iPad 4 Wi-Fi Teardown

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Apple didn't save any space by switching to the smaller Lightning connector (lower); rather they let the Lightning cable sit in a frame the same size as the 30-pin dock connector (upper).
We were hoping that space savings would yield bigger, better speakers. Very disappointing, indeed.

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