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Upcoming iPad Mini 7 Still Rumored to Lack 120Hz ProMotion Display
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I got the mini 6 for $399 and was delighted by the physical size. I didn’t care about jelly scrolling, found the touchID good enough, so was fine with the overall tech, but what eventually pushed me toward a trade-in was having to fuss with text sizes or get out my reading glasses, which I never need to do with iPhone or regular sized iPads.
I used the trade-in gift card toward a refurbished 11” M1 iPP and while the size is slightly larger than I’d prefer for casual ebook reading, it’s so much more useful to me in other ways and I only need to have one iPad.
I used the trade-in gift card toward a refurbished 11” M1 iPP and while the size is slightly larger than I’d prefer for casual ebook reading, it’s so much more useful to me in other ways and I only need to have one iPad.
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Post seems to have gotten significant negative attention. I was apparently mistaken about the price point (it’s selling for $500 currently) and about ProMotion being exclusively OLED. Still, I don’t really see the Mini getting ProMotion until, say, the base iPhone and the iPad Air get it, since Apple’s got a price point to reach, and I don’t see them being able to reach that price point in a $500 device if they haven’t yet reached it in a smaller $800 device.
Nope, ProMotion exists in the LCD 11 inches iPad Pro and in the 12.9 inches (miniLED) iPad, same as when it debuted in the 10.5 inches iPad Pro (LCD as well).
So, no, it's not exclusive of OLED.
No, but they are the ones who develop the technology. Apple might telll them “make it without PWM”, but it’s still the manufacturers who will have to develop the technology. It’s not like with the SoCs where Apple provides the schematics.
I haven’t seen any statistics about how many people are seriously affected. And it might be technologically difficult to address, not to mention that you’d have to do it all over again for micro-LED.
Why is anyone surprised by this? ProMotion has thus far only been available on screens that are mini-LED or OLED, because Apple sees the two features as complimentary. It also makes for great marketing.
Since the Mini is unlikely to be branded as a Pro device in the future, I don’t see this changing.
Since the Mini is unlikely to be branded as a Pro device in the future, I don’t see this changing.
Most whiners will whine, but I just care if Apple release it in Silver and I'm sold.
That's wrong. It's been available on iPad Pro models with LCD tech since the iPad Pro first received ProMotion
Form factor is set. My concern is what kind of display specs i get for my money. So price -> display. I guess just like others.
I have mini 5 and i see there some sort of “jelly scrolling” too. But money for mini 6 was not not worth it. If there was laminated ipad, i would not hesitate buying a second one. And one remark on CEOs comment “iphone every year because people want them”, absurdly ditching the answer. Too afraid to say that the green approach is only about making money. Scouts care for nature without much publicity for over .. 100 years?
I have mini 5 and i see there some sort of “jelly scrolling” too. But money for mini 6 was not not worth it. If there was laminated ipad, i would not hesitate buying a second one. And one remark on CEOs comment “iphone every year because people want them”, absurdly ditching the answer. Too afraid to say that the green approach is only about making money. Scouts care for nature without much publicity for over .. 100 years?
M1 would be nice, but in Apples view of obsolete products, M1 is old and in 2024 will be even older. My concern is loss of 2 years if iOS.
Someone is stopping him behind the scenes.
Well then ink paper kindle like display is the solution. Or no display. Its absurd just like this claim of yours. I see no other approach than - if i do not like that, i do not buy. Simply without having alternative. My sypathy to your observation and concern is preserved.
What was seen can not be unseen. Badge of Jelly scrolling observation ? This gives you an opportunity for harmless trolling. Such as - darling i read that apple gives ……(insert something like brutal discount on watches) to ipad owners who experience shattering of lines during scrolling. They admit they made a mistake and issued faulty displays. I am happy that your ipad is OK. Since i have not heard you mentioning that. Wait and count to 20
just joking
There are two ways of changing display brightness, either raising or lowering the current, or keeping the current constant but turning it on and off at differing frequencies (PWM). It is well known that changing the current causes color shifts for OLED, especially at lower brightness. Is there some other solution? So far none has been found, apparently.
The mini has been languishing for years. Might be time for it to go.
When the original one came out it was a sensation. I even bought one myself. But over the years it has been overshadowed in the iPad lineup and has fallen by the way side. If Apple isn’t going to be serious about it, then maybe it’s for the best to say goodbye. 🤷🏻♂️
When the original one came out it was a sensation. I even bought one myself. But over the years it has been overshadowed in the iPad lineup and has fallen by the way side. If Apple isn’t going to be serious about it, then maybe it’s for the best to say goodbye. 🤷🏻♂️
I would say that as far as i remember, games, devices with displays always mention nausea or epilepsy warning in their manual. Its curse of mankind, i mean the sensitivity to displays.
I’m all for choice, but I also wonder how many people are affected. The OLED Nintendo Switch outsold the LCD version by a large margin last year, despite being higher-priced.
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Never had a problem with "jelly scrolling". It's basically a non-issue being blown out of proportion by the press and forums like this one.
Wishlist for an updated Mini 7:
- A16
- Significantly smaller bezels and more rounded frame edges, generally smaller/lighter. My Mini 5 was perfect as far as size/shape/weight (other than the screen size).
- WiFi 6E
- Updated cameras
- 128GB minimum storage
- Some kind of landscape-oriented smart connector to be usable with its own first-party keyboard attachment/case. The biggest downside for the mini for me has always been its reliance on bluetooth keyboards. Probably would be too small for a trackpad, but even just being able to type on real keys would make it immensely more useful for productivity tasks.