- Rumors that Apple next generation iPhone will be equipped with sapphire glass screens. Now, Apple has reached a cooperation agreement with GT Advanced companies, sapphire glass, the two companies have collaborated to establish new factories, many analysts believe that the new plant will provide iPhone with sapphire glass screens. If the news is true, many of Apple's rivals will follow, have been offering devices equipped with sapphire glass.
- But it seems, other smartphone makers have not prepared a sapphire glass material as device screen option. Sapphire glass, this is due to the material cost is too high, and the difficulty of mass production is larger. Engadget site contacted representatives of many smartphone makers and found many smartphone makers have been studied using the sapphire glass is used as the device's screen, but finally decided to give up. Sapphire glass, LG said material costs are too high.
- Compared with the traditional Dow Corning Gorilla glass, sapphire glass costs more expensive. Screen of the same size, cost of Gorilla glass for $ 3, sapphire glass, and the cost is as high as $ 30. Apple's cooperation agreement with GT Advanced companies allow Apple to support more advanced production technology of sapphire glass, which can significantly reduce costs, but other smartphone makers have been unable to achieve.
- Sapphire glass, attractive properties high hardness and resistance to scratching. Sapphire glass score is 9 on the Mohs hardness scale, in addition to diamonds, few materials can scratch-resistant Sapphire. Smartphone manufacturers representatives pointed out that sapphire glass material hardness is very high, but very brittle. Given the high hardness of Sapphire materials, material cannot be subjected to bend, if size is very large, when fragmentation is very high.
- Corning Gorilla glass manufacturers have the same criticism of the reasons sapphire material, Corning referred to their products can withstand the pressure of 2.5 times. Dow Corning also noted that Gorilla glass is cheaper, lighter and more environmentally friendly. Sapphire glass light guide well without special treatment, that appears to be darker, not clear.
- Another Smart phone manufacturer representative mentioned that the sapphire glass materials are just marketing gimmick, distinguish between Apple iPhone and other smart phones, iPhone is a luxury Smartphone impression on the consumer. Has always been on the quality of Apple has insisted that this is Apple become higher-end brands. While many rumors have pointed out that Apple's next generation iPhone will be fitted with a Sapphire Crystal screen, but has not yet determined. There are rumors that Apple would only provide the iWatch is equipped with sapphire glass. Finally, there are rumors mentioned that the iPhone only 5.5 inch 6 Sapphire materials used, 4.7-inch iPhone 6 is still used by Corning Gorilla glass.
- Either way, this fall we will be able to answer. For other vendors, sapphire glass, believe the material will first appear on wearable devices, such as smart device, when matured for technology and supplies, this advanced material may appear on the big screen on the device.
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