Jeff S Posted July 2, 2013 Share #21 Posted July 2, 2013 Advertisement (gone after registration) Sapphire: Leica M8.2 Leica M9P Leica MM Or an upgraded M8, which offered this as one of 3 upgrade options. [The M8.2 differs from a fully upgraded M8 in some other aspects.] Jeff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 Hi Jeff S, Take a look here Gorilla glass vs. sapphire glass. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
pfhrased Posted July 4, 2013 Share #22 Posted July 4, 2013 I strongly suspect that Leica will still offer the P variant, or whatever it will be called, with Sapphire Glass - just to help differentiate. Gorilla Glass is cheap enough that it will be the standard version now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
edwardkaraa Posted July 5, 2013 Share #23 Posted July 5, 2013 As a jeweler, let me say that sapphire crystal is not brittle. It is one of the hardest materials on earth, it can only be scratched by diamonds. Diamonds on the other hand are scratch free but very brittle. A sapphire screen is not more brittle than a glass screen, in the contrary, it is much more shock resistant. Plastic screens are the most shock resistant because they're resilient, but they scratch easily. Both glass and sapphire because of their mineral crystalline structure will break if enough power is applied, but the main reason is the large surface and quite thin profile. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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