iPad mini I didn't realize that 60hz on the iPad mini was this bad

[Mity]

I just bought an iPad mini 7 from Amazon because of the early Black Friday sale. My plan was to use it while commuting and at work to read articles and take care of email on a larger but manageable screen. I don't know if I've been spoiled by 120hz displays but it's actually quite horrible to scroll (I don't think this is jelly scrolling). I even let it sit overnight to allow background processes to complete.

I have my iPhone 15PM next to the mini7 and just scrolling in Settings makes the text on the mini7 blurry and unreadable until I stop. Same behavior while browsing Wikipedia and NYT in Chrome. On the the 15PM, text is perfectly clear and scrolling is smooth. I do NOT experience this same blurry text phenomenon on my M4 MBA or when using my external 60hz monitors. Has anyone else noticed this?

In terms of sharpness and clarity, the screen is nice. OLED would be great but if this was 120hz and it had a faster processor and FaceID, then this could be my new favorite iPad. I could even use it as my phone since I always carry my AirPods Pro with me.

Edit: Someone has the same concern https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...so-much-worse-on-ipads-than-macbooks.2452466/

 

[vanilla_prison]

I can’t stand 60hz now. I never noticed it when I had an iPhone pro max and iPad Air, they were totally different devices and the iPad just felt like an iPad. After I got the M4 Pro (now M5), I 100% got spoiled with 120hz. I tried to use an iPad mini because I love the form factor for couch browsing and reading, but it just felt so glitchy and stuttery and I couldn’t do it. 60hz in 2025 is a damn shame, needs at LEAST i0, if not 120

 

[Sheepish-Lord]

While you might not notice jelly scroll, the problem you are noticing most likely lies with the underlying cause of it. On the Mini 7, in portrait mode, jelly scroll creates the issue where both halves of the screen refresh at different rates due to the display controller orientation. This cause 60hz to look even worse IMO.

You can try using it in landscape mode to see if it helps as this removes the refresh issue but yeah Apple didn’t do any favors switching the display controller around from the previous gen and keeping it 60hz. Btw, all displays do this cause that’s how tech works but with OLED response times and high refresh rates sometimes you can’t even tell.

 

[Mity]

While you might not notice jelly scroll, the problem you are noticing most likely lies with the underlying cause of it. On the Mini 7, in portrait mode, jelly scroll creates the issue where both halves of the screen refresh at different rates due to the display controller orientation. This cause 60hz to look even worse IMO.

You can try using it in landscape mode to see if it helps as this removes the refresh issue but yeah Apple didn’t do any favors switching the display controller around from the previous gen and keeping it 60hz. Btw, all displays do this cause that’s how tech works but with OLED response times and high refresh rates sometimes you can’t even tell.

I just tried in landscape and the same issue exists. But I bought the mini specifically to use in portrait mode - it feels more natural in this orientation, like a journal or book.

There is virtually no lag on the 15PM or even my 60hz M4 Macbook Air. This could be a software issue.

 

[iDave]

I don’t get it. I’ve never been able to tell a difference between 60hz and 120hz.