WSJ: Apple’s use of sapphire displays could drive up cost of the iPhone 6
Apple and other smartphone makers already try to reduce screen breaks with Corning’s Gorilla Glass. But now it seems Apple’s investment in synthetic sapphire will pay off in time for the launch of the next iPhone and a new smartwatch. According to The Wall Street Journal’s sources, Apple’s use of sapphire display for the next iPhone and rumored smartwatch could drive up the price of the smartphone. According to Eric Virey, a senior analyst at French research firm Yole Développement, it’ll cost Apple $16 per phone to add a sapphire display. By comparison, the Gorilla Glass screens in today’s iPhones cost an estimated $3 per unit….
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