diff --git a/components/mobileshell/qml/components/StartupFeedback.qml b/components/mobileshell/qml/components/StartupFeedback.qml
index 6383179f..dec11752 100644
--- a/components/mobileshell/qml/components/StartupFeedback.qml
+++ b/components/mobileshell/qml/components/StartupFeedback.qml
@@ -144,33 +144,37 @@ Item {
                                 root.visible = true;
                             }
                         }
+                        // slight pause to give slower devices time to catch up when the item becomes visible
+                        PauseAnimation { duration: 50 }
                         ParallelAnimation {
+                            property real animationDuration: PlasmaCore.Units.longDuration + PlasmaCore.Units.shortDuration
+                            
                             ScaleAnimator {
                                 target: background
                                 from: background.scale
                                 to: 1
-                                duration: PlasmaCore.Units.longDuration
-                                easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
+                                duration: animationDuration
+                                easing.type: Easing.OutCubic
                             }
                             ScaleAnimator {
                                 target: iconParent
                                 from: iconParent.scale
                                 to: 1
-                                duration: PlasmaCore.Units.longDuration
-                                easing.type: Easing.InOutQuad
+                                duration: animationDuration
+                                easing.type: Easing.OutCubic
                             }
                             XAnimator {
                                 target: backgroundParent
                                 from: backgroundParent.x
                                 to: 0
-                                duration: PlasmaCore.Units.longDuration
+                                duration: animationDuration
                                 easing.type: Easing.OutCubic
                             }
                             YAnimator {
                                 target: backgroundParent
                                 from: backgroundParent.y
                                 to: 0
-                                duration: PlasmaCore.Units.longDuration
+                                duration: animationDuration
                                 easing.type: Easing.OutCubic
                             }
                         }