Other Why cant iPhone have the same glass material as Watch?

[iphonehype]

Replaced my Watch S4 yesterday with an Ultra. Its been through so much, dropped, beaches in sand etc. Not a single scratch.

Makes my curious to know why iPhone cannot have the same material. Does anyone know?

 

[Mr.Blacky]

I would say because the glass on the Apple Watch is more resistant to scratches but breaks more easily. And since there is a higher chances dropping your phone than your watch, it makes sense that the glass on the iPhone is more drop proof at the expense of scratch proof. 🤔

 

[sjperformance]

Imagine a titanium iPhone with the glass of the watch ultra....that's easy a $2,000 device.

 

[Sweatypalms557]

Price. No way Apple can keep the same $999/$1099 price with Titanium and sapphire glass all around. Maybe an Ultra line above the Pro line can be priced that way. I would say $1599 and above start price.

 

[iphonehype]

Imagine a titanium iPhone with the glass of the watch ultra....that's easy a $2,000 device.

Price. No way Apple can keep the same $999/$1099 price with Titanium and sapphire glass all around. Maybe an Ultra line above the Pro line can be priced that way. I would say $1599 and above start price.

I guess that is what iPhone 15 Ultra rumours are coming from. I think if it happens at a $2000 price tag, it would be a seller.

 

[Abazigal]

Supply maybe. Apple may not be able to produce enough sapphire glass for the hundred of millions of iPhones they expect to sell every year. Apple watches sell in way fewer quantities, and you use less glass per watch, so maintaining that supply is still tenable.

 

[bodonnell202]

Sapphire may be more scratch resistant than glass, but it's also more brittle. The larger surface of a phone is going to be more susceptible to shear forces compared to a relatively small watch screen. This would mean that while an iPhone with a sapphire screen would be less susceptible to scratching it would be more susceptible to cracking and shattering - a tradeoff that Apple probably didn't think was worth it considering the additional cost.

 

[Resqu2]

Apple bought a company some years back that promised to be able to supply sapphire screens but that was a Hugh failure. I can’t even remember the name of the company.