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avid01 · 08-27-2015, 07:53 PM

Very interesting comparison (from February, 2014) of the Kindle Paperwhite 2 (0.45 lbs/206 g) and the iPad Mini Retina - now called the iPad Mini 2, at (0.73 lbs/331 g): http://www.janet.tokerud.com/ereadin...d-mini-retina/

Quote:

Bottom Line
Advantages of the Paperwhite 2 for ereading:
Size and weight is great for extended reading (over 30 minutes)

On another blog Eolake Stobblehouse writes:

What I would like that we still don't have, is a 5 to 6-inch ereader under 200 grams, about the weight of the lightest Kindle, but a full-fledged tablet with a good LED screen.

So what these two bloggers concluded is, that the 0.73 lbs/331 g iPad Mini 2 deemed to be too heavy for comfortable, extended (30 minutes or more) single handed use, while the 206 g Kindle Paperwhite 2 is just perfect for that.

Newsflash: according to rumors, the upcoming iPad Mini release will be thinner, lighter (think iPad Air 2 design), but there is also another new contender, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0:

Status: Coming soon. Exp. release 2015, September

Weight: 0.58 lbs/265 g (Wi-Fi)

Resolution: 1536 x 2048 pixels (~320 ppi pixel density)

Its weight at 0.58 lbs/265 g lbs is just between the above reviewed iPad Mini 2 and Kindle Paperwhite 2. (My wild guess is, the iPad Mini Air or how it will be named, will be slightly heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0.)

The question is, what might be the maximum ideal weight for a tablet for continuous single-handed use, that is, reading for you, or for most people?

Please don't make it a discussion about e-reader vs. tablet, Android vs. iOS vs. Kindle, even not a discussion about the ideal single-handed reader size. Only about weight; thank you.

08-27-2015, 07:53 PM	#1
avid01 Addict Posts: 300 Karma: 2000410 Join Date: Jan 2012 Device: Kindle 4	Maximum ideal weight for 7-8"-ish tablets for extended single-handed use (reading)? Very interesting comparison (from February, 2014) of the Kindle Paperwhite 2 (0.45 lbs/206 g) and the iPad Mini Retina - now called the iPad Mini 2, at (0.73 lbs/331 g): http://www.janet.tokerud.com/ereadin...d-mini-retina/ Quote: Bottom Line Advantages of the Paperwhite 2 for ereading: Size and weight is great for extended reading (over 30 minutes) On another blog Eolake Stobblehouse writes: What I would like that we still don't have, is a 5 to 6-inch ereader under 200 grams, about the weight of the lightest Kindle, but a full-fledged tablet with a good LED screen. So what these two bloggers concluded is, that the 0.73 lbs/331 g iPad Mini 2 deemed to be too heavy for comfortable, extended (30 minutes or more) single handed use, while the 206 g Kindle Paperwhite 2 is just perfect for that. Newsflash: according to rumors, the upcoming iPad Mini release will be thinner, lighter (think iPad Air 2 design), but there is also another new contender, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0: Status: Coming soon. Exp. release 2015, September Weight: 0.58 lbs/265 g (Wi-Fi) Resolution: 1536 x 2048 pixels (~320 ppi pixel density) Its weight at 0.58 lbs/265 g lbs is just between the above reviewed iPad Mini 2 and Kindle Paperwhite 2. (My wild guess is, the iPad Mini Air or how it will be named, will be slightly heavier than the Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0.) The question is, what might be the maximum ideal weight for a tablet for continuous single-handed use, that is, reading for you, or for most people? Please don't make it a discussion about e-reader vs. tablet, Android vs. iOS vs. Kindle, even not a discussion about the ideal single-handed reader size. Only about weight; thank you. Last edited by avid01; 08-28-2015 at 02:57 AM.