Idea: metal battery cover

ridder215215

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• Mar 15, 2012

• #1

Hey!
I thought of something. Perhaps someone could make a mould with the original back cover, and then remake it out of aluminium. That's all.

 

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Leraeniesh

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• Mar 15, 2012

• #2

ridder215215 said:

Hey!
I thought of something. Perhaps someone could make a mould with the original back cover, and then remake it out of aluminium. That's all.

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I would buy this in a heart-beat.

 

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cj360

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• Mar 15, 2012

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Wouldn't heat be an issue? My play can warm up a little bit just being idle in my pocket on a warm day.

 

julianpaul

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• Mar 16, 2012

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Aluminum would help dissipate the heat quicker than the plastic cover which is more of an insulator.

I have doubts though about the durability and strength of a similarly thick aluminum cover. It would have to be much thicker than the plastic one to be of an protection.

 

AudioCreaper

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• Mar 16, 2012

• #5

Theres already one on ebay just search it

sent from my Xperia PLAY running DiXperia

 

julianpaul

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• Mar 16, 2012

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All those on ebay are cases for the phone, i think we're talking about a replacement back panel here.

What i would REALLY like to see is a complete housing in aluminium, preferably anodized matte black.

Or somethign like the HTC one's body: http://www.tomsguide.com/us/HTC-One-S-Strong-Case-Ceramic-Metal-Process,news-14451.html

 

AudioCreaper

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• Mar 16, 2012

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question is how will you put it on without damaging the tabs on the phone? we are able to put the back cover because it is flexible.

 

julianpaul

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• Mar 16, 2012

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AudioCreaper said:

question is how will you put it on without damaging the tabs on the phone? we are able to put the back cover because it is flexible.

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Very good point. Press tabs will require a flexible material like plastic. Most metal panels i've seen fit with a sliding lock.

This is one project that doesn't seem likely to see the light of day...

 

ridder215215

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• Mar 16, 2012

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I was indeed thinking of a back cover replacement, and with an airbrushed-like look.

 

Logseman

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• Mar 16, 2012

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Aluminum cases produce Faraday cages (basically the device becomes shielded from radiation, including the wifi and 3g waves). Apple (first iPad 1 batches) and particularly Asus (Transformer Prime) have learnt that lesson at high costs.

 

julianpaul

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• Mar 17, 2012

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doesn't the htc one that i mentioned earlier have an aluminum shell?

 

svenk919

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• Mar 18, 2012

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julianpaul said:

doesn't the htc one that i mentioned earlier have an aluminum shell?

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Xperia play antenna placement is probably not optimised for a metal housing. The Sony Xperia S would have more luck on that matter due to it's (semi) external antenna.

 

benoitb85

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• Mar 20, 2012

• #13

+1 on the antenna topic. I dismantled my Play once and the antennas are on the back, it would be a very bad idea to use an all-aluminium back cover, unless you don't use 3G, wifi, GPS, etc...

 

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eksasol

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• Mar 24, 2012

• #14

I wish they had use the chrome all around, not just the sides, even if its fake chrome.

 

julianpaul

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• Mar 24, 2012

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eksasol said:

I wish they had use the chrome all around, not just the sides, even if its fake chrome.

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You're kidding right? You actually want an all-chrome phone?

 

TLRtheory

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• Mar 24, 2012

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I'd actually rather see Xperia PLAY get a battery cover that's made out of a grip-improving non-glossy matte material (like what the Xperia X10 has).

 

Logseman

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• Mar 24, 2012

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The Xperia Play battery cover is one of the worst parts of the phone. It's flimsy, plain and it attracts grime like a magnet. They need to improve it badly in a second iteration...

My favorite battery cover was the one on the Huawei Selina. While the phone itself is a piece of crap, the cover is firm, nice to handle and easy to remove.

 

julianpaul

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• Mar 25, 2012

• #18

Except for the chrome strips on the sides (and they weren't that bad), my zte blade/orange san francisco had such a nice rubbery matte finish. i hope manufacturers finally do the sensible thing and shift to matte finishes...

 

Throbin Wood

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• Sep 24, 2013

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Metal Aluminum Plated Case for Sony Ericsson Xperia Play

Silver

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Metal-Pla..._MobilePhonesCasesPouches&hash=item415c24d0c1

Black

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Metal-Pla..._MobilePhonesCasesPouches&hash=item3cbaa0c03e