I sold mine because of that. Got a 12.9” pro instead. Doesn’t even feel that big anymore.
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When Will Apple Launch the iPad Mini 7?
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If they don’t put a 120 hz screen in the next Mini I’ll lose my sheet. 😐 I want a mini so badly. I’ve even had two Mini 6s but the screen is so bad I couldn’t stand it, got rid of both of them. They honestly feel so laggy with 60 hz plus jelly scroll. All my other devices have ProMotion, it’s intolerable.
I love my Mini 6. It’s the perfect 2nd device for Work travel. I use it primarily for watching content and and as a notebook with the pencil. The writing see,s to have improved a lot with recent updates. Also, the add on cellular package from Verizon is only $15.
Someone at Apple should slip that into the listed specs when the Mini 7 is released. 🤣
No, but they may vaguely say the display is “improved” or something like that, perhaps backed up by a better Delta E score/color gamut or something while slipping in the fix for the jelly scrolling issue.
I can’t not see it. I handed it to my wife, and she can’t see it. Maybe it’s due to the pro motion on the iPad Pro 12.9 I have. But I have never seen jelly scrolling on any other iPad. Maybe it’s due to the iPad Pro, MBP M2 and iPhone 14 PM? But I can’t stand it. Charge me $100 more and have a screen that doesn’t wobble like that. Where the whole right side of the display lags behind the left side. It literally makes me feel sick to my stomach trying to read on it.
I now see jelly scroll on all the iPads (this includes the Pro's) after using a Mini 6. The Pro's show it to a lesser degree due to the 120hz display but the Mini 6 is the worst by far. iPad 9, 10, Air 4 & 5 also are not great, I don't think Apple can get rid of it now but 120hz certainly helps mitigate jelly.
I hope the Mini 7 comes soon and it certainly needs a better-quality LCD/display controller although the higher PPI is appreciated over all other iPads.
I would wish they changed the jelly scroll to show in landscape rather than portrait as I'd like to one hand the Mini iPad in portrait the majority of the time.
Oh, and no PWM this time round please Apple!
I hope the Mini 7 comes soon and it certainly needs a better-quality LCD/display controller although the higher PPI is appreciated over all other iPads.
I would wish they changed the jelly scroll to show in landscape rather than portrait as I'd like to one hand the Mini iPad in portrait the majority of the time.
Oh, and no PWM this time round please Apple!
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As somebody with an iPad mini and an iPhone 13 mini, no. The smaller form factors are great.
Indeed, the Touch ID home button on the mini 5 was convenient in that regard. You make a good point. Putting the Touch ID on the side of the unit like they did with the mini 6 did help give more room for the display and hence slimmer bezels, but the usability issues you mentioned is real.
I also had some frustrations with the volume button orientation issue you mentioned. Always felt confused about which was up and which was down in landscape mode. Good point you made there.
I have the mini 6 and the iPad Pro. While I can definitely see the jelly scroll on the mini, there is absolutely no jelly scroll on my pro, or any pro I have owned.
...or perhaps a human who might like to tighten up their writing for conciseness
There is, you just don't see it (are not sensitive to it). Lucky you.
I have read this type of comment 100 times from owners that don't see the jelly scroll on the Mini 6. I can even see it a little on my iPhone 11 in landscape mode, especially on this forum as there are lots of straight lines. We're all wired differently I guess but I never really noticed jelly effect until using the Mini 6 - now I can't unsee it.
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Several months after happily purchasing an iPad mini 6 (with the Smart Folio, no less) in the winter of 2021, I actually decided to let it go last year.
On the plus side, the greater display size of the mini 6 was a bonus, as was the Apple Pencil 2 compatibility. I also did use it as a small external display for my Macbook Air or Pro from time to time.
On the minus side (for me), I really had troubles with actually being productive with it. Every time I wanted to to type a note or an e-mail, for instance, it felt like the virtual keyboard filled half the screen (which it actually might have), which was pointed out by @Shin-Ra. In retrospect, the difference in screen ratio (4.6:3 on the mini 6 vs. 4.3 on the mini 5) seemed to make a subtle but noticeable difference, as @Realityck hinted at. This got really frustrating, because all the content in the upper half of the screen (in landscape mode) scrolled around wildly when you tried to select things or move around in an e-mail, note or document, due to the limited screen space. I guess only I am to blame, because it really isn't meant for working on documents or doing anything that requires more than a modicum of screen space. It wasn't my main device for working by any means, but I thought it could be helpful on the go in a pinch. Sadly, I felt more frustrated by it than expected, when push came to shove.
The Touch ID on the mini 6 also didn't work as well for me as the one of the mini 5, perhaps due to it being a side button that usually necessitates being touched with either index finger rather than your thumb. My skin does tend to get dry in the winter anyway, so Touch ID on any device is an iffy proposition. It must work better for other people, I suppose. Likewise, the volume button orientation that changes when you switch between portrait and landscape in one of the four possible orientation also threw me for a loop rather often, although it wasn't a reason for letting go of the mini 6, just a personal peeve.
