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Hi there, I'm sorry if this has been asked and answered before but after a search I found no answer. I read on some other similar post that the Nexus 5 has two speaker looking outs in the button, the one in the left is the actual speaker and the one on the right is a microphone so therefore no sound will be coming out of it. But what about that speaker looking thing up top in the middle? As far as I'm aware it is a front speaker but I'm getting no sound at all when playing music through there, haven't made any calls with my N5 just yet so I was wondering if this speaker only works to output the audio when making calls?
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Hi there, I'm sorry if this has been asked and answered before but after a search I found no answer. I read on some other similar post that the Nexus 5 has two speaker looking outs in the button, the one in the left is the actual speaker and the one on the right is a microphone so therefore no sound will be coming out of it. But what about that speaker looking thing up top in the middle? As far as I'm aware it is a front speaker but I'm getting no sound at all when playing music through there, haven't made any calls with my N5 just yet so I was wondering if this speaker only works to output the audio when making calls?
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That is the speaker for phone calls. It has lower volume but better fidelity.
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That is the speaker for phone calls. It has lower volume but better fidelity.
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Thanks a lot! I knew it was kinda common sense but I figured I'd ask before I panic and RMA my phone haha.
Nexus 5 Only has 1 speaker.
Gave it a test and yes, you guys were right front speaker is for phone calls only. Bottom left speaker is a speaker and bottom right is a mic, thanks!
Sorry if this has been asked before. I have tried Google and haven't found an answer yet. Is it possible to use the speaker on top (used for phone calls) in conjunction with the speaker on the bottom to increase volume? I understand that front facing speakers would be better when to comes to sound compared to side or back facing ones.
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==**Team Nexus 5 sucks.**==
Underpowered battery for a 5inch 1080p screen that is non-removable. Weak generic antenna that drops signal. Worst speaker of any device on the market. Weak vibration motor. Power button rattles. Cheap plastic build
dicecuber said:
Wut
==**Team Nexus 5 sucks.**==
Underpowered battery for a 5inch 1080p screen that is non-removable. Weak generic antenna that drops signal. Worst speaker of any device on the market. Weak vibration motor. Power button rattles. Cheap plastic build
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Can I use the top speaker on the Nexus 5 along with the bottom speaker in order to increase volume?
dicecuber said:
Wut
==**Team Nexus 5 sucks.**==
Underpowered battery for a 5inch 1080p screen that is non-removable. Weak generic antenna that drops signal. Worst speaker of any device on the market. Weak vibration motor. Power button rattles. Cheap plastic build
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Buys a $400 phone, expects it to be as good as an $800 phone.
Really? You people are ridiculous. This phone is amazing and all you can do is point out the small negativities. Go buy an $800 phone on contract for $200-300 and shut up please.
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Buys a $400 phone, expects it to be as good as an $800 phone.
Really? You people are ridiculous. This phone is amazing and all you can do is point out the small negativities. Go buy an $800 phone on contract for $200-300 and shut up please.
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This. I'm tired of all the sissies nitpicking the Nexus 5.
First off.. The speakers.
The bottom speaker sounds much lower. The top speaker souns much louder and more crisp while playing music etc.. Should it be like this?
Second.. The camera is laggy. In all kinds of modes, while looking around it feels like watching with low FPS. I had a z1 before and it was totaly fluid. My z3 is only fluid while recording a video.
also, i have 1 dead pixel..
I bought this phone 3 weeks ago and had to return it after a week because i had no time to return it earlier. The power button and volume up rocker was very hard to press and had no feeling of a buttom. Mostly like a sirup drenched remote controll. They returned the phone to me, today by only replacing the buttons.
Please answear my questions asap <3 I think i might have to bring out my knuckles on this one and tell them to give me a new one or ill take legal actions.
Buttons are a bit hard but, I got used to it its not that bad, at least for me. I have heard some got mismatched speakers but mine seems to have equal speakers. Try and ask for a replacement/repair for the speakers.
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Buttons are a bit hard but, I got used to it its not that bad, at least for me. I have heard some got mismatched speakers but mine seems to have equal speakers. Try and ask for a replacement/repair for the speakers.
