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 model.
The Activité Steel doesn't go as far as the leather and
sapphire glass on the original Activité, and while it still has silicone straps like the Pop, the stainless steel watch housing, along with chrome hands and buckle, offer a classy look.
In early August we first heard a solid report that suggested the iPhone 6 could boast NFC, and yet be missing
sapphire glass on its display.
And for the price which you are paying, you will be getting
a sapphire glass on the display and the back of the watch.
Although I'd still like to see
sapphire glass on these smartwatches.
The screen is of
sapphire glass on top, which is unbreakable.
In addition, there will be a version with
sapphire glass on the front for extra... Read more
HTC U Ultra Sapphire Edition has
a Sapphire glass on top, rather than the regular Gorilla Glass 5 seen on the common version of the phone.
For $ 600 (or $ 700 if you opt for a version with durable
Sapphire glass on the face) they'll both feature all of the same robust fitness tracking capabilities as previous versions of the Fēnix 5, including optical heart rate tracking so you don't need to wear a chest strap, basic smartwatch capabilities like call, text, and email notifications, and environmental sensors like a compass and altimeter.
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.
HTC One M9 comes with refined design with less part count, dual anodization, and scratch - resistant coating and
sapphire glass on the camera lens.
Both the Watch 2 and Watch 2S comes with ceramic bezel, but the Watch 2S additionally features a 2.5 D
Sapphire glass on the top.
Not exact matches
This work expands this project, examining the formation of these domains
on other substrate types - such as
glass, Gorilla Glass (TM) and sapphire glass - and characterising feature sizes and optical perform
glass, Gorilla
Glass (TM) and sapphire glass - and characterising feature sizes and optical perform
Glass (TM) and
sapphire glass - and characterising feature sizes and optical perform
glass - and characterising feature sizes and optical performance.
Only available to DBS owners through AM dealers, the watch could be used to both lock and unlock the car when the wearer is in close proximity to the car by pressing
on the pressure sensitive
sapphire crystal watch
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;
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.
As we can see from the images, the smartphone features ultra narrow bezel design, and runs
on Google Android 4.2.2 mobile operating system, and comes with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 2.26 GHz quad - core processor, 2 GB LPDDR3 RAM, 32 GB internal storage, 5.2 - inch Full HD IPS display with 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution, 2.1 - megapixel front facing camera and 13 - megapixels rear camera with optical image stabilizer, 8x digital zoom,
sapphire crystal
glass lens and multi-point autofocus.
The report doesn't just stop at
sapphire home buttons, but also goes
on to claim that Apple has been considering a switch to
sapphire crystals for the
glass on its iPhones» displays, but has refrained from doing so because of higher costs.
It trades calf leather, polished steel and a
sapphire dome
on Withings» fancier Activite watch (and Swiss - made certification) for a silicone strap, PVD - coated steel, and a mineral
glass dome.
The Asus Zenfone 3 ZE552KL sports a hump
on the rear with 16 - megapixel Sony IMX298 camera sensor, f / 2.0 aperture, 6 - piece Largan lens and
Sapphire glass protection.
As the clip explains,
sapphire crystal has a number of advantages over the toughened Gorilla
Glass found
on many phones today.
The
glass on the new display is «ion strengthened,» which doesn't sound like it is
sapphire, as rumored.
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.
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.
There's also phase detection autofocus and a new
sapphire glass coating
on the top to protect the camera from scratching and cracking.
Talking about the USP of the device, we can find a 13MP IMX258 RGB sensor and a 13MP IMX258 Monochrome sensor
on the rear with
Sapphire glass lens and f / 2.2 aperture.
The 5 - inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) In - cell display
on this device is protected by a 2.5 D
Sapphire glass laid
on the top.
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.
The handset is so thin that the rear iSight camera now protrudes from the chassis (encased in
sapphire glass to keep it unharmed), the eight - megapixel, f / 2.2 aperture
on paper the same as the iPhone 5S.
It has 1.5 - inch and 1.7 - inch Retina display panel options with
Sapphire Crystal
glass protection and requires iPhone running
on at least iOS 8.2.
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 HTC One M9s features a 5 - inch display with 1920 x 1080 pixels (full - HD) resolution and a hard
sapphire glass protection
on top.
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).
The clip highlights that the ZenFone 3 Deluxe has a six lens camera assembly complete with
sapphire glass and elaborates
on ASUS» TriTech Auto Focus technology, which allows the camera to focus in just 0.03 seconds.
The glassmaker recently shared a video
on its website comparing the strength of Gorilla
Glass to that of sapphire glass to demonstrate its argument that Gorilla Glass is supe
Glass to that of
sapphire glass to demonstrate its argument that Gorilla Glass is supe
glass to demonstrate its argument that Gorilla
Glass is supe
Glass is superior.
Looking ahead at a potential iPhone 7, Macworld speculates
on new features such as a super-strong
Sapphire glass display and an extra-durable, liquid - metal chassis.
The dual - lens camera
on the rear also comes protected by a
Sapphire glass.
As far as cameras, the Honor 7 has an20MP shooter
on the back with an F2.0 aperture, a 6 - lens module and
sapphire glass for extra protection.
We knew HTC wasn't planning to unveil a new smartphone
on March 20th, but we did finally get the HTC U Ultra with
sapphire glass and 128 GB of storage.
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.
As for the camera, the handsets have a 16MP
sapphire glass protection lens
on the rear with LED flash, PDAF and 4 - axis OIS
on board.
The two sections of pigmented
glass at the top and the bottom of the phone add a pleasant effect, and the sapphire glass is meant to be thoroughly durable, to complement the Gorilla Glass on the f
glass at the top and the bottom of the phone add a pleasant effect, and the
sapphire glass is meant to be thoroughly durable, to complement the Gorilla Glass on the f
glass is meant to be thoroughly durable, to complement the Gorilla
Glass on the f
Glass on the front.
Apple already uses
sapphire glass to protect the camera lens
on the iPhone and iPad, and also for Touch ID fingerprint sensor, but the nature of the request («a new sub-component») suggests that the critical component may be used for some other reason.
Essentially, while some reports suggested that Apple would have enough
sapphire glass for both the 4.7 - and 5.5 - inch iPhone 6 variants, that is reportedly not the case based
on this analysis.
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.
The reports regarding Apple and
sapphire glass,
on whether or not the iPhone 6 will feature the new display, are still going strong, especially in contradictory paths.
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.
The video states that the iPhone 6 does not carry a
sapphire crystal
glass on the top of its display panel as its production is quite difficult and would increase the production cost.