It's made of fingerprint -
resistant sapphire glass, nearly three times stronger than traditional tempered glass, and boasts an OIS module, anti-shake technology, and audio zoom.
The screen is protected by scratch -
resistant sapphire glass and the straps are made of vulcanized rubber with grade 2 titanium folding clasp and safety - push buttons.
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.
It is covered with scratch -
resistant sapphire glass.
This is encased in a 2.5 mm thick scratch
resistant sapphire glass cover and features touch controls plus can be submerged in water up to 50 metres.
The scratch
resistant sapphire glass offers a premium edge to the modern design, and it's perfect to pair up with anything from a slim fit suit to a bomber jacket and jeans look.
The company that developed the scratch -
resistant sapphire glass that was left out of Apple's new large - screen iPhones is in financial distress.
High purity alumina or «HPA» is used to manufacture synthetic sapphire wafers used in the manufacture of substrates for LED lights, semiconductors used in the electronics industry and scratch -
resistant sapphire glass used for wristwatch faces, optical lenses and next generation smartphones.
Not exact matches
The face is dotted with Swarovski crystal markers and covered with strong, scratch -
resistant sapphire crystal
glass.
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...
Corning blending the scratch
resistant nature of
Sapphire with the sturdiness of Gorilla
Glass should be a boon to the smartphone industry.
The Kyocera Brigadier is the latest rugged Android smartphone by the medium - scale manufacturer and also holds the distinction of being the first smartphone to be released with a
Sapphire glass display, which is supposed to be more
resistant to shattering, scratching and breakage compared to other
glass front display technology, while also working with gloves and offering wet finger tracking so it can be used when hands are wet.
Sapphire glass, as the most «scratch -
resistant» material, is expected to be the screen of choice for premium handset device manufacturing in 2014.
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.
Corning started developing a product under «Project Phire» last year, aiming to come up with a
glass substrate that was as durable as Gorilla Glass 4 and as scratch resistant as sapphire, which is used in traditional luxury wat
glass substrate that was as durable as Gorilla
Glass 4 and as scratch resistant as sapphire, which is used in traditional luxury wat
Glass 4 and as scratch
resistant as
sapphire, which is used in traditional luxury watches.
Water - protected up to 50m, the all - metal hunk sports a beautifully circular 1.39 - inch AMOLED screen with 400 x 400 resolution, scratch -
resistant sapphire cover
glass, and surprise, surprise, no «flat tire.»
HTC One M9 comes with refined design with less part count, dual anodization, and scratch -
resistant coating and
sapphire glass on the camera lens.
Dimensions 144.6 x 69.7 x 9.6 mm Weight 157 g Build Dual - tone Metal unibody SIM Nano - SIM - HTC Dotview 2 Support - Scratch -
resistant coating -
Sapphire Glass (Camera Lens)
At the MWC 2015, HTC has just officially announced its 2015 flagship, HTC One M9, with a new refined design that features a Dual - tone Metal Unibody, scratch -
resistant coating and
sapphire glass on the camera lens.
Earlier reports suggested the
sapphire is likely for the next - generation iPhone, but G 4 Games points to new reports from Asian supply chain sources speaking to MyDrivers [Google Translate] and PCPOP [Google Translate] claiming the iWatch will be the first Apple device to be equipped with the scratch -
resistant material.Furnaces for
sapphire glass productionAccording to the reports, the biggest factor in using
sapphire for the iWatch and not the next iPhone is cost, with the price of
sapphire driving up the retail price tag of the iPhone.
The lens is protected by a layer of scratch -
resistant sapphire crystal
glass.
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.
However, the video suggests that it is likely to be a «sandwich
sapphire or tempered
glass» to give high - end scratch
resistant capability.
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.
One thing that sticks with me though is I was under the impression that
sapphire glass being incredibly scratch
resistant would be a lot more rigid than what is shown.
The
glass of the watch face is made of
sapphire crystal which is highly scratch -
resistant and durable.
Corning announced today that it is working on a new type of
glass for screens that is almost as scratch - resistant as sapphire displays (such as that on the Kyocera Brigadier, pictured above), while retaining the durability of its Gorilla G
glass for screens that is almost as scratch -
resistant as
sapphire displays (such as that on the Kyocera Brigadier, pictured above), while retaining the durability of its Gorilla
GlassGlass.
Both watches are made with scratch -
resistant two - layer
Sapphire crystal up front (that's the
glass), and 316L cold - forged stainless steel bodies.
It's no secret now that Apple's iPhone 6 is rumored to come with a resilient and durable synthetic
sapphire glass screen, though Apple may not be the only one to release a scratch - and shatter -
resistant phone.
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.