cover glass
noun
: a piece of very thin glass or plastic used to cover material on a microscope slide
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With Apple Care — which costs $500 for the Vision Pro — there’s a $299 deductible for damaging the cover glass.
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Victoria Song, The Verge, 23 Feb. 2024
If you are covered under AppleCare Plus, repairing either a cracked cover glass or other accidental damage will cost $299.
—Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 20 Jan. 2024
Also unique is the cover glass, which is made from Corning's new Gorilla Armor, which the company says is its most scratch-resistant material to date.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 18 Jan. 2024
Google uses Corning Gorilla Glass Victus for its cover glass, which is a generation behind Victus 2.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 14 Sep. 2023
Does Medicare cover glasses after cataract surgery?
—Byrichard Eisenberg, Fortune Well, 4 July 2023
Molten regolith electrolysis byproducts are used to create cover glass to protect the solar cells for at least a decade, and the aluminum is used as wire.
—Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 13 Feb. 2023
Young added that obtaining enough cover glass has been a critical limiting factor for Apple.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 13 July 2022
Rumors have also suggested that the new iPhone SE will ship with the A15 Bionic chip, 4GB of RAM, Ceramic Shield technology on the front cover glass, MagSafe, and better battery life.
—Jacob Siegal, BGR, 8 Mar. 2022
Victoria Song, The Verge, 23 Feb. 2024
If you are covered under AppleCare Plus, repairing either a cracked cover glass or other accidental damage will cost $299.
—Amrita Khalid, The Verge, 20 Jan. 2024
Also unique is the cover glass, which is made from Corning's new Gorilla Armor, which the company says is its most scratch-resistant material to date.
—Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 18 Jan. 2024
Google uses Corning Gorilla Glass Victus for its cover glass, which is a generation behind Victus 2.
—Iyaz Akhtar, PCMAG, 14 Sep. 2023
Does Medicare cover glasses after cataract surgery?
—Byrichard Eisenberg, Fortune Well, 4 July 2023
Molten regolith electrolysis byproducts are used to create cover glass to protect the solar cells for at least a decade, and the aluminum is used as wire.
—Matthew Humphries, PCMAG, 13 Feb. 2023
Young added that obtaining enough cover glass has been a critical limiting factor for Apple.
—Chris Smith, BGR, 13 July 2022
Rumors have also suggested that the new iPhone SE will ship with the A15 Bionic chip, 4GB of RAM, Ceramic Shield technology on the front cover glass, MagSafe, and better battery life.
—Jacob Siegal, BGR, 8 Mar. 2022
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cover glass
noun
cov·er glass
ˈkəv-ər-ˌglas 
: a piece of very thin glass or plastic used to cover material on a glass microscope slide
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