Last week there was a rumor that made us understand that Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), intends to replace Gorilla Glass for protecting 4.7 – 5 inch screens which would be implemented in iPhone 6. The substitute chosen by Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), It would be sapphire glass, a material that some say would be better not only in terms of protection in case of hits, but also in terms of protection in case of scratches. Although official Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), did not discuss this rumor, his recent actions indicate that the information is, to a certain extent, true.
I told you just a few months ago that Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), collaborates together with a company called GT Advanced Technologies to open a factory in Arizona whose purpose will be to produce panels from sapphire glass. The investment made by the Apple company has the role of providing components to protect the cameras and Home buttons of the iDevices, but according to rumors including the future screens of iPhone 6 they will be protected using the same type of material.
Although the factory is not currently active, the Apple company he asks them the authorities to grant the necessary authorizations to put it into operation. In a document sent by Apple to the American authorities, a manager of the company claims that the plan for the opening of the factory involves an aggressive timeline for putting the production lines into operation in February. This would involve starting the procedures for preparing the materials that will be transformed into sapphire glass panels, the manufacture of these latter components to begin later.
Basically, Apple is trying to get its factory up and running in order to have the first components available in time to start the assembly process of iPhone 6, but there is a possibility that the company will choose other partners if its factory in Arizona will not be opened on time. Apart from the iPhone 6, Apple could use sapphire glass panels to protect a iWatch or possible future Macs, so we are talking about extended use potential for them.
