Although the new iPad mini has an OLED display, the device does not support ProMotion, which means the screen refresh rate is limited to 60Hz instead of 120Hz.
ProMotion support would have allowed the iPad mini’s refresh rate to automatically adjust from 10Hz to 120Hz depending on the content being displayed, but Apple has obviously kept the feature exclusive to the iPad Pro among iPad models for now.
In an interview with YouTuber and podcaster Christopher Lawley, Apple’s VP of Hardware Design David Pakula commented on the new iPad mini not supporting 120Hz, noting that its OLED display still has significantly faster pixel response times compared to the previous model with an LCD display, resulting in reduced motion blur.
“The display experience is about more than just a specification,” Pakula said. “One of the things that’s really cool about OLED is that it has a very fast pixel response time. So it’s more than an order of magnitude faster than the pixel response time of an LCD. ”
Apple says the new iPad mini can reach a peak brightness of 600 nits for standard content, up from 500 nits for the previous model and up to 1,200 nits for HDR content. OLED technology allows for higher contrast and more vibrant colors because there is no backlight and individual pixels turn off completely to display true black.
Apple’s technical specifications state that the new iPad mini has a contrast ratio of 2,000,000:1. The screen still has 326 pixels per inch and P3 wide color support.
The new iPad mini is available for pre-order now, with US pricing starting at $699, and the device launches on Friday, November 6.
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