HTC toughens One S smartphone with space-technology
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The HTC One family includes the S, X and V (Photo: HTC)
The back of the HTC One S, shown at CTIA 2012 (Photo: Enid Burns / Gizmag)
HTC One S has a matte black finish due to a microarc oxidation process it undergoes (Photo: Enid Burns / Gizmag)
The HTC One S in operation (Photo: Enid Burns / Gizmag)
Stages of processing the aluminum to create the HTC One S (Photo: Enid Burns / Gizmag)
The aluminum is cut and prepared for microarc oxidation (Photo: Enid Burns / Gizmag)
The finished HTC One S chassis after microarc oxidation (Photo: Enid Burns / Gizmag)
The HTC One S chassis is prepped and ready for microarc oxidation (Photo: Enid Burns / Gizmag)
The microarc oxidation process takes six steps (Photo: Enid Burns / Gizmag)
A piece of aluminum is stamped in the rough shape of the HTC One S (Photo: Enid Burns / Gizmag)
Shaping and initial holes are rough cut in the stamping (Photo: Enid Burns / Gizmag)
The final matte black finish of the HTC One S (Photo: Enid Burns / Gizmag)
The aluminum goes through several stages before the microarc oxidation process (Photo: Enid Burns / Gizmag)
The chassis is almost ready to become an HTC One S (Photo: Enid Burns / Gizmag)
Microarc oxidation, leaves a matte black finish on the HTC One S chassis (Photo: Enid Burns / Gizmag)
Getting the chassis ready on the HTC One S handset (Photo: Enid Burns / Gizmag)
Article Summary
HTC is looking to NASA to improve the durability on its latest slimline smartphone. The aluminum housing on the HTC One S is treated with a process called microarc oxidation - an electrochemical surface treatment process used on many NASA satellites that results in a housing three times stronger than stainless steel.
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