I can barely hear the Other person on a phone Call and have to press the phone hard against my ear. Volume is on max and don’t have a screen protector or anything else covering the screen. It’s fine through earphones or when I put on speaker.

Anyone had this problem and know a fix? Tried powering down but does nothing.

Phone is less than a year old so assume if I take into Apple store they’ll fix under warranty but no shops close by so hoping to avoid the journey.