Soon after the OnePlus 5[1] release, early adopters thronged forums to complain about a certain 'jelly scrolling effect'[2] that appeared on their screen when scrolling a webpage or through apps like Twitter. Looks like OnePlus 5 users are not alone, and now Moto Z2 Force[3] users are also reporting of the same issue.
XDA Developers was the first to spot and report[4] this issue. The problem was spotted within 5 minutes of using the Moto Z2 Force, and XDA's Daniel Marchena claims that "there is clear warping occurring while scrolling through the app drawer and settings menu." On digging deeper, he found that the Moto Z2 Force actually refreshes in the opposite direction than the Samsung Galaxy S8+[5], indicating that the "jelly scrolling effect" is caused because the display is mounted upside down.
When the OnePlus 5 issue emerged, many speculations were being made about the cause of the jelly scrolling effect, with one prominent one being it could be a VSync issue, and the other being that the display has been installed upside down[6] in the device. A teardown had later confirmed that the OnePlus 5 had its display IC at the bottom, something that the Moto Z2 Force also seems to imitate, according to the report.
This could be the reason for the 'jelly scrolling effect' appearing on the MotoZ2 Force as well. If what XDA claims is true, this hardware defect does not have a workaround, and no software fix can be expected for the same.
Moto Z2 Force price, specifications
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