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[Q] Are both microphones equally sensitive?

I closed bottom microphone with finger and made a record using stock JB Voice Recorder. Second record I made with closed top microphone. By comparing records noticed that top microphone is less sensitive than bottom. Sound record from top microphone was much quieter. Can someone do similar test and confirm.

konsulas said:
I closed bottom microphone with finger and made a record using stock JB Voice Recorder. Second record I made with closed top microphone. By comparing records noticed that top microphone is less sensitive than bottom. Sound record from top microphone was much quieter. Can someone do similar test and confirm.
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the secondary microphone is for noise cancellation and not for recording voice. Both work for different things and can't be compared.

Does the speakerphone use only top speaker?

Is my bottom speaker that doesn't work during a call or only the top speaker is activated?
{Nexus 6 - Tapatalk}

Same here, I think that is normal on a stock for now.

Yes it only uses the top speaker for some reason

Thank you guys!
{Nexus 6 - Tapatalk}

I don't know why people complain about this. The one speaker is plenty loud

mouse100 said:
Is my bottom speaker that doesn't work during a call or only the top speaker is activated?
{Nexus 6 - Tapatalk}
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Yes, as the bottom speaker hole contains the mic as well.

The top speaker is used because the bottom speaker contains the mic. If the bottom speaker were to output sound, the other party might not be able to hear you properly.

Dual speakers not working

I am unsure how the dual speakers are set up (one on bottom plus the earpiece or both on the bottom) but my phone only has sound from the bottom left speaker hole. I do not see any settings to enable or disable the stereo speakers. Has anyone else experienced this issue and is there a fix? Or do I just have a lemon?

MV1776 said:
I am unsure how the dual speakers are set up (one on bottom plus the earpiece or both on the bottom) but my phone only has sound from the bottom left speaker hole. I do not see any settings to enable or disable the stereo speakers. Has anyone else experienced this issue and is there a fix? Or do I just have a lemon?
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Same here. 2/3 bottom left 1/3 from earpiece. Did you Figuren out if it is a Problem vor a "feature"?

A lot of phones have dual grilles at the bottom but it doesn't mean they have two speakers there. I think Axon M has one speaker at the top and one at the bottom. If you are watching a video at landscape orientation, both speakers are used at tandem.
try this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WKspXZfmEE

milanvot said:
A lot of phones have dual grilles at the bottom but it doesn't mean they have two speakers there. I think Axon M has one speaker at the top and one at the bottom. If you are watching a video at landscape orientation, both speakers are used at tandem.
try this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WKspXZfmEE
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I think you're right. Most reviews also speak of one bottom speaker.
It's a bit strange anyways, that the earpiece speaker's volume is about the half of the bottom speaker. So the stereo effect is a bit weak. It's ok for me and it sounds quiet good but compared to my former Axon 7 it is a definite degradation.

Speakers

At the bottom of the phone, there are two speaker grills. I'm only getting sound from the right one.
Is this normal?

OneCheekyDevil said:
At the bottom of the phone, there are two speaker grills. I'm only getting sound from the right one.
Is this normal?
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Yes, one is for the speaker and one for the first mic This phone achieves stereo audio through the combination of bottom and front spakers

Do the top and bottom speakers have same sound level?

My top speaker does not have much sound as the bottom one, is this expected?

this is normal

vinxcz said:
My top speaker does not have much sound as the bottom one, is this expected?
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My wife's Samsung Note 9 is the same way.
OP7T (I think it was the t model) actually has a true second speaker (in addition to the ear piece speaker) so the sound is more even. YouTuber JerryRigEverything did a tear down and pointed out the fact it had a true second speaker.

vinxcz said:
My top speaker does not have much sound as the bottom one, is this expected?
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Have any of you tried switching to Mono audio in the Accessibility settings. I've seen where it can make it louder.