Analyst: All 5.5-Inch iPhones 6s and Some 4.7-Inch iPhone 6s Will Get Sapphire Cover Screens

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Posted August 28, 2014 at 3:01pm by iClarified

Analyst Matt Margolis has learned that all 5.5-inch iPhone 6 models will get sapphire cover screens but only some 4.7-inch iPhone 6 models will come with sapphire. Margolis made the claims in an investor note seen by 9to5Mac.

According to sources close to Foxconn’s manufacturing operations the iPhone 6 will come built with sapphire cover screens in both sizes. These sources have also indicated that the 4.7” Phone 6 is being assembled in two varieties, a sapphire cover screen version and a version featuring Gorilla Glass. At this point I do not know the approximate mix between the two cover screen options on the 4.7” iPhone 6. My latest check on the 5.5” iPhone 6 indicates that all units of the device are expected to come protected by a sapphire cover screen at this point …

Margolis expects both the 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 to be unveiled in September; however, the larger model is said to launch in October. A new report claims that Apple will also unveil the iWatch at its September 9th event.

If you haven't seen the strength of the rumored sapphire cover screen, check out this video!

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Lee - August 28, 2014 at 9:54pm

Title of post can be a bit misleading. 6 or 6s model? Or possessive as in 6's. or 6s as in plural?

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Lee - August 28, 2014 at 9:53pm

Title of post could be misleading

nothappening - August 28, 2014 at 4:20pm

Thats not going to happen. No way. Customers will be outraged to find out they don't have the sapphire model. Apple would't do that.

j03apple - August 28, 2014 at 4:28pm

Only if it's not advertised what screen they are buying. You get what you pay for. Apple loves making an "inferior" product (not really but makes consumers think so) the same price point as the "best product" but with an added perk. Then you have to contemplate if paying $100 or $50 more is worth it or not and by that time you are already spending hundreds of dollars so $100 or $50 might not seem like a big deal. Before you know it, you just bought the iPhone 6 5.5".

alphaaro - August 28, 2014 at 4:14pm

guess I'll wait for the 6S then... sigh

gamerscul9870 - August 28, 2014 at 3:57pm

So that's 3 different iPhones, 2 different screenings of the 4.7" and one for 5.5".

j03apple - August 28, 2014 at 4:23pm

By that logic apple sells 10 different macbooks just because they all come in different price points, ram and ssd sizes. The screen is cosmetic just like buying a case for your phone. It's not a different display(LCD or LED) just a different screen type (Gorilla Glass or Sapphire).