Ipad Mini 6 jelly scrolling problem

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Originally Posted by hollowpoint

I am suggesting to anyone I know who wishes to read ebooks regularly on an Ipad Mini 6, to hold off and either consider getting a Mini 5 (which I have--and due to the controller being mounted the other way, has a low/minimal jelly scrolling issue), or look at other options.

I have the new Mini 6 and the Mini 5. Using Goodreader for pdfs and Marvin for epub. I find that the jelly issue is the same on both the 6 and the 5. It doesn't really bother me, by the time I get to that part of the screen it has settled down, but I realize it could be a real problem for some.

[hollowpoint]

Originally Posted by OtinG

Even if a unit has jelly scroll issues, you can read ebooks by turning the whole page at a time rather than scrolling, which would render jelly scrolling a non-issue. Granted it might not be the preferential way someone wants to read, but it wouldn’t be affected at all by jelly scrolling. Web surfing though is going to be an issue, and any other app that uses scrolling.

I definitely agree that the iPad mini 5 is terrific for ebook reading. I love mine. And to be truthful, I find holding my iPad Air 2020 more difficult due to the tiny bezels. I keep activating stuff on the screen because there is no place to rest my thumb. I don’t have to worry about that on my iPad mini 5 though. I understand the allure of small bezels since they give you a bigger screen in the same over all size package as you get with larger bezels. But they make reading for me a bit harder. I would love to see an iPad mini with the larger bezel at the bottom keeping the button, and smaller bezels on the other three sides. For reading, I prefer a design like my Oasis 3 with a lot of bezel for my thumb on one side. Of course Apple will never build an iPad mini like that.

Fair enough. Agree with all of that--except the bit about Ipad Air, which I have no experience with.

Isn't it funny how the ergonomic details of an older device can sometimes make it more effective--for certain purposes such as book reading--than a newer device that has the latest tech?