The different versions of Apple Watch only differ in the materials in which they are made. Actually, the watch itself is the same, it does not matter whether it is the $ 350 or the $ 17000, what you will be able to do with the watch does not depend on the price. Is the price premium on the more expensive models worth it? What really matters to most would-be Apple Watch buyers is whether the sapphire and steel of the regular model really pays off against the aluminum and Ion-X crystal of the sports model. In Unbox Therapy they have tested the resistance of the glass of the sports model so that we can compare it with the sapphire crystal of the steel model, and these are the results.
With that name so sonorous (Ion-X) is what Apple calls the glass of the Apple Watch Sport. We do not know if it is simply a Gorilla Glass that Apple has renamed or if it really is a new glass designed for the Apple Watch. The point is that regardless of technical details, the resistance of this crystal is much lower than that of sapphire crystal of the steel model, which he didn't flinch when using the sandpaper on him, contrary to what happens with the Ion-X that is damaged.
Obviously in normal use there should be no concern that the Ion-X glass is scratched by sandpaper. Keys or sharp objects such as a knife are much closer elements to the aggressions that the Apple Watch can really receive in its daily use, and as we see it resists them without any problem. Despite this, unsurprisingly, if we really want a crystal that is "all-proof", the sapphire crystal should be our choice.
