They do have it in landscape but because the distance between left and right is larger, the drop-off is less noticeable.
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iPad Mini 7 Has Display Hardware Changes That Likely Fix Jelly Scrolling
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I see your sarcasm and raise you with semantics.
I read this as a fluff piece dripping with speculation and assumption. No true rumor here.
Jason Snell is a real journalist and has industry contacts, this isn’t a rumor as much as ‘unofficial confirmation’ because Apple won’t acknowledge it as a problem. The ignorant cynics in here are something else, JFC.
Good they addressed it, bad there’s no 120hz. Guess we have another 3 year wait.
I’ve never owned an iPad Mini and don’t really know what I‘d use one for that the 11” Pro wouldn’t be a better choice for me. Maybe eReader but I vastly prefer e-ink screens for that. I do like that it supports the new Apple Pencil.
Good they addressed it, bad there’s no 120hz. Guess we have another 3 year wait.
I’ve never owned an iPad Mini and don’t really know what I‘d use one for that the 11” Pro wouldn’t be a better choice for me. Maybe eReader but I vastly prefer e-ink screens for that. I do like that it supports the new Apple Pencil.
I’m tempted by this device honestly… but i should have been released with an A18 in my opinion. That, and the fact I cannot use it with a secondary monitor (not mirrored) makes me stick to my 11” M2 iPad Pro.
The iPad mini is probably the best hand held iPad for gaming. I knew it wasnt going to get an OLED screen until 2026 or later, but It really should have gotten a 120hz pro motion display. 60hz on ANY device in 2024 is embarrassing at this point. I also wish it had gotten face ID. Having said that, i am still going to get one to upgrade from my 6 yr old ipad mini 5. My iPad Pro is my main content creation & media consumption device… but I love my iPad mini for when I really want to travel light. It is an indispensable part of my creative workflow. All in all it is still a decent update. Faster chip. Twice Faster usb-c port. Bigger storage options & Apple pencil Pro support. I know the ipad mini is the forgotten stepchild of the ipad family… but it is the only true tablet & has a pretty diehard fanbase. I really hope Apple doesn’t discontinue it. Perhaps they plan to release an iPad mini Pro someday. Or maybe evolve it into a foldable device? I dunno. 🤷♂️
Considering no one really complains about it on the iPad Air that's likely Apple's fix.
For me, the mini is a portrait device. The jelly was a deal breaker when I owned it and I returned it almost immediately. The screen is just too small for anything in landscape except watching say youtube etc. If the jelly still persists and only in landscape, I would make do with it. Still. 60hz. … 😐
I’ve read it has 8GB of RAM compared to the 2 or 3 I’ve seen quoted for the mini 5. I’m on mini 5 myself right now and have preordered the 7. I don’t think it’s a worthwhile upgrade for those who have a mini 6, but definitely worth it to replace the mini 5. My mini 5 has gotten quite laggy since iPadOS 17 came along. I don’t dare try 18 on it and probably doesn’t have enough storage remaining to install it even if I wanted to.
iPad mini 5 - A12 Bionic - 3GB RAM - 64 GB storage $399
iPad mini 6 - A15 Bionic - 4GB RAM - 64 GB storage $499
iPad mini 7 - A17 Pro - 8GB RAM - 128GB storage $499
I did noice how much faster web scrolling was with mini 6 versus mini 5, the previous mini 4 was a lot slower.
Not talking hard core gaming like on a computer. I am talking handheld gaming.
Before name calling everyone, can we see what they actually did to address it first?
Forum dude tries to get a dopamine injection by receiving some likes for his witty forum post where he super duper cleverly calls Jason Snell a “podcast dude”. But it backfires because he didn’t know who Jason Snell is, making himself look like the idiot, so he got a bunch of dislikes instead. So now forum dude is sad and lonely again.
People are different. I never, ever use my iPad Mini in portrait. If I download an app or game that is portrait only, I delete it instantly.
What the hell then is a rumor, if not “speculation and assumption”?
And I’d rather have a free Bentley.
I’m an iPhone Mini user, and for me the iPad Mini in landscape is the perfect companion. I like the smaller screen sizes, and I would never dream of upgrading my 13” Air to 15” either.
I do agree that 60 Hz is long in the tooth. Another thing Jason Snell said recently that I agree with, is that the Mini 7 doesn’t seem like a device that is designed for a three year lifespan. It is a quick update to allow Apple Intelligence. It seems reasonable that they made some “bug fixes”, but other than that it doesn’t seem like the device they are aiming for.
I won’t be upgrading, I’m perfectly happy with my 6.
No, name calling someone who is name calling Jason Snell is perfectly valid.
It is common in LCDs, including those in monitors and phones. It is a consequence of the display not refreshing uniformly/instantaneously but line-by-line. However, the monitors have the display controllers oriented so that vertical scrolling latency results in the squishing/stretching of the image (as you perceive it), while horizontal scrolling results in shear/"jelly".
The complaint with the Mini 6 was that they reoriented the display controller such that it now sheared with vertical scrolling in portrait mode rather than doing it in landscape mode. Reading in portrait orientation is more common, and vertical scrolling is something you do while reading content outside of a book reader.
The effect reduces if the lines refresh faster, which is something you generally will get with a higher refresh display - although you still have the other display artifacts such as transition times to contend with
…pfff this thing doesn't even have a DVD drive
Should be knowing for sure from the upcoming reviews. Hopefully it is fixed.
Can it not work with as a secondary wireless display (with a Mac)? I’m fairly sure it can, but obviously I don’t have the iPad Mini 7 yet (so I can’t confirm that personally).