Gorilla Glass is an American company that makes toughened glass for several purposes. This glass was engineered for a combination for lightness, damage resistance, and thinness. One of the first every day products in which Gorilla Glass was used was in 1968, when it was used on the Dodge Dart and the Plymouth Barracuda racing cars. Today, the glass is used for phones, television's, and other electronics.
But now, Gorilla Glass has evolved into a new product, Sapphire Glass. This type of glass is supposedly going to be used on the new iPhone 6, but has been previously been used on jewelry, lenses, and even missiles. This glass has a rating of 9 out of 10 on the Mohs Scale, which measures mineral hardness. The only mineral that is harder than Sapphire is diamond, which has a rating of 10, so this is extremely durable.
Although this might seem as a new concept, it isn't because Apple is already using the glass for the home button, (Touch ID only) and they are also using it for the camera. Additionally, the glass is used on the luxury phones made by Vertu, the Savelli, and TAG Heuer.
Personally, I'm an Android person and I hate every product that Apple has ever made. But if the Sapphire glass concept is never used on any of the upcoming Android phones, then I might switch to iPhones just for the durability of the phone.
Check out Engadget to see more information on this and also see YouTube vlogger Marques Brownlee to see what the Sapphire display of the new iPhone 6 looks like!
Engadget- http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/11/sapphire-displays/
Marques Brownlee- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R0_FJ4r73s#t=284
Interesting stuff bro
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