For me, I found that I just needed a device to do some journaling in Day One or writing in Ulysses using handwriting with the Apple Pencil, along with some other light use of Evernote, NotePlan and OmniFocus. I also missed not having an Apple-designed external keyboard that could be docked with the unit (as mentioned by @VampyricGentleman ) as with its larger siblings, such as the iPad Air. The mini 6 was more limited than I expected in all the above respects, I felt.
In the end, I ended up purchasing an Apple-refurbished mini 5, and that has been great for my needs so far. I wonder if Apple is going to stick with the current form factor of the mini 6, if and when they release the mini 7.
On the plus side, the greater display size of the mini 6 was a bonus, as was the Apple Pencil 2 compatibility. I also did use it as a small external display for my Macbook Air or Pro from time to time.
On the minus side (for me), I really had troubles with actually being productive with it. Every time I wanted to to type a note or an e-mail, for instance, it felt like the virtual keyboard filled half the screen (which it actually might have), which was pointed out by @Shin-Ra. In retrospect, the difference in screen ratio (4.6:3 on the mini 6 vs. 4.3 on the mini 5) seemed to make a subtle but noticeable difference, as @Realityck hinted at. This got really frustrating, because all the content in the upper half of the screen (in landscape mode) scrolled around wildly when you tried to select things or move around in an e-mail, note or document, due to the limited screen space. I guess only I am to blame, because it really isn't meant for working on documents or doing anything that requires more than a modicum of screen space. It wasn't my main device for working by any means, but I thought it could be helpful on the go in a pinch. Sadly, I felt more frustrated by it than expected, when push came to shove.
The Touch ID on the mini 6 also didn't work as well for me as the one of the mini 5, perhaps due to it being a side button that usually necessitates being touched with either index finger rather than your thumb. My skin does tend to get dry in the winter anyway, so Touch ID on any device is an iffy proposition. It must work better for other people, I suppose. Likewise, the volume button orientation that changes when you switch between portrait and landscape in one of the four possible orientation also threw me for a loop rather often, although it wasn't a reason for letting go of the mini 6, just a personal peeve.
For me, I found that I just needed a device to do some journaling in Day One or writing in Ulysses using handwriting with the Apple Pencil, along with some other light use of Evernote, NotePlan and OmniFocus. I also missed not having an Apple-designed external keyboard that could be docked with the unit (as mentioned by @VampyricGentleman ) as with its larger siblings, such as the iPad Air. The mini 6 was more limited than I expected in all the above respects, I felt.
In the end, I ended up purchasing an Apple-refurbished mini 5, and that has been great for my needs so far. I wonder if Apple is going to stick with the current form factor of the mini 6, if and when they release the mini 7.
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Hands-down my fav iPad to date. I find it more useful, in more scenarios, than any iPad Ive used (dating back to the launch-day OG iPad). Of course it’s not without areas for improvement. In no particular order…
• better screen tech
• the more ram the merrier
• wireless charging
• FaceID
Otherwise, the build quality, weight, dimensions, etc. are fantastic. A key piece of my workflow.
• better screen tech
• the more ram the merrier
• wireless charging
• FaceID
Otherwise, the build quality, weight, dimensions, etc. are fantastic. A key piece of my workflow.
Hmm. Given the battery issues I'm having with the Mini 6, I think I'll pass...
And not working well... (The power button Touch ID. I cut my only enrolled finger, and it took over a week until it worked again
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The trick to Face ID with a mask: Look down at the camera, like tilt your face down, and look at the camera. It supposedly looks at the 'eye apples', the area between the eye and cheek. Works almost ever time I do it with the iPhone. Not sure it's a secret, but I did read it on an Apple document. *shrug*
I did LOVE the first gen Mini. I was stuck doing boring physical therapy, and it fit perfectly on the machines I was using for the 'therapy'. I ended up LOVING PT, and staying late to get to the end of the current chapter. They thought I was dedicated to them. Hmm...
Yeah, for a device of such a compact size, you'd think it should (or could) support wireless charging. At least they went USB-C with it, so you can use the same charger with all your Macs and the more recent iPads now, or even a reliable third-party USB-C charger.
Apple would rather choose to go bankrupt than offering 120hz on any of their “non-pro” devices.
That would be a nice "upgrade". ProMotion is extremely unlikely because the feature is marketed for Pro devices only... Just look at the exisiting iPhone Pro, iPad Pro and MacBook Pro.
Sometimes Apple doesn't do anything significant with their chips long after you would think they should. Due to all the global instability and lowered demand and increased prices, just how many deals do you think Apple has been able to make during the past few years to allow for significant refreshes? They plan these things out years in advance and the last several years don't seem like ones were they would be planning any bold moves. I say there will be few updates for Apple devices for the forceable future, not anything more than a change in the bios to allow the same chips to do more. Nothing significant like new technology in hardware, they can innovate with software on the same hardware, but setting up contracts for new hardware was probably not their top priority in the last several years.
As a pilot, I'd like to see it optimized for portrait orientation.
Would like to see FaceID on the next mini. Will also be good to have more colour options.