I dropped my sensation today on the screen and thought oh ****...flipped it over and it looked fine..had some dirt on it so i wiped it on my shirt...shazam screen shattered! WTF! Maybe it was cracked under the screen? Its got a hell of a spider web crack on the entire screen...Ill throw some pics up later.
That sucks lol
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poopymt3g said:
I dropped my sensation today on the screen and thought oh ****...flipped it over and it looked fine..had some dirt on it so i wiped it on my shirt...shazam screen shattered! WTF! Maybe it was cracked under the screen? Its got a hell of a spider web crack on the entire screen...Ill throw some pics up later.
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Reminds me of tempered glass. Sometimes it explodes from just looking at it wrong lol.
Yeahit just sucks cause it looked fine and then i wiped it and it cracked...pretty strange
poopymt3g said:
I dropped my sensation today on the screen and thought oh ****...flipped it over and it looked fine..had some dirt on it so i wiped it on my shirt...shazam screen shattered! WTF! Maybe it was cracked under the screen? Its got a hell of a spider web crack on the entire screen...Ill throw some pics up later.
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Yeahit just sucks cause it looked fine and then i wiped it and it cracked...pretty strange
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How is that strange? You DROPPED IT ON THE SCREEN. Of COURSE there will be problems if you drop it on the screen. Everyone has this misunderstanding of what Gorilla Glass is. Gorilla Glass ≠ Bullet Proof. It's still glass, it's just been formulated to scratch less easily then normal glass. If it was a polycarbonate like Lexan and shattered, that would be strange.
Remember kids. It's GLASS.
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How is that strange? You DROPPED IT ON THE SCREEN. Of COURSE there will be problems if you drop it on the screen. Everyone has this misunderstanding of what Gorilla Glass is. Gorilla Glass ≠ Bullet Proof. It's still glass, it's just been formulated to scratch less easily then normal glass. If it was a polycarbonate like Lexan and shattered, that would be strange.
Remember kids. It's GLASS.
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I realize its glass and maybe you didnt read my post. I assumed it would be broken when i picked it up. The strange part is that it broke when i wiped the dirt off of it. So for future reference read the post first and you wont have to **** for no reason afterwards.
Remember kids, READ FIRST. Then post.
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How is that strange? You DROPPED IT ON THE SCREEN. Of COURSE there will be problems if you drop it on the screen. Everyone has this misunderstanding of what Gorilla Glass is. Gorilla Glass ≠ Bullet Proof. It's still glass, it's just been formulated to scratch less easily then normal glass. If it was a polycarbonate like Lexan and shattered, that would be strange.
Remember kids. It's GLASS.
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The formula must be wrong for my device because my screen has scratched easier than on any other device I have owned.
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Reminds me of tempered glass. Sometimes it explodes from just looking at it wrong lol.
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Did you have to sign the "we aren't liable for broken screens if you look at it" waiver too? I hate that. Its like they think I am ugly or something....
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The formula must be wrong for my device because my screen has scratched easier than on any other device I have owned.
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I will have to agree with that. They must have used the wrong snake oil, because my device too has scratched more easily than any cell-phone I have ever owned.
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I realize its glass and maybe you didnt read my post. I assumed it would be broken when i picked it up. The strange part is that it broke when i wiped the dirt off of it. So for future reference read the post first and you wont have to **** for no reason afterwards.
Remember kids, READ FIRST. Then post.
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I didn't mean to come off like a ****. I did read your first post, hence why I quoted it. I guess the comment was taken out of context because it wasn't necessarily directed specifically to you (yes I realize I quoted only your comment). I've just seen too many threads turn into "Gorilla Glass is crap" and "WTF I dropped it and it broke whyyyyyyyyy?"
When you drop/chip glass and it has a small micro-fracture, it may look fine until more pressure is added, and it gives.
Think about a windshield. That tiny little chip that the rock that fell off of the back of that cement mixer you were following on the highway made looks innocent enough, until you hit a pothole and it shatters the glass.
