New videos have leaked online that show the durability of the flexible sapphire glass screen that will be used on the iPhone 6. The video shows the display of a 4.7 inch iPhone 6 going through torture without getting even a scratch.
The video comes from gadget reviewer Marques Brownlee, who can be seen bending it more than 90 degrees, attempting to scratch it with keys and, ultimately, stabbing the screen but unable to do any damage to the phone.
'I slowly realized there is absolutely no way I can break this display under my own power,' he said. 'The worst blemish on the surface was actually my fingerprint marks and the dust from handling it so much.'
Brownlee states that the glass is extremely high-quality. He adds: 'There’s absolutely no color shift while looking through the sapphire glass.'
Apple recently announced plans to open a mineral plant in Arizona with sapphire glass experts GT Advanced Technologies to make it more feasible to employ in its iPhone. The facility is expected to employ around 700 people to manufacture sapphire crystal and sapphire glass which could go onto the screens of the next iPhone.
Apple has used sapphire before, mainly in its camera lens and more recently to cover the fingerprint scanner on the iPhone 5s. Apple already users Gorilla Glass from Corning to protect the front of the iPhone 5s and other iPhones against scratches, but by using Sapphire the iPhone 6 display will become unbreakable.
According to reports Apple is planning to use the sapphire display for both the 5.5 inch Apple Air and 4.7 inch iPhone 6 as well as the much awaited iWatch. The smartphones and iWatch are expected to be released on September 25th this year.
Source: Forbes