It’s not often that we get to see intimate details about the manufacturing processes involved in making smartphones, but Samsung seems perfectly happy to reveal how the metal Galaxy Alpha is manufactured during the development phase. As Samsung’s latest smartphone, the Galaxy Alpha serves as somewhat of a change in design language for the Galaxy line, ditching plastic for metal, something which Samsung appears to be quite proud of. As Samsung describes, the process involves plenty of CNC (computerized numerical control) work to machine the frame of the device down to the shape we now recognize.
Next comes an anodizing process which colours the frame to the desired colour, be it blue, gold, black, silver or white. Following this, the frame is diamond cut and then has the display melded to it to create seamless integration. Samsung also talks about the quality tests they put then Galaxy Alpha through, including drop tests, bend tests and twist tests which challenges the device’s physical strength which Samsung says is necessary to “produce high-quality devices that meet the needs of consumers worldwide”. Can’t complain with vision like that, right?
For more pictures and info, be sure to hit the source link below to check out Samsung’s blog post. What do you think of the manufacturing process for the Galaxy Alpha?
Source: Samsung Tomorrow
