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whillow··on Why Apple Didn't Use Sapphire for iPhone Screens
But there are plenty of other materials that do not form naturally that we make use of in devices.

It seems misleading to call sapphire "THE" hardest next to diamond when there is another harder material that we can produce using a similar processes.

whillow··on Why Apple Didn't Use Sapphire for iPhone Screens
I keep hearing that Sapphire is the next hardest gem after diamond by these sapphire screen manufacturers. But isn't moissanite harder than sapphire?