Science & Tech · Gadgets & EVs · 5 hrs ago
New iPad mini removes speaker holes and uses screen vibration for sound
Apple’s new iPad mini has no speaker holes beside its USB-C port.
Earlier models had rows of speaker holes on both sides of the port.
The new design does not mean the tablet is silent: its screen vibrates to produce sound.
This brings back screen vibration, once used in smartphones, according to the story.
The change matters because sound comes without visible speaker openings in the tablet’s edge.
The story gives no further details about how the system works.
Apple’s newly released iPad mini has no speaker holes, according to Chosun Ilbo.
Earlier models had rows of speaker holes on both sides of the USB-C port.
The new model has a USB-C port without speaker holes beside it.
The screen vibrates to produce sound.
- Who
- Apple released the new iPad mini.
- What
- The device has no speaker holes and uses screen vibration for sound.
- When
- Recently, according to the article published on November 13, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- Not stated
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- Device
- New iPad mini
- Speaker design
- No speaker holes
- Sound
- Produced through screen vibration
- Earlier models
- Speaker holes on both sides of the USB-C port