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Thanks. So they do sound same loudness and clarity?
hows your camera? Is it "laggy"?
nuqqi said:
Thanks. So they do sound same loudness and clarity?
hows your camera? Is it "laggy"?
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I don't percieve much lag. And yes clarity "seems" the same to me in both speakers.
Camera app is fine on mine although I do select Manual 20mp and image stabiliser. IF it's laggy, the picture takes fine even when moving. Just use a steady hand
Top speaker is louder and bassier than the bottom one. Think its normal on this phone.
1 Dead pixel isn't enough to replace a screen I believe with tv's it's 3 or 4, so maybe the same with the phone?
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Thanks. So they do sound same loudness and clarity?
hows your camera? Is it "laggy"?
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Have you tried turning off the s-surround or whatever it's called in audio settings ? It affects the speakers.
About the dead pixel - if it's just one, they might refuse to replace it. There is an "acceptable" number stated for all LCD screens.
Jonathan-H said:
Camera app is fine on mine although I do select Manual 20mp and image stabiliser. IF it's laggy, the picture takes fine even when moving. Just use a steady hand
Top speaker is louder and bassier than the bottom one. Think its normal on this phone.
1 Dead pixel isn't enough to replace a screen I believe with tv's it's 3 or 4, so maybe the same with the phone?
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The lagginess is though not after the picture is taken. Its while observing, feels like playing a heavy game on a old computer.
Hmm fine pictures even while moving? I just tried auto mode and manual mode with different iso settings and with and without stabilizer. It seems that even the sligtest move and the picture gets really foggy and blurred.
About the speakers, yeah.. It seems like it
S mode is off.
Hi, I have found something curious. When I start shacking my phone I can hear noise coming from the top part of it, it sounds like a loose screw or something like that do you also have it? Is it a camera stabilization or my device is broken and I should replace it?
joloxx9joloxx9 said:
Hi, I have found something curious. When I start shacking my phone I can hear noise coming from the top part of it, it sounds like a loose screw or something like that do you also have it? Is it a camera stabilization or my device is broken and I should replace it?
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Likely the camera OIS module, I find just about any phone makes some sort of loose item noise if you shake it hard enough. My Pixel 2 also has a rattle though it's pretty muted compared to other phones I've had.
I find just about any phone makes some sort of loose item noise if you shake it hard enough.
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I just now picked up my Nexus 5x and shook it, and it seems you are correct - it makes a rattling sound also (as if something is loose). It's not surprising though, considering how many times I've dropped/tossed it, both accidentally and purposefully. I wonder if it made that noise when I first got it...
Stop shaking your phone!
Seriously though, just the ois module. Your phone is fine. lol
giant22000 said:
Stop shaking your phone!
Seriously though, just the ois module. Your phone is fine. lol
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Yes, replacement is same
I noticed a loose sounding noise if I tap the top of the phone on the left or right edge or behind the earpiece. At first I also thought it might be the OIS. But then I notice I get a similar sound from the speaker at the bottom, if I tap the phone on the bottom edge.
Then I checked on my old Nexus 4, which does not have OIS, and it makes exactly the same type of slight rattling sound if I tap the phone on the top edge by the earpiece.
So I think there is some sort of moving part in cell phone speakers (after all something has to move to create sound waves) that rattles a little if you tap or shake the phone in the right way.
cb474 said:
I noticed a loose sounding noise if I tap the top of the phone on the left or right edge or behind the earpiece. At first I also thought it might be the OIS. But then I notice I get a similar sound from the speaker at the bottom, if I tap the phone on the bottom edge.
Then I checked on my old Nexus 4, which does not have OIS, and it makes exactly the same type of slight rattling sound if I tap the phone on the top edge by the earpiece.
So I think there is some sort of moving part in cell phone speakers (after all something has to move to create sound waves) that rattles a little if you tap or shake the phone in the right way.
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Haptic feedback
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Tidbits said:
Haptic feedback.
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Are you joking? Because that makes no sense. I hear this type of rattling coming from the top speaker. And I hear it separately coming from the bottom speaker. There is only one haptic feedback engine in the phone so it could not produce a rattling noise in two different places in the phone. (Also from Jerry Rig's teardown, we know the haptic feedback engine is in the bottom of the phone, so it can't explain a rattling noise coming from the top of the phone.)
