PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE

Abstract

A mobile phone can include a housing structure that includes a single metal housing segment, wherein the single metal housing segment defines a first side wall defining at least a section of a first lateral outer surface of the mobile phone, a second side wall defining at least a section of a second lateral outer surface of the mobile phone, and a rear panel extending between the first side wall and the second side wall and defining at least a section of a rear outer surface of the mobile phone. The mobile phone can further include a chassis element extending between the first side wall and the second side wall and separated from the rear panel by a gap; a battery and a printed circuit board assembly can be coupled to a first side of the chassis element.