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[* black] Apple was very proud of the fact that they are using a sapphire crystal in their new-and-improved camera.
[* black] Since sapphire is such a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohs_scale_of_mineral_hardness|hard] material, it would be sensible that the outermost element of the camera is made of sapphire.
- [* black] We tried scratching the clear cover with a pair of steel tweezers and the lens remained scratch-free.
+ [* black] We tried scratching the clear cover with a pair of [http://www.ifixit.com/Tools/Tweezers/IF145-020|steel tweezers] and the lens remained scratch-free.
[* black] While this doesn't confirm that the protective cover is made from sapphire crystal, it ''does'' mean that it is quite hard and scratch resistant.