We have a call/messaging app that can use three different ways to get sound to the user:
- Bluetooth
- Speaker
- Ear…speaker…thing…?
What does one call the speaker for the ear in a mobile phone, in contrast to the [loud]speaker and a Bluetooth device?
(I'm a native English speaker myself, but I'm having trouble coming up with a good term.)
Best Answer
Whatever piece of hardware you use to hear to sound it is some form of speaker. The one you use by holding it to your ear is the internal speaker because it is built in. This website {which tells you how to fix a mobile phone} implies that at least some mobiles have a separate speaker for hands free.
The one the OP is talking about is the internal speaker, as opposed to the earphones, Bluetooth speaker or, as mentioned above, the hands-free speaker.