How Many Mics does iPad Pro have?

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I found the "manual" and that is just 2 pages. It is compliance info and nothing more.

I found the "user's guide" for iOS 11 (released with iPad Pro 12.9" gen1 and gen2). This book is 613 pages. Pages 3-4 have a nice diagram with many items labeled but not the mic. The word "microphone" appears on pages 193 and 573 but neither of those explain where the mic is, or show any diagram.

I found the "identify your iPad" page at https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201471. This page shows the iPad Pro 12.9" gen1 and gen2 and says they have TWO mics, but this page DOES NOT explain *where* the two mics are located, and the link for "technical information" also DOES NOT explain *where* the two mics are located. It simply states (again) that it has TWO mics.

There are hundreds of people asking this same question on reddit and other sites and several replies have been given, but they *do not agree*. There is confusion among those people regarding where the microphone(s) actually are.

Physically looking at my iPad Pro 12.9" gen1 and gen2, I can see some holes in various places, at least 3 on each unit. So I don't know if those are microphones or not. I have done some experiments by doing "voice memo" recordings and speaking into various locations on the iPad and discovered that the microphones appear to be near the top of the unit, but exactly where?

11-inch iPad Pro and 12.9-inch iPad Pro Technical Specifications

• 128GB
• 256GB
• 512GB
• 1TB
• 2TB

• 128GB
• 256GB
• 512GB
• 1TB
• 2TB

width

• 178.5 mm
• (7.02 inches)

width

• 214.9 mm
• (8.46 inches)

Four Speaker AudioSpeaker Three

microphones

• iPad Pro
• USB-C Charge Cable (1 metre)
• 20W USB-C Power Adapter

11 inches Liquid Retina
display

• Liquid Retina display
• 11-inch (diagonal) LED‑backlit Multi‑Touch display with IPS technology
• 2388-by-1668-pixel resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi)
• ProMotion technology
• Wide colour display (P3)
• True Tone display
• Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
• Fully laminated display
• Antireflective coating
• 1.8% reflectivity
• SDR brightness: 600 nits max
• Supports Apple Pencil (2nd generation)
• Apple Pencil hover

The 11-inch iPad Pro display has rounded corners that follow a beautiful curved design, and these corners are within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 11 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less).

12.9 inches Liquid Retina
XDR display

• Liquid Retina XDR display
• 12.9-inch (diagonal) mini-LED‑backlit Multi‑Touch display with IPS technology
• 2D backlighting system with 2,596 full‑array local dimming zones
• 2732-by-2048-pixel resolution at 264 pixels per inch (ppi)
• ProMotion technology
• Wide colour display (P3)
• True Tone display
• Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
• Fully laminated display
• Antireflective coating
• 1.8% reflectivity
• SDR brightness: 600 nits max
• XDR brightness: 1,000 nits max full screen, 1,600 nits peak (HDR content only)
• 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio
• Supports Apple Pencil (2nd generation)
• Apple Pencil hover

The 12.9-inch iPad Pro display has rounded corners that follow a beautiful curved design, and these corners are within a standard rectangle. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 12.9 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less).

• 8-core CPU with four performance cores and four efficiency cores
• 10-core GPU
• 16-core Neural Engine
• 100GB/s memory bandwidth
• 8GB RAM on models with 128GB, 256GB or 512GB storage
• 16GB RAM on models with 1TB or 2TB storage

• Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW
• Video decode engine
• Video encode engine
• ProRes encode and decode engine

• Pro camera system: Wide and Ultra Wide cameras
• Wide: 12MP, ƒ/1.8 aperture
• Ultra Wide: 10MP, ƒ/2.4 aperture and 125° field of view
• 2x optical zoom out
• Digital zoom up to 5x
• Five‑element lens (Wide and Ultra Wide)
• Brighter True Tone flash
• Panorama (up to 63MP)
• Sapphire crystal lens cover
• Autofocus with Focus Pixels (Wide)
• Smart HDR 4
• Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos
• Lens correction (Ultra Wide)
• Advanced red-eye correction
• Photo geotagging
• Auto image stabilisation
• Burst mode
• Image formats captured: HEIF and JPEG

