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New iPad Mini Still Lacks ProMotion Despite Upgrade to OLED

ipad mini 8 displayApple's new iPad mini gains an 8.5-inch OLED display, but still lacks ProMotion, with the technology noticeably absent from Apple's announcement and technical specifications.

The iPad Pro has an ‌OLED‌ display and supports adaptive refresh rates from 10Hz to 120Hz for smoother scrolling and animations. The new iPad mini's display upgrades instead include deeper blacks, up to 1,200 nits of peak HDR brightness, and an optional nano-texture finish.

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Top Rated Comments

turbineseaplane Avatar
1 week ago
What a bummer
😞

120hz OLED is basically all I wanted here.

For me, Apple has become a disappointment machine, release after release, with very few exceptions.
Score: 50 Votes (Like | Disagree)
1 week ago
Instead of it just works....it just disappoints.
Score: 41 Votes (Like | Disagree)
lyngo Avatar
1 week ago
That’s an easy and quick pass for me. I was hoping for a mini pro basically and thought that this would be it. I guess not.
Score: 37 Votes (Like | Disagree)
1 week ago
My base iPhone 17 has ProMotion, why doesn’t this?
Score: 27 Votes (Like | Disagree)
GhostLodes Avatar
1 week ago
Simply unacceptable in 2026.
Score: 23 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Channan Avatar
1 week ago
60Hz is a bummer, but starting at $700 with only 128GB of storage on top of that? I’ll wait for the next one.
Score: 19 Votes (Like | Disagree)
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