As far as scratches, it only scratches when a material harder than it (diamonds, some keys, quartz particles, sand) rubs it. I just keep mine very protected in my old school G1 sleeve. It fits perfectly in there, and you can order them for $3.65 from Amazon.com ( http://www.amazon.com/T-Mobile-HTC-...EQJ2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312312354&sr=8-1 ) with free shipping.
Again, not meant to be a ****. Sorry if I came off that way.
Peace and love, peace and love.
Mine has no scratches at all and I touch it alot. I don't know how everyone is managing to scratch their glass so easily.
Matt
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I didn't mean to come off like a ****. I did read your first post, hence why I quoted it. I guess the comment was taken out of context because it wasn't necessarily directed specifically to you (yes I realize I quoted only your comment). I've just seen too many threads turn into "Gorilla Glass is crap" and "WTF I dropped it and it broke whyyyyyyyyy?"
When you drop/chip glass and it has a small micro-fracture, it may look fine until more pressure is added, and it gives.
Think about a windshield. That tiny little chip that the rock that fell off of the back of that cement mixer you were following on the highway made looks innocent enough, until you hit a pothole and it shatters the glass.
As far as scratches, it only scratches when a material harder than it (diamonds, some keys, quartz particles, sand) rubs it. I just keep mine very protected in my old school G1 sleeve. It fits perfectly in there, and you can order them for $3.65 from Amazon.com ( http://www.amazon.com/T-Mobile-HTC-...EQJ2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312312354&sr=8-1 ) with free shipping.
Again, not meant to be a ****. Sorry if I came off that way.
Peace and love, peace and love.
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I dont want to carry a phone in a pouch...I would rather risk it than to have it ring and be muffled and also hard to get to. Plus I dont see that fitting very well in my pockets with my keys/ciggs/lighter...I already ordered a replacement digitizer for 50 bucks so its not really a huge deal..Mainly I was surprised that it didnt break on impact but only when I decided to wipe off the dirt..Im not saying gorilla glass is trash cause it does a damn good job of not scratching when i throw it in my pocket with keys or coins. Now im just wondering if this replacement will be of the same quality.
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I didn't mean to come off like a ****. I did read your first post, hence why I quoted it. I guess the comment was taken out of context because it wasn't necessarily directed specifically to you (yes I realize I quoted only your comment). I've just seen too many threads turn into "Gorilla Glass is crap" and "WTF I dropped it and it broke whyyyyyyyyy?"
When you drop/chip glass and it has a small micro-fracture, it may look fine until more pressure is added, and it gives.
Think about a windshield. That tiny little chip that the rock that fell off of the back of that cement mixer you were following on the highway made looks innocent enough, until you hit a pothole and it shatters the glass.
As far as scratches, it only scratches when a material harder than it (diamonds, some keys, quartz particles, sand) rubs it. I just keep mine very protected in my old school G1 sleeve. It fits perfectly in there, and you can order them for $3.65 from Amazon.com ( http://www.amazon.com/T-Mobile-HTC-...EQJ2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312312354&sr=8-1 ) with free shipping.
Again, not meant to be a ****. Sorry if I came off that way.
Peace and love, peace and love.
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That is what I was going to say. Glass will get microfractures from impacts because it is so brittle. I used to fix rock chips on windshields and had an experience where the windshield cracked as soon as I had finished repairing the chip. Big ol' spider crack, lol. All I did was remove the cloth covering the repair so the resin could cure in the sun. But from the pressure the resin injector and the sudden temperature variation with the sun, everything went to hell.
Also, the stronger something becomes, the more brittle it becomes.
But that really sucks. Is it still covered under the warranty? I bet you could repair the cracked screen yourself if there is a tear-apart video on youtube.
My son dropped his today Everything still works but the glass is cracked all over the screen.
Anybody know the price for repair if we send it off to HTC?
