In order to prevent accidental touches near the bezel, the iPad mini "recognizes whether your thumb is simply resting on the display or whether you’re intentionally interacting with it."
In essence, you can hold the iPad mini while having a thumb slightly resting on the display, but still use it normally.
Rethinking the screen meant we also had to rethink the software behind it. iPad mini intelligently recognizes whether your thumb is simply resting on the display or whether you’re intentionally interacting with it. It’s the kind of detail you’ll notice
Hopefully this reassured users who were concerned about the thin bezel on the device.
via TheNextWeb
In essence, you can hold the iPad mini while having a thumb slightly resting on the display, but still use it normally.
Rethinking the screen meant we also had to rethink the software behind it. iPad mini intelligently recognizes whether your thumb is simply resting on the display or whether you’re intentionally interacting with it. It’s the kind of detail you’ll notice
Hopefully this reassured users who were concerned about the thin bezel on the device.
via TheNextWeb