The disappointing news, though, comes from the same source, suggesting the display may not be
sapphire glass after all:
Not exact matches
The bankruptcy of GTAT (making of
sapphire glass)
after Apple stuck with Corning screens gave me some consternation over companies with concentrated revenue streams.
As the world's second - hardest material
after diamond,
sapphire glass boasts increased scratch resistance, crack resistance, superior thermal and infrared conductivity, and advanced visual appeal.
Apple had a deal with Merrimack, New Hampshire - based GT Advanced Technologies to use the plant to make
sapphire glass for its products, but the company declared bankruptcy in October
after production issues developed.
According to the video,
after withstanding the equivalent of everyday wear and tear,
sapphire glass breaks after being put under 161 pounds of pressure, while Gorilla Glass can withstand over 430 pounds — or 2.5 times the weight that sapphire glass can handle without brea
glass breaks
after being put under 161 pounds of pressure, while Gorilla
Glass can withstand over 430 pounds — or 2.5 times the weight that sapphire glass can handle without brea
Glass can withstand over 430 pounds — or 2.5 times the weight that
sapphire glass can handle without brea
glass can handle without breaking.
A new report is echoing some claims that Apple's use of
sapphire glass in the iPhone 6 may not actually happen
after all.
Luckily, the
sapphire glass is super hard and durable, and my watch emerged unscathed — none the worse
after weeks of fairly constant wear, including sleeping.