Mine has a bunch of micro-scratches, but they're only visible if the screen is off and if you've got a lot of sunlight on it. Gorilla glass is nice.
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My son dropped his today Everything still works but the glass is cracked all over the screen.
Anybody know the price for repair if we send it off to HTC?
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Hey guys,
I'm a little pissed right now... I woke up about 3 hours ago, my screen was perfectly scratchless. Now although, i got 3 scratches only from having the phone lay on the desk (display up), typing 2 SMS and trying out new widgetlocker designs.
I didnt do anything else. No putting in pocket (although that worked fine for weeks now), no smashing it on the ground, not even laying it in the sun. Nothing!
Now i got 3 scratches from basically doing ****. One of the 3 is almost 5mm long! Can you belive this? I'm speechless and dissapointed. And worst of all, i cant even explain it! It would be ok if i had had the phone in the pocket, or i threw it around or something. But this, this just sucks
Sorry for whining but i had to get it out.
that's why it's still advisable to put a Screen guard on the DS even though it's a gorilla glass. Remeber, the screeb is scratch resistant but not scratch proof. Good thing is that I applied a SP on my DS since day 1.
Yeah, i applied a screen protector after some minutes of having the phone.. i have the phone like 2 weeks and all the protector is full of scratches... i hope it didnt get to the screen.. yeah.. its not scratch proof.. its the opposite.. scratch magnet haha
sure, your right. But this **** that just happend to me is not reproducable. I just tryed to scratch it with a pen and a knive an _nothing_ happened.
So how the **** can a screen be scratched with my own fingers?! Thats so frustrating. Like winning the lottery. I have had the phone now for over a month and had it always unprotected in my pockets, but now my own ****ing fingers scratch the display? This cant be right.
Sand grains can easily scratch the screen...
scratch
similar thing happened to me, kept phone in pocket on its own. Pulled it out the other day to see a hairline scratch about 2cm long. Gutted
Wuhlifant said:
sure, your right. But this **** that just happend to me is not reproducable. I just tryed to scratch it with a pen and a knive an _nothing_ happened.
So how the **** can a screen be scratched with my own fingers?! Thats so frustrating. Like winning the lottery. I have had the phone now for over a month and had it always unprotected in my pockets, but now my own ****ing fingers scratch the display? This cant be right.
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there is just no possible way that your fingers(or nails) could have scratched the gorilla glass screen. even if it was normal glass it is not possible
but sand(or more accurately SiO2) can scratch your gorilla glass...Easily (as its hardness is 7 on the mohs scale)
it is possible that your screen was scratched earlier & you didnt notice it (sometimes a scratch is not visible till its wiped)
or you could have had some sand particles in your hand..
forget about the current scratches & get a screen protector immediately to prevent from more damage
& btw gorilla glass is only scratch resistant not scratch proof
(but there arent many common things that can scratch it other than sand ofc)
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it is possible that your screen was scratched earlier & you didnt notice it (sometimes a scratch is not visible till its wiped)
or you could have had some sand particles in your hand..
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It definitly wasnt scratched earlier. The sad thing about the 5mm scratch is, that its always visible. The other two are just visible when the screen is off, but the big one is constantly popping out (its more or less breaking up the colours like a prisma)
Yeah its gotta be sand although i would be more happy if it were diamonds
I just put on a protector which came with casemate. Although it has bad reviews (the glass protector), it works quite fine on my device. What i most liked on the gorilla glass itself was that it was very fingerprint resistant. I ll see if the glass protector can keep up with that.
I knew that gorilla glass wasnt scratch immune. But its kinda ironic that only a tiny grain of sand could do so much damage, whereas nothing happend for the past 7 weeks under completely different (tougher) conditions.
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It definitly wasnt scratched earlier. The sad thing about the 5mm scratch is, that its always visible. The other two are just visible when the screen is off, but the big one is constantly popping out (its more or less breaking up the colours like a prisma)
Yeah its gotta be sand although i would be more happy if it were diamonds
I just put on a protector which came with casemate. Although it has bad reviews (the glass protector), it works quite fine on my device. What i most liked on the gorilla glass itself was that it was very fingerprint resistant. I ll see if the glass protector can keep up with that.
