The iPad mini 7 may have fixed Apple's long-standing 'jelly scrolling' problem

In our iPad mini (2021) review, we didn't announcement immoderate awesome issues pinch nan show connected nan sixth-generation type of nan tablet, but nan slate did pull complaints about a 'jelly scrolling' problem – which Apple has now apparently fixed pinch nan iPad mini 7.

If you're caller to nan saga, jelly scrolling is wherever 1 broadside of nan surface refreshes slower than nan other, causing a jarring effect erstwhile scrolling up and down – particularly connected pages of text. Apple has said it isn't an issue, but it has continued to beryllium an annoyance for some.

Our reappraisal of nan 7th-gen iPad mini (2024) is still connected nan way, and it goes connected waste October 23. In nan meantime, well-known Apple commentator Jason Snell has said connected his Six Colors podcast (via MacRumors) that he believes nan rumor has now been sorted out.

Snell didn't spell into circumstantial specifications astir nan tweak, aliases opportunity wherever he sewage his information, but his adjacent connections to Apple make this a reliable tip-off – moreover if nan caller iPad mini comes pinch an 8.3-inch LCD sheet that appears to beryllium almost identical to nan surface connected nan erstwhile model.

Quite really large of a woody this is depends connected really overmuch nan jelly scrolling connected nan iPad mini 6 spoiled your viewing experience. Apple has remained adamant that there's nary issue, and it was only noticeable successful image mode – but erstwhile you did spot it, it was past difficult to unsee it while utilizing nan tablet.

It was surely capable of a problem for america to mention it successful our database of 5 perchance annoying iPad mini 7 limitations. Apart from a capacity bump, location aren't excessively galore upgrades connected nan caller slate – though it will beryllium able to tally Apple Intelligence.

According to a rumor that surfaced past year, changes successful nan measurement nan iPad mini is assembled are responsible for eradicating jelly scrolling. Whatever has happened down nan scenes, it's going to beryllium a invited improvement.

You tin preorder nan iPad mini 7 correct now from Apple, aliases hold until Wednesday to spell and prime it up successful stores. Pricing starts astatine $499 / £499 / AU$799 – that gets you 128GB of storage, pinch 256GB and 512GB models besides available.

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