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lordofthereef

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Do we know if the aluminum case phones also have a sapphire screen? Or is it going to be the traditional "stainless steel and above" that receive the sapphire treatment?

Been a while since I upgraded my watch. I have a series 3 SS that I got a week after they launched; I was tired of the scratches my aluminum cased watchface was picking up. I have worn the watch mostly every day since and it still impresses me that the screen is flawless.

So... I will happily skip paying the extra for a stainless body if they have implemented a sapphire screen on the new aluminum bodies. I tried to look on Apple's site, but it just seems to be a flashy ad more than a simple to read specifications page.
 
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Well, I think this answers my question...
Not feeling $700 right now. Guess the series 3 sees another run around the sun lol.

Apple tells us that the Series 6 aluminum version uses Ion-X glass, while the stainless steel and titanium versions use a sapphire crystal. All models have a ceramic and sapphire crystal back.

 
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I'm so surprised why they don't just put this information on the product page or tech specs??? Their customer service must be working overtime for this question alone... :/
 
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