• 4K video recording at 24 fps, 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps (Wide)
• 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps
• 720p HD video recording at 30 fps
• ProRes video recording up to 4K at 30 fps (1080p at 30 fps for 128GB storage)
• 2x optical zoom out
• Audio zoom
• Brighter True Tone flash
• Slow-motion video support for 1080p at 120 fps or 240 fps
• Time‑lapse video with stabilisation
• Extended dynamic range for video up to 30 fps
• Cinematic video stabilisation (4K, 1080p and 720p)
• Continuous autofocus video
• Playback zoom
• Video formats recorded: HEVC and H.264
• Stereo recording

• 12MP Ultra Wide camera, 122° field of view
• ƒ/2.4 aperture
• Portrait mode with advanced bokeh and Depth Control
• Portrait Lighting with six effects (Natural, Studio, Contour, Stage, Stage Mono and High‑Key Mono)
• Animoji and Memoji
• Smart HDR 3
• 1080p HD video recording at 25 fps, 30 fps or 60 fps
• Time‑lapse video with stabilisation
• Extended dynamic range for video up to 30 fps
• Cinematic video stabilisation (1080p and 720p)
• Wide colour capture for photos and Live Photos
• Lens correction
• Retina Flash
• Auto image stabilisation
• Burst mode

• FaceTime video
• Centre Stage
• iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi‑Fi or a mobile network

• FaceTime audio
• iPad to any FaceTime-enabled device over Wi‑Fi or a mobile network

• Four Speaker Audio

• Five studio-quality microphones for calls, video recording and audio recording

• Wi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax) with 2x2 MIMO, simultaneous dual band (2.4GHz and 5GHz)4
• Bluetooth® 5.3 technology

• 5G (sub‑6 GHz) with 4x4 MIMO
• Gigabit LTE with 4x4 MIMO and LAA

Model A2761 and A2437:

• 5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n14, n20, n25, n26, n28, n29, n30, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n70, n71, n77, n78, n79)5
• FDD-LTE (Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 66, 71)
• TD-LTE (Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48)

• UMTS/HSPA/HSPA+/DC‑HSDPA (850, 900, 1700/2100, 1900, 2100 MHz)

• Data only6

• Wi-Fi calling5
• eSIM7

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• Nano‑SIM
• eSIM7

• Digital compass
• Wi-Fi
• iBeacon microlocation

• Built‑in GPS/GNSS
• Mobile data

• Face ID
• LiDAR Scanner
• Three-axis gyro
• Accelerometer
• Barometer
• Ambient light sensor

• Enabled by the TrueDepth camera for facial recognition
• Unlock iPad
• Secure personal data within apps
• Make purchases from the iTunes Store, the App Store and Apple Books

• Use your voice to send messages, set reminders and more
• Get proactive suggestions
• Use hands-free
• Listen to and identify songs

Learn more about Siri

• Thunderbolt/USB 4 port with support for:
• Charging
• DisplayPort
• Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40 Gbps)
• USB 4 (up to 40 Gbps)
• USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10 Gbps)

• Supports one external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz

• Native DisplayPort output over USB-C
• VGA, HDMI, DVI and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)9

• Up to 4K AirPlay for mirroring, photos and video out to Apple TV (2nd generation or later) or AirPlay 2–enabled smart TV
• Video mirroring and video out support through USB-C Digital AV Multiport Adapter and USB-C VGA Multiport Adapter (adapters sold separately)9

Built-in 28.65-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery

Built-in 40.88-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery

Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi or watching video

Charging via USB-C to a computer system or power adapter

Up to 9 hours of surfing the web using a mobile data network

iPadOS comes with powerful features and built-in apps designed to take advantage of the unique capabilities of iPad.

