A voice coil motor includes a housing, a cover plate, an upper elastic member; a movable assembly, an immovable assembly, a lower elastic member, and a base cooperating with the housing to receive the cover plate, the upper elastic member, the movable assembly, the immovable assembly, and the lower elastic member. The base is made of laser direct structuring material. A metal layer is formed on a region of the base connecting the housing by Laser Direct Structuring processes, and the metal layer is fixed on the housing by laser welding or solder paste spot welding. The disclosure also provides an electronic device having the voice coil motor.