Apple AirTag — here's how easily it scratches

Apple AirTag — here'south how easily it scratches

(Image credit: JerryRigsEverything)

While the Apple AirTag sports a pristine white plastic and metal terminate, yous'll exist lucky if it stays looking that way for long.

YouTuber Zack Nelson, a.k.a. JerryRigsEverything, is known for his smartphone durability tests and teardowns. This time he took his array of mineral picks to some freshly unboxed AirTags in a contempo video. And it turns out it doesn't take much to requite an AirTag a DIY engraving.

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Nelson is able to scratch the stainless steel side of the AirTag using a copper pick, but says it didn't impairment the metal itself, merely the shiny end.

The white plastic is also easily scratched with a stainless steel knife bract, but since it has a sleeky stop rather than a reflective i, the damage is harder to spot. The video then goes on to break open the AirTag to reveal the battery, circular circuit board and speaker within. Fortunately, that takes a lot of effort, so at to the lowest degree y'all don't accept to worry about the AirTag breaking in ii, fifty-fifty if it is like shooting fish in a barrel to harm.

This isn't surprising information. It's already been noted past early adopters that it doesn't take much to scuff the AirTag, fifty-fifty just by accident.

Even if y'all buy one of Apple'south keyring or baggage loops designed to fit the AirTag, the center of both sides is however exposed.

Arguably, the fact AirTags are easy to damage is kind of irrelevant, since AirTags don't need to remain in pristine condition to fulfill their purpose of helping you discover misplaced items. On the other manus, this tracker is $thirty, which is quite expensive among fundamental finders, so perhaps it'south off-white to expect premium features like a tougher exterior.

In our review of the AirTag yet, its functionality can't exist faulted. If you're an iPhone user, the simple set-upward and precision locating features hateful information technology beats out the competition, although Android users will definitely be ameliorate off looking elsewhere.

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Richard is a Tom's Guide staff writer based in London, roofing news, reviews and how-tos for phones, gaming, audio and whatever else people need communication on. Post-obit on from his MA in Magazine Journalism at the University of Sheffield, he's also written for WIRED U.G., The Register and Creative Bloq. When not at piece of work, he'southward likely thinking about how to mash the perfect cup of specialty coffee.