Thread: [IOS] Best ipad reader to use with caliber
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Old 03-31-2018, 05:37 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by emanueol View Post
1. Oh I see, i just did little math to confirm how close above list is from 4:3 ratio, and all ipads are 4:3, but the 2 androids are not.. they are smaller in width than they should to be 4:3.
2. Seems the difference between iPad Pro 10.5" and the new iPad 9.7" (2018) is around 1cm extra in both dimensions.. so logically i would imagine its not worth to pay the double for the extra cm (and the other pro nice to have feature that screen adapts colors/brightness depending on ambient light) ?
  1. All iPads released thus far are 4:3 aspect ratio. Most Android tablets are either 16:10 or 16:9. Great for watching videos, not so much for PDFs. There are a few like the Galaxy Tab S3 that are 4:3. For tablets, I generally prefer 4:3. Aspect ratio is actually one of the primary reasons I use an iPad.
  2. One thing to consider, the iPad Pro 10.5 has 4GB RAM. The 2018 iPad only has 2GB. The difference in processing power is nothing to sneeze at either. While I would normally recommend the 2018 iPad 9.7 (or even 2017 iPad 9.7 on clearance sale) to most of my friends and family, for large technical PDFs with lots of graphics, the Pro 10.5 might be better suited.

    Note, the hardware manual I used in the photos actually crashed GoodReader twice on the 9.7" iPad Air 2 (2GB RAM). It seems to be a new bug as I've never had issues before. Worked just fine on the Pro 12.9 (4GB RAM), though.
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