The lens is protected by a layer of scratch -
resistant sapphire crystal glass.
Crafted using sophisticated materials, all editions of the Huawei watch feature a fully circular 1.4 - inch touch - sensitive AMOLED display, coated in scratch -
resistant sapphire crystal glass (the favoured choice amongst Swiss watch manufacturers) and a cold - forged stainless steel frame.
The face is dotted with Swarovski crystal markers and covered with strong, scratch -
resistant sapphire crystal glass.
Not exact matches
But
sapphire is fairly expensive, so most watches instead have a
glass crystal, which isn't as hard or scratch
resistant as
sapphire, but still holds up pretty well.
But
sapphire is expensive, so most watches have a
glass crystal instead, which isn't as hard or scratch
resistant as...
Apple's iPhone - compatible watch has the advantage of an «flexible Retina OLED display» laminated with a single
crystal layer of scratch -
resistant sapphire glass, at least among its higher - priced editions.
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.
The watch body is made of cold - forged 316L - grade stainless steel (Huawei says scratch and corrosion
resistant) and the front - facing
glass (over the display) is real - deal
sapphire crystal glass.
The
glass of the watch face is made of
sapphire crystal which is highly scratch -
resistant and durable.
Both watches are made with scratch -
resistant two - layer
Sapphire crystal up front (that's the
glass), and 316L cold - forged stainless steel bodies.
According to a newly leaked Kyocera testing video on YouTube that's being corroborated by CNET, Kyocera is producing
sapphire crystal display coverings in smartphone sizes and testing them up against traditional impact -
resistant glass found in current smartphones.