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I've been looking at the new iPad mini with OLED, but it doesn't have ProMotion. Would the display be jerkier without ProMotion, or is ProMotion an improvement on conventional Apple displays?

ASKED BY · Douglas Carmichael · 28 OCT 2026 · ▶ 00:40:54

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ProMotion variable refresh rate up to 120 Hz creates much smoother scrolling experience; absence would be noticeable; $200 price premium without ProMotion on small display is not compelling.

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40:24but it's just theoretical. All right, moving on to the next question. Dennis Carmichael is asking, I've been looking at the new iPad mini with OLED, but it doesn't have ProMotion. Would the display be jerkier without ProMotion or is ProMotion an improvement on conventional Apple displays? It will likely be completely unusable. A doorstop, can't use it, no of no use whatsoever mickey or alexander what's your thought now that i've used displays with pro

40:54motion i cannot go back because they just feel they don't feel as fluid it's the ability for those that don't know pro motion a lot it's a variable refresh rate it allows the display to go all the way up to 120 hertz and it is just when you when it there's a direct connection that i I feel between the finger and the screen and the interface and what am I experiencing and it is a

41:19much smoother experience being able to scroll like that I'm not saying that this I think that this device will have its place in certain scenarios but the problem I have with this it is a lot less appealing now because it is $200 more than the previous model and repeat that $200 more than the previous model without promotion on a tiny little display all right once you

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