Portable electronic device housing including hinge

A portable electronic device comprising:

• a first housing comprising a first end and a first mating end;
• a second housing comprising a second end and a second mating end;
• a hinge assembly comprising an axle, the hinge assembly coupling the first mating end of the first housing to the second mating end of the second housing, the second housing being movable relative to the first housing from an open position in which the axle is in a first position near to the first mating end and the second mating end and a folded position in which the axle is in a second position spaced from the first mating end and the second mating end such that the first mating end and the second mating end are movable toward one another to move the portable electronic device to a partially open position for clipping to an object;
• projections located on a rear surface of the first housing at the first end for abutting a rear surface of the second housing;
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• a processor in electrical communication with electrical components in one of the first housing and the second housing.