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Tag: sapphire crystal

Apple’s sapphire producer grows the world’s largest sapphire crystal boule

Wednesday, August 19, 2015 1:00 pm12 Comments

In July, the factory, based in the Russian city of Stavropol, grew a sapphire crystal that weighed…

Ion-X Glass vs. Sapphire Crystal: Apple Watch Sport brighter, easier to read than Apple Watch

Monday, June 29, 2015 3:55 pmMonday, June 29, 201521 Comments

Comparing the display on an Apple Watch that has a Sapphire Crystal to an identical display on an Apple Watch Sport that has Ion-X Glass…

Apple Watch sapphire crystal screen scratch-tested with power drill

Friday, April 10, 2015 2:26 pmFriday, April 10, 201518 Comments

The lens manages to accept every form of abuse thrown at it without a single scratch…

Why Apple might use sapphire over glass in new iPhone display

Wednesday, August 13, 2014 12:58 pmWednesday, August 13, 201410 Comments

Sapphire displays and new types of glass surfaces could mean…

Apple files ‘Continuous Sapphire Growth’ patent application

Thursday, April 3, 2014 8:27 am4 Comments

Feeding a base material into a crucible located within a growth chamber…

Apple plans to dramatically expand Arizona sapphire plant to boost output

Friday, March 28, 2014 10:27 amFriday, March 28, 201411 Comments

Apple and sapphire manufacturing partner GT Advanced Technologies…

New photos of Apple’s sapphire plant show build progressing; rumors point to project expansion

Thursday, March 27, 2014 3:01 pmThursday, March 27, 20143 Comments

Fresh photos of Apple’s Mesa, Ariz., sapphire plant…

New oleophobic patent application tips Apple’s hand on sapphire displays

Thursday, March 27, 2014 8:53 amThursday, March 27, 20149 Comments

In November, Apple signed a $578 million deal with sapphire producer GT Advanced Technologies…

For Apple iPhone, bigger is surely better

Monday, March 24, 2014 3:29 pmMonday, March 24, 201413 Comments

Apple seems headed for a second-half sales bonanza…

New leak may finally reveal Apple’s iPhone 6 specs and design

Monday, March 24, 2014 2:57 pmMonday, March 24, 201413 Comments

Two sizes – 4.7 inches and 5.5 inches…

Apple to launch iPhone 6 with 4.7- and 5.5-inch sapphire crystal displays in September, sources say

Wednesday, February 12, 2014 8:33 am16 Comments

The new iPhone screen will be made entirely from scratch-resistant sapphire crystal glass…

Concept video shows off stunning, ultra-thin Apple ‘iPhone 6’

Saturday, February 8, 2014 3:03 pmSaturday, February 8, 201457 Comments

A stunning new concept video that shows off what might be Jony Ive’s ultimate goal…

What Corning’s curved glass may mean for Apple

Saturday, January 4, 2014 9:37 amSaturday, January 4, 201442 Comments

Predicting what Apple has up its sleeves is a cottage industry…

Sapphire glass may be used in 2014 iPhone Retina display, sources say

Wednesday, September 18, 2013 3:32 pmWednesday, September 18, 201318 Comments

Apple is expected to extend the use of sapphire glass home keys…

Apple’s ‘iPhone 5S’ to feature indestructible Liquidmetal case, says BGR

Wednesday, July 17, 2013 12:30 pmWednesday, July 17, 201334 Comments

We are going to see a Liquidmetal case for the first time on an iPhone…

Apple ‘iPhone 5S’ to feature sapphire crystal capacitive touch Home button with fingerprint sensor, says source

Tuesday, May 14, 2013 10:32 amWednesday, May 15, 201329 Comments

The iPhone 5S could come with a sapphire crystal capacitive touch home button…

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