One immediate problem, however, is that the bezel around the sides is so tiny when
held in portrait orientation that I keep accidentally hitting the display with my thumb.
It has four physical buttons on the front, situated along the bottom beneath the screen, and optimized for
use in portrait orientation.
Naturally there are some design challenges, considering that a desktop monitor can be over 2000 pixels wide while a mobile
phone in portrait orientation is as little as 200.
The power button and volume rocker are on the right side, when looking at the
tablet in portrait orientation, with a microSD card slot on the opposite side.
This spreadsheet helps you compare your monthly budget to your actual expenditures, and can be printed on a single
page in portrait orientation.
The G6's display is comprised of two perfect squares: when
held in portrait orientation, it makes the panel slightly taller than the screens of similarly - sized phones.
This is mainly because the 10.5 - inch variant will be held and used in landscape most of the time, while the 8.4 - inch variant is built for
use in portrait orientation.
The following example demonstrates fully fixed - layout content intended to be rendered using synthetic spreads in landscape orientation, and with no
spreads in portrait orientation.
This means that there would be no muffling of audio if the tablet is placed on a flat surface (but it would pose a problem if the tablet is placed
in portrait orientation on your lap).
The only novel thing here is that the game is played
in the portrait orientation rather than landscape, a change that makes it resemble Square Enix's iOS Dragon Quest games in what I'm sure is a total coincidence.
Interestingly Koenigsegg has opted for a Apple CarPlay compatible touch screen mounted
in portrait orientation in the centre console.
The size and weight make the device easy to hold in one
hand in portrait orientation while being operated by the other and with a bit of manoeuvring you can reach the buttons on the right side while holding it in the same hand.
I found the Nexus 7's dimensions convenient and pleasing; with its 7 - inch screen, the tablet was unobtrusive to use in cafes and on public transit, and its dimensions nicely accommodated thumb - typing on the on - screen
keyboard in portrait orientation.
This means that there would be no muffling of audio if the tablet is placed on a flat surface (but it would pose a problem if the tablet is
placed in portrait orientation on your lap).
Powered by the latest version of the Android operating system, the Eee Pad MeMO 3D has a 7 - inch multi-touch screen that can also be used with the supplied stylus for note
taking in portrait orientation, plus a glasses - free 3D display mode.
Google Books provides a reasonably good experience for reading digital books, with a two - page view in landscape mode and a single - page
view in portrait orientation, although the tablet really feels a lot easier to hold in landscape mode — and the amount of text on the screen in portrait mode feels kind of overwhelming unless you increase the font size enough to make eBooks look like large print books.
Dragon Quest IV on iOS uses the same pseudo 2D / 3D visuals of the Nintendo DS version,
formatted in portrait orientation for one - handed gaming, and including some extra content that wasn't in the original NES release.
As with the other recent ports to iOS, Dragon Quest 3 is only
playable in portrait orientation, and while it wears that well, I know many out there would like a landscape option.
More so since it actually is a lot more convenient to type into the tablet via the on - screen keyboard as in a smartphone when held
in portrait orientation due to its relatively narrow size.
Whether you are reading at home or while on the go, our Origami cover stands your Kindle
Voyage in portrait orientation so you can enjoy your books hands - free.
Volume - down is the left-most rocker (viewed from the tablet's front), which makes a modicum of sense in landscape orientation, but is downright confusing and
counterintuitive in portrait orientation.
Compared to older QWERTY BlackBerry designs of the past, like the BlackBerry Bold 9900 or even the newer BlackBerry Classic, the KEYone's 4.5» display with 3:2 aspect
ratio in portrait orientation feels positively huge.
I found myself using the tablet
in portrait orientation more that other tablets, because I preferred holding it by its chunky spine, but I mostly utilized the kickstand, unless playing a game that required both thumbs on the screen.
And, thanks to the XOOM's widescreen aspect ratio display, browsing
webpages in portrait orientation gives you more vertical depth than other tablets with standard aspect ratios.