Today finally did real field test of using an iPad Pro 12" and iPad Pro 10", where i wanted to feel how is it to read technical PDFs (not simple text, novels or manga..no, im talking technical PDFs which contains lots of tables, graphics etc.) and heres what I felt:
1. iPad Pro 12"
- too heavy for single hand reading experience
- tried some default reader in landscape dual page view and despite it wasnt a PDF (no one in the Apple shop was able or allowed to download apps (like readers etc) which is completely stupid, as I wasn't able to see for real using an iPad Pro as a reader of PDFs.. the one or 2 readers installed were bad at PDFs (continous scrolling mode without a full page of PDF being displayed, both readers not able to display 2 pages of PDf in landscape mode)..
So the test I managed to see of a document dual page view in landscape was not from a PDF.
2. But doesnt matter the dual page view, as it could only be possible interesting in the 12" so I dragged in the reader that was able to open a pdf single page, dragged and holded with finger the pdf page left of ipad pro 12" to simulate a dual pdf page .. but doesnt work.. its still too small. Maybe another reader could render better.. but dont think so, as i hold/zoomed this PDF page to the left with top/bottom margins touching ipad top/bottom edges and it was too small.. again possibly a decent PDF reader could boost text size.. but the incompetents sellers on this apple shop were unable to do or even able to talk about it.
3. the dual pdf page 50% of a test (just 1 page) was just a curiosity.. as i quickly felt it doesnt make sense at least in a single hand reading device..
***so 12" as a reader is not interesting at all.. as screen too big for a single pdf page in portrait mode.
then I moved to the 10" model, didnt even tried the dual page on this one as screen was much smaller than the 12" and again its just a curiosity and not really a critical thing i need the dual page view.
**** Now i felt - again with default 1 or 2 readers installed in ipad pro 10" that single page PDF reading portrait was kinda.. small
and this was really my sad surprise.. as I was thinking when I entered shop that the 10" would be my next pdf reader (portrait simple single page)..
But .. again.. employees on this apple premium shop were.. not authorized to install any apps.. so i wasnt able to read PDFs to feel.. so i did the trick of opening the browser and typing a google search that allows us to find files of type PDF (googling for "filetype
df oracle database") i was able to get a technical PDF inside ipad browser.. but was bad experience as this default browser seems only to display PDFs in continous scrolling when i was trying was to see 1 full PDF page at a time..
Finally.. this first time I tried to interact with Apple devices (im a heavy nerd tehcy many years user of windows and Android).. i felt hard to use.
So.. i left the shop more confused than ever.. and im now wondering..
Well I spend after lunch googling for best android, thin 10" tablets..
Since my baseline comparison is my amazon fire 8 HD (8" display) with my Moon+ Plus Pro" reader im able to open my PDFs and they look better then the PDF I was able to read in the ipad at the shop inside the browser, in terms of legibility of text size and so on.
Now what im feeling is, and what I see for real in my amazon fire 8" hd plus moon+ reader, is theres still some good space lost in top and bottom margins.. is i zoom pdf so left/right pdf touch edges of device, i still see a top/bottom gaps..
which make me wonder that i need a device wider.. where i can see 1 pdf page rendered (technical PDF) at full device space.
So im now comparing samsung galaxy s3 10" vs "asus zenpad 3s 10", where similar screens and quality, but samsung s3 seems to have wider screen to it may be better to read my PDFs.. but its the double of price of Zen..
There you go.. my a to z today experienced shared with you guys.. from initially iPad exciting > frustation > switched mindset to android devices > and now latest/current stage Iam is just wondering between 2 android devices again.
What you all think on this saturday novel ? lol
Thanks and look forward to read your toughts.. thanks again.