A circle
of speaker holes pepper the bottom edge, and it naturally rests at a 70 - ish degree angle that makes it easy to see from anywhere in a room.
My initial feeling is that it indicates a transition from the
old speaker holes to the new edge - mounted ones.
The bottom of the device features a traditional Lightning port for charging purposes along with six
speaker holes located on either side of it.
While some had speculated that these were
just speaker holes, it turns out that they're actually ports for attaching accessories like stereo speakers or a battery pack.
The space has been replaced by a second set
of speaker holes, which are largely cosmetic.
The placement of the headphone jack, microUSB port and machine
drilled speaker holes on the base mimic the iPhone 6, while the change from a volume rocker to separate metal keys on the left also suggests a Cupertino influence.
There are neatly drilled
speaker holes on one side for the stereo speakers and their positioning on the side very much dictates that this is a tablet that wants to be used in landscape.
We could care less about the VMA's or the artists who get showcased there, because to most of us, music is produced by a plastic box
with speaker holes or a headphone jack, not an artist.
The MicroUSB port and primary microphone take their place along with the
round speaker holes in the bottom, while a secondary microphone and the headset jack is located on the top.
There are clear
visible speaker holes along with a dedicated camera button for the f / 2.2 8MP Carl Zeiss Tessar lens, unlike N9.
You just need to look at the perforated
speaker holes at the bottom of the metallic body to see that the phone has been built with the precision of a jet engine.
In sync with the Xiaomi founder's belief that high - quality technology doesn't need to cost a fortune, the company designers have paid attention to the details of the construction, which you can see easily from the
machined speaker holes to the seamless joining of the plastic but metallic - looking body and glass front.
Along the bottom of the phone you'll
find speaker holes on both sides of the Lightning port.
The drilled
speaker holes look premium, and the rounded edge finish appears to offer plenty of comfort.
Speculation has claimed Apple wants to give the next version of its tablet a 2 GB of RAM spec bump,
larger speaker holes, and recessed volume buttons, among other smaller changes.
Recessive branding and hundreds of
speaker holes deliberately punched around the lower section of the Nest Guard base allow the device to blend beautifully into the background, with only a top - facing light ring hinting at the intelligence within.
It's at least smooth and reinforced, but the overhang on the iPad's corners reminds me of the original 12.9 - inch Create — too stiff and clunky to put on, and painful to look at (especially with the full edge cutouts for the speaker, a much uglier implementation than the Create's
curved speaker holes).
When this new feature is enabled, it completely locks the screen of your device to prevent water from
entering speaker holes or microphone.
If you look closely at the bottom edge, it looks like there are
smaller speaker holes only, and a Lightning port in the center.
And the drilled
speaker holes flanking the micro USB port and headphone jack along the bottom are a hallmark of Apple's mobile devices.
And while the Lightning port, power, volume and home buttons are all in the same spots, the iPad Pro includes four
identical speaker holes etched into the aluminum chassis, equally spaced to the left and right sides on the top and bottom of the tablet, respectively.
The headphone jack, microphone, Lightning port and
mono speaker holes also remain unchanged from the current iPhone.
A sheet of toughened Gorilla Glass 3 covers the display, and HTC has used its micro-drilled earpiece /
speaker holes again.
It then emits a sound, one that sounds uncannily like a mosquito flying close to your ear, and the vibration pushes water out the
horizontal speaker holes.
It has
speaker holes which can take in water, but there is also a neat functionality that uses a certain frequency of sound to dispel any moisture that might have come inside the device.
It could also improve waterproofing for future phones since it eliminates the need
for speaker holes.
Both the iPhone 6 mockup and the iPod touch have a curved matte aluminum rear shell as well
as speaker holes on the bottom along the right side.
The front of the phone, with its identical set of
micro-drilled speaker holes and usually - placed capacitive navigation buttons, is immediately recognizable in its uniqueness, and that's without turning the screen on.
Catnip can be recharged by adding a couple drops of liquid catnip into the small,
round speaker hole.
There are no
visible speaker holes or grills on the Surface Laptop, says Panos Panay, Microsoft's corporate vice president.
Is this another one of those features from the same basket which contained the idea to have
speaker holes at the top of the new Macbook, but actual speakers being located closer to the touchpad?
I like this case because the TPU bumper even covers the bottom of your phone,
with speaker holes and a cutout for the Lightning port.
Take a peek at the base of the 50 Oxygen Plus and again there's a strong sense of Apple déjà vu, with a centralised microUSB port flanked by
drilled speaker holes.
There's a single row
of speaker holes drilled into the iPad's bottom, and the output gets plenty loud without distortion.
It has the micro-drilled
speaker holes on the rear sitting above the Beats Audio branding.
But the rounded metal frame and punched - out
speaker holes are remarkably similar to the iPhone 6.
As a result,
the speaker holes are located in the lower - left corner of the back of the device and not along the bottom of the device.
A lot of tablets stick
the speaker holes on the bottom - edge of the tablet, where your lap will muffle them if it's resting on your legs, or they stick the holes on the sides, where your hands will muffle them if you're holding it.
Some other cosmetic changes have been made, like the face buttons all being a little bit bigger,
the speaker holes have been changed and the buttons at the bottom (start, select, home) have been made easier to select.
The Boombox is made from.5 mm thick stainless steel, cut by acid - etching, a low - energy technique that cuts
the speaker holes and reduces the need for extra production materials.
A standard Apple dock connector and two
speaker holes round out the bottom.
Speaking of the bottom, there are two
speaker holes, one on each side of the USB - C port.
Encased in an attractive gold - colored aluminum chassis, the chunky 5.33 x 3.55 x 0.78 - inch device looks a bit like a pocket TV or an old - fashioned portable media player, thanks to a large Wi - Fi antenna that juts out of the top and a thick bezel below the screen, which contains the power, volume and home buttons, along with
some speaker holes.
At the bottom, there's a Lightning port and
speaker holes.
There are neatly drilled
speaker holes on one side for the stereo speakers and their positioning on the side very much dictates that this is a tablet that wants to be used in landscape.