Apple has been questioned iphone6 screen non pure sapphire?

Apple (Apple Inc.) of the 6 iPhone is not fully focused on the use of sapphire when the screen protection glass? Well known technology bloggers Marques Brownlee on Friday (July 18th) show the film seems to have this sign.

YouTube image Brownlee just published in July 7th showed a rumored iPhone 6 4.7 inch screen, and prove whether it is with a knife or keys and other items to be hard scraping, or bending, screen finally unharmed, compared to the previous generations of iPhone to screen many tough.

However, Brownlee 18 shows the film shows, iPhone 6 screen in touch than sapphire hardness (Mohs hardness 9) garnet powder but also low sandpaper (hardness 7), emery paper (hardness 8), but was obvious scratches. In contrast, the iPhone 5S fingerprint identification button Touch ID sapphire protective cover in the face of these two kinds of sandpaper, but no scratches.

Brownlee is a July 7th film by a steel knife (hardness 5.5) to scratch test, but the hardness even Corelle (Corning) of the third generation gorilla glass (Gorilla Glass 3, hardness 6.8) cannot leave traces.

The above results show that iPhone 6 screen glass may not be made of pure sapphire. However, this may be considered the most safe way of cost, flexibility, and flexibility. In fact, according to the Cult of Mac 19 report on apple in early March to (2013) on the application of a hybrid sapphire multilaminated patent (hybrid sapphire laminate), the content description how to fit the glass, sapphire sapphire made with plywood, and this could be used to make iPhone 6 screen material.

MarketWatch, TheFlyOnTheWall.com Canaccord Genuity analyst Jonathan Dorsheimer reported in July 7th had issued a research report pointed out that the securities that iPhone 6 4.7 inch and 5.5 inch version first launched will use the sapphire screen, but only a limited amount should be for people to buy the deluxe edition. In addition, UBS (UBS) analyst Stephen Chin 7, also issued a research report pointed out that the survey shows that Apple sapphire partner GT (GT Advanced Technologies) advanced shipments of Arizona plant in May is far lower than he had expected the sapphire, and also more shipments growth slowed sharply in April.

The Korea Herald (Korea Herald) also reported in July 17th, NPD DisplaySearch Korea branch senior analyst Brian Huh said the very special production of sapphire, it seems only 45 million smart mobile phone use; due to the high costs and iWatch stock demand, perhaps only the highest order of iPhone 6 will be equipped with sapphire screen. He said, iPhone 6 is divided into 5.5 inches and 4.7 inches, may be one of the size of the 64GB version will use sapphire screen. IPhone 6 is rumored to have 64GB, 32GB version, the initial combined shipments of nearly 70 million.

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