Comment on Why Apple Didn't Use Sapphire for iPhone ScreensComments−mcmancini11yI maintain that the sapphire screen rumors were patently ridiculous to anyone with a basic understanding of materials science.The only people who took these rumors seriously were pundits who started and then perpetuated (and now, continue to discuss) the idea.−seanflyon11yI had assumed that the sapphire screens would have a thin film of sapphire and be made primarily from glass or plastic.
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I maintain that the sapphire screen rumors were patently ridiculous to anyone with a basic understanding of materials science.
The only people who took these rumors seriously were pundits who started and then perpetuated (and now, continue to discuss) the idea.
I had assumed that the sapphire screens would have a thin film of sapphire and be made primarily from glass or plastic.