A mobile terminal including a display unit; a metal plate having a seating portion supporting a rear surface of the display unit and having a first coupling portion along an edge of the seating portion; a middle case having a second coupling portion covering a lateral surface of the metal plate and forming a gap between the middle case and the first coupling portion of the metal plate; a molding unit inserted in the gap and coupling the middle case and the metal plate to each other; and a rear case coupled to a rear surface of the middle case and defining an exterior of the mobile terminal.