Posted on 03/05/2014 9:01:07 AM PST by ImJustAnotherOkie
It could be interesting if the ifone6 has problems with screen breakage and weight.
This may get interesting.
I have broken my gorilla glass - TWICE.
We have the dropsies?
Apple hates the Earth!!!
When selling a status symbol product like I phone, it matters not that it is better or worse, what matters is that it is perceived to be better and that by having it in your hand, you are a better person than the person who does not have it in their hand.
Iphone is the equivalent of a gucci bag or a rolex watch.
Self-serving hype.
Company whines that Competitors product is crappy and they are doo doo heads...
Same old crap...
Only twice?
Could be, but Corning states some facts that may be true. Apple also has a big investment in sapphire. It also of late has had some premature releases. may screw up again.
A big change like sapphire with zero track record in the worldwide market is a very huge risk for Apple.
Industrially made sapphire is transparent aluminum.
-a crystalline form of aluminum oxide-
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/11/05/a-look-at-how-gt-advanced-makes-sapphire-glass-for-smartphone-displays/
It has been used in high-end watch faces for decades.
We saw the problems Apple had with the Aluminum backside.
After 16 years, the electronic innards of my previous Sieko watch finally died. During that time the watch got banged around considerably with lots of scratches on the case, but there wasn’t a single scratch on the sapphire crystal
Gorilla glass does not mean it won’t break, just it won’t break as easily.
Other commonplace uses of sapphire in everyday life include semiconductors and barcode sensors, where the material is again chosen due to its ruggedness.
Sapphire has also found widespread use in is the avionics world, where its ability to withstand extreme high and low temperatures — along with its resistance to damage — makes it a useful tool for the aviation displays in aircraft. Another regular application is in the optic heads of missiles. These missiles are regularly equipped with a combination of infrared, radar, and optical sensors for guidance, and the optic heads need to remain undamaged when the missile is moving through the air, or else being handled on the ground. Sapphire is also used in some iterations of bullet proof glass.
Not used in touch screens, transparency issues, less flexible, and more brittle. Watch crystals are much thicker than Gorilla Glass.
I’m just saying, there is a downside here.
My phone case is Kevlar
http://www.digitaltrends.com/cell-phone-reviews/motorola-droid-ultra-review/
I have as well. It isn't perfect. Personally I'd be more concerned with weight and light transmission, but if Apple wants to try it I say go for it. God bless the free market.
Keep it over your heart when you go into questionable neighborhoods.
Sapphire is used in grocery store scanners, you can drag stuff over it all year without scratches.
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