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Built-in accessibility features supporting vision, mobility, hearing and cognitive disabilities help you get the most out of your iPad. Learn more about Accessibility

• VoiceOver
• Zoom
• Magnifier
• Spoken Content
• Voice Control
• Switch Control
• AssistiveTouch
• Siri and Dictation
• Type to Siri
• Real-Time Text
• Audio Descriptions
• Subtitles and Closed Captioning

App StoreBooksCalendarCameraClockContactsFaceTimeFilesFind MyHomeiTunes StoreMagniferMailMapsMeasureMessagesMusicNewsNotesPhoto BoothPhotosPodcastsRemindersSafariSettingsShortcutsSiriStocksTips TranslateTVVoice MemosWeather

PagesNumbersKeynoteiMovieGarageBandApple StoreClipsSwift Playgrounds Support

• Apple ID (required for some features)
• Internet access11

• macOS Catalina 10.15 or later, using the Finder
• macOS El Capitan 10.11.6 through to macOS Mojave 10.14.6, using iTunes 12.8 or later
• Windows 10 and iTunes 12.12 or later (a free download from itunes.com/au/download)

English (Australia, UK, US), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional — Hong Kong), French (Canada, France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Spain), Arabic, Bulgarian, Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Kazakh, Malay, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), Chinese — Simplified (Handwriting, Pinyin QWERTY, Pinyin 10-Key, Shuangpin, Stroke), Chinese — Traditional (Cangjie, Handwriting, Pinyin QWERTY, Pinyin 10-Key, Shuangpin, Stroke, Sucheng, Zhuyin), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Kana, Romaji), Korean (2-Set, 10-Key), Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Ainu, Albanian, Amharic, Apache (Western), Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Armenian, Assamese, Assyrian, Azerbaijani, Bangla, Belarusian, Bodo, Bulgarian, Burmese, Cantonese — Traditional (Cangjie, Handwriting, Phonetic, Stroke, Sucheng), Catalan, Cherokee, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dhivehi, Dogri, Dutch, Dzongkha, Emoji, Estonian, Faroese, Filipino, Finnish, Flemish, Fula (Adlam), Georgian, Greek, Gujarati, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi (Devanagari, Latin, Transliteration), Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish Gaelic, Kannada, Kashmiri (Arabic, Devanagari), Kazakh, Khmer, Konkani (Devanagari), Kurdish (Arabic, Latin), Kyrgyz, Lao, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Maithili, Malay (Arabic, Latin), Malayalam, Maltese, Manipuri (Bengali, Meetei Mayek), Māori, Marathi, Mongolian, Navajo, Nepali, Norwegian (Bokmål, Nynorsk), Odia, Pashto, Persian, Persian (Afghanistan), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Punjabi, Rohingya, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Sanskrit, Santali (Devanagari, Ol Chiki), Serbian (Cyrillic, Latin), Sindhi (Arabic, Devanagari), Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Swahili, Swedish, Tajik, Tamil (Anjal, Tamil 99), Telugu, Thai, Tibetan, Tongan, Turkish, Turkmen, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek (Arabic, Cyrillic, Latin), Vietnamese (Telex, VIQR, VNI), Welsh, Yiddish

Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Bangla, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cherokee, Chinese — Simplified (Pinyin QWERTY), Chinese — Traditional (Pinyin QWERTY), Chinese — Traditional (Zhuyin), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, Dutch (Belgium), French (Belgium), French (Canada), French (France), French (Switzerland), German (Austria), German (Germany), German (Switzerland), Greek, Gujarati, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi (Devanagari, Latin, Transliteration), Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish Gaelic, Italian, Japanese (Kana), Japanese (Romaji), Korean (2-Set, 10-Key), Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malay, Marathi, Norwegian (Bokmål), Norwegian (Nynorsk), Persian, Persian (Afghanistan), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian (Cyrillic), Serbian (Latin), Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain), Swedish, Tamil (Anjal), Tamil (Tamil 99), Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Vietnamese (Telex)

English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Cantonese (Traditional), Dutch, Hindi (Devanagari, Latin), Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Russian, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese

English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), Chinese — Simplified (Pinyin), Chinese — Traditional (Pinyin), French (France), French (Belgium), French (Canada), French (Switzerland), German (Germany), German (Austria), German (Switzerland), Italian, Japanese (Romaji), Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Mexico), Dutch (Belgium), Dutch (Netherlands), Hindi (Latin), Vietnamese

