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Apple Said to Have Enough Sapphire Glass for Production of Both iPhone 6 Models and iWatch in 2014
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Thanks for this, that is quite interesting. Something that I would be interested in is the amount of flex that a sapphire screen could endure compared with a gorilla glass screen. iPhones don't have a lot of flex, but I would be concerned whether a sapphire screen would shatter a bit more quickly than a gorilla glass screen when dropped.
My 2-1/2 YO iPhone 4S made out of glass has no scratches at all.
I guess Apple found a new gimmick to make future iPhones even more expensive.
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That was no regular rock. Harder than silica but softer than sapphire.
Just make sure not to keep it in your pocket next to the phone.
BTW, sapphire shatters just as well.
I guess Apple found a new gimmick to make future iPhones even more expensive.
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That was no regular rock. Harder than silica but softer than sapphire.
Just make sure not to keep it in your pocket next to the phone.
BTW, sapphire shatters just as well.
This article mentions Apple having more than enough sapphire for both iPhone models and the iWatch...
30" Sapphire Retina Thunderbolt Display: confirmed.
30" Sapphire Retina Thunderbolt Display: confirmed.
Because it's very important for a 30'' Thunderbolt Display to be scratch resistant
e.g. keys in your pocket, etc.
Yep. Reportedly, GTAT's mass production has dropped the cost from about $30 per phone to $10 per phone, and $5 should be possible with future refinements. The latter value is within spitting distance of the current $3 cost of Gorilla Glass.
This is also good news for the rest of the world's sapphire producers, whose combined output had outgrown sales over the past few years.
If sapphire becomes a must-have screen, then those factories will have new customers and production will no doubt ramp up all over, especially in East Asia. (In 2013, 75% of sapphire production was in China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan.)
Just because this report SAYS there is enough for both models, doesn't really mean there is. Maybe there's only enough for the model they think won't sale as well.
Not quite true either. Vertu has been using sapphire crystal for some time now.
Since about 2002, which is possibly why Apple hired away a couple of Vertu employees:
From previous Vertu interviews, sapphire increases the chance of accidental fractures during assembly, so special techniques have to be used.
So the question is...................
Generally there is always a balance between hardness and toughness with most materials.
You have something soft that's touch as hell (rubber ball) can distort and get crushed and always bounces back, but is really soft, and something like glass that's hard but very brittle.
So sapphire is really really hard, second only to diamond. Which is great.
How tough is it?
Will is still fracture and shatter if it's dropped on a corner, or hit by something with a sharp point?
Generally there is always a balance between hardness and toughness with most materials.
You have something soft that's touch as hell (rubber ball) can distort and get crushed and always bounces back, but is really soft, and something like glass that's hard but very brittle.
So sapphire is really really hard, second only to diamond. Which is great.
How tough is it?
Will is still fracture and shatter if it's dropped on a corner, or hit by something with a sharp point?
Reading comprehension isn't your strong suit, is it? Way to miss the entire point of the post.
Congratulations.
I have a 5S and a 5C now, and had a 4S before that. I guess you missed the point about the upgraded internals and the sapphire crystal display.
Lol the 4S is only sold in 8GB and multiple generations behind. Quite a few of us (myself included) don't want to go larger than 3.5 or 4 inches, and we still want to buy the high end model in 4 inches, instead of being shoehorned into a lower specced model, or a stupidly big (in my opinion) display.
And Ruby Glass for 2015! Super green!
Bonus points for those who get it instead of pointing out that Ruby isn't green.
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Oh, thanks I am not the only one. There is a reason why Apple made the iPad. iPhone is meant to be portable, small and best device for running basic apps, this is why it has a small display. iPad is meant to be larger and best device for media (Movies, videos, browsing internet etc.) So a Phablet (4.7'' or 5.5'' it doesn't matter) is too big for portability, ease to use but too small for running media. So, a phablet is a both bad phone and bad tablet. But we won't see phones going smaller, companies now using it as a marketing gimmick
And understanding the business of making money isn't your strong suit, is it?
