Sapphires are predominantly cut into faceted shapes, with the basic components of a faceted gem including the table, crown, pavilion, girdle, and culet. A skilled colored gem cutter must master the proportions and overall symmetry of the sapphire cut, while also considering how to minimize the impact of inclusions on the gem.

Sapphire cutting for mobile device applications typically includes cutting display cover glass, camera lens windows, and the Home button window on the display cover. Sapphire thickness ranges from 0.1 to 3.0 mm.

Laser cutting is more advantageous for materials like sapphire, which are highly durable, as it has minimal thermal impact and can effectively cut without damaging the sapphire's properties. With the increasing maturity of sapphire laser cutting technology, its superior features such as high precision, high dielectric constant, and high thermal conductivity are increasingly anticipated for applications in optical and aerospace technologies. This means that the sapphire laser cutting machine has largely resolved the challenging issue of difficult cutting and complex processing for sapphire. Therefore, cutting methods are more beneficial for sapphire materials.