The repair site iFixit shared a teardown video of the iPad mini 7 this weekend. While it confirms that Apple has improved the “jelly scrolling” problem on this model, without removing it, the exact nature changes made to the screen remains blurry.
A look back at the phenomenon of “jelly scrolling”
“Jelly scrolling” is this display defect that gives the impression that text or images lean to one side of the screen in portrait mode, due to a shift in refresh rates.
A particularly visible and annoying problem on the 2021 iPad mini 6, to the point of generating complaints for 3 years. But not all users were equally sensitive to it.
Apple has made changes to the screen
Despite a spokesperson saying that “jelly scrolling” was “normal” behavior on LCD, it seems that Apple has sought to reduce it on the iPad mini 7. Many testers note a clear improvement, or even a disappearance of it. the effect. The firm allegedly told them that it had made modifications on the screen side.
We were thinking about rotating the display controller to alleviate the phenomenon in portrait mode. But surprise: iFixit indicates that the position of this component is unchanged compared to the iPad mini 6! The site talks about a mysterious “sleight of hand” operated by Apple. The nature of the solution found remains unclear.
Other lessons from this teardown
The iFixit video also reveals that the Apple logo on the back of the iPad mini 7 is removable, a first. For the rest, the internal design remains very similar to the previous model.
Remember that this new iPad mini features the A17 Pro chip, Apple Pencil Pro compatibility and even Apple Intelligence technology. But only extensive testing will make it possible to verify whether “jelly scrolling” is really a thing of the past. To be continued!
