Sapphire glass isnt a new material, but its only in recent. Sapphire screens are worse for battery life because more energy is needed to make light travel through its thicker surface. Rumor has it, apples next iphone will come equipped with a sapphire cover over. Smartphone glass list of mobile cell phones with gorilla. Sapphire glass means a more durable, resilient iphone that is. Gorilla glass is a type of alkalialuminosilicate sheet toughened glass, while sapphire glass is in fact a crystalline sheet made out of commercially developed sapphire.
Heres a handy reference guide to help break down the differences in the glass used for. As wearable technology has evolved from a fitness aid to fullfledged smartwatches, leading manufacturers are turning to gorilla glass to provide their wearable devices with the ultimate combination of protection and performance. Corning exec lets slip the gorillas of war, calls sapphire. Sapphire glass is also heavier than gorilla glass, which may mean the next iphone. Your next smartphone might use sapphire glass instead of gorilla glass. The battle for the next big consumer device screen 1. Feb 21, 2019 this feature is not available right now. Corning pits gorilla glass 3 against sapphire, plans. Also of importance for corning, from a marketing point of view is the sexy name of sapphire. Why your brandnew smartphone will scratch just as easily. Gorilla glass 2 is 20% thinner than the original gorilla glass. Gorilla glass vs sapphire, that is the question nowadays. Does gorilla glass 5 mean the end for sapphire screens.
Aug 29, 2014 our conclusion is that sapphire alone will not equate to an unbreakable iphone, in fact the brittleness of sapphire glass poses significant problems for engineers to overcome, and we have serious doubts that it will outperform gorilla glass. What does each of these terms mean and how do they apply to your smartphone. Gorilla glass vs sapphire, corning sees no real threat. Sand quartz, chemically mostly the same as glass, just in crystalline form could easily scratch gorilla glass, while sapphire. Sapphire glass is thicker than gorilla glass, which can present a problem by being too bulky for some screens. Why apple is investing in sapphire glass for the iphone 6. Gorilla glass now, in phones the reason that gorilla glass is dominant is because it is hard enough and it flexes. The battle for touchscreen supremacy could be about to heat up if apple announces sapphire for the iphone 6. But, we cant say if an iphone 6 with a sapphire screen will be more or less durable overall. Sapphire might have captured all the buzz in the runup to the iphone 6 and apple watch, but gorilla glass is still the substance most of us tap and swipe on a daily basis. As far as scratch resistance goes, sapphire is much tougher. For years, gorilla glass scratch resistance on smartphones has plateaued. Sapphire costs about 10x more to make than glass, which would add extra cost to the price of each iphone 6.
Mar 09, 2015 every gorilla glass generation is ionx, as it is made using ion exchange process. To sum it up, we would like to use an analogy from the world of comics to explain the current status of the gorilla glass vs. Heres why apple didnt use unbreakable sapphire glass for the. Sapphire certainly sounds cooler, it absolutely sounds richer, and certainly has proven to be more expensive but it hasnt proven to be better at all. Sapphire glass is extremely expensive to manufacture, and it is currently used in highend items like expensive watches, arc lamps, laser tubes, military equipment like shatterproof windows, protection for smartphone cameras iphone 5s, lg g2, etc. The iphone 6 appeared without a sapphire display, and while it continued to appear on small parts such as lens coverings and watches only.
However it was my first experience with sapphire and i was surprised at the difference compared to the normal gorilla glass versions. Cnet takes a look at the pros and cons of the superhard material, and why practical constraints kept it from appearing in apples latest. Sep 15, 2014 why apple didnt use sapphire iphone screens. Oct 19, 2018 why your brandnew smartphone will scratch just as easily as your old one. Why your brandnew smartphone will scratch just as easily as your. Corning boasts that gorilla glass 6 is twice as impervious as gorilla glass 5, and can withstand 15 drops of up to 1 meter without damage. Htcs sapphire u ultra is more scratch resistant than any. For the large lcd cover of an iphone or ipad gorilla glass might be better. The current iphone uses cornings gorilla glass, which is fairly. The current iphone uses cornings gorilla glass, which is fairly scratchproof but not as good as sapphire. These products however came with a gorilla glass screens instead.