I knew that gorilla glass wasnt scratch immune. But its kinda ironic that only a tiny grain of sand could do so much damage, whereas nothing happend for the past 7 weeks under completely different (tougher) conditions.
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what do you mean tougher??diamonds?emerald?
anything even slightly harder than sand can Easily scratch the screen
dont under estimate sand its harder than you think
its harder than steel(hardened steel is harder though)
kartkk said:
what do you mean tougher??diamonds?emerald?
anything even slightly harder than sand can Easily scratch the screen
dont under estimate sand its harder than you think
its harder than steel(hardened steel is harder though)
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Of couse i didnt mean diamonds
I meant the dust and the many sand particles in my pockets and the constant rubbing and bouncing around in my pockets.
So this summer i have to buy a screen protector if i go to the seaside (lots of sand there) . But i will only keep it on for the stay there. I like the screen the way it is !!!scratchless
I'm on my second desire s now and both times I managed to scratch the screen in just a few days of ownership. My previous desire, whilst picking up a couple of fine scratches seemed to survive a bit better somehow, at least on my current desire s it is not very noticeable.
You get over it eventually! I don't use a case or screen protector because they make the phone and screen look too crap IMO. I just accept that it's a working piece of kit and it's gonna pick up wear and tear, although I do my best to avoid damaging it.
You have my sympathy!
I'm also a nudist. Phone already dropped once. Cursed much. But screen is still ok so far.
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I'm also a nudist. Phone already dropped once. Cursed much. But screen is still ok so far.
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How about the case?? The paint still ok?
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How about the case?? The paint still ok?
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Unfortunately I drink at the weekends, and alcohol and the phone don't mix well, dropped phone twice and have managed to fortunately only scratch the paint from the case bottom left corner and top right, only a couple of tiny scratches on screen, consider myself lucky and I don't have so problem
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Had my Desire S for more than 3 month already. Phone in out of pocket and fingers sometimes a ...little.... bit sandy because of my engineering work.. my screen still look as good as new... My older Motorola XT720 (which is almost coming to a year) screen is also look as good as new too.
I love how htc's commercial that included the WS leak was on a beach.
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contact htc, you should still be under warranty
Its never too late...
Buy a case matte cover...
it comes with a cover and an awesome screen protector...
dat wud serve d purpose...
the cover is nice...i use d almost type...its cool
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How about the case?? The paint still ok?
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Yup. Fell on the floor. If it happened on a rougher surface it might leave some mark.
I got like three scratches on my screen yesterday and I have no idea why. I never ever have put it screen down. I am 100% sure nothing was in my pocket including any dirt OR sand. I guess there MAY be a very faint chance that my keys were in the same pocket for a second but I truly don't think so. I am extra anal about this thing, laughably so. I buff it, I take my pocket inside out and smack it around, I make sure the screen is facing out in my pocket. So I'm usually very conscious of which pocket my keys are in. I hate scratches and do everything in my power to prevent them.
All that said, anyone else in my boat? Got a scratch you can't explain? My whole point here is that if this is really Gorilla Glass, I shouldn't have any scratches let alone THREE! Certainly not from keys. I'm really bummed about this. The fact that I don't know why makes it worse LOL. I'm gonna see if ghost armor will hide it I guess.
So if anyone is listening, get a screen protector. I'm regretting not getting one big time
gorilla glass is very tough but not impervious. keys will still scratch it.
Sand is extremly hard and even 1 grain will make a mess.
