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.*
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. 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...