Specifications for the built-in microphone?

I just heard an incredibly good sounding demo song recorded with the built-in microphone.
I got curious on the specifications for the mic, does anyone know for example the frequency range the mic records?

All the specs by apple just say internal omnidirectional microphone, I think their pretty basic.
The quality seems to vary from machine to machine, mainly because of the placement of it, the ones on the screen are much better than for example the worst ones... the 12" PB where it's on the bottom case right by the fan and left speaker.

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