If I could find an oled screen with the same dimensions and resolution as our phone, is there some way to swap it for the lcd we use? Just wondering
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Probably not. There's no driver for it. Plus it would have to have the same connector as the LCD
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If you could find one with the same exact size, resolution, and connector (and also uses each pin on the connector for the same purpose), then I would say yes. The probability of finding one that would work slim to none.
Is the screen we have the same as the G2, or better?
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Is the screen we have the same as the G2, or better?
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The MT4GS has a super LCD and the G2 only has a TFT LCD screen so we have a better LCD screen. Although the G2 has Gorilla glass and we don't.
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The MT4GS has a super LCD and the G2 only has a TFT LCD screen so we have a better LCD screen. Although the G2 has Gorilla glass and we don't.
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Oh really? I thought both devices had a S-LCD...
Either way, I'm not planning on dropping my device so Gorilla Glass doesn't matter to me. I take very good care of my devices. Haven't dropped any of my previous 4 phones
Just the usual pocket wear. That's the only culprit. Otherwise I would be able to buy and sell my phones back in New condition lol.
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Oh really? I thought both devices had a S-LCD...
Either way, I'm not planning on dropping my device so Gorilla Glass doesn't matter to me. I take very good care of my devices. Haven't dropped any of my previous 4 phones
Just the usual pocket wear. That's the only culprit. Otherwise I would be able to buy and sell my phones back in New condition lol.
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You could still drop it and the screen wouldn't break since its plastic, it's just less scratch resistant than gorilla glass is all. But as far as the LCD screens go that was from GSM arena so it may be right or may not. Usually it's pretty accurate though.
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omg I wanna cry.... but this is good to know.... don't drop it from ear height or perhaps shoulder height if you're a bit taller then this guy... and as long as you don't carry razor blades in your pocket, there's need for a screen protector
I hate you for making me cringe, but thanks for the post
Yeah, kinda bummed I put a screeen protector on. Prob. take it off now.
Yea I put one on and the screen didnt look as nice as when its bare. Whats the point of having these beautiful displays if u r going to cover it. I have a bare screen right now and it's amazing !!!!!
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i had a ClearProtector on my vibrant but it looked too dirty and old so i put it off and now is shiny like diamond (?)
If you guys have been in the Accessories part of the Captivate forum.. you'll hear alot of people's opinions with different screen protectors.
Such as me who's currently rocking me some PhantomSkinz.. I seriously don't notice I have a screen protector on unless I try to dig my nail into the protector lol but why would I do that!? Not to mention it doesn't really have that rubbery texture.
It's really awesome. if you're not a fan of PhantomSkinz someone said SGP skin protectors are awesome. The user even said it actually made the touchscreen much more sensitive to the touch. just a heads up for those who aren't sure about screen protectors.
The video btw shows some scratches on the device .. a lot actually.. so reconsider if you value your phone's looks
Screen protectors belong on cheap plastic panels. I enjoy my phone so much more when touching glass. Just make sure to get a BlackBerry like sleeve for putting it in your pockets. Since going bare, I will never allow plastic screen guards to deface my touch devices again.
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Still looking for that perfect pocket sleeve like the blackberries have,i want one bad
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Still looking for that perfect pocket sleeve like the blackberries have,i want one bad
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That's all I wanted from the getgo.
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Ok cool so there showing a euro i9000. Can anyone confirm that gorilla glass is used on the captivate? I have not seen in any reviews that samsung is using this in any of there handsets. Its a selling point. Why would they leave this out?
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Ok cool so there showing a euro i9000. Can anyone confirm that gorilla glass is used on the captivate? I have not seen in any reviews that samsung is using this in any of there handsets. Its a selling point. Why would they leave this out?
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Lots of discussions on this in other forums. Some people swear the phone doesn't have gorilla glass, some do. The vague press release (dated the 24th of august i think) says that Samsung uses Gorilla glass in the galaxy S handset - but it doesn't mention which ones. Engadget ran the story and claimed that all US Galaxy S varieties have gorilla glass. Corning mentions that is part of the AMOLED manufacturing process.
It seems that Gorilla glass is in the phones - it would not make sense to make different AMOLED sandwiches when they are so expensive to start with - but I would love to see something official that says "The Captivate uses Gorilla Glass".
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Lots of discussions on this in other forums. Some people swear the phone doesn't have gorilla glass, some do. The vague press release (dated the 24th of august i think) says that Samsung uses Gorilla glass in the galaxy S handset - but it doesn't mention which ones. Engadget ran the story and claimed that all US Galaxy S varieties have gorilla glass. Corning mentions that is part of the AMOLED manufacturing process.