Why the iphone 6 isnt rocking a sapphire crystal display. In the battle of glass versus concrete, concrete will almost certainly prevail, but when paired up against a sapphire screen, the rock is unable to make a scratch. Why apple didnt use sapphire for the iphone screens time. I plan to use my new apple watch series 3 outdoors often and wonder if there really is a difference in the quality and brightness of the display or. Aug 30, 2014 whats tougher, gorilla glass or sapphire. Apr 27, 2015 the sport model uses ionx glass which is similar to the gorilla glass used in many smartphone screens. The feature point in the report ion x glass vs sapphire, is one of the most important. The sport model uses ionx glass which is similar to the gorilla glass used in many smartphone screens.
Nov 01, 2016 the feature point in the report ion x glass vs sapphire, is one of the most important. And for the past few months, its been used to talkup the impending iphone 6. This probably speaks to why you dont want to take on a big company like corning unless you can obliterate them because initially this battle was for smartphone screens where gorilla glass is the dominant, highquality, entrenched material. Difference between gorilla glass and sapphire gorilla. Rumors have run rampant on the internet about whether the expected new iphone will ditch the gorilla glass screens in favor of sapphire or whether the rumored apple smartwatch would have a. How corning won apple back and built the strongest gorilla. Corning gorilla glass and the power glass lens are designed to be scratch resistant, but they are not as durable as the sapphire crystal lens. Sapphire, according to various accounts, is a wonder material that doesnt scratch. The promotional material for gorilla glass 3 claims that. Sapphire phone screens not as strong as you think, says corning. Htcs sapphire u ultra is more scratch resistant than any iphone or galaxy phone. The iphone wasnt the only smartphone to have gorilla glass on its display though.
Your next smartphone might use sapphire glass instead of. Watch our video testing the strength and durability of gorilla glass vs. Sep 25, 2014 sapphire costs about 10x more to make than glass, which would add extra cost to the price of each iphone 6. Oct 08, 2018 in fact, apple initially had a plan of equipping the iphone 5s, iphone 6, and ipad mini 3 with sapphire glass screens. Sapphire is a crystal, which means extreme hardness but it doesnt flexand with ever thinner phones having an ever thinner screen, being the stiffest component is a recipe for disaster given how many people sit on their phones on purpose or accidentally.
But, we cant say if an iphone 6 with a sapphire screen will be. Everyone knows that fearinduced burst of nausea you get when. The race is on to make iphone screen glass unbreakable. The iphone 6s reported sapphire display already has corning nervous. Jul 28, 2016 does gorilla glass 5 mean the end for sapphire screens. May 22, 20 amid these discussions of the potential of sapphire, corning has published a feature outlining why its latest gorilla glass 3 is in fact already a better option than sapphire for mobile device. One of the most interesting battles we are seeing this decade is between sapphire and ionx glass like gorilla glass. The glass is put through several tests and offers a good idea of the glass s construction and durability. Difference between gorilla glass and sapphire gorilla glass. What the difference between sapphire glass and gorilla glass. According to corning, the material is up to three times more scratchresistant than the previous version, with enhanced ability to resist deep scratches that typically weaken glass. What is sapphire glass and why does it matter for the iphone 6.
While not as scratchresistant as sapphire, the newest version of gorilla glass at that time had become thinner, with stronger materials than the last version. The iphone 6s reported sapphire display already has. Aug 29, 2014 sapphire s durability put to the test headtohead against gorilla glass. Sapphire glass is usually used to cover small surfaces which require extremely high levels of transparency and scratch resistance. Jan 20, 2019 gorilla glass isnt the only screen protection solution out there, but is it the best option. Mar 06, 2014 this feature is not available right now. Both glasses have their advantages and disadvantages. It is now fairly clear that apple is investing heavily in the production and machining of sapphire glass for its future products. Heres why apple didnt use unbreakable sapphire glass. Gorilla glass and sapphire are two types of protective coverings that reduce the possibility of screen breakage. Cornings latest scratchproof surface makes it unlikely that a sapphire smartphone screen of any type will ever gain traction. As corning stands to lose a major source of revenue if apple decides to switch away from gorilla glass in favor of its own sapphire based solution, the company is understandably a detractor of the. If the press release from corning is any indication, gorilla glass 6 should be the biggest improvement in smartphone glass yet.
