My iPhone 5s speaker...

[Gix1k]

So there are two speakers on the bottom. I was listening to radio today while on speaker. I covered one with my thumb and it "muted" the sound. I placed my thumb over the other and it did nothing. It's almost like I only have one speaker playing. Is that normal?

 

[Tyler23]

So there are two speakers on the bottom. I was listening to radio today while on speaker. I covered one with my thumb and it "muted" the sound. I placed my thumb over the other and it did nothing. It's almost like I only have one speaker playing. Is that normal?

One is a speaker, the other is a microphone.

There is only one speaker, not two.

 

[j.dstasio]

Completely normal since the "speaker" that did nothing was a microphone.

 

[Gix1k]

Thanks, guys!!!!

 

[iRepairParts]

So there are two speakers on the bottom. I was listening to radio today while on speaker. I covered one with my thumb and it "muted" the sound. I placed my thumb over the other and it did nothing. It's almost like I only have one speaker playing. Is that normal?

This is a very common question. The left side is the mic, and the right is the speaker