System and method for providing hands free operation of a phone

A communication apparatus comprising:

• a phone handset comprising a flip-down mobile phone having a hinge, the handset having:
• a molded cavity disposed on a front keypad face;
• a single speaker and a single microphone connected to one another via a connector to form a connected unit being receivable within the molded cavity, the connector including a joint region for allowing the connector to conform to the hinge of the flip-down mobile phone during opening and closing of said flip-down mobile phone, the connected unit for use in a handset mode in which the single speaker and the single microphone are embedded within said molded cavity disposed on said front keypad face, and in a headset mode, in which said connected unit is detachable from the phone handset to provide a hands-free headset wearable by a user;
• and
• a release mechanism located on a side face of the phone handset for automatically detaching the connected unit from the handset and inserting the speaker directly into the user's ear canal when the user places the handset to the ear.