A recent report suggests the sapphire will land in the next generation iPhone as a display material. The company allegedly acquiring the necessary hardware to produce enough sapphire to outfit almost 200 million iPhones with this tough-as-nails material. Just how -hellip; Continue reading -rarr;

2013 demo video shows an iPhone with a synthetic sapphire display
Before its name was associated with Apple, the then-obscure GT Advanced was present at Mobile World Conference 2013 to showcase its sapphire technology. The company, ironically, had iPhones that were equipped with full-screen sapphire screen protectors. Though the video is almost a year old, it still provides us with a glimpse at how a future sapphire-equipped iPhone may perform.