Report: Use of sapphire glass in smartphones to surge next year

Report: Use of sapphire glass in smartphones to surge next year: According to Taiwan-based sapphire producers, we should see a surge in the use of sapphire glass for smartphones, starting next year. This could include the use of the material to protect the screen, the camera, or other fragile parts of an intelligent handset. The only material on earth that is harder than sapphire, is the diamond.



The Kyocera Brigadier is now offered via Verizon, and the display on the mid-range handset is protected by sapphire glass. Apple has used sapphire glass to cover and protect the camera lens on the iPhone, ever since the release of the Apple iPhone 5. It has used ...