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10-05-2016, 08:28 PM
New tests show Apple might **t be using pure sapphire in its iPhone cameras
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A new video posted by YouTube tech**logy reviewer JerryRigEverything calls into question Apple's use of pure sapphire crystal in the camera lens of its iPhone.*
SEE ALSO: This man embarked on an insane international quest for the new iPhone (http://mashable.com/2016/09/16/man-waits-20-hours-new-iphone7/)
Ever since it debuted the iPhone 5S in 2013, Apple has claimed that its camera lens is made of a synthetically produced material called sapphire crystal (https://www.reference.com/beauty-fashion/sapphire-watch-crystal-1358e193757ed9cc). Because it's so hard, it's almost impossible to scratch.*
But when compared to a sapphire crystal watch in the video, the iPhone scratched more easily than would be expected. JerryRigEverything hypothesizes that this might be because Apple is actually using a cheaper sapphire laminate on top of plain old glass.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/10/05/iphone-camera-sapphire-questioned/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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A new video posted by YouTube tech**logy reviewer JerryRigEverything calls into question Apple's use of pure sapphire crystal in the camera lens of its iPhone.*
SEE ALSO: This man embarked on an insane international quest for the new iPhone (http://mashable.com/2016/09/16/man-waits-20-hours-new-iphone7/)
Ever since it debuted the iPhone 5S in 2013, Apple has claimed that its camera lens is made of a synthetically produced material called sapphire crystal (https://www.reference.com/beauty-fashion/sapphire-watch-crystal-1358e193757ed9cc). Because it's so hard, it's almost impossible to scratch.*
But when compared to a sapphire crystal watch in the video, the iPhone scratched more easily than would be expected. JerryRigEverything hypothesizes that this might be because Apple is actually using a cheaper sapphire laminate on top of plain old glass.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/10/05/iphone-camera-sapphire-questioned/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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