MacBook Neo isn’t the only recent Apple device with a mechanical trackpad.

Apple’s original Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro, announced at the peak of COVID and available for purchase in April 2020, was their first trackpad for the iPad, and it was an all mechanical setup similar to the MacBook Neo.

iFixit tears it down and describes its functionality, with a nice little animation showing how it works:

What looks like multiple buttons in the X-ray is actually just one button and a simple, elegant lever system. The single button is at the center of the trackpad, where the mechanism is rigid. When you apply pressure near the center, whether top, middle, or bottom-center, you are directly pressing the button. Press near the top, bottom, or one of the corners, however, and the lever system comes into play, forcing the contact plate in the center upward to make a click happen. You can see it happen in this animation below. Note how the lever mechanism covers not only the diagonal corner areas, but the perimeter of the trackpad, too.

I’ve been using mine for years, and it still holds up really well with no signs of internal wear.