That everyone is doing 16:9 doesn't mean it's not crap - as with computer monitors - almost everything being 16:9 so that manufacturers want to share panels with flat screen TVs, usability be damned.

I can say I really like the screen ratio of my Jolla Tablet, definitely an improvement over 16:9 "thin viewport" devices for actual usage (web browsing, Twitter, terminal, navigation, manga reading, email, photo viewing, etc.).