Apple Experimented with Sapphire Crystal Displays, Found Them Infeasible

[moel]

I'm british man..and God DAMN IT it's UNFEASIBLE to think you could use any other word....

Infeasible, whilst somewhat muddy...and a touch americanised, is one of those words that are considered correct, but not right. In much the same way people 'Deplane' these days....

It's DISEMBARK....Dis-em BLOODY -bark

 

[kdarling]

There was a post in an earlier thread a few weeks back that linked to some information on that. Gorilla glass screen accounts for about $3 per device. A sapphire crystal would cost ten times as much, around $30 per device. If I'm paying $399 for a 64 GB phone, I'd gladly pay another $30 for scratch invincibility.

Supposedly the cost could go down to $15 in quantity. Of course, the manufacturers would charge a lot more than just the cost.

Btw, a while back I posted this interesting video about how sapphire is grown:

You know what else was unique about the Vertu phones!!!! They were made from LIQUIDMETAL..

Samsung also made a Liquid Metal luxury phone back in 2008. It was around $1500 and was advertised as super scratch and dent resistant.

One day our phones will be virtually indestructible. Now if they'd just make them all waterproof... (to me, that's a primary reason to use a touchscreen instead of buttons).

 

[the8thark]

To the Swiss it matters a lot! (Schona Grussen au di Schweiz!)

Of cause. Roger Federer would be offended.

 

[Johnner1999]

Isn’t the iPhone 5 actually the 6th Gen iPhone?

 

[Truffy]

You know what else was unique about the Vertu phones!!!!

They were made from LIQUIDMETAL.. Fact is, Liquidmetal is injection molded and can be mass produced in the quantities Apple wants and it's "cost efficient and scalable". All we need is a factory full of Engel injection molding machines and this will become a reality.

I am getting excited for my future

It takes this to make you excited for your future? I am so sorry to hear* that.

* Yes, I know that technically I read it, but y'know....

 

[thelookingglass]

I'm british man..and God DAMN IT it's UNFEASIBLE to think you could use any other word....

Infeasible, whilst somewhat muddy...and a touch americanised, is one of those words that are considered correct, but not right. In much the same way people 'Deplane' these days....

It's DISEMBARK....Dis-em BLOODY -bark

Before you go and blow a gasket, can you tell me according to whom "infeasible" is supposedly not right?