LG has not issued a statement yet, but the company did not
use sapphire glass for the covering component.
There have been several rumors that suggest that Apple will
use sapphire glass display instead of Gorilla Glass either in the next generation iPhone or its rumored iWatch that are expected to launched later this year.
A new report now claims that Apple may
use the sapphire glass display for iWatch rather than iPhone 6, as it would end up substantially increasing the price of the iPhone.
We use sapphire glass to strengthen the face of the watch.
The iPhone family has
used Sapphire Glass for components for several generations.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Not exact matches
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.
The watch showcased here is the Cora Zebrawood & Turquoise watch which has been created
using Sapphire Crystal
Glass.
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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.
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.
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.
But making all that artificial
sapphire and slicing it into
glass must require a lot of energy (the plant even
uses particle accelerators!).
The touch screen that this handset is
using is of size 5.7 inches (AMOLED) with curved
glass display, screen resolution is 2560 x 1440 pixels that's Quad HD and the screen also comes with
sapphire glass protection.
Sapphire glass is also
used for iPhone 5s» Touch ID fingerprint scanner.
Sapphire glass is extremely hard and is used in some high - end watches, but it can be heavy and is more expensive than Gorilla Glass — though researchers are trying to reduce both its weight and its
glass is extremely hard and is
used in some high - end watches, but it can be heavy and is more expensive than Gorilla
Glass — though researchers are trying to reduce both its weight and its
Glass — though researchers are trying to reduce both its weight and its cost.
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.
Due to the complexity of this process, devices with a
sapphire screen are produced to meet much more stringent standards
using more advanced technology than conventional
glass screens.
Apple clearly hasn't managed to find a manufacturer that can produce the hardened
sapphire glass it wants to
use following the blunder that was GT Advanced Technologies.
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.
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.
An Apple patent for its
sapphire references thin «
sapphire laminates» that could be
used to coat regular
glass for added durability.
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.
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.
Apple may also opt out of
using Corning Inc.'s (NYSE: GLW) Gorilla
Glass and make its own displays from sapphire g
Glass and make its own displays from
sapphire glassglass.
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.
A 5.8 - inch curved OLED display would be installed (there's a good chance that this might actually happen, according to the latest rumors), and Apple would
use several exquisite materials, such as
sapphire glass and Zirconia ceramic.
While that may seem shocking, it's worth remembering that GT Advanced Technologies has essentially shut off sales of its
sapphire glass furnaces for other companies that may have wanted to
use them, and has been restructuring itself in the wake of the Apple deal.
A new report is echoing some claims that Apple's
use of
sapphire glass in the iPhone 6 may not actually happen after all.
If
sapphire glass is indeed in short supply for Apple, then using Gorilla Glass for the smaller of the two new iPhones would indeed make s
glass is indeed in short supply for Apple, then
using Gorilla
Glass for the smaller of the two new iPhones would indeed make s
Glass for the smaller of the two new iPhones would indeed make sense.
The
use of a
sapphire glass display has been a hot topic for some time now, with analysts believing Apple will scrap the idea (despite the
sapphire glass plant in Arizona transitioning to mass production), and other reports suggesting it could be
used only in the larger 5.5 - inch iPhone 6 variant.
A leaked video claiming to show off what is believed to be the
sapphire glass used on Apple's iPhone 6 shows that the device is virtually break - proof and scratch - proof.
He also believes that the next iPhone will have
sapphire glass displays, which isn't too far - fetched, considering Apple initially tried to
use scratch - proof
sapphire crystal displays for the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus before GT Advanced Technologies, its supplier, buckled under the pressure of developing products for the Cupertino firm.
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 m
Glass 5 on the 64 GB model and
sapphire glass on the 128 GB m
glass on the 128 GB model.
Sapphire is already
used in small iPhone components, and is 2.5 times stronger than the Gorilla
Glass.