Why your brandnew smartphone will scratch just as easily as. Why the iphone 6 isnt rocking a sapphire crystal display cnet. Apples iphone 6 must have switched to sapphire, because. Ion x glass vs sapphire which one is the better display glass. But while apple will no doubt wax poetic about this material upon the launch of its nextgen smartphone, the only way to tell if its more than just a gimmick is to see how it holds up against the current gorilla glass, and now, a video of the stress test that. Sapphire certainly sounds cooler, it absolutely sounds richer, and. We compare cornings product to dragontrail glass, tampered glass sapphire and more. The higherend apple watches use sapphire crystal glass. Mar 12, 2014 the battle for touchscreen supremacy could be about to heat up if apple announces sapphire for the iphone 6.
Heres why glass is still beating sapphire an attendee displays the new apple inc. Sep 09, 2014 why the iphone 6 isnt rocking a sapphire crystal display. In this video i compare the gorilla glass 4 compared the screen that is on the iphone 6 and 6 plus. The sapphire crystal lens is incredibly durable and is the third hardest mineral, right behind diamond. Since its introduction, apple has used gorilla glass in its iphone. Every gorilla glass generation is ionx, as it is made using ion exchange process. Hello all, ive seen display reflective comparisons between sapphire crystal and ionx glass but they seem to center on 1st generation watches. Sapphire s durability put to the test headtohead against gorilla glass. Sand quartz, chemically mostly the same as glass, just in crystalline form could easily scratch gorilla glass, while sapphire would remain scratch free. Apr 24, 2014 many consumers may not know the difference between sapphire glass and gorilla glass, but we know many of you will care.
As corning unveils its latest gorilla glass, we ask. Corning, whose gorilla glass displays have been used in the iphone since it first launched in 2007, couldnt confirm its glass is in the new iphones but said it continues to be an apple supplier. We take a look at cornings response and compare sapphire to gorilla glass. Apple and other phone makers are right in concluding that sticking to the triedandtrue slab of gorilla. Sapphire schmapphire, says the gorilla glass maker, whose strength test challenges claims that sapphire. As for advantages, sapphire glass may be a little more scratch resistant than gorilla glass. I recorded a podcast with two professors of material sciences to get to the bottom of the glass vs. Sapphires durability put to the test headtohead against. Thankfully for apple, its current supplier of iphone screens was corning, which had not stood still when it came to making its glass screens harder. We scratch, bend, and break both gorilla glass, and sapphire side by side to see which is stronger, and which makes more sense on a. Ion x glass vs sapphire which one is the better display. About 30% of the phones we see traded in to gazelle have been broken in some way, so theres a good chance that youll be affected by the durability of your phones screen. By rob enderle on july 9, 2015 display, gorilla glass, mobile, sapphire.
Amid these discussions of the potential of sapphire, corning has published a feature outlining why its latest gorilla glass 3 is in fact already a better option than sapphire for mobile device displays, citing greater strength, lower weight, less energy cost in production, and significantly lower pricing. Amid these discussions of the potential of sapphire, corning has published a feature outlining why its latest gorilla glass 3 is in fact already a better option than sapphire for mobile device. Sapphire glass is less of a risk on a watch because. Material scientists reckon that even if the display in the video isnt an iphone screen, it could well be sapphire glass. Scratch test video see for yourself just what kind of damage a smartphone screen made of synthetic sapphire can hold up against. While this makes sapphire glass extremely scratch resistant and harder than gorilla glass, its much more expensive to produce with some reports of it being up to 10 times more expensive. Gorilla glass vs dragontrail glass vs tempered glass and beyond. Sapphire phone screens not as strong as you think, says. Whats sapphire glass, and why would apple want it in your. Corning was able to get its tech onto about 250 devices in just the first generation. What is sapphire glass and why does it matter for the. Sep 09, 2014 rumors have run rampant on the internet about whether the expected new iphone will ditch the gorilla glass screens in favor of sapphire or whether the rumored apple smartwatch would have a. May 23, 20 gorilla glass vs sapphire, that is the question nowadays.
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