iPad: The Forgotten Details →
Granted, Apple has put a lot of work into rebuilding some of their applications to work better on the iPad (not to mention, designing the hardware to go around it). But the home screen—something you see every time you need to switch applications—should not have been a mere afterthought. If the iPad was designed before the iPhone, would it really look like this?
I completely concur. The small icons and unlock slider feel out of place on the larger iPad. I would have liked to see more Mac-like icons, maybe 128 pixels or so. Granted, I realize that this is impossible given the fact that the iPhone apps in the store currently don’t have larger icons and consistency is probably better than having some icons small and some large.
In my opinion, Apple missed an opportunity to create a completely new and much more natural user experience. They did so with very good reasons, but the opportunity has still been missed. That doesn’t stop the iPad from being an amazing device.
