[iPad Mini] Does it bring gorilla glass?

Abecedario · Dec 13, 2012, 08:23 AM

Hello guys, I'm really thinking about getting an ipad mini but I'm not really sure about its screen, does it have gorilla glass? If so, what type is it?

kodeman53 · Dec 13, 2012, 09:22 AM

No one knows except Apple.

adeon · Dec 13, 2012, 09:43 AM

It does not feel like glass to me. Feels different than the iPhone don't know what else to describe it with sorry )

Panch0 · Dec 13, 2012, 09:48 AM

Corning has been identified as the glass supplier for the iPhone. Not sure if that has ever been confirmed for the iPad or mini, but it seems pretty likely.

bmat · Dec 13, 2012, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by adeon

It does not feel like glass to me. Feels different than the iPhone don't know what else to describe it with sorry )

I agree. It feels plastic like to me. I'm not bashing -- I like the mini. But it doesn't have the same feel as my iPhone or my old iPad.

nehope · Dec 13, 2012, 10:11 AM

I seriously doubt plastic would do this:

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1506967

kodeman53 · Dec 13, 2012, 10:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by adeon

It does not feel like glass to me. Feels different than the iPhone don't know what else to describe it with sorry )

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmat

I agree. It feels plastic like to me. I'm not bashing -- I like the mini. But it doesn't have the same feel as my iPhone or my old iPad.

That's because the screen technology is different between the i5 and the Mini. It has nothing to do with whether the glass is GG.

While I can't imagine Apple sourcing multiple kinds of glass for their iPads, what difference does it make whether the Mini has GG or not? Without some kind of case/protection, if you drop an iPad, or drop something on it, the screen will crack.

PracticalMac · Dec 13, 2012, 10:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Abecedario

Hello guys, I'm really thinking about getting an ipad mini but I'm not really sure about its screen, does it have gorilla glass? If so, what type is it?

Unofficially, yes.

reputationZed · Dec 13, 2012, 10:29 AM

Techradar seems to think so
http://www.techradar.com/us/news/mob...7-inch-1106596

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Dec 13, 2012, 09:43 AM	#3
adeon macrumors newbie Join Date: Jul 2012	It does not feel like glass to me. Feels different than the iPhone don't know what else to describe it with sorry )
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nehope macrumors newbie Join Date: Nov 2012	I seriously doubt plastic would do this: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1506967
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