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Waveform Clips finds an iPad Mini without speaker grilles

Marques Brownlee, Andrew Manganelli and David Imel weigh an acoustic display against a conspicuously ordinary refresh rate.

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The New iPad Mini is Missing Something

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0:17The Mini pairs an OLED display and A20 Pro chip with a 60Hz refresh rate.
1:17An acoustic display replaces speaker grilles, alongside a relocated selfie camera and IP67 rating.
2:00Some upgrades require higher storage tiers first, which the hosts criticize as price laddering.
5:49Andrew argues water resistance makes practical sense for tablets parents give to children.
7:19Marques describes feeling physical vibration from the acoustic display speaker during his hands-on test.
11:21Marques says 120Hz and Face ID would complete his idea of an iPad Mini Pro.

An OLED screen, an A20 Pro chip and no speaker grilles: the new iPad Mini gives the Waveform team plenty to examine before they even reach the price. Marques Brownlee has tried its acoustic display speaker, and describes feeling the screen vibrate while holding the device.

That hands-on detail sits inside "The New iPad Mini is Missing Something", the sole new upload on Waveform Clips, which posts excerpts from the Waveform Podcast. It has reached roughly 51,000 views and is comfortably the channel's busiest individual video right now.

The missing feature occupying most of the conversation is a higher refresh rate. Brownlee questions pairing premium hardware with a 60Hz display, while the group unpicks an upgrade ladder that requires buying more storage to access features such as nano-texture glass. Andrew Manganelli finds a practical argument for water resistance, particularly for a tablet parents hand to children. Brownlee's own wish list is short: "This with 120Hz and Face ID is all I would need to make this an iPad Mini Pro."

Viewers are discussing that same refresh-rate compromise, with some asking for a middle-ground 90Hz option. Others are imagining the grille-free speaker design reaching an iPhone. Those are possibilities raised in the comments, not announced plans.

The channel's subscribers held steady over the week, though daily views are currently a little above their usual level. Among nearby gadget channels, Zack Shutt had a particularly substantial week; the full-length WVFRM Podcast also collected more weekly views than its clips companion.

Beyond the Mini discussion, "Apps on iPhone Duo Look..." continues adding views with its examination of awkward app optimization. The older "Is the Pixel 11 Camera of the Year?" remains active too, asking whether external lenses and camera-brand collaborations should count when judging smartphone photography.

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What viewers say

An iPad mini with all the bells and whistles but with a 60hz display is like driving a Ferrari…in traffic
@g_young8412See it on YouTube
With the iPad having no Speaker holes. I am starting to imagine an iPhone with the same thing and no usb c port.
@TowaWolfbearSee it on YouTube
I agree. Its missing a hinge.
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I only wanted this new iPad mini to game on so the 60hz is VERY disappointing especially at $700.
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The facts

Channel: Waveform Clips
Subscribers: 547,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 259,453
Videos published this week: 1
Video published: November 4, 2026
Video views so far: 50,988
Views on its first day: 46,020

The numbers

Here is how Waveform Clips' viewing and subscriber totals moved over the week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

11,384,253

877,826

771,683

656,769

537,936

405,438

279,205

259,453

131,586

subscribers

547,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

122,388,544

views per day

64,003

typical day: 57,021

first-day views of each video posted this week

The New iPad Mini is Missing Something

46,020

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

571,000

570,000

553,000

548,000

548,000

547,000

545,000

541,000

534,000

As of November 6, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.

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