Oh No's the grip of doom will deaden the sound! Quick circle the wagons.
What can apple be thinking?......

Originally Posted by DontUnderstandMyIpad

Not necessarily. The speakers in the picture are close towards the edge. So the sound might just reflect of the surface.

Many phones have their speakers on the back and the sound is great when placed on their back, as this forces the sound waves to bounce of the surface towards the user, rather than spreading out spherically when held mid-air.

The closeness of the edge may help but sound will definitely be distorted if you are watching something that is loud and the volume is turned up pretty close to the max.

Originally Posted by Gunny008

The closeness of the edge may help but sound will definitely be distorted if you are watching something that is loud and the volume is turned up pretty close to the max.

That happens with any mobile speaker. Even the xooms