English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), Chinese (Simplified), French (Belgium), French (Canada), French (France), French (Switzerland), German (Austria), German (Germany), German (Switzerland), Italian, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain), Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Dutch (Belgium), Dutch (Netherlands), Hindi (Devanagari), Hindi (Latin), Russian, Swedish, Portuguese (Brazil), Turkish, Vietnamese

English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), Chinese (Simplified Pinyin QWERTY), Chinese (Traditional Pinyin QWERTY), French (Canada), French (France), French (Switzerland), German (Austria), German (Germany), German (Switzerland), Italian, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (Spain), Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Dutch (Belgium), Dutch (Netherlands), Swedish, Vietnamese

English (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), Spanish (Chile, Mexico, Spain, US), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese (Japan), Korean (Republic of Korea), Mandarin Chinese (China (mainland), Taiwan), Cantonese (China (mainland), Hong Kong), Arabic (Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Danish (Denmark), Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish (Finland), Hebrew (Israel), Malay (Malaysia), Norwegian (Norway), Portuguese (Brazil), Russian (Russia), Swedish (Sweden), Thai (Thailand), Turkish (Turkey)

English (Australia, Canada, India, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, United Arab Emirates, UK, US), Cantonese (China (mainland), Hong Kong), Mandarin Chinese (China (mainland), Taiwan), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Luxembourg, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian (Italy, Switzerland), Japanese, Korean, Spanish (Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Spain, US), Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Arabic (Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates), Catalan, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch (Belgium, Netherlands), Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Malay, Norwegian (Bokmål), Polish, Romanian, Russian, Shanghainese (China (mainland)), Slovak, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese

English (UK, US), Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Traditional — Hong Kong), Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish

Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese — English, Cantonese — English

Arabic – English, Bangla – English, Chinese (Simplified) – English, Chinese (Traditional) – English, Czech – English, Dutch – English, Finnish – English, French – English, French – German, German – English, Gujarati – English, Hindi – English, Hungarian – English, Indonesian – English, Italian – English, Japanese – English, Japanese – Chinese (Simplified), Korean – English, Polish – English, Portuguese – English, Russian – English, Spanish – English, Tamil – English, Telugu – English, Thai – English, Urdu – English, Vietnamese – English

English (UK, US), Chinese (Simplified)

English (Australia, Canada, India, Japan, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK, US), French (Belgium, Canada, France, Switzerland), German (Austria, Germany, Switzerland), Italian, Spanish (Latin America, Mexico, Spain), Arabic, Arabic (Najdi), Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch (Netherlands, Belgium), Finnish, Greek, Hindi (Devanagari), Hungarian, Irish Gaelic, Norwegian (Bokmål, Nynorsk), Polish, Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Swedish, Telugu, Turkish, Vietnamese

Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China (mainland)12, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palestine, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, US, Vatican City

• Supported formats include HEVC, H.264 and ProRes
• HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HLG

• Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos
• Spatial Audio playback
• User-configurable maximum volume limit

.jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel); .zip; .ics; .usdz; .pkpass (Wallet)

0° to 35° C (32° to 95° F)

−20° to 45° C (−4° to 113° F)

5% to 95% noncondensing

Tested up to 3,000 metres (10,000 feet)

iPad Pro is designed with the following features to reduce its environmental impact.13

See the iPad Pro Product Environmental Reports

• 100 per cent recycled aluminium in the enclosure
• 100 per cent recycled rare earth elements in all magnets
• 100 per cent recycled tin in the solder of multiple printed circuit boards
• 100 per cent recycled gold in the plating of multiple printed circuit boards
• 100 per cent recycled copper in the foil of the main logic board
• 35 per cent or more recycled plastic in multiple components

• ENERGY STAR®–certified14

• Arsenic-free display glass
• Mercury-, BFR-, PVC- and beryllium-free

• Apple’s Zero Waste Program helps suppliers eliminate waste sent to landfill
• All final assembly supplier sites are transitioning to 100 per cent renewable energy for Apple production

• 100 per cent of virgin wood fibre comes from responsibly managed forests
• 98 per cent fibre-based packaging and no plastic outer wrapping

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