iPhone 5 what is next to the ear speaker.

[steelerdude1]

What is to the leftt of the ear speaker on the front of the phone.

 

[tortelliniguy]

It is the proximity sensor. When you put your iPhone up to your ear for a call then it automatically puts the screen to sleep and takes it out of sleep mode after you take the iPhone off your ear.

 

[willerz2]

Though that was the ambient light sensor o-O

 

[tortelliniguy]

Could be both. who knows? its a sensor of some sort.

 

[scifan57]

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It is the proximity sensor. It turns the screen off when the iPhone is next to your ear so that random contact by your ear won't affect the touchscreen.