Smartphone adhesive tapes support the assembly of smartphones by providing bonding solutions that meet the demands of compact designs, durability, and device performance.
Ultra-thin adhesive solutions help manufacturers bond increasingly small components without compromising bonding strength.
The tapes combine bonding strength, durability, shock resistance, environmental resistance, impact protection, and water resistance for sensitive smartphone components.
Selected adhesive technologies also enable component removal for repair or recycling without leaving residues, supporting device reworkability and sustainability goals.
As smartphone adhesive tapes are quite literally the bond that holds our cell phones together, and they accompany us through different features, customer demands have become increasingly diverse. Consumers want a light, pocket-size smartphone that withstands any weather and situation without wanting to compromise on usability or design.
The mobile phone market is an ever-changing landscape of rapid innovation, and the need for small yet robust components drives up the stakes for manufacturers to deliver durability. These requirements are as tough as our adhesives – and we continue our decade-long innovation journey to deliver solutions that last and meet these increasing demands
Adhesive for smartphone – applications and challenges
Smartphone manufacturers face numerous challenges and place increasing demands on the adhesives they use for their products. The thin design of today’s smartphones and consumer electronics in general demands ultrathin tape solutions that do not compromise on bonding strength.
With thicknesses of as little as 5μm for some general-purpose mounting and lamination application adhesives, we rise to the challenge of “less is more.” The same is true for more compact bonding areas. With small bonding lines due to increasingly small components, mobile applications require sophisticated structural adhesives that combine superior bonding strength, durability, as well as shock and environmental resistance.
Mobile phone users are always on the go, so impact protection and water resistance for delicate components, such as the camera or display screen, are our top priority. In an eco-conscious world, consumers aim to find a balance between purchasing new electronics while still prioritizing sustainability.
Thanks to our sophisticated adhesive technology, components demanding high bonding strength and reworkability can be removed for repair or recycling without leaving residues. This stretching technology combines the best of two worlds – superior strength and easy removal.
Discover our powerful tesa® smartphone adhesives
Customer and industry requirements align in their demands for bonding cell phone parts with reliable adhesives that withstand shocks and weather, while wanting to take them apart easily for recycling or repair. tesa® smartphone adhesive solutions provide high bonding performance in various applications. They withstand even the harshest conditions by providing a fitting adhesive for every application scenario.
Cover glass frame mounting
Display lamination
Display cushioning and shielding
Component mounting
Display bottom mounting
Thermal management
Grounding and shielding
Battery mounting
Backcover mounting
Camera lens mounting
Cover glass frame mounting
Display lamination
Display cushioning and shielding
Component mounting
Display bottom mounting
Thermal management
Grounding and shielding
Battery mounting
Backcover mounting
Camera lens mounting
Smartphone adhesive solutions for compact and durable device designs
Best for: Smartphone adhesive solutions are designed for bonding, mounting, protection, repair, and recycling applications in modern mobile devices. They support manufacturers developing compact smartphones with demanding requirements for durability, performance, and usability.
Why they perform
Ultra-thin adhesive solutions for compact designs
High bonding performance
Strong durability and environmental resistance
Shock resistance
Impact protection for sensitive components
Water resistance
Reworkable and residue-free removal options
Typical applications
Bonding smartphone components
Mounting components in compact bonding areas
Camera protection applications
Display screen protection applications
Component removal for repair and recycling
Performance takeaway: Smartphone adhesive solutions combine strong bonding, protection, durability, and reworkability to support the assembly of modern mobile devices.
Find the adhesive solutions that fits your demanding application. For more solutions in the diverse world of adhesive solutions for smartphones and beyond, we have innovative and proven products at hand. Just reach out.
01Double-sided filmic tapes
tesa® PET film and PP film tapes are an assortment of double-sided tapes of various strengths and thicknesses for straightforward bonding of flat, smooth surfaces, such as glass, metal, or non-embossed plastics.
02Acrylic foam tape
Our tesa® acrylic foam tape product family was designed for the demanding applications of the electronics industry, such as lens mounting. Its viscoelasticity allows special bonding capabilities, impact resistance, and waterproofing on materials with different surface characteristics due to excellent wetting, reworkability, and die-cuttability.
03PE foam tape
tesa® PE foam tapes for back cover and touch panel mounting activate their adhesive strength quickly without requiring excessive pressure. This makes them ideal for curved designs. The compressible foam backing, making them shear and impact resistant, is available with or without PET reinforcement.
04Structural bonding tapes
Our structural bonding tapes meet the requirements of miniaturized, sophisticated electronic devices. Their environmental and shock resistance as well as outstanding bonding power on small bonding areas are ideal for frame mounting and FPC stiffening.
05Removable/Stretch-release tapes
The revolutionary tesa® stretch-release tapes, such as the Bond & Detach® series, are designed for permanent mounting yet quick removal and offer secure hold for phone batteries. The innovative foamed version offers advanced shock protection without compromising on its fast and easy residue-free removal for recycling or replacement.
06Electrically conductive tapes
Our single- and double-sided conductive tapes for FPC/PCB bonding and grounding, as well as metal-to-metal mounting, provide good EMI shielding performance. The isotropic tapes strike a balance between electrical conductivity and adhesive properties for any shielding and grounding applications.
07Thermal management tape
Our thermal tapes manage the temperature of smartphone components with high-energy consumption, increasing the reliability and performance of the entire device. With outstanding wet-out properties, electrical insulation, and bonding strength, the tesa® TMT assortment improves user comfort with temperature-regulating 5G antenna mounting and more.
08Optically clear adhesives
A crystal-clear display requires high transparency for sophisticated lamination. Our tesa® OCA solutions meet the demand for low-haze adhesives that are resistant to UV rays, humidity, temperature, and whitening. Clean room production clears the way for highly transparent adhesives with excellent bonding of touch panels, cover lens, and displays.
09Single-sided covering tapes
Available in matte black and amber to cater for various needs, our single-sided covering tapes protect smartphones like a second skin. The PET film and polyimide tapes offer ultrathin yet strong reliable bonding force, low gloss level, solvent resistance, and good light blocking for LCD and OLED phone screens.
If you are looking for a strong and durable way to bond a wide variety of electronics surfaces, tesa offers smartphone adhesives with the long-lasting and reliable adhesive strengths that you require. They can simplify your production and warranty process and lower your costs. Contact tesa and discover how we can help you with your smartphone bonding challenges.
What applications can smartphone adhesives support?
Smartphone adhesives can support a wide range of assembly applications, including display and touch panel lamination, back cover and frame mounting, battery fixation, FPC reinforcement, grounding, EMI shielding, and thermal management. Depending on the application, different phone tape solutions can provide properties such as strong adhesion, flexibility, electrical conductivity, heat transfer, or easy removal.
What role does phone tape play in smartphone battery assembly?
Phone tape can be used to securely mount batteries while allowing them to be removed when required for repair or recycling. Stretch-release tape solutions provide strong holding power during use and can be removed by stretching the tape.
How can smartphone adhesive improve repairability?
Some adhesive solutions combine strong, durable bonding with reworkability. Stretch-release tapes, for example, provide secure permanent mounting while allowing components such as phone batteries to be removed quickly and without adhesive residue for replacement or recycling.
How does smartphone adhesive contribute to a compact device design?
Adhesive bonding allows components to be mounted without screws, clips, or other bulky mechanical fasteners. Thin phone tape can therefore help manufacturers make efficient use of the limited space available inside modern smartphones.
