iPhone 7 Only one speaker on bottom?

[roth697]

The iPhone 7 Tech Specs show that only one speaker is on the bottom? Looks like only a microphone on the one side.

 

[44267547]

Did you watch the Keynote? The other speaker is in the earpiece, on top of the Phone, in order to be stereo.

 

[roth697]

Understood thank you!

 

[JT704]

I thought both speakers were supposed to work on my I7?

Does the left speaker do anything? I can hear sound out of the ear piece and bottom right speaker. Seems like the bottom left doesn't do a thing....

 

[dontworry]

there is no speaker on the left side.

 

[JT704]

there is no speaker on the left side.

so what is the left side speaker grill for?

 

[DaveOP]

so what is the left side speaker grill for?

Symmetry, and a mic. Think about how bad it would look if that side was closed off, now that there is no headphone jack there

 

[C DM]

Scams

It's been like that on basically every iPhone--that there is only one speaker on the right. Take a look at the iPhone 4 design too.