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I got like three scratches on my screen yesterday and I have no idea why. I never ever have put it screen down. I am 100% sure nothing was in my pocket including any dirt OR sand. I guess there MAY be a very faint chance that my keys were in the same pocket for a second but I truly don't think so. I am extra anal about this thing, laughably so. I buff it, I take my pocket inside out and smack it around, I make sure the screen is facing out in my pocket. So I'm usually very conscious of which pocket my keys are in. I hate scratches and do everything in my power to prevent them.
All that said, anyone else in my boat? Got a scratch you can't explain? My whole point here is that if this is really Gorilla Glass, I shouldn't have any scratches let alone THREE! Certainly not from keys. I'm really bummed about this. The fact that I don't know why makes it worse LOL. I'm gonna see if ghost armor will hide it I guess.
So if anyone is listening, get a screen protector. I'm regretting not getting one big time
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there are so many threads on this topic , but i tell you this i had my since june 16 and it be in my cargo pants pocket with all type of stuff keys,drivers license,change,ear phones,etc. and no scratches yet i also frequently wipe off the screen with the bottom of my shirt all the time still no scractches so i dont know what people are doing to obtain these marks on there screen
phonegod said:
there are so many threads on this topic , but i tell you this i had my since june 16 and it be in my cargo pants pocket with all type of stuff keys,drivers license,change,ear phones,etc. and no scratches yet i also frequently wipe off the screen with the bottom of my shirt all the time still no scractches so i dont know what people are doing to obtain these marks on there screen
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You're probably just not looking close enough That's what I thought too, but I can see hariline scratches at a certain angle.
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You're probably just not looking close enough That's what I thought too, but I can see hariline scratches at a certain angle.
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Sooo, if you can ONLY see them if you really look for them, what's the problem?
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You're probably just not looking close enough That's what I thought too, but I can see hariline scratches at a certain angle.
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im looking at my screen right now there are no scratches at all my phone still looks the same when i bought it
Just noticed a very small scratch on mine tonight. I thought it was dust under the screen but you can definitely feel it when you run a finger nail across it. No idea how it got there. It's either in my hands or in a microfiber lined leather pouch. Time for a screen protector.
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I've got a hairline scratch on mine that can only be seen under strong halogen lights or fluorescent lights, under normal lights or daylight it just isn't there, so maybe people have more scratches than they realise.
The annoying thing was, it scratched by my wiping the fingerprints off with a microfibre cloth. I was cleaning it under the halogen light so saw it happen. Must have been a speck of dirt or something on the cloth.
At least it doesn't show up 99% of the time so I'm not too bothered about it
So what's the best way of wiping off those fingerprints, if microfibre cloths can actually scratch it?
Let me quote my comment from the previous thread about gorrila glass screens...
"I just love how people on this board are so utterly misinformed. The problem is people believe it is indestructible. You can and will scratch your gorilla screen if you don't properly protect it. Anyone who believes otherwise deserves to have their **** scratched."
Harsh I know, but some people really do think gorilla glass can't be scratched.
I know this probably shouldn't be in the General Section but I just want to help people out! Beware, The HTC Sensation does not have proper gorilla glass, gorilla glass does scratch but not that easily, today I handed over my phone to some friends and I saw them using the phone very carefully but when i got the phone back there were BIG scratches here and there on the screen! Whoever hasn't bought a screen guard PLEASE do so and remember NOT to buy the glare screen guard, but the Anti-glare one. The glare screen protector doesn't work that well under the sun and most of the time you see yourself rather than the UI on the screen even in full brightness. The Anti-glare protector works PERFECTLY.
And also guys, please help me out. The scratches are really minor but irritating. The aren't visible when holding the phone normally or looking at it from the front but when i tilt the screen I can see them. Would getting a screen guard help? Would it hide the scratches?
Sorry if this has been posted already..
I had a couple of scratches on my screen so I put a zagg screen protector on. I can't see any scratches on my screen anymore.
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I had a couple of scratches on my screen so I put a zagg screen protector on. I can't see any scratches on my screen anymore.
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Thanks a lot for replying. Unfortunately, that company isn't available here in my country. So would a normal screen guard by a good company do?
