A housing portion (10) for a wireless communication device is provided that has the surface area on its exterior surface (14) maximized in size for receipt of graphics by being substantially free of audio channeling thereon. Instead, the audio channels are provided in the internal space of the phone as at least partially defined by the housing portion (10), and preferably along an interior surface (16) thereof. In a preferred form, a separate audio cover member (12) is attached to the interior surface (16) to form the audio channels therebetween. The audio cover member (12) can include recesses (34) and (36) for forming the internal audio channeling provided by the assembly (38) of the housing portion (10) and the audio cover member (12).