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iPhone 6 Camera Lens will get scratched up?
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agreed. my ring is scuffed up. only noticeable when looking at it closely. reminds me of the black iphone 5's.
My old Galaxy S4 camera stuck out A LOT and had a huge lense. Never used a case and it didnt cratch at all for the year and couple months I had it. Im sure the iPhone 6 will hold up as well.
These phones werent designed with cases being in mind. Those are just accessories.
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My metal around the camera has scuffs/ Knicks and my lens has a hairline scratch across the middle...oh well lol
I would say otherwise I have scratches and it hasn't been dropped. Not a big deal to me but I don't think it takes a lot to scratch since it protrudes out
The camera lens on iPhone 6 is not scratch free. Just a heap of marketing bull. I dropped my phone, backside faced down, planing out over the tarmac. The scratches on the camera lens as a result of this is very clearly visible.
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If sapphire TAKES A LOT to scratch, the camera lens on iPhone 6 is clearly not sapphire glass since it is very easily scratched.
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If sapphire TAKES A LOT to scratch, the camera lens on iPhone 6 is clearly not sapphire glass since it is very easily scratched.
Lol sapphire is obviously not scratch proof. also, dropping the phone doesnt count as "easily" getting scratches. Main concern is normal use of placing the phone down or in pockets, NOT dropping it.
Sapphire is supposed to be able to be scratched only by a diamond. Tarmac is not made of diamonds.
Do Apple actually say that it's made of sapphire in any online spec lists? Just curious.
https://www.apple.com/ca/iphone-6/specs/
iSight Camera
New 8-megapixel iSight camera with 1.5µ pixels
Autofocus with Focus Pixels
/2.2 aperture
Optical image stabilization (iPhone 6 Plus only)
True Tone flash
Five-element lens
Hybrid IR filter
Backside illumination sensor
Sapphire crystal lens cover
What makes me baffled is how such a small piece of sapphire glass, world's second hardest material after diamond can get scratches that easily. I didn't drop it from a great height and it didn't slam into the ground with great force. It more like planed out over the tarmac after falling out from my chest pocket as I was leaning over to tie my shoelaces.
Well, to be fair, you are one of the first I have heard having a scratched lens since the phone was released, so I would say its holding up pretty well for the masses. Sorry you dropped yours, I would take it into the Apple store, show them, and see what they say.
Thank you good to know. This is the reason I don't slide it across the table if I don't have a case on. Always wondered if the metal ail scuff/knick/scratch.
I just noticed a dent in the back of my iPhone, I don't know how it got there but it's strange because I never dropped my phone...oh well I guess I can go case less now
I'm not sure if anyone said this but the glass over the Touch ID/home button is sapphire too. And I've seen one cracked before
My 1 week old LG G Pad camera lens protruding out has some hairline scratches. Not very good BUT the photo quality does not affect it at all. Thats strange.
I have a case on my phone that protects it when you set it down.
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I can't tell if all the people stating matter-of-fact that the lens won't scratch are serious. If you use your phone naked, yes it will develop hairline scratches over the course of use, and no it doesn't take diamond to do it.
It's also not going to affect picture quality, so stop worrying about it.
It's also not going to affect picture quality, so stop worrying about it.
well unless you drop it, causing a microfracture on the sapphire, there are very few materials that can possibly go in your pocket that would cause a hairline scratch on the lens.
according to the MOHS scale...
As others have said, there are plenty of materials that can scratch sapphire, some of which are found commonly in sand and dirt. Over the course of a year + of the phone rattling around in pockets, purses, and being dragged across every hard surface you lay it down on, it's going to happen.
Sapphire is part of a larger group of minerals called Corundum, which are pretty common in the environment.
Almost any abrasive is going to contain materials very high on the Mohs scale that will likely scratch sapphire: sandpaper, cutting discs, Emery boards, etc.
Diamond jewelry, obviously, but also Tungsten jewelry (men's wedding bands mostly).
It happens.
Almost any abrasive is going to contain materials very high on the Mohs scale that will likely scratch sapphire: sandpaper, cutting discs, Emery boards, etc.
Diamond jewelry, obviously, but also Tungsten jewelry (men's wedding bands mostly).
It happens.