Electronic device including housing and method for manufacturing the housing

1. An electronic device comprising:

a front plate;

a rear plate facing away the front plate;

a side member disposed to surround a space defined between the front plate and the rear plate, wherein the side member is coupled to the front plate and the rear plate to define a housing, wherein the side member is at least partially made of a metallic material, and wherein the side member comprises:

a first surface facing the front plate,

a second surface facing the rear plate, and

a trench defined in the second surface and facing the first surface;

a polymer structure located in the space, wherein the polymer structure defines at least a portion of a sidewall defining the trench, wherein the polymer structure is disposed on the first surface of the side member and includes a polymer material;

a mechanical button structure disposed in the side member and disposed away from the polymer structure; and

a display arranged in the space to be viewable through the front plate,

wherein the rear plate is seated on the second surface.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

an adhesive layer in contact with the second surface and the rear plate while being positioned between the second surface and the rear plate.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the adhesive layer includes a waterproof tape.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the side member further comprises:

a first portion between the trench and an outer surface of the side member,

a second portion between the trench and the space,

a through-hole defined in the first portion and penetrating from the outer surface of the side member to the trench, and

a depression defined in the second portion and depressed in a direction toward the space.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 ,

wherein the mechanical button structure passes through the through-hole and partially extends into the trench.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the mechanical button structure is constructed such that at least a portion of the mechanical button structure is movable in a direction from the through-hole toward the trench or from the trench toward the through-hole.

7. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the mechanical button structure is inserted into the trench from the outer surface of the side member through the through-hole.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the polymer structure forms a closed loop along the side member within the space.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a middle plate positioned between the display and the rear plate,

wherein the middle plate is disposed in parallel with the rear plate.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 ,

wherein the middle plate is formed of a same material as the side member, and

wherein the middle plate is integrally formed with the side member.

11. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the polymer structure is in contact with the middle plate.

12. The electronic device of claim 9 ,

wherein the front plate includes a first planar region facing in a first direction and a first curved region formed at a periphery of the first planar region,

wherein the rear plate comprises:

a second planar region facing in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and

a second curved region formed at a periphery of the second planar region, and

wherein a maximum thickness of the side member in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction is greater than a maximum thickness of the middle plate.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the rear plate is formed of glass.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the polymer structure comprises a curved surface having a curvature corresponding to a curvature of a second curved region such that the rear plate is received in the curved surface.