In the last few days, users who bought Apple’s newest iPad Mini 6 have noticed a problem with LCD screen, it appears to be suffering from the “jelly scroll” effect. The effect is not uncommon in LCD screens, and Apple has stated that the effect it is natural and does not plan to release any software fix for it
The “jelly scroll” effect is a problem that arises in LCD screens due to the nature of how it refreshes line by line. Typically, there is a small delay between the refresh of pixels from one end of the display to the other. For the iPad Mini 6, the display appears to refresh from left to right when held in portrait mode, and when scrolling text on a webpage, the effect becomes more pronounced. Users will notice that the left half of the display refreshes differently from the right half of the display.
Though nearly all displays have this issue, it is not noticeable in most cases. With the iPad Mini 6 in particular, it can be noticed if a person is looking for it, especially when the tablet is held in portrait mode. For most users, however, the display experience will be completely fine.
When reaching out to Apple, the company only acknowledged that the jelly scroll effect is normal for LCD screens, and that there is no hardware or software issue with the iPad Mini 6 that needs a “fix”.
For a deeper understanding of the “jelly scroll” effect from iFixit, watch their teardown of the iPad Mini 6 here.