices have it. So you can test it with your current iPad if you want.


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