Well, I consider it a big plus for me, that little superfluous things like this do not bother me, and most others.
There are much larger eye sores than this in this forum!
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iPad Pro Is there a reason why the iPad Pro's corner radius doesn't match the screen's corner radius?
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Well, I consider it a big plus for me, that little superfluous things like this do not bother me, and most others.
There are much larger eye sores than this in this forum!
If you can't see the difference, you're blind.
I can clearly see the difference but the average user is going to care much less! It seems to only bug a few who are "sensitive".
I totally understand why they're calling out the look of it, but it's like that for a reason they can't seem to comprehend. It does not bother me either. Curious what their end goal is in all of this. If it's that bothersome, purchase the 2017 models or an alternative tablet instead.
Perhaps as few as one. Does anyone on here use their device, like watch things on screen or is everyone a disgruntled QC engineer.
I noticed that a couple of the hydrogen atoms in my iPad Pro were heavy hydrogen with an extra proton. Hey Apple what gives?
If you can't see the difference, you're blind.
The right image is NOT how the iPad looks. I don’t want to explain the third time, but you’ve got the corners all wrong. What you’re drawing are simple quarters of circles, not sloping curves and please stop claiming this is how iPads look. They don’t.
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But it’s not how the iPad looks. He is drawing the outer corners wrong.
This explains it:
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To quote @Yr Blues - "if you don't see the difference, you're blind". But obviously, he/she is drawing the corners wrong - simplifying them to regular circles instead of sloping curves.
iPad Pro corners are great. Gentle, sloping curves with perfectly matching rounded LCD corners.
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I care about these things very much! But the fact is - Apple didn't make a mistake!
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Not an issue! The OP got it wrong.
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I'll never understand people.
The lack of uniformity of the curved edges is a major eyesore but years of a lack of evenly sized bezels on all 4 sides was not a problem.
The right image is NOT how the iPad looks. I don’t want to explain the third time, but you’ve got the corners all wrong. What you’re drawing are simple quarters of circles, not sloping curves and please stop claiming this is how iPads look. They don’t.
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But it’s not how the iPad looks. He is drawing the outer corners wrong.
This explains it:
[doublepost=1547760327][/doublepost]If anyone is having any doubts:
To quote @Yr Blues - "if you don't see the difference, you're blind". But obviously, he/she is drawing the corners wrong - simplifying them to regular circles instead of sloping curves.
iPad Pro corners are great. Gentle, sloping curves with perfectly matching rounded LCD corners.
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I care about these things very much! But the fact is - Apple didn't make a mistake!
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Not an issue! The OP got it wrong.
I read somewhere that the more rounded the corners are, the smaller the screen looks. So they tried to have rounded corners, while not matching them according to the exterior. I myself still can't get used to the corners but I also can guess they made it that way so it's a more distinguishable device. Apple does this all the time.
It amazes me how something can be overlooked by so many and yet bother some to no end. Like I said, I got better things to worry about!
Not an issue! The OP got it wrong.
This clarifies it. OP drew the outer edge wrong. I had a feeling the right image he posted should have had an even bezel like the iPad does all the way around. Wonder if they'll even acknowledge how wrong they got their image.
What is that reason? That's what he's asking—what''s the reason?
Curious what their end goals is? The end goal is to know the reason!
I’m sorry, is that badly photoshopped image supposed to prove something? The first shot is wrong and you don’t see it. The “actual” one is how it’s supposed to look.
You’re wrong about the corners, because you’re thinking of them as regular circles.
One step at a time...
Looking at the inside LCD, does the left and right look different in how they relate to the outside curve?
(The answer is yes!)
You do realize the left one has a much thinner bezel (you just zoomed it more)?
There. Zoomed in.
Now, to answer OP, when these things get done geometrically, they can look odd to the human eye, so you have to correct for it optically. It seems Apple did not do that. So it looks off.
Another example is famously when Steve Jobs designed the Apple Cube to be slightly wider because if he allowed the manufacturers to design a perfect cube, it would look slightly rectangular. You use geometry to get 95% of the way there, then the last nudge needs to be 5% done by a designer's optical judgement. It seems they did not do that. So it looks weird.
Another possible reason is they did this purposefully because maybe they corrected for it to be equal (similar to iPhone XR) but on such a large iPad Pro (12.9") it looked weird or wasted too much space, so they opted for this variation.
(Personally, I'm not annoyed by it, but I'm on OPs side in that it's apparently "off")
You're right. I remember when the iPhone X came out there was a lot of articles about how Apple did not just do circles; Daring Fireball had a post about it, and how the Pixel got it wrong. Apple obsesses about these kind of things. I have not seen any discussions like this about the iPad, but I'm sure Apple has considered it.
You guys are getting this all wrong. YES, Apple used a unique radius to create their circular corners. But that doesn't answer the question. The question is...
Why does the iPad Pro look off on the inside LCD panel?
Not the radius, but the dimensions of the inside corner in proportion to the outside corner. Saying, "Apple uses unique radius and therefore it doesn't look off is the wrong reply." Saying any of that doesn't magically make it look good all of a sudden. They nailed it with the iPhone XS/XR but it looks off on the iPad Pro. Respond to that.
Why does the iPad Pro look off on the inside LCD panel?
Not the radius, but the dimensions of the inside corner in proportion to the outside corner. Saying, "Apple uses unique radius and therefore it doesn't look off is the wrong reply." Saying any of that doesn't magically make it look good all of a sudden. They nailed it with the iPhone XS/XR but it looks off on the iPad Pro. Respond to that.
The iPad looks fine to me. The bezel seems to be the same width at every point on the corner.
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Also the pixels are there they are just turned off. It has square edges if Apple ever wanted to turn them on.
You certainly seem to be interested in this topic with as many replies as you’ve posted so far. Generally people who don’t care about something don’t talk about that topic or others who do.
Yes, you are correct. We now know they are using the same corner radius inside and out (as has been discussed throughout the post). But that doesn't answer the issue of 'why it looks off.'
The answer is most likely they need to use a slightly different radius on the inside corner, than what's used on the outside corner. To make things look optically perfect, you have to use imperfect measures.
For example, if you put a (small) post-it note in the exact middle of a piece of paper, and hang it on the wall, it will seem like its a little low and not in the middle (even though it is geometrically perfect). But if you use your eye to nudge the post-it note half an inch (or so) upward, it will look perfectly center. These are design exercises they perform in art/design school. You can't rely on mathematic perfection when creating designed pieces, because the eye-brain connection is biased. Which is why there are countless optical illusions that trick the eye. Which is how renaissance painters and sculptors achieved so much—they learned the eye-brain bias and created various techniques that took advantage of it.
Chances are Apple either didn't care (good enough!) or there was some manufacturing difficulty that was not worth making a slight adjustment. So I don't think OP will get a definitive answer, but it is a bit maddening that some people thinks it looks perfectly fine. It doesn't. It looks like it's pinching the inside corner.
Yes, the geometry is perfect, but the illusion of the iPads inside panel (due to it's size and proportions) makes it seem pinched. How OP is getting this much push-back (as if he's crazy) is maddening. OP you're not crazy buddy.
Those pixels wouldn't be visible even if they'd be turned on since the black coating isn't squared off.
It only looks wrong to some people. It doesn’t look off to me......it looks exactly as a corner should look, with the exact same width of bezel at every point on the corner.