Can you post some pics?
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Can you post some pics?
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Umm i dont think youll be able to see it in pictures.
Is AMZER a good company? would it hide the scratches?
Funny you mentioned that.
Before I returned my old unit for some issues, I did a scratch test using keys and the blade edge of scissors. I couldn't make any scratches although I was hitting the screen fairy hard...
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Funny you mentioned that.
Before I returned my old unit for some issues, I did a scratch test using keys and the blade edge of scissors. I couldn't make any scratches although I was hitting the screen fairy hard...
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magic. I'm the unlucky one I guess
Sorry for repost and BUMP - Is amzer a good company? Should I order the protector?
I always keep one pocket free for "the phone pocket"... I mean sure it's gorilla glass and all, just like my galaxy S was, but I don't want to test it out!
Sorry to hear that the OP was having issues. It seems very strange that a finger could cause scratches like that... Was there some kind of debris around? Like sand or something?
It is Gorilla Glass, and it isn't scratch proof:
http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/htc
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I always keep one pocket free for "the phone pocket"... I mean sure it's gorilla glass and all, just like my galaxy S was, but I don't want to test it out!
Sorry to hear that the OP was having issues. It seems very strange that a finger could cause scratches like that... Was there some kind of debris around? Like sand or something?
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Nope ! NOTHING at all, it's always in my pouch! Anyway, again some one please answer me - is amzer a good company? xD
iam wearing my sensation in the pocket together with my keys for like two months already, no scratches on display so far .... the back side is another story though xD
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iam wearing my sensation in the pocket together with my keys for like two months already, no scratches on display so far .... the back side is another story though xD
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DAMN lucky.
It's not actually a SCRATCH! Like a hard one, it's big thats why its visible when i tilt my phone and when i put my nail across the screen to check whether it's a scratch, i can feel it.
IS AMZER A GOOD COMPANY >.< ?!?!!?
arzbhatia said:
Thanks a lot for replying. Unfortunately, that company isn't available here in my country. So would a normal screen guard by a good company do?
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I think any screen protector will work.
You aren't getting a reply , because people don't know. Buy one and see for yourself. Screen protectors aren't expensive. I just bought 8 for under 10$
The hTC Sensation has Gorilla Glass
http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/htc
It's because your screen protector, those things aren't scratch proof. I had the same problem.
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It is Gorilla Glass, and it isn't scratch proof:
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Oh wow, even the G1 used Gorilla Glass. That was long time ago and before other manufacturers started bragging about their Gorilla glass equipped gadgets. The same goes for back-illuminated camera sensor. Only Apple made a big deal out of it, while EVO 4G (saw it in iFixit teardown) and possibily also other HTC phones also used back-illuminated sensors.
again i had my phone since 6/16/2011 it stay in my cargo pants pocket with keys and everything else still my phone have know scratches all i get is finger prints wich is supposed to be finger print resistance
I may not call it a scratch. It's just irritating ordered the amzer protector.
evo 4g was supposedly gorilla glass. The one day i was rocking it without a case (the superbowl, i was a little buzzed) my buddy took me on a beer run got out of the car with phone on my lap and it skidded across the cement screen down. i flipped **** picked it up only to have a scratch on the top left plastic the screen was fine.
So you let you friends see ur phone and they handed it back with scratches? Id beat some ass thats not cool
The screen on my Skyrocket became recently cracked. The cracks begin at the very top and make really small, tight cracks, then it spiderwebs down the front of the phone into bigger pieces of glass. Towards the top, the smaller pieces of glass have begun to fall out. It's not really dangerous, but I am kinda nervous of cutting my finger one of these times.
I've been searching on Google and Youtube to find an answer to my question, but I can't seem to find a real, definitive answer. I want to know if the glass/lens of the digitizer can be safely removed from the rest of the digitizer?
I know all the tricks of using a heat gun, and a little scraper, but I also heard that the digitizer itself is like 1mm thick and VERY delicate?
