iPhone 7 doesn’t actually have a sapphire lens, scratch test reveals

16 September 2016
The iPhone 7's scratch test reveals that the camera lens isn't made of sapphire crystal.

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  • Anonymous
  • YP9
  • 18 Sep 2016

Hmm very misleading.. For the layman it would class as false advertising.

Premium price for an inferior product.. How long can Apple maintain their mind domination over their sheepish customer base? How many features can they remove yet continue to jack the price up before the sheeps move on to greener pastures?

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    • Anonymous
    • wre
    • 18 Sep 2016

    AnonD-282770, 17 Sep 2016Agreed... Tablet world is dominated by iPad, there is no qu... moreexcept price

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      • wre
      • 18 Sep 2016

      Anonymous, 17 Sep 2016Maybe it's just a name. They just call it Sapphire, probabl... morehere, I have 5 pounds gold bar*. I'll sell it to you for half price and free shipping
      *it's actually lead with gold paint, but I NAMED it gold bar so it IS a gold bar

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        • ibrick
        • 2Au
        • 18 Sep 2016

        well apple did that 3 Letters "L I E"
        and will foll to 3 Letters "D I E"

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          • AnonD-404798
          • d%{
          • 18 Sep 2016

          Well Crapple does it all the time since they exist as company ( fool its own customers selling them crap products ) .

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            • Anonymous
            • IVS
            • 18 Sep 2016

            This is so much better than before, this is a big improvement, we love this we are stubborn fans.

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              • Anonymous
              • 0Tj
              • 18 Sep 2016

              no iphone is the best because it has retina camera retina design retina is better than all samsung's things. Waterproofing was a bad gimmick but iphone make it much better. Headphone jack was slow and apple ditched it, they are amazing. The big bezels on the iphine looks amazing and futuristic i love it. Samsung bad, slow waggy, android only has like 10, 000 apps lol... Pixels doesn't matter even if it's 144p if it says retina on the box it's best. Amolid bad saturaded lol rez, retina amazing. Camera has 1.8f (wtf is dat) samsung has 1.7f (f stand for fuck??) samsung copy cat. Huawey has dual camera like iphone they are cheap plastic chineses african copy cat copmani bad.

                False advertising. Book 'em boys.

                  Liars!

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                    • AnonD-282770
                    • rRU
                    • 17 Sep 2016

                    AnonD-337419, 17 Sep 2016Iphones are crap but if a person wants to buy a tablet ipad... moreAgreed... Tablet world is dominated by iPad, there is no question about it.
                    Excellent piece of technology perfect balance of hardware and software.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • 9xM
                      • 17 Sep 2016

                      AnonD-550673, 17 Sep 2016Oh man look these Samsung fanboys like samsung has used alw... moreIt doesn't matter what other manufacturer's use. Apple have stated in official advertising documents that the lens cover is made of Sapphire glass and it has been demonstrated that this is not true.

                      That is false advertising & punishable under law via some form of trading standards law dependant on country it is sold in.

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                        • svR
                        • 17 Sep 2016

                        this would be a great for max 300euros

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                          • AnonD-454153
                          • svR
                          • 17 Sep 2016

                          garbage

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                            • Anonymous
                            • B46
                            • 17 Sep 2016

                            Anonymous, 17 Sep 2016Nope 1. iPhone 7 Home Button isn't part of the front gla... moreBeen using my iphone 5s for 3 years now. Not a single probelm with the home button which is sapphire

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                              • sickofit
                              • ptQ
                              • 17 Sep 2016

                              WTF is wrong with you doing that to your new mobile???!!!!!!!

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                                • AnonD-337419
                                • ITn
                                • 17 Sep 2016

                                Anonymous, 17 Sep 2016He must be completely out of his mind or he bought it becau... moreIphones are crap but if a person wants to buy a tablet ipad is his best bet untill he is an android enthusiast

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                                  • AnonD-337419
                                  • ITn
                                  • 17 Sep 2016

                                  [deleted post]Who cares when the apple is lying about the specs....

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                                    • AnonD-101594
                                    • Uiv
                                    • 17 Sep 2016

                                    AnonD-550673, 17 Sep 2016Oh man look these Samsung fanboys like samsung has used alw... moreAT LEAST Samsung's home button don't die after few months and we don't have to use assistive touch. And guess what ! Your apple copied the new home button from Android, have you seen Android's back and option button? That's how your home button's gonna be from now on.

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                                      • Anonymous
                                      • 3SI
                                      • 17 Sep 2016

                                      AnonD-237381, 17 Sep 2016Thing is the home button on Galaxy S phones is an actual cl... moreNope

                                      1. iPhone 7 Home Button isn't part of the front glass. It's even dedicated by the metal ring around it
                                      2. The home button of iPhone from 5s to 7 was and is made of synthetic sapphire glass so a mixture of both sapphire crystal and normal glass
                                      3. The even older home button with the square inside wasn't made of plastic. I had an iPhone 5 and iPad 4 back in the days and still an iPhone 3GS and I can say they are made of glass.

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                                        • AnonD-226698
                                        • FMY
                                        • 17 Sep 2016

                                        ...So nobody mentioned that the unit if bent (even though it goes back to its shape) loses Water resistance do to the rubber gasket braking? And you will never know because you can't see it.