Apple's iPhone 6 will have a virtually indestructible screen made of sapphire, it has been claimed.
A YouTube videomaker claims to have acquired one of the screens - and has subjected it to a barrage of abuse, from stabbing it with a knife and keys to bending and twisting it.
In the video, the screen emerges totally unscathed - raising hopes is could lead to a far more resilient handset from Apple.
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The iPhone 6 screen being repeatedly stabbed by a knife: The sapphire glass emerges unscathed from the video trial which also sees in being bent and scratched with keys
Marques Brownlee, a popular YouTube host claims to have got the screen from well known Apple leaker Sonny Dickson, who recently made his own video showcasing the screen.
In the video he can be seen bending and twisting the screen.
'I slowly realized there is absolutely no way I can break this display under my own power,' he said
The new glass display is 'paper thin,' Brownlee said in his video.
Brownlee shows his screen measures 4.7 inches diagonally, keeping with rumors that Apple will release two different-sized iPhones this year: A 4.7-inch model and 5.5-inch one.
Reports Apple was experimenting with sapphire displays began last year, yet sources claimed at the time Apple found the technology ‘infeasible.’
Marques Brownlee standing on the screen and bending it. When released, it goes back it its normal shape, raising hopes the new handset will have an almost indestructible screen.
The screen is also shown being repeatedly stabbed by a knife - and emerging with no scratches
This was because sapphire glass is more expensive to produce than normal screens.
However, Apple recently announced plans to open a mineral plant in Arizona with sapphire glass experts GT Advanced Technologies.
The facility is expected to employ around 700 people to manufacture sapphire crystal and sapphire glass, and this technology could make its way onto the screens of the next iPhone.
The screen is described as 'paper thin'
It also survives having keys scratched across its surface - a common problem for iPhone owners
In a statement about the announcement, GT Advanced Technologies said: ‘Although the agreement does not guarantee volumes, it does require GT to maintain a minimum level of capacity.’
While an Apple spokesman added: 'We are proud to expand our domestic manufacturing initiative with a new facility in Arizona, creating more than 2,000 jobs in engineering, manufacturing and construction.
‘This new plant will make components for Apple products and it will run on 100 per cent renewable energy from day one, as a result of the work we are doing with SRP to create green energy sources to power the facility.’
Earlier this week iPhone maker Foxconn revealed Apple's new iPhone 6 could be the first to be made using its 'robot army'.
The firm has pledged to have a million robot workers by the end of the year - and CEO Terry Gou has revealed the robots, dubbed 'Foxbots', are in the final stages of testing.
It is believed Foxconn will install 10,000 robots as a test.
Uk daily Mail
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