iPhone 5 may employ a curved cover glass, according to a Digitimes report.
The latest buzz being circulated around the supply chain in Taiwan is that Apple is going to adopt a curved cover glass for its next generation model, according to industry sources.
Apparently, iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S would not be similar to the iPhone 4, If we are to believe what Digitimes says:
However, in order to push forward the production of curved glass, Apple reportedly has purchased 200-300 glass cutting machines to be used by glass makers, said the sources.
The glass slicing machines are currently being stored at associated assembly plants and will be brought online once yield rates for the production of curved glass reaches a satisfactory level, the sources revealed.
Samsung Nexus S was the first smartphone with curved glass and Apple’s iPhone 5 might be the next.
2 Responses to “iPhone 5 to Adopt Curved Glass?”
Apple buying the glass cutting machines has got this rumor, of curve glass implementation in contrast with the conventional metal finishing. The possible advantages for the much awaited iphone 5 is that it might be non-conductive and would have smooth surface to hold which will have a feature of acquiring perfect reception of the signals. However, having glass on the edges might be prone to the clumsy mistakes and thus must be handled with most care.
Actually, I don’t like Apple to move away with a different design than the current iPhone 4, if they just fix the common issues (especially the home button as it becomes very irresponsible) it would be perfect