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Are you joking? Because that makes no sense. I hear this type of rattling coming from the top speaker. And I hear it separately coming from the bottom speaker. There is only one haptic feedback engine in the phone so it could not produce a rattling noise in two different places in the phone. (Also from Jerry Rig's teardown, we know the haptic feedback engine is in the bottom of the phone, so it can't explain a rattling noise coming from the top of the phone.)
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I assumed it was that.
You said the top which could be the camera the. You mention a second one at the bottom and why u said haptic feedback. [emoji3]
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Tidbits said:
I assumed it was that.
You said the top which could be the camera the. You mention a second one at the bottom and why u said haptic feedback. [emoji3]
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I didn't say haptic feedback, you said haptic feedback.
I also clearly said that it was the same type of noise coming from both the top and bottom of the phone, which means it would have to be the speakers, since that's the only thing there are two of, one in each of those positions. And I said that I had the same type of noise coming from the earpiece on my Nexus 4. So the whole point of my first post was that I was ruling out OIS, which others had suggested, and felt pretty confident the sound comes from the speakers. I wasn't looking for suggestions. I was explaining my reasoning for why it seems like it's the speakers that make the sound.
guysalami said:
Likely the camera OIS module, I find just about any phone makes some sort of loose item noise if you shake it hard enough. My Pixel 2 also has a rattle though it's pretty muted compared to other phones I've had.
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My LG K4 2017 ($100 smart phone with headphone jack) phone doesn't. Galaxy S6 doesn't. Galaxy S8 doesn't. Lol, so no, not all phones do it. Only google specifically ones (that are defective) which make these noise lol.
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giant22000 said:
Stop shaking your phone!
Seriously though, just the ois module. Your phone is fine. lol
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Why are you saying its fine when its not? lol... other phones with OIS don't make the noise.. Stop justifying for google's manufacturing defects.
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My LG K4 2017 ($100 smart phone with headphone jack) phone doesn't. Galaxy S6 doesn't. Galaxy S8 doesn't. Lol, so no, not all phones do it. Only google specifically ones (that are defective) which make these noise lol.
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As I explain in my posts, I think the slight rattling noise actually comes from the speakers, not the OIS. I think the OIS guess is wrong. I've explain my reasons in more detail above.
However, in order to get the sound you have to tap the edge of the phone in just the right place and just the right way. It's easy to shake or tap the phone and not get the sound at all. So I'm pretty sure I could get this sound on all of the phones you mentioned. In fact, next time I'm in a carrier store I'll try the S8. I think it's just something speakers do. I've tried several different model phones and they all do it.
I got my Pixel 3XL device yesterday and it seems to me that the quality of the front facing speakers is much worse than previous generations. My Nexus 6P had better front speakers. The top and bottom speakers are clearly very different. The top speaker is basically just sound from an earpiece speaker and sounds tinny and not very loud. The bottom speaker is more bassy but muffled. I wanted to know if it's just my unit or anyone else noticed the same. Maybe the regular Pixel 3 is better? The speaker grilles look symmetric on that device.
Thanks!
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The top speaker on both the Pixel 2 and Pixel 3 series does not get as loud or have as much bass as the bottom speaker. They also sound less warm in tone than the 6P, but some have assumed the waterproofing mesh that is used contributes to this.
notifications sound terrible. they only come out one speaker so its not loud and sounds like crap. why in the world would google make it so that only one speaker is used for notifications?? other then that they are fantastic
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I got my Pixel 3XL device yesterday and it seems to me that the quality of the front facing speakers is much worse than previous generations. My Nexus 6P had better front speakers. The top and bottom speakers are clearly very different. The top speaker is basically just sound from an earpiece speaker and sounds tinny and not very loud. The bottom speaker is more bassy but muffled. I wanted to know if it's just my unit or anyone else noticed the same. Maybe the regular Pixel 3 is better? The speaker grilles look symmetric on that device.
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This is a wide spread issue. Hopefully Google jumps on this quickly. I think they could easily fix them in a software update.
