Only Bottom Speaker Active During Calls?

[Lepa79]

I just noticed this today when I put my brother on speaker phone. There is no sound coming from the top speaker. Only Bottom one used for speaker phone. Can you guys confirm? Both speakers work just fine playing music or movies.

 

[Trigati]

I don't have mine yet, but it makes sense. There's no reason you'd need stereo on a phone call and using both speakers would (however small) drain the battery faster.

 

[Almeuit]

Yep. It is like this on my MXPE as well.

 

[Lepa79]

Anyone with 6p at hand already can confirm as well?

 

[Nreeldeep]

I don't have mine yet, but it makes sense. There's no reason you'd need stereo on a phone call and using both speakers would (however small) drain the battery faster.

Having stereo for phone calls would drain no more battery than having stereo for steaming music, movies or playing games. Just as it sounds nicer to hear music in stereo, it wound enhance the phone call experience as well.

 

[Nreeldeep]

Anyone with 6p at hand already can confirm as well?

I tested it on mine and you're correct. Would have been nice to have a more immersive sound during speaker calls.

 

[flumdog]

Anyone with 6p at hand already can confirm as well?

Yes. Only the bottom speaker works during a phone call in speaker mode.

 

[Lepa79]

Doesn't make sense why would they do that. Anyway, thanks for the confirmation. Was thinking I might have a defective unit.

 

[JoeNM84]

Maybe because the mic is at the bottom?

 

[Cant Miss]

Doesn't make sense why would they do that

Actually it does. It is most likely done this way for noise/echo cancellation purposes.

 

[Almeuit]

Anyone with 6p at hand already can confirm as well?

Yes -- it does it on my MXPE and my 6P.

 

[Trigati]

Having stereo for phone calls would drain no more battery than having stereo for steaming music, movies or playing games. Just as it sounds nicer to hear music in stereo, it wound enhance the phone call experience as well.

Music, movies, and games (normally) are set up for stereo sound. They're the things you'd want playing over both speakers.

Phone calls aren't stereo. There's no need for stereo speakers playing a phone call.