It's not an issue of "terminology". If someone tells you you have a "scratched retina" when in fact you actually have a "scratched cornea", that is not a "morphed terminology". It is wrong.
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Foxconn Rumored to Produce Sapphire Displays for Apple's Next iPhone
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It's not an issue of "terminology". If someone tells you you have a "scratched retina" when in fact you actually have a "scratched cornea", that is not a "morphed terminology". It is wrong.
I assume, it will be a thin top layer laminated on top of the normal gorilla glass for scratch resistance. I doubt the entire glass portion will be sapphire.
Sapphire isn't as big a blessing as you would be lead to believe. Very prone to shattering.
Actually, the 4S was confirmed by Tim Cook:
http://www.redmondpie.com/tim-cook-confirms-that-the-s-in-iphone-4s-stands-for-siri/
I do not believe I ever heard official word from anyone at Apple regarding the 5S. It seems like a logical leap to make.
If they're using sapphire for the front, maybe they can use it for the antennae bands. It can't look worse than the current plastic they have now.
And for the love of god, make the damn phone a mm or two thicker to accomodate a larger battery and flush mounted camera.
Who knows, maybe there won't be much other than a speed bump.
Apple may still be up to their eyeballs trying to get that tethered watch out the door.
And for the love of god, make the damn phone a mm or two thicker to accomodate a larger battery and flush mounted camera.
Who knows, maybe there won't be much other than a speed bump.
Apple may still be up to their eyeballs trying to get that tethered watch out the door.
So much about bringing manufacturing jobs to the US.
... and still, many consider buying Apple products a "patriotic" act.
For shame, Apple, for shame.
... and still, many consider buying Apple products a "patriotic" act.
For shame, Apple, for shame.
This is China. I wouldn't be surprised if an employee or two chooses to throw himself into one of the vats rather than face management after being unsuccessful at some daily target. It is definitely NOT some place where employees can take untracked sick days off and sit around not knowing what to do.
sapphire screen has nothing to do with the actual screen but the glass covering which is usually the part that shatters when dropped.
this glass is already used in the camera and touchid
eco pain
Given China's reliance on coal, growing sapphire in that country is going to be a painfully dirty business.
Would it be asking too much for Apple to continue to sell a more responsible Corning glass-covered phone as a green(er) option?
Given China's reliance on coal, growing sapphire in that country is going to be a painfully dirty business.
Would it be asking too much for Apple to continue to sell a more responsible Corning glass-covered phone as a green(er) option?
In a factory that isn't built yet? Build a factory, develop a method of mass production all in time for the 6S in 9 months; good luck with that.
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7S = Same (as usual)
you must be delusional if you dont think they are not going to fortify and make the next iPhone with the same body as now stronger then it is now, all they have to do is simple fixes and adjustments inside the frame to make it much more rigid and stronger, not that its terribly weak or so, but without a doubt they will improve that part of the phone 100%
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close to the same shatterness as glass displays now, but essentially almost unscratchable... ill take that
So much about bringing manufacturing jobs to the US.
... and still, many consider buying Apple products a "patriotic" act.
For shame, Apple, for shame.
Apple tried. You can only blame the US companies for not being up to the mark and failing to deliver on their end of the deal.
Patriotism only goes so far.
And eventually, everyone will just forget about GT and Apple's promise of all those jobs in Arizona and stick the state with the cost of tearing it all down.
Wanna bet?
I would bet money that they won't.
In 12 months time "bend gate" wouldn't even be on the radar.
If you look at the current layout of the iPhone, there isn't alot that can be done for reinforcement. Bar the addition of another plate, which won't fit given the volume buttons placed where they are
Screws could be placed better inside the framing where the bar is by the volume rocker stretch, this has already been confirmed
Yep. Which is why it feels like this rumor got messed up in translation or something.
We already heard the news that Foxconn was going to start building displays for Apple.
That's quite a bit different from growing sapphire for display covers.
"Confirmed"
Pretty strong wording to describe a blog post "analysis"
If it was such an easy fix it would have been done in the first place.
Fact is, no matter how far away the screw is, it will always act as a fullcrum. That weak spot is weak due to the volume buttons taking up the majority of the surface area of the sides
No. No changes will be made
I still think in the end, Apple will use Corning's Gorilla Glass 4 for the 2015 versions of the iPhone. Mostly because Apple can get guarantees on its quality.
The factory and all its amenities were already there BEFORE GT, so GT wasn't even the reason that place was there. So, basically, you are WRONG... Poor you.
I think you're making a molehill out of a mountain.
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Lengthen the reinforcement bar and use two screws. No more fulcrum.
Actually what I'd love to understand is why a single I-beam type of steel wasn't used along the entire edge. Why break it up into individual bits? Maybe because of RF behavior? Maybe in 5 -10 years we'll get the whole story in some tell-all book...