Apple will coque samsung j5 2017 mabre build a new 700 employee manufacturing facility coque samsung trend 2 lite personalisable in Mesa, Arizona, to make sapphire glass, according to releases from the State of Arizona and GT Advanced, a New Hampshire based materials manufacturing company. Apple purchased coque samsung s8 zelda the vacant manufacturing building from First Solar, and has contracted with GT Advanced to “own and operate furnaces and related equipment” at the facility.

The State of Arizona reports [PDF] that the plant will create at least 700 jobs in the first year, plus an additional 1,300 construction related jobs. Apple coque iphone xr astronomie will also be investing in new renewable energy projects to power the new facility.

Apple provided a statement to Pocket Lint confirming the facility:We are proud to expand our domestic manufacturing initiative with a new facility in Arizona, creating more than 2,000 jobs in engineering, manufacturing and construction. A report from earlier this year suggested that future smartphones may use sapphire, a crystalline form of aluminum oxide, instead of more traditional forms of glass.

Other reports have suggested that Apple has experimented coque samsung galaxy grand prime plage with sapphire displays but found them infeasible. Additionally, Corning has claimed its Gorilla Glass 3 is a better glass solution than sapphire.

One possible destination for Apple’s new coque iphone xr bouledogue sapphire glass production is in a potential smart watch project. Sapphire is already extensively used in high end watchmaking and could be more feasible on a small screen than the larger display on a smartphone or tablet.

The move is a major expansion of Apple’s own production efforts in recent years, Apple has exclusively contracted with third parties to build and supply components for its products. Many pundits have speculated that Apple would begin using its billion cash pile to grow its manufacturing coque samsung a3 personnalisée efforts.

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I think Sapphire is a great material. A great choice for a lens cover but using it as a cover glass is a coque samsung galaxy s3 mini ebay whole different game.

The refractive index is different from soda lime glass (or gorilla glass) so it coque samsung galaxie note ii needs to be treated both front and back with expensive AR coatings. I have an Omega SMP with this AR coated Sapphire and while beautiful, it would be abraded while in pockets, even although the crystal itself would likely remain unscratched (my watch has the sapphire recessed slightly to coque iphone xr zhike alleviate this issue).

The other big issue (and why the Omega coque iphone xr fee clochette Speedmaster the moon watch don use sapphire and instead use a polymer called Hesalite) is Sapphire, while very coque samsung j3 mnm hard and scratch resistant is prone to shattering. (Having splinters of crystal in zero g isn good).

So chances are dropping your stunning new iPhone 6 would result in an expensive repair bill.

I do believe there have been phones made with Sapphire Crystal displays.

Also cost is the other big issue. I imagine this is for lens covers, touch sensitive home buttons and other Apple part covers. Gorilla Glass is pretty dam good at what it does, Sapphire would just trade increased scratch resistance for decreased tensile strength.

Sapphire is rarely used for optics except as windows. It can be molded, it expensive to grind, and it birefringent. The window on the iPhone camera is so small, it coque samsung galaxy a3 2016 papillon hardly seems like Apple would invest in a dedicated production coque samsung glaxy s7 edge facility to meet their needs.

Gorilla Glass is less expensive than sapphire and much tougher. Right now, it seems coque samsung s8 lacoste that Gorilla Glass scratch resistance is good enough, but what needed is even more toughness than sappier can offer.

Sapphire is used in the manufacture of high power coque iphone xr alcool electronics such as radio transmitters, and in the coque samsung galaxy s 9 manufacture of high brightness LEDs. While either of these could be important enough coque samsung g360 to Apple to justify the investment, I suspect the application will tun out to be LEDs for display backlights.

LED backlights show up in every mobile product. The power to run those backlights impacts product size, weight, cost and battery life. And a high tech backlight might be critical to the long rumored Apple TV. They may also have a place in an improved camera flash…