So I went ahead and bought the glass off of Ebay for like $7. Then I received the glass in the mail, and got kinda apprehensive of doing it.
Another question: If I successfully remove all the old glass, how do I secure the new lens to the digitizer? Is there some sort of glue I need, or is it friction from the chrome trim ring?
Yupp i think it can be done
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Afrojoe said:
Yupp i think it can be done
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Damn. You got that research and stuff?
demonblod said:
The screen on my Skyrocket became recently cracked. The cracks begin at the very top and make really small, tight cracks, then it spiderwebs down the front of the phone into bigger pieces of glass. Towards the top, the smaller pieces of glass have begun to fall out. It's not really dangerous, but I am kinda nervous of cutting my finger one of these times.
I've been searching on Google and Youtube to find an answer to my question, but I can't seem to find a real, definitive answer. I want to know if the glass/lens of the digitizer can be safely removed from the rest of the digitizer?
I know all the tricks of using a heat gun, and a little scraper, but I also heard that the digitizer itself is like 1mm thick and VERY delicate?
So I went ahead and bought the glass off of Ebay for like $7. Then I received the glass in the mail, and got kinda apprehensive of doing it.
Another question: If I successfully remove all the old glass, how do I secure the new lens to the digitizer? Is there some sort of glue I need, or is it friction from the chrome trim ring?
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Good luck man.....i tried and its a PITA!!!! Haha my dumbass ended up cracking my digitizer/LCD so i had to shell out another $130 for a new one......i hope u have better luck than me tho.....
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jyazzie110 said:
Good luck man.....i tried and its a PITA!!!! Haha my dumbass ended up cracking my digitizer/LCD so i had to shell out another $130 for a new one......i hope u have better luck than me tho.....
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That's EXACTLY what I'm worried about. But I guess my screen is done for either way. It's terribly cracked and falling apart now, so it can't get much worse.
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That's EXACTLY what I'm worried about. But I guess my screen is done for either way. It's terribly cracked and falling apart now, so it can't get much worse.
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In the accessories section a guy claims to have done it and used double sided tape to put the glass back on......idk tho i heated it up so much i burned my finger wen i touched the glass and i still couldn't separate it from the digitizer.....id say just buy a new digitizer......it isnt hard to replace.....i bought the digitizer alone without the housing around it and saved about $25.....
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Nope. It didn't work. I broke it. I kept using my heatgun, but the stupid adhesive just wouldn't give up. I turned up the heat a little bit, and suddenly a section of the digitizer just blew up into a dull green color. I guess that means I fried the pixels. Even after I burned the digitizer, the adhesive was still very strong. I think this is actually impossible. In order to loosen the adhesive, you would have to achieve a temperature far past the point of damaging the digitizer.
Another concept:
I had MANY small pieces of glass. I kept thinking "I wish I had nice, big pieces of glass. Then this would go so much faster". When I did try to lift a larger chunk of glass, the combined tension of the adhesive over the whole surface area caused the piece of glass to flex and crack.
So when you try to remove a large piece of glass, it then breaks into a hundred tiny pieces of glass and you're screwed even more.
demonblod said:
Nope. It didn't work. I broke it. I kept using my heatgun, but the stupid adhesive just wouldn't give up. I turned up the heat a little bit, and suddenly a section of the digitizer just blew up into a dull green color. I guess that means I fried the pixels. Even after I burned the digitizer, the adhesive was still very strong. I think this is actually impossible. In order to loosen the adhesive, you would have to achieve a temperature far past the point of damaging the digitizer.
Another concept:
I had MANY small pieces of glass. I kept thinking "I wish I had nice, big pieces of glass. Then this would go so much faster". When I did try to lift a larger chunk of glass, the combined tension of the adhesive over the whole surface area caused the piece of glass to flex and crack.
So when you try to remove a large piece of glass, it then breaks into a hundred tiny pieces of glass and you're screwed even more.
