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The fate of iPhone's sapphire screen looks dubious, per DisplayMate report

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<p>New iPhones with scratch-resistant sapphire glass seemed like a sure bet (http://www.macworld.com/article/2465628/the-iphones-sapphire-future-comes-into-focus.html) just a couple of months ago, but a new analysis suggests that new screen material was always a long shot.</p><p>As DisplayMate's Raymond Soneira wrote (http://www.displaymate.com/news.html#Sapphire), sapphire isn't just expensive and difficult to manufacture. It also has nearly double the reflectance of glass, making the screen harder to read in bright sunlight. It's also a brittle substance that's more prone to shattering than glass, despite its scratch resistance.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2839508/the-fate-of-iphones-sapphire-screen-looks-dubious-per-displaymate-report.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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