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Purported champagne gold iPhone 5S subjected to knifepoint in extreme scratch test (with video)

“The life of a pre-release iPhone is not an easy one. Not only do you get photographed inside and out, but you are also privy to being scratched by keys, pocket change, and now knives,” Josh Lowensohn reports for CNET.

“The latest comes from Jailbreak Nation, which appears to be the latest in a series of sites to get its hands on the rear shell of what is almost certainly the backside of Apple’s next iPhone,” Lowensohn reports. “[The site performs] a knife scratch test, which scrapes up the back of the phone to show how it holds up to cosmetic damage.”

Read more in the full article here.

MacDailyNews Take: Unfortunately, if this is a real iPhone 5S case, it looks like we’ll have to sheath our hunting knives before plunging them into our pockets with our iPhones.

So, how does it stand up to tiger claws, chain saws, and, most importantly, does it blend?

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Readers “Fred Mertz” and “Lynn Weiler” for the heads up.]

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