Here is is slow-mo video of scrolling on the iPad Min i slowed down EVEN MORE in a frame-by-frame step through. Notice how the right moves up faster than the left.

In normal usage you barely see it, but every now and then it become noticeable. In landscape it goes away entirely pic.twitter.com/iq9LGJzsDI

— Dieter Bohn (@backlon) September 22, 2021

As you can see, Dieter’s iPad mini 6 showcased the weird scrolling behavior when captured frame by frame in slow motion. He noted that the effect was noticeable intermittently and that too only in portrait orientation. Using the device in landscape mode, the issue did not persist.

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The popular tech portal, Ars Technica, reached out to Apple for an explanation regarding the issue. Apple responded to their inquiry by reasoning the scrolling effect as normal on all LCD screens.

In response to our inquiry, Apple has told us that the “jelly scroll” issue on the 6th-generation iPad mini is normal behavior for LCD screens. Because these screens do refresh line by line, there is a tiny delay between when the lines at the top of the screen and lines at the bottom are refreshed. This can cause uneven scrolling issues like the ones observed on the iPad.

In addition to all this, Ars Technica noticed that the scrolling effect wasn’t noticeable on the iPad Air 4 and the 9th gen iPad as much as on the iPad mini 6. This makes us believe that Apple isn’t going to provide a replacement to all of them who expected to get one anyway.

The teardown experts, iFixit disassembled the iPad mini 6 and came with their findings. It turns out, the driver of the display is positioned vertically, with respect to how one would hold their phone or tablet. The display refreshes in parallel to the driver placement. As in, here, refresh happens horizontally which leads to jelly scrolling when viewed in portrait orientation.

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On the other hand, the iPad Air 4 has a display driver that is horizontally mounted causing jelly scrolling when viewing in landscape mode. iFixit also brought up the iPad Pro for comparison which also has the display driver placed like that of the iPad mini 6. The effect here was hard to notice (although persistent) due to the refresh rate being 120Hz as opposed to 60Hz.

iFixit believes Apple may have used a cheaper quality display on the iPad mini 6 which further showcases jelly scrolling than normal.

The teardown noted the easy removal of the USB-C port. However, the battery, speaker, and display all use adhesives in full glory making repairs a tough job. Speaking of which, iFixit gave the iPad mini 6 a lowly 3/10 repairability score. Check it out below.

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For comparison, the iPhone 12 Pro Max from last year came with a 2,815mAh cell, and now we can see the 15% improvement this year indeed. The new L-shaped battery of the iPhone 13 Pro Max is manufactured by Huizhou Desay Battery Co., Ltd. The internals has been neatly arranged this time with the A15 Bionic proudly printed on the chipset. The face ID sensor has gotten smaller and has been redone.

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As for the iPhone 13, a 3227mAh (12.41 Wh) at 3.84V unit made by Sunwoda Electronic Co., Ltd is seated inside. A new square-shaped Taptic Engine and the prominently labeled A15 Bionic chipset can be seen here. The smaller Face ID module helped reduce the size of the notch.

As for the internals, we can’t help but applaud Apple for such a neat arrangement inside. Also worthy of mention is how Apple actually makes screen repair and battery replacement easy. Just remove the two Pentalobe screws and take off the screen. Anyways, the smaller Face ID module, logic boards, and better shielding of components are noticeable here.

Third-party repairs are not an Apple thing entirely!

In contrast to the easy display and battery swap experience, third-party replacement parts do bring up the usual Apple non-genuine part warning in settings. Does this all defeat the easiness here? A definite YES. We really hope Apple comes in support of the right to third-party repair to better improve customer experience and that’s only actually going to reduce e-waste.

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With that being said, iFixit too recently did a live teardown of the iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 Pro Max. The disassembly put light on a possible battery repair. Swapping the battery on the iPhone 13 Pro Max with another genuine Apple unit threw up the “Important Battery Message” saying “Unable to verify this iPhone has a genuine Apple battery”. This isn’t a user-friendly approach on Apple’s part and just makes things more convoluted to the end-user.

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Speaking of which, a photo from @1nsane_dev  is doing the rounds on Twitter showcasing the rearranged guts of the iPhone 13 in full glory.

Apple at the California streaming event reasoned the switch to a diagonal camera layout for the iPhone 13 line to be the improved sensor-shift stabilized camera sensors requiring the internals to be rearranged. As you can see, things have been organized much better this time making the interior of the phone look cleaner and nicer compared to the iPhone 12.

RELATED: iPhone 13 lineup brings improved battery capacities

Source: @1nsane_dev on Twitter

Things have been neatly and smartly arranged to accommodate the larger battery and upgraded camera system. Towards the right, we have the new large battery with the motherboard to the left and the also notice the A15 Bionic chipset here. The smaller Face ID module sits at the top with all of the flex cables shielded out below the same. The great Tapric Engine also got a size reduction as well.

And yes, nobody really cares about how the innards of a phone look like but Apple has gone the extra mile as usual with immaculate attention to detail and that is nothing short of impressive.

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Source: iFixit

The teardown gives us a thorough look at the innards of the smartphones and confirms Apple’s decision to ban third-party repairs. While iFixit noticed the ease of removal of the display, the display assembly and Face ID module are now independent. And in turn, sadly, non-Apple display conks Face ID altogether. Meaning, only and only an Apple Authorized Service Center can conduct a legitimate display replacement complete with a fully functional Face ID system.

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As per iFixit:

Face ID works even when we disconnected the front sensor assembly. However, any display replacement knocks out Face ID. We tried transferring the sensors from the old display and porting over the Face ID hardware, but no dice. It looks like the display is serial-locked to the phone.

iPhone 12 Face ID module (top) compared to that of the iPhone 13 (bottom). The dot projector has moved towards the center. The flood illuminator (previously part of the display) is now integrated into the dot projector module. All in all, a 20% reduction in size over previous years | Source: iFixit

Apple’s method of serial-locking components to a device complicates out-of-warranty repairs and dare we say increases e-waste. Which makes us wonder about the company’s 2030 Carbon Neutral goal. On that note, swapping batteries between the iPhone 13 models isn’t an issue but it brings up the “Important Battery Message” that says “Unable to verify this iPhone has genuine Apple battery.”

This raises a question as to whether is it worth repairing an iPhone screen nowadays.

Did you miss out on iFixit’s live iPhone 13 and 13 Pro teardown? Check it out below.

Anyways, the comprehensive teardown bagged the iPhone 13 Pro a 5/10 repairability score. A good score for sure, but for Apple and not the end-user.

In case you wanted to know the ever expensive out-of-warranty screen replacement charges at Apple, here you go:

iPhone 13 series: Out-of-warranty screen repair fees

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