IPhone 3GS built in speakers, should both be outputting audio?

I have a 3GS. When I play youtube videos or the one game I have on there, I notice that the sound only comes out of one speaker - specifically the bottom left speaker (assuming you hold the phone with the screen facing you, and the dock connector pointing straight down).
When plug in a headset, I hear both left and right.
Is there a way to get audio out of the other speaker, or should it just be doing this automatically?

Only one is a speaker, the other is a mic for the phone. As it faces you, the one on the left is the mic. You only have one speaker.
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