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Old 05-26-2019, 02:21 PM   #33
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Although I prefer reading on devices with a 3:4 aspect ratio myself, it’s perhaps worth noting that the 9:16 or 10:16 aspect ratio of most Android devices is actually far closer to the aspect ratio of the page of a typical paperback book. The traditional paperback has a page that measures about 10x18cm.

Where 4:3 really wins, as several people have already noted, is reading pages “2 up” in landscape mode.
The big iPad pro is about the smallest screen where I can still read the full page of a magazine and not need reading glasses. As far as aspect ratio, that really comes into play with regards to matching the page aspect of a document, i.e. PDF's and magazines.

I've never really been concerned with aspect ratio with regards to ebooks. I've read ebooks on my iPhone 7+, iPad pro, iPad mini, Kobo Aura One, Kindle paperwhite and Kindle Oasis, i.e. my current set of active devices, without noticing a big change in my reading experience. I'm sure others have different experiences in that regards.
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