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Video: Apple Watch Sport glass put through scratch test

The release of Apple’s smartwatch is looming, so it’s no surprise it’s finally being put through its paces in an online video.

The video below was posted by Unbox Therapy:

Like the iPhone and iPad unboxing, bend-testing, and scratch-checking videos, the Watch has also been put through its paces. The video above sees the Sport model attacked by keys, a knife, steel wool and sandpaper.

The Apple Watch standard and Edition models use the ultra-tough sapphire glass panels, which have already been tested, but the popular Sport model’s Ion-X glass has been tested in this video.

Surprisingly, the Ion-X glass holds up almost as well as the sapphire, failing just one of those tests; it was no match for the sandpaper.

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