The iPhone 5 has 3 mics. Can I change from which one I'm recording?

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The iPhone 5 has 3 microphones, according to its product presentation:

iPhone 5 presentation

After looking through the website of iFixit and others I now know where the bottom microphone is and I've identified the one on the back, right next to the camera.

There should be another one on the front, at the top, but I can't see it, so I assume it's behind the earpiece/receiver opening. (Is this correct?)

I would like to record from two different microphones while the iPhone 5 is lying on it's back. (So the rear mic is out of the question).

My question:

Is there some way I can record from both mics at the same time and separately (i.e. in stereo, like some Windows Phone 8 Lumia phones let you do it)? If not, is there a method that I can use to switch between the microphones, e.g. first record from the one at the bottom of the iPhone, then execute some code to switch to the one at the top?

Your tips will be much appreciated.

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