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Use of sapphire in smartphones may take off in 2015, say Taiwan makers

Julian Ho, Taipei; Adam Hwang, DIGITIMES Asia Wednesday 27 August 2014 0

Following the use of sapphire to make covers for the home button and camera of the iPhone 5, China- and South Korea-based smartphone vendors are considering the adoption of sapphire, and therefore the application in smartphones is likely to take off...

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