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Old 04-13-2016, 10:00 AM   #80
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Originally Posted by JSWolf View Post
I think you've not seen the cover properly. The top of the cover is full width and the bottom of the cover is only about 1/2 the width. It goes as far as the bump on the underside of the Oasis. So you still are holding it using the Oasis bezel.
looking at the Engadget pictures, the cover actually sticks above (i.e. thicker) on the back. So with the cover on, you are actually gripping the thinner part of the unit now instead of the thicker part. I also must assume that the cover destroys the whole "one handed reading because the weight is mostly in your palm" angle since the asymmetry has been removed.

Engadget picture put in spoilers due to size:

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