Based on hype alone, you'd think that sapphire was the ultimate replacement for glass on phone screens. However, that's not totally true -- while sapphire is extremely scratch-resistant, it's both ...

Smartphones take a lot of abuse, and there’s money to be made in screens that are resistant to scratches and cracks. Corning’s Gorilla Glass has been the leader in this market, appearing on Apple ...

We have seen various photos of the new iPhone 6 display, but up until now, there was no proof that Apple would use sapphire glass in the display, even though this had been rumored for some time. Now ...

Corning, whose Gorilla Glass display covers front Apple's iPhones and Samsung's Galaxy smartphones, is developing a new material that combines the toughness of Gorilla with a scratch-resistance that ...

Corning’s Gorilla Glass coats most of our phones and tablets, and while it’s more shatter-resistant than the glass on your windows, it still has a tendency to get scratched up over a device’s lifetime ...

As phone makers look for ways to make their devices stand out in the crowd, sapphire shapes up to be the next big thing for protecting our precious devices from accidents and scratches. Of course, ...

Sapphire glass is something we usually only see on the most expensive smartwatches, but the Galaxy Watch 5 brings the scratch-resistant glass down to a cost of under $300. And surprisingly, the ...

If you’ve been paying any attention to the Internet’s ever-whirring rumor mill, you might be under the impression that Gorilla Glass is about to receive some stiff competition from sapphire glass. But ...

Sapphire, the hardest natural substance after diamond, might soon be used to make smartphone screens. Sheets of sapphire glass are already used by the military to create transparent armor, but if a ...

Apple unveiled a new range of iPhones at the Flint Center in Cupertino, California on Tuesday, and improved sapphire displays were in attendance -- as part of a wearable product category, the Apple ...

is a former senior reviewer who worked at The Verge from 2011 until May 2025. His coverage areas included audio, home theater, smartphones, and more. In the months leading up to Apple’s iPhone 6 ...