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Ease of Swiping Tablet Screens Varies by Size?

JPS48

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I've recently purchased two new Samsung tablets, one Galaxy tab 2 7.0 and a Galaxy Tab 2 10.1. Other than by size, the two devices are similar in most every other respect except that on the 10 inch unit, when you swipe the screen with your pointed finger, your finger tip glides more easily than on the 7 inch unit. Another way of describing it would be that the 10 inch screen has less surface resistance than the 7 inch one.

Thinking that this difference may just be a fluke and unique to just the two units we own, I checked out identical Samsung models on display in two different big box retail stores only to find that they demonstrate the same difference as ours. I then did similar comparisons with other brands only to find the same difference with every other make. In each case, the 7 inch screen presented more resistance than its 10 inch brand mate.

Can anyone offer suggestions as to why this is? I've searched this forum as well as the web and have yet to turn up any leads.
 
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