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Exactly wat happened to me.....so u gettn a new digitizer or just a whole new phone?
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I can't tell.... and if there isn't I don't want to pick at it and scratch it.
Nope
I just did the exact thing. eBay has the part it's easy to fix I did it. Just don't get the acrylic one. And ask before buying even if the picture looks like the OEM glass one make sure! Unless you want the acrylic one it's less prone to cracking but will scratch.
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darkpower_4 said:
I just did the exact thing. eBay has the part it's easy to fix I did it. Just don't get the acrylic one. And ask before buying even if the picture looks like the OEM glass one make sure! Unless you want the acrylic one it's less prone to cracking but will scratch.
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How did you replace it?
I did actually get the acrylic one, as it is less likely to break again
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Nope
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Ok, this not normal, how did it happened.:fingers-crossed:
kms108 said:
Ok, this not normal, how did it happened.:fingers-crossed:
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Simply being in my pocket. You'll see on the forums this is happening to a lot of people. The consensus is that LG phoned it in on the camera glass quality.
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Simply being in my pocket. You'll see on the forums this is happening to a lot of people. The consensus is that LG phoned it in on the camera glass quality.
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Yeh, I noticed all the glass problems, am I lucky or what, no problem for me with any problem mention in this forum about the glass built or any other stuff, and I had my G5 from day 1 after exchange it once, but I can remember the reason why I exchanged it.:fingers-crossed:
Just looking back at my camera len, I do have a deep scratch, but lucky I have a PET lens protector on, so it's only the protector that is scratched, at least I do have 3 spare one left.
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Yeh, I noticed all the glass problems, am I lucky or what, no problem for me with any problem mention in this forum about the glass built or any other stuff, and I had my G5 from day 1 after exchange it once, but I can remember the reason why I exchanged it.:fingers-crossed:
Just looking back at my camera len, I do have a deep scratch, but lucky I have a PET lens protector on, so it's only the protector that is scratched, at least I do have 3 spare one left.
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Yeah I thought the same thing before I pulled the phone out of my pocket, nothing out of the ordinary had happened, and it was mysteriously broken. It's going to be like a recall if it gets really bad...
It doesn't take much pressure to brake it but it doesn't just do it on its own. This isn't the 6p being too tight around the glass and it breaking from expansion @kchannel9 just lift off what's left of your glass and peel it off no need to open the phone up. Just make sure no glass is left in it when you put the new one on. It should come with adhesive. And don't touch the lens! Cover it up if it breaks all the way it out or tape over it if it is just cracked to protect the camera! I might get the acrylic one to put over my glass replacement one now that I see how fragile it is.
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It's simple to replace. Mine cracked and I ordered 2 off eBay. I had to replace it for a warranty exchange. Just use tweezers to get under the glass in the crack and peel it out. Insert the new adhesive sticker, then lay the new glass down. Takes about 5-10 minutes.
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Just replaced mine, was easy. The acrylic one I got from eBay/China works fine, though there are visible lines in the acrylic, it did not seem to effect the pictures taken. If I find with more testing that it does, I will get the glass again instead, and also add a glass protector as well. But for now seems fine.
Ok nevermind, after taking some pictures in full sun it is apparent that the acrylic adds a ghostly fuzziness to the images where there once was impressively sharp clarity. Going to order the glass version and a tempered glass protector for that piece as well. Really annoying, you'd think a $700 flagship phone wouldn't have this issue.
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Ok nevermind, after taking some pictures in full sun it is apparent that the acrylic adds a ghostly fuzziness to the images where there once was impressively sharp clarity. Going to order the glass version and a tempered glass protector for that piece as well. Really annoying, you'd think a $700 flagship phone wouldn't have this issue.
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I think it's individual case, just unlucky, my unit is perfect.:fingers-crossed:
This thread's existence would suggest otherwise: http://forum.xda-developers.com/lg-g5/help/cracked-camera-lens-cover-t3351748/page6