On Mar 10, 2012, at 17:32, [email protected] wrote: > i don't think it's fair to assume everyone reads a phone from 11", and an > iPad much father; i'm sure it varies a lot; i can't recall ever seeing anyone > doing much reading at 11" on an iPhone; i can't comfortably read either an > iPhone nor an iPad from any closer than about 21
My mos common use of my iPad is sitting on my lap while I'm in bed, that's a distance of 14-22", depending on how I'm sitting. When I am reading my iPhone I am holding it in my hand, and that distance is rarely more than 12-14". At 21" it's hard to read text in emails or web pages. 21" is your arm from shoulder to wrist, which is pretty close to the maximum you could hold an iPhone with your hand turned in so you could see it. I just had my kid measure from my eye to my inward facing palm with my arm fully extended, and that was 23", I never hold my phone like that. I'm a slightly above average 72" tall, and I don't think my arms are especially short. I've read books on my iPhone, and I'm pretty sure it was only about 12" away. I read more often on my iPad, but when I am turned sideways in bed holding the iPad in my hand I do not have my arm extended, so again, the distance is about 14" as best as I can measure it. Right now, I am sitting on the bed and the iPad is on the bed so I can type, 22" according to tape measure. _______________________________________________ MacOSX-talk mailing list [email protected] http://www.omnigroup.com/mailman/listinfo/macosx-talk
