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Old 04-24-2018, 05:27 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop View Post
Thanks for the data. At any rate, the size of the image on the average Android tablet will be larger than the size of the same image on the average iPad or other 4:3 tablet. So based solely on screen size, the 16:10 would be a better device to read comics.
As far as 16:10 Android being better than 4:3, strictly speaking that depends on screen size. At 9.7" 4:3 and 10.1" 16:10 set to fit to screen, the 10.1" 16:10 tablet displays the comic a bit larger. At 10.1" 4:3 and 10.1" 16:10, "fit to screen" comic size is the same.

For example, comparing the 16:10 7" Nexus 7 and 4:3 7.9" retina iPad mini, the retina mini would display the comic page at 4.2" x 6.3" while the Nexus 7 would display it at 3.7" x 5.6". The retina iPad mini also has 326 ppi which greatly helps with legibility/text sharpness at that screen size.

If Apple ends up standardizing their 10" class iPads to 10.5" and Androids don't follow suit, then "fit to screen" comic size on 10.5" iPads would be slightly bigger than on 10.1" 16:10 tablets (5.6" x 8.4" vs 5.4" x 8.0").

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Now the iPad may have a better screen, better comic reading apps, etc. that make up for it. I'm just responding to the argument made in post number #10 (an argument I've seen before and believed until I bought a 4:3 tablet myself).

As mentioned, the 4:3 excels in landscape pages and with British comics.
The iPad is relatively pricey. I prefer it since as I've mentioned previously, the AR is spot on for reading in 2-page landscape. I also find it to be a much better "generic" tablet compared to 16:10 Android particularly if a significant portion of usage is web browsing.

But yeah, if primarily using a tablet for video or comics (portrait mode), 16:10 works very well.

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I also forgot to mention that in your screenshot of Action #1,000, in every instance the iPad looked so much better than the paper comic. It was likely the lighting, but still, it was something to see.
While the lighting is partly to blame, the colors on the physical comic actually do look washed out compared to the iPads.
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