Steve Jobs has been revealing feature after feature of Apples new iPhone for the past hour and it looks more loaded with glass and ceramic materials than I first anticipated.
Here’s a partial rundown:
Front: Clear glass
Back: Black glass
Side seams: glass or ceramic that function as part of antennae system
Display: 326 ppi LED “Retina Display”
New Sensors: gyroscope, compass, proximity and ambient light
Flash: LED for still and video recording
Lithium-ion battery
Apple seems to be jazzed about their new glass (and we hope to provide a link to a video about it ASAP) and here is what the website says:
“Engineered Glass
All the breakthrough technology in iPhone 4 is situated between two glossy panels of aluminosilicate glass — the same type of glass used in the windshields of helicopters and high-speed trains. Chemically strengthened to be 20 times stiffer and 30 times harder than plastic, the glass is ultradurable and more scratch resistant than ever. It’s also recyclable.”
Update:
The manufacturing of the case and glass is discussed at the 4:50 point in the official Apple video:
