The manufacturer of Gorilla Glass for our iPhones celebrates Sapphire glass

For many weeks, the
rumors
accumulate on the arrival of Sapphire crystal glass, especially for
the screen of the futureiPhone 6.

Obviously,Corning which supplies Gorilla Glass 3 for screens
of iPhone and iPad do not hear it that wayand has already
tried to convince that its windows are more resistant than those in
Sapphire. Today, during a conference with Morgan Stanley,
Tony Tripeny, the head of Corning, pulled out all the stops to
denigrate the Sapphire on several points:

Pour Corning,Sapphire crystal glass presents many
disadvantages: "It costs about 10 times more, it weighs 1.6
times heavier, and is not ecological. It takes 100 times more energy to
produce sapphire crystal than glass. It transmits less light, which
which means that the devices are less bright with an autonomy of
lower battery because it is necessary to increase the brightness of the terminal. In addition,
it's still susceptible to breakage." Corning continues its momentum by
advance thatGorilla glass is 2.5 times more resistant to pressure
than sapphire crystal glass.

Of course, we don't expect Corning to speak highly of its principal
competitor, especially since in the event of Gorilla glass being abandoned over time by
Apple would be a hell of a market that would explode. The manager recognizes
nevertheless thatSapphire crystal glass is four times more
shock resistant than its own glass.

Although Corning's argument is known, there remain many
unanswered questions. Apple has invested heavily in Sapphire crystal and
in thefactory in
Arizona. We can imagine that Apple has optimized production as much as possible in order to
to reduce costs, but also the ecological footprint which is part of the
priorities of the Californian firm. As for the lower brightness, if that
turns out to be correct, the resistance of the Sapphire crystal will perhaps make it possible to
reduce the thickness of the glass, allowing more light to pass through.

In short, Corning quite naturally defends its bit of fat by trying to
highlight the qualities of its product (which we have appreciated for several
generation of iPhone and iPad). But, this may not be enough for Apple which
has already made significant progress and invested in this new component.

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