One thing the iPhone 6 will likely not have: a sapphire glass screen

By Tim Biggs
Updated August 3 2014 - 10:08am, first published July 30 2014 - 2:28pm
A rendering of what the rumoured 4.7 (middle) and 5.5-inch (right) iPhones might look like next to the iPhone 5S. Photo: Ciccarese Design
A rendering of what the rumoured 4.7 (middle) and 5.5-inch (right) iPhones might look like next to the iPhone 5S. Photo: Ciccarese Design
Youtube user Marques Brownlee takes a knife to a screen he claimed was going to be used in iPhone 6. Photo: YouTube
Youtube user Marques Brownlee takes a knife to a screen he claimed was going to be used in iPhone 6. Photo: YouTube

Despite persistent rumours and a few now-famous online videos, a group of analysts have shattered expectations that the upcoming iPhone 6 will feature a screen made of super-hard sapphire glass.