The gut punch comes when you consider the price: the Fenix 5 starts at $ 599, and only goes up when you move into
the Sapphire glass models.
Not exact matches
The display on the Apple Watch rises to the challenge with an excellent state - of - the - art Flexible OLED display covered by a
sapphire crystal, or by an Ion - X strengthened cover
glass for the Sport
model.
Retina touchscreen display with Force Touch, and
sapphire glass or Ion - X
glass cover depending on
model;
That might be one reason why the recently announced Apple Watch Sport edition has a cover
glass rather than
sapphire like the other
models — because it is much more likely to be used unshielded in high ambient light outdoors.
The Sport
models are the cheapest, starting at $ 349 with an aluminum body and a
glass watch face, while the main Apple Watch version has a stainless steel body and a
sapphire watch face from $ 599 up.
It's finished in polished stainless steel and has a
sapphire coverglass, unlike the regular toughened
glass of the Sport
model.
The 64 GB variant of the smartphone has Corning Gorilla
Glass 5 protection while 128 GB model comes with Sapphire glass coa
Glass 5 protection while 128 GB
model comes with
Sapphire glass coa
glass coating.
There are two
models, the premium black steel body option with
sapphire glass and black detailing, and the cheaper option featuring white detailing and a silver case.
The step - up steel and gold
models have potentially more damage - resistant
sapphire crystals, but it's hard to judge right now whether the Ion - X strengthened
glass on the Sport
model will perform.
Rumours suggest the screens will be made of
sapphire glass, which is synthetically created and is thinner, stronger, and more scratch - resistant than the Gorilla Glass used in current models of the iP
glass, which is synthetically created and is thinner, stronger, and more scratch - resistant than the Gorilla
Glass used in current models of the iP
Glass used in current
models of the iPhone.
This 64 GB storage with Gorilla
Glass 5 is the only available model with a sapphire glass and 128 GB storage model launching at a future
Glass 5 is the only available
model with a
sapphire glass and 128 GB storage model launching at a future
glass and 128 GB storage
model launching at a future date.
The box leak also says it will utilize Gorilla
Glass 5, though the Daily Mail says the 128 GB
model (which is pictured) will also include a
sapphire option like the U Ultra.
In addition, HTC announced plans to offer a limited edition
model of the U Ultra with a
sapphire glass display and 128 GB of internal storage — so if you're a die - hard HTC fan, that's something to look out for.
If the report pans out, it would mean that Apple would have «high - end» variants of the iPhone 6
models, and cheaper versions of the same devices without
sapphire glass.
The long - standing rumor is that the 5.5 - inch iPhone 6, as elusive as it has been, will be the only
model to feature a
sapphire glass display.
Unfortunately, this does echo some earlier claims that the 4.7 - inch iPhone 6 would have harder
glass than previous
models, but that only the 5.5 - inch iPhone 6
model would boast
sapphire glass.
A new report from The Wall Street Journal is adding fuel the fire, with a report suggesting Apple could be considering
sapphire glass for high - end variants of both
models.
In June, it had been reported that Apple had enough
sapphire glass for both the 4.7 - inch and 5.5 - inch iPhone 6
models, but apparently this is something that is still up - in - the - air.
As originally published by the WSJ on August 14, it turns out Apple could still be considering using
sapphire glass in both the 4.7 - and 5.5 - inch iPhone 6
models.
These reports of a decision to make between iPhone
models and
sapphire glass for Apple are hardly new, either, so this could very well be a bad sign, or simply the result of an echo chamber.
So, with the high - end
models, the prices would almost certainly go up, as noted by the report that the higher costs to build iPhones with
sapphire glass could have a major impact on Apple's profit margins.
Both screens use HTC's favorite screen technology, Super LCD 5, and is protected by Corning Gorilla
Glass 5 on the 64 GB model and sapphire glass on the 128 GB m
Glass 5 on the 64 GB
model and
sapphire glass on the 128 GB m
glass on the 128 GB
model.
If you select the 128 GB
model, it comes with a
sapphire glass screen for extra protection against scratches, rather than the Gorilla Glass 5 over the 64 GB m
glass screen for extra protection against scratches, rather than the Gorilla
Glass 5 over the 64 GB m
Glass 5 over the 64 GB
model.