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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 [product|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. | |
| [* black] After giving it some thought, we decided that a few passes with a pair of tweezers wasn't a sufficiently thorough scratch test for the camera lens coating. | |
| - | [* black] The rear case of the iPhone 5 doesn't hold up well to a barrage of sandpaper and keys, but the lens cover remains crystal clear. Wow. |
| + | [* black] The rear case of the iPhone 5 doesn't hold up well to a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSFKVq36Hgc|barrage of sandpaper and keys], but the lens cover remains crystal clear. Wow. |