TheAtheistOtaku said:
notifications sound terrible. they only come out one speaker so its not loud and sounds like crap. why in the world would google make it so that only one speaker is used for notifications?? other then that they are fantastic
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It's been like this for most dual speaker phones. Every HTC , Pixel, and Sony dual speaker phone I've had only uses notifications and call speaker through the bottom speaker. I'm surprised people are just now noticing this. I started a thread on the pixel 2 forum nearly a year ago asking if anyone found a mod to enable the second speaker for notifications and speaker phone calls. Short answer, no.
I am sure we can find a solution by editing the right XML files in the root system directory.
My note 9 sounds better. May have to return this baby as the speakers and camera are my main reason for switching and I don't think either are better.
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I have both the Pixel 3 and 3 XL, the smaller Pixel 3 do sound much better than the XL. The XL sounds muffled and not as clear compared to the smaller Pixel 3.
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I have both the Pixel 3 and 3 XL, the smaller Pixel 3 do sound much better than the XL. The XL sounds muffled and not as clear compared to the smaller Pixel 3.
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Figures. Last year the small Pixel had a better screen, so Google fixed that this year. Now they screwed up the speakers. What's next? Oh well, once we get root we can fix the sound. I feel sorry for the Verizon Pixel owners, they won't be able to do anything about the sound.
In the interim, could try this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devdnua.equalizer.free
Disable musicfx and play with the eq a bit. It's the best option til root is available.
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In the interim, could try this app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.devdnua.equalizer.free
Disable musicfx and play with the eq a bit. It's the best option til root is available.
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Does this run in the background and drain battery much??
synplex said:
Does this run in the background and drain battery much??
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I havent noticed any extra drain. 4hr sot at 53% since
I don't have any way to quantify this, but I think that there might be a break in period for the speakers. While they remain unbalanced in volume output between top and bottom speakers, the clarity, quality and distortion have all improved greatly. The distortion seems to be gone and I no longer can hear any "fuzziness" in the audio. And when watching videos, people speaking is much more clear and understandable. Like I said, this could just be my perception but I'm very pleased by this considering the very rough start with this phone.
All that said, my iPhone still sounds better on balance. But that doesn't really surprise me as Apple has been in the music game far longer.
I Googled it and Google says speakers do have a break in period. Maybe the speakers will sound better the longer they're used. I don't know if it's true or not but you can Google it and read what I did.
Listen to this video around half volume. Listen to your bottom speaker.
Can you tell when holding the phone 12 or more inches away from your face? I am pretty sure that is the use case the sound was engineered for... I can't but my hearing sucks.
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Huh, I use speakerphone all the time and I think it sounds great. Also sounds fine to me with videos and that sort of thing where dialog is clear and relatively natural sounding. You folks talking about music playback over the speakers?
Edit... Ok, never mind. Just listened to music through the speakers and that does have sort of a muffled quality to it. I cant compare it because I never use my phones to play music through the speakers but I'm guessing it's usually more clear.
I dont like the imbalance especially since my pixel 2 xl doesn't have it granted the 3 xl speakers have better quality then the 2 XL . i can hear the one side much louder making the other one almost not heard at all because the one side just over powers it
This may not be a sound issue, as a notification issue. I noticed that if you play the notification sound from the settings menu, it sounds clearer, than when it's used in a notification. Anyone else want to try and see if they hear the same?
In general, there is some truth to improved sound after speaker break-in. It's normal high end speaker manufacturer education to consumers.
Hello guys,
I noticed something weird with my new Pixel 3A:
The sound is very low when it's set between 0 and ~75%, and start to become louud only at the end (like 80% and more). But when the audio is set on maximum, the sound is kind of weird... like there is too much "bass", not natural... I don't know how to describe it.
Am I the only one? Is your Pixel 3a audio weak except at maximum?
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Check out this thread: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/1483051?hl=en (expand to see all replies). One person reported this for 3a and another for 3a XL
All my sounds in general are very low
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Check out this thread: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/1483051?hl=en (expand to see all replies). One person reported this for 3a and another for 3a XL
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OMG! Thanks for the link. This could be a deal breaker. Strange, though that one poster said he didn't have the issue on Oreo. One reported issue started after 6 mos but didn't link it to OS upgrade. My white 3a is coming from B&H on "1st come" as the inventory replenishes so it could be weeks before it arrives.
