A Surprising Reason to Buy the Apple Watch Sport is a post by Craig Lloyd from Gotta Be Mobile.
While the higher-end models of the Apple Watch come with sapphire crystal displays, the entry-level Apple Watch Sport may actually be the one to get if you care about screen quality.
Dr. Raymond M. Soneira of DisplayMate Technologies tested the two different displays on the Apple Watch and discovered that the Apple Watch Sport’s Ion-X glass provided more clarity and overall better image quality than the glass displays found on the stainless steel Apple Watch and the gold Apple Watch Edition.
It turns out that the sapphire crystal toughened glass found on the more expensive Apple Watch models “significantly affects the optical performance” of the screen. It was discovered that the sapphire glass reflects about 80% more ambient light than the Ion-X glass on the Apple Watch Sport.
We can’t say this is too surprising, as sapphire crystal glass for use in touch screen displays requires a bit of modifying as far as the optics are concerned.
However, the Apple Watch does use OLED technology in its displays, which is far better than traditional LCD and LED screens. In an OLED display, each pixel is made up of an organic material (hence the name: Organic Light-Emitting Diode) that emits light when an electrical current is passed through it. Because of this, OLED displays do not require a backlight, allowing them to be thinner and lighter than normal LCD displays. This also makes it possible to bend and curve OLED displays.
Of course, while OLED displays are far better than LCD screens, it costs more to manufacture, but they’re becoming more and more popular these days, as many new HDTVs are coming with OLED technology and some new smartphones are also arriving with OLED screens.
It’s been rumored that Apple will switch to OLED screens for the iPhone this year with the expected release of the iPhone 6s, although rumor on that front are still a bit scarce at this point.
It has also been rumored that the “Force Touch” technology used in the Apple Watch will make its way to the iPhone 6s. On the Apple Watch, Force Touch allows users to essentially initiate certain actions based on how hard they press down on the screen. For instance, a heavy press could bring up a menu of sorts, while a light tap would select something. Theoretically, it’s similar to how left-click and right-click work on a mouse, and we could easily see that type of technology come to the iPhone at some point.
A similar technology to Force Touch was also revealed in the new MacBook earlier this week at the Apple Watch event. The trackpad received an upgrade, and while it’s still made out of the same glass material, it’s now pressure sensitive and you can click it anywhere, instead of just from one side like previous trackpads. The pressure sensitivity is used for what Apple is calling “force clicks,” which will allows you to press hard on an address in the Mail app to get a location (for example). You can also use force clicks in Finder to see a preview of whatever is inside a folder.
It definitely seems that Apple is expanding this type of technology to its various products, and the iPhone 6s could be next.
A Surprising Reason to Buy the Apple Watch Sport is a post by Craig Lloyd from Gotta Be Mobile.
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