It seems that Gorilla glass is in the phones - it would not make sense to make different AMOLED sandwiches when they are so expensive to start with - but I would love to see something official that says "The Captivate uses Gorilla Glass".
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I would like to see the same. I have a small scratch on my screen from being in my pocket. Its one of those scratches you cant see unless the light reflects off the screen just right and the screen off. I know its there but its not noticable. Plus i dont ever keep anything in my pocket where my phone is other than my phone. thats why im iffy about the captivate having gorilla glass.
I got tired of having a screen protector and ripped mine off a week and a half ago. If the screen is not Gorilla Glass, its is still better than anything I have had on a phone a before. The plastic on the top front part of my phone has a few scratches on it, but I have yet to get a scratch on the screen. Only thing I am using now is the Bodyglove case. The screen feels so much better.
... Despite the fact that it is gorilla glass ( or not? ) my screen have two light small scratches on it... and i ' baby ' my phone too. >.>
This article gives confirmation:
http://www.intomobile.com/2010/08/2...ts-the-samsung-galaxy-s-super-amoled-screens/
[I wanted to post a link to my other post describing my experiences with Gorilla glass but I am not allowed to post a link, so I'll just repeat my message.]
Unfortunately I found out the hard way that Gorilla glass doesn't prevent scratches on the screen. The phone is only 2 months old, I am using it with a silicone skin and no screen-protector. The phone is always in my jeans-pocket, without anything else in it. And still there is a small scratch (2mm) and a dot...
I guess I have to go to screenprotectors. I cannot trust the claims of Samsung and Gorilla glass anymore. :-(
I ordered the digitizer from deal extreme that was around 30 bucks, it took about 15 days from the day of purchase to when it showed up at my doorstep in oklahoma. Coming from Hong Kong thats about average I think.
The digitizer itself is indistinguishable from the original HTC one, the replacement was not easy but it only took me about an hour and a half. If this was my first phone repair ever it'd probably have taken me 4 hours or so. If you have all the proper tools and have dissasembled a phone before it should be fairly easy and quick. The worst part is that the digitizer is glued to the frame on the nexus with firm pressure I popped the stock one out and replaced it with the new one using loctite brand superglue to affix the new one.
All in all I highly recommend this digitizer and if you have the tools and the time do it yourself I couldn't bring myself to pay someone over 100 bucks to fix my phone.
Cheers for the info, I bought one from eBay which looked identical in the picture. However when I received it, it lacked the bottom buttons and top curve meaning I had gaps at both the top and bottom. Long story short I need to purchase another in the coming weeks and was looking at this one, thanks again
Forgive my extreme noobness here, but digitizer - is it the thingy that's responsible for registering touches on the screen?
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Forgive my extreme noobness here, but digitizer - is it the thingy that's responsible for registering touches on the screen?
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Yes it is. Its top part of the screen that you touch and that part that gets scratched/ broken when people drop it.
Cool!
any change in responsiveness over stock?
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Cool!
any change in responsiveness over stock?
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It seems to be more responsive than the stock one but I bet when the other one got cracked it lost some response so I don't have anything good to compare it to now.
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It seems to be more responsive than the stock one but I bet when the other one got cracked it lost some response so I don't have anything good to compare it to now.
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This doesn't fix the multitouch bug does it?
very nice to know its not too expensive to DIY
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This doesn't fix the multitouch bug does it?
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No it does not.
Just wanted to let you guys know
Tonight I replaced the S-LCD for my N1 with an ebay one, and the speaker with an ebay one too.
It was stressful because there was always the chance you could break it. Thankfully it was a success* and I did spend a couple hours applying new BSE and Clarivue protectors too.
Phone feels like new (its only 2 months old btw...) hehe
N1 is a great developer phone truly. In all aspects of the word. I see it now!
*did scrape my bottom "U-cover" ..the one which has the HTC logo. A little teflon peeled at the edge with the plastic pry tools (they're really not too strong though and wore quickly i might add. Recommend using a guitar pick like i saw one guy use on the online videos).
Anyways, short of buying a replacement of the $11 part, I'm really please with this phone
Is it possible to swap the AMOLED screen with an SLCD screen or are there actual hardware differences between the two models preventing that swap?
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Is it possible to swap the AMOLED screen with an SLCD screen or are there actual hardware differences between the two models preventing that swap?
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Good question. I was going to say "No, because I read it somewhere on the forums that you can't" , but then I found this thread:
http://androidforums.com/nexus-one/...ny-way-backup-wipe-before-sending-repair.html
Turns out the guy sent his AMOLED N1 to HTC to get repaired, and that they changed it with an S-LCD without changing his scratched digitizer.
