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		driverdan on Oct 13, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Speaker (Or: why the iPhone's speaker is on th... The iPad design team could have learned from the iPhone team. The speaker is on the back which makes it very quiet when watching a movie. You have to put something behind it to reflect the sound.

dpark on Oct 13, 2011 [–]

My guess is that they didn't want to put holes in the glass. It'd be less sleek. But it would sound a lot better.

cpeterso on Oct 13, 2011 | [–]

Why not put speakers on the left and right edges of the iPad?

dpark on Oct 13, 2011 | | [–]

There are no edges on the iPad 2. Putting a speaker on any edge amounts to putting the speaker on the back.

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