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iPad Mini 7 Has Display Hardware Changes That Likely Fix Jelly Scrolling

NetMage said:
Why haven’t there been lots of complaints about jelly scrolling using the older large iPads in landscape mode then? Or the earlier Minis?

Perhaps the shorter vertical makes it a non-issue?
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Rather the blame the controller location its could have been with all the improvements that the Mini 6 incorporated that Apple just used a cheaper panel to offset the costs which made the refreshing slower so it was more pronounced on the Mini 6. It was the first year using that new panel size compared to the mini 5.
From a past article about this
iFixit says that it's also possible that Apple is using a cheaper display panel for the ‌iPad mini‌ 6, which could have resulted in the refresh scan being more pronounced than expected.
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Even if Apple has the same specs showing, this many years later they could go with other vendors panel. They have at least 3 different vendors capable of manufacturing this panel size. Whatever specs that Apple requires from vendors could have changed unannounced.
 
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NetMage said:
Why haven’t there been lots of complaints about jelly scrolling using the older large iPads in landscape mode then? Or the earlier Minis?

Perhaps the shorter vertical makes it a non-issue?
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When I tried the mini 6 is was about 1cm drop from left to right when scrolling. It’s probably about the same on larger iPads but less noticeable as the width of the screen is much bigger, especially in landscape.
 
Joe Rossignol said:
As someone who has first-hand experience with the world of Apple PR, my opinion is that Apple PR is being intentionally coy here. I am almost certain that Apple PR invited a group of journalists and YouTubers onto a Webex conference call for the new iPad mini, and someone inevitably asked about jelly scrolling during the Q&A session. Then, Apple PR probably gave a sideways answer about the display controller being rotated, without directly admitting that this change is to fix jelly scrolling, but also not denying it either. This achieves the exact objective that Apple PR wants: to inform the public that the iPad mini 7 is a safe buy free of jelly scrolling, while simultaneously avoiding admitting that every iPad mini 6 already sold has an issue. Apple's only-ever public comment on jelly scrolling called it "normal" display behavior, yet Apple has seemingly still made a change here to fix/improve it. What you are witnessing here is nothing other than Apple PR being a masterclass in controlling the narrative. I'm happy it seems to be fixed, though!
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Very interesting insights! From Apple’s perspective, they probably believe both the narrative of the mini 6’s jelly scrolling being normal and the need to improve it can be true at the same time. For example, the iPhone 6’s chassis was very easy to bend but it wasn’t necessarily a defect. But with the 6s they upgraded to the 7000 series aluminum.
 
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nuff_said said:
Honest question: Why would they fix something they called normal behaviour?

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Apple Says 'Jelly Scrolling' on iPad Mini 6 is Normal Behavior for LCD Screens

iPad mini 6 owners have been complaining about a "jelly scrolling" problem that affects some iPad mini models when using the device in...
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I definitely feel the jelly scrolling leans more into the defect end of the spectrum but narrative-wise it’s not necessarily incompatible. Just because it’s “normal” doesn’t mean it can’t be improved if enough people find it an inconvenience. For example, Apple has included a reinforced spine with the M4 iPad Pros because a lot of people were bending it due to carrying it with heavy items in the backpacks etc. with the previous pros even though it wasn’t really a defect.
 
Screen tearing on any Apple device for the last 25 years is embarrassing. Steve Jobs would not tolerate it, I'm sure of it. He would have delayed the mini to fix it.
 
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mattoruu said:
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).
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Nah, I meant connecting the iPad itself to an external monitor to have iPadOS on an external monitor.
 
LOL…The Verge just reported that the jelly scrolling issue is still present in this version…

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Federico's review said they use a new "optimized display controller"
Panel orientation is the same -- Jelly is still there

Apple worked to "minimize it" basically

Ars has the truth nicely encapsulated:

Lastly, there have been improvements to the display that should mitigate some of the jelly scrolling that irritated a subset of owners of the previous generation of the iPad mini.


tldr: They didn't even truly address the Jelly. Incredible
 
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anshuvorty said:
This is just as bad an update as the APMs…wow…
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About as bad is wading through these YouTube "reviews" of these

Holy cow is the YT space just all hot garbage

Everyone and their brother seems to think they are going to make a career out of doing tech toy videos in their bedroom. This stuff is dreadful
 
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