As a result of my most recent supply chain check I believe that the Mesa sapphire operations will have ample supply to cover the iWatch, the 4.7 ″ iPhone and the 5.5 ″ iPhone with full
sapphire cover glass in 2014.
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.»
Not exact matches
Despite developments that make non-
glass materials superior for certain smartphone functions (think
sapphire, which is hardier than
glass for device
covers but thicker and much more expensive to produce), there has been no lull in the demand for
glass R&D.
The face is dotted with Swarovski crystal markers and
covered with strong, scratch - resistant
sapphire crystal
glass.
Note that on the Apple Watch the Flexible OLED display is bonded to the
sapphire crystal or
cover glass, so it isn't flexible from the outside.
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.
Below we examine in - depth the relative display performance of the Apple Watch that has a
Sapphire Crystal with the display on the Apple Watch Sport that has an Ion - X
Cover Glass, using objective Lab measurement data and criteria.
It's running Qualcomm's Snapdragon 821 quad core, with 4 GB of RAM and either 64 GB or 128 GB of internal storage; the former gets a Gorilla
Glass 5 screen cover, while the latter upgrades to sapphire g
Glass 5 screen
cover, while the latter upgrades to
sapphire glassglass.
The rear camera, though now
covered in a more durable
sapphire glass, is the same as the 3's, which means it's good, but doesn't quite keep pace with the Pixel, iPhone 7, or a Samsung Galaxy S7.
The protrusion is a little worrying in that laying the Apple iPhone 6 down flat on a table could see scratches appearing, but the
sapphire glass that
covers the lens should ensure that's pretty safe.
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.
There's
sapphire glass covering the camera lens, The home button is ceramic, and when the screen off, it border between it, the bezels and the capacitive touch buttons are invisible.
Unlike the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, which also boast a sizeable camera hump, the one on the Nexus doesn't have the added protection that a
sapphire glass covering brings to Apple's devices.
Asus has also improvised greatly on the imaging front and the Zenfone 3 now comes with a 23 - Megapixel primary sensor with 4 - axis OIS, Tritech laser autofocus technology, and a
sapphire glass cover.
Imaging has also been completely overhauled resulting in a 23 - Megapixel (Sony IMX318) primary sensor with 4 - axis OIS, PDAF, Tritech laser autofocus technology and a
sapphire glass cover.
They're
covered in a
sapphire glass mix and protected by a metal frame — and the island has to be here because of the physics of the large sensor in the main camera and the 2x optics of the zoom camera — in each case, more space is needed than the 8 mm thickness of the body of the phone.
It certainly looks like a «real» watch, which is nice, and comes in gold, silver or black colors with different kinds of bands — including leather, rubber and stainless steel — with a
sapphire glass covering the display.
Auto HDR, Panorama, Self - timer, Sony IMX378 Exmor R, CMOS (complementary metal - oxide semiconductor), Autofocus, Continuous shooting, Digital zoom, Optical image stabilization, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Touch focus, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Self - timer, Scene mode, RAW, Phase detection, Laser autofocus,
Sapphire crystal
glass lens
cover, 720p @ 120 fps
It is
covered with scratch - resistant
sapphire glass.
Yes, the OnePlus 3T has a similar 5.5 inch full HD AMOLED display, 6 GB RAM and 16.0 - megapixel rear camera (albeit with a
sapphire glass cover) but also has some pretty significant hardware enhancements — a new Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor, a 16.0 - megapixel selfie camera, a 128 GB storage edition, and a much larger 3400 mAh battery (quite a feat of engineering when you consider that the phone's dimensions and weight have not changed a bit from its predecessor which sported a 3000 mAh battery).
The display will be
covered by an ultra-strong
sapphire glass.
The technology is also capable of scanning through device materials, including device
cover glass, aluminium, stainless steel,
sapphire, and plastics so Xiaomi will be able to conceal the scanner completely below a seamless surface (even the screen for that matter).
A scratch test with the emery sandpaper on the
sapphire glass cover on the iPhone 5s Touch ID resulted in no scratches (
sapphire is harder than emery).
OnePlus demonstrates its upgraded meticulousness in a couple of subtler ways: the fingerprint reader now has a ceramic
cover, the camera lenses are protected by
sapphire glass, and the notification LED and the capacitive key backlights are perfectly disguised so as to be totally invisible when not active.
As for which Apple iPhone or iPod
sapphire components could be manufactured at the facility, potential products range might include Touch ID fingerprint sensors, iPhone camera lens
covers, new iPhone
glass material or maybe even the screen of the rumored iWatch.
Instead of
sapphire, we're now hearing that Huawei could use Gorilla
Glass 3 — a development that in itself isn't so interesting, aside from new the detail that the phone's back could similarly be
covered in Gorilla
Glass.
CMOS BSI (backside illumination), Autofocus, Continuous shooting, Digital zoom, Optical image stabilization, Geotagging, Panorama, Touch focus, Face detection, Exposure compensation, Self - timer, Flash type - Quad LED, 6 - element lens, Hybrid IR filter,
Sapphire crystal
glass lens
cover, 1080p @ 120 fps, 720p @ 240 fps, Retina flash, HDR, Continuous shooting, Face detection, Exposure compensation, Self - timer
It's also
covered with Gorilla
Glass so it should standup against scratches, though it's not as durable as the
sapphire found on the Apple Watch 3 or Apple Watch 2 with stainless steel and ceramic cases.
From the world's first motorized rotating camera phone, the OPPO N3, to the world's thinnest smartphone less than 5 mm thick, the OPPO R5, and the OPPO R1C with its stunning
sapphire glass back
cover, OPPO has proven its strong all - round innovative strength.
Apple currently uses
sapphire glass as a
covering to protect the camera on the iPhone and to
cover the Touch ID sensor on the iPhone 5s.
This camera also works with 9 multi-point auto - focus and LG's intelligent auto scene detection — and no less than a bit of the ol'
Sapphire Glass to
cover its lens, with anti-fingerprint protection, too.
LG has not issued a statement yet, but the company did not use
sapphire glass for the
covering component.
Most of the additional cost comes from the
cover glass — though it not clear whether
sapphire is included in this calculation — and the touch module.
It has a mechanical watchface and circular dial
covered in
sapphire mirror
glass, a silicon strap, and a stainless steel shell boasting waterproofing at up to 50 meters.
The Nokia 8800 Sirocco featured a glossy steel body and a 262K color TFT display that has a
sapphire glass covering, according to Android Authority.
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.
The
glass that will
cover the display tech is said to be
sapphire, but long - time Apple followers will have heard this before in relation to the iPhone 6, only to ultimately be disappointed.
Apple uses
sapphire glass as a
covering to protect the camera on the iPhone and to
cover the Touch ID sensor on the iPhone 5s.
Decidedly manly and robust, this bad boy measures 46 mm in diameter and 12.5 mm in thickness,
covering a sharp 1.39 - inch AMOLED display with «domed
sapphire glass.»
Aside from the addition of a
sapphire glass covering, the rear camera has remained unchanged from the OnePlus 3 — a 16MP sensor with f / 2.0 lens that's known to be a solid performer.
Its big, bright face is
covered in
sapphire glass and encased in stainless steel, with prominent golden hands that tell time just like a traditional watch — no poking, prodding, tapping or fiddling.