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Front glass and lenses are actually plastic.
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Regular glasses typically also don’t use actual glass anymore. Glass lenses are heavier, more fragile, and more expensive to make. IPhone camera lenses (not the flat protective cover) are also made of plastic.
The VP front glass would be very difficult to make with real glass, due to its shape.
I'm more surprised at the front being so soft. That got wrecked so bad. Pretty much all phones scratch at 6-7 but that thing got scratched real quick lol.
Lenses being plastic is not surprising. Luckily they should avoid most scratches and you should be careful how you clean them. I think even if they do get some small light scratches they should be fine. Your eye can't really see scratches when the lense is that close.
How long until we get lense protectors?? lol. I wear glasses so I'll need to buy those expensive lenses anyway
Lenses being plastic is not surprising. Luckily they should avoid most scratches and you should be careful how you clean them. I think even if they do get some small light scratches they should be fine. Your eye can't really see scratches when the lense is that close.
How long until we get lense protectors?? lol. I wear glasses so I'll need to buy those expensive lenses anyway
They should have made it out of transparent aluminum or at least titanium. 🤭
Transparent aluminum — that’s the ticket, laddie 😉
The thing is, is after he takes the plastic off and tries to bend and break the actual glass it is very durable and he can't seem to get it to break without using a level 8-9 pick to dig into the glass. I don't think it's for a protection reason why the thing isn't all glass and uses plastic on the front, it probably has a little to do with how light or cameras need to work with it. It is definitely odd.