Never had a Pixel ($$$) but had every Nexus device (phones and tablets) since GNex--which I kept because of hdmi out. Generally, issues with the phones, but the our last three (N9, 5X, and 6P) had serious hardware issues. LG fixed one 5X --twice; we replaced battery in 6P which revitalized that device. N9 became hopeless. Am wishing for better with the 3a (like the N5--which I'm still using as a device--not phone). The 3a reminded me of the N5 which I really loved as a daily driver.
Please, posters, chime in if you've found this issue, too. TIA.
I've noticed that my ringer and notifications are what's low, the call volume and media seem loud. Not sure what's going on
In fact, I don't care if it's software, I just wanted to know if I have a defect unit...
I will never buy a smartphone with updates not directly from Google again, so I don't care about some software issue, I will always buy Pixels. But my only problem is to know if it's only my device or not. .
Yes, the volume for all things for me is quite low until you get past ~75% like you said.
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Yes, the volume for all things for me is quite low until you get past ~75% like you said.
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Thanks for confirming it's not only my device
It's weird, why Google did that? It's like the 100% sound is like 3x or 4x louder than 50-60%! But my maths say to me (correct me if I'm wrong) 50-60% should be half less than 100%.
Today I finally had a chance to play with 3a that was connected to the network and I experienced low volume at about 50% for YouTube playback. In-call volume for conversation seemed OK but I was not able to check ringtone because phone was not accepting incoming calls.
sorry do you mean the loudspeakers or with headphones? or in-call? sound levels seem fairly normal for me i'm afraid, the audio quality is not great but i've punched it up with ViPER. made a call last night and didn't notice the in-call volume being unusual. my alarm was loud this morning. loudspeaker sound quality also not great but that doesn't really affect me.
Viper works without root?
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Viper works without root?
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We have root
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Do you know one good and safe non-root equalizer app ? Thanks
One guy (on the above linked google page) realized it was the plastic protective cover that the phone came with. It was covering the speaker hole (one of the stereo speakers is located behind the earpiece hole - they are not BOTH at the bottom of the phone). He removed the plastic cover and the sound volume was fine.
So make sure you have removed the plastic and that any screen protector you might have installed doesn't cover the speaker!
Mine seems pretty good--loud. My hearing is very sensitive, though. Brightness, otoh, is sub-par--or calibrated differently. 70% on my 3a = 30% on N5X.
Yeah that's what I mean... At max the audio is like other phones, but at 70 it's lower... Weird calibration.
Hey all, I've been playing around with my phone and I'm not sure if I'm the only one but only one "side" of the cutout actually plays sound. Is anyone else encountering this?
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Hey all, I've been playing around with my phone and I'm not sure if I'm the only one but only one "side" of the cutout actually plays sound. Is anyone else encountering this?
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That's the way it works. The other hole is only for optical balance. You have the top speaker which is front firing and one bottom speaker which is down firing
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jmtjr278 said:
That's the way it works. The other hole is only for optical balance. You have the top speaker which is front firing and one bottom speaker which is down firing
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I believe the other hole is actually a mic. This is VERY common in phones with a single bottom firing speaker.
I noticed the Pixel 3a isn't 'really' stereo. I feel like it's mono sound but with 2 speakers for boost the audio.
I don't know if you guys noticed that, when you watch a video or listen podcast... if you put your finger and your block the audio from a speaker, and you do the same thing with the other speaker, the audio isn't the same, there is like 'low freq" (bass?) coming from the bottom, and 'high freq' (normal) coming from the top speaker.
I mean... when you test that with your finger and put the phone near to your ear, you will notice the audio from both speakers is not the same at all, it's weird...
EDIT: I was wondering if I'm the crazy guy who se weird things or issues everywhere but after some research I found I'm not the only one who noticed that, we have the confirmation in the Unbox Therapy video about Pixel 3a:
https://youtu.be/3mlMq3pQyt8?t=687
"It's NOT a stereo implementation. They called that but in reality most of the low-end is coming from here, some high-end is coming from here..."
Did you noticed that guys?