Apple’s iPhone and iPad lineup is known for its innovative technologies and breakthrough performance. With each new iPhone and iPad release, we look forward to seeing improvements Apple has made to the materials used for the display, especially the glass. In this article, we’ll discuss the different generations of glass used in iPhones and iPads, including the iPhone 13 , which uses Ceramic Shield technology. Below is a list of iPhones and iPads and their respective glass types.
Aluminosilicate Glass:
- iPhone (2007)
- iPhone 3G (2008)
- iPhone 3GS (2009)
- iPad (2010)
- iPad 2 (2011)
Chemically Strengthened Glass (Gorilla Glass):
- iPhone 4 (2010)
- iPhone 4s (2011)
- iPhone 5 (2012)
- iPhone 5c (2013)
- iPhone 5s (2013)
- iPhone 6 (2014)
- iPhone 6 Plus (2014)
- iPad (3rd generation) (2012)
- iPad (4th generation) (2012)
- iPad Air (2013)
- iPad Mini (2012)
- iPad Mini 2 (2013)
- iPad Mini 3 (2014)
Ion-X Glass:
- iPhone 6s (2015)
- iPhone 6s Plus (2015)
- iPhone SE (2016)
- iPhone 7 (2016)
- iPhone 7 Plus (2016)
- iPhone 8 (2017)
- iPhone 8 Plus (2017)
- iPad Air 2 (2014)
- iPad Mini 4 (2015)
- iPad Pro (1st generation, 9.7-inch and 12.9-inch) (2015/2016)
- iPad (5th generation) (2017)
- iPad (6th generation) (2018)
- iPad (7th generation) (2019)
Dual Ion-Exchange Glass:
- iPhone X (2017)
- iPhone XR (2018)
- iPhone XS (2018)
- iPhone XS Max (2018)
- iPhone 11 (2019)
- iPhone 11 Pro (2019)
- iPhone 11 Pro Max (2019)
- iPad (8th generation) (2020)
- iPad Pro (2nd generation, 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch) (2017)
- iPad Pro (3rd generation, 11-inch and 12.9-inch) (2018)
- iPad Air (3rd generation) (2019)
- iPad Mini (5th generation) (2019)
Ceramic Shield:
- iPhone 12 Mini (2020)
- iPhone 12 (2020)
- iPhone 12 Pro (2020)
- iPhone 12 Pro Max (2020)
- iPhone 13 Mini (2021)
- iPhone 13 (2021)
- iPhone 13 Pro (2021)
- iPhone 13 Pro Max (2021)
- iPad Pro (4th generation, 11-inch and 12.9-inch) (2020)
- iPad Pro (5th generation, 11-inch and 12.9-inch) (2021)
- iPad Air (4th generation) (2020)
- iPad (9th generation) (2021)