I'm guessing that they are cost effective and mindful with warranties, so I doubt that they would have changed the whole Mobo for S-LCD functionality.
Again, this is just heresay and postulation.
"Got jacked.. 180 euro and all they did was replace my cracked Amoled with an SLCD... the blacks and gradients on the SLCD are awful. I was told the cover glass came together with the amoled. Mine is a little scratched so that would have been worth the extra $$. I had gone online to look around and found out after I prepaid that the front glass and the amoled are completely separate. My prepaid receipt just stated repair screen... so I could not go after them for not swapping my front glass. Anyways rant over. Very happy to have the phone back but it is not the same without the amoled."
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Is it possible to swap the AMOLED screen with an SLCD screen or are there actual hardware differences between the two models preventing that swap?
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Hey bud,
I thought about this yesterday, but short of a definitive answer coming through from other devs, i thought I'd offer to mail you my S-LCD (pre-replacement one, with some minor humidity damage, only viewable at an above 39 degree angle)...to you for free* (just paypal me the shipping. It'll probably be like $5 by weight). Let me know.
I've had this phone for a few months now. I swear it has a curved screen at the top of the glass. Anyone else notice this?
nope I just see a flat surface, perhaps the curve on the back of the phone is throwing off your eyes to make it looked curved
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I've had this phone for a few months now. I swear it has a curved screen at the top of the glass. Anyone else notice this?
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It certainly does. I noticed it the day I got the phone.
Mine is slightly curved as well.
You wish it was curved like the beautiful Nexus s lol
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You wish it was curved like the beautiful Nexus s lol
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yeah, you're right I want my phone to look like a phone with inferior hardware. so the SamSux Nexus S has 2.3 big deal so do we, it has no expandable memory, no 4G, if the sun is out that SAMOLED screen gets washed out like crazy (still think it's funny that my in-laws brag on their SGS while inside but ask to use my phone when ever we are outdoors)and it has less RAM. only thing any of the SGS have I wish we had is the Gorilla Glass screen.
So why are you in a myt4g section?? Is somebody having phone envy???
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Theres no reason for this. Lets keep this on topic guys.
You may have curved glass but we have an external sd card slot htc quality the ability to run sense roms not just stock. Gps works great on our phones.but dont worry you have a curved screen.
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Does anyone know how much it will cost to repair? Ball park figure? Any recommendations?
If you're thinking of doing it yourself, you might wanna think again. HTC made it real hard to replace the LCD on this phone.
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How much will HTC charge???
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How much will HTC charge???
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Im not sure but you might be better off buying a used Inspire.
Theres a whole process before you actually get to the LCD panel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfatoeWbMRk go to about 7:33 in the video to see what it takes to remove it.
HTC build their phones like crap full of plastic tabs and intricacy, i wouldn't waste my time in fixing a HTC too many taped and glue parts, seems like it was put together by macgyver.
While i can easily swap the LCD in an iphone 4 in about 30 min, the time invested in a htc phone is just not worth it, plus the worst part is they glue the glass to the digitizer, so prepare to use a heatgun to peel off the broken glass off the lcd without damaging the LCD because i'm sure the glass won't come off in one piece since its cracked.
If i was you i'd toss it on ebay and let someone else deal with it.
Really? Does htc really build crappy phones?
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Im not sure but you might be better off buying a used Inspire.
Theres a whole process before you actually get to the LCD panel.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfatoeWbMRk go to about 7:33 in the video to see what it takes to remove it.
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That is one seriously detailed video, but damn that's a lot to do to get to the screen.
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That is one seriously detailed video, but damn that's a lot to do to get to the screen.
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Yeah seriously! Never knew our phones are mostly held together with tape and double sided tape and what... only 6 screws? But overall the phone does feel solid.
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HTC build their phones like crap full of plastic tabs and intricacy, i wouldn't waste my time in fixing a HTC too many taped and glue parts, seems like it was put together by macgyver.
While i can easily swap the LCD in an iphone 4 in about 30 min, the time invested in a htc phone is just not worth it, plus the worst part is they glue the glass to the digitizer, so prepare to use a heatgun to peel off the broken glass off the lcd without damaging the LCD because i'm sure the glass won't come off in one piece since its cracked.
If i was you i'd toss it on ebay and let someone else deal with it.
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Seriously, go away to iphone-developers, iFanboy.
Also, excluding the original iPhone, Apple glues the LCD to the glass as well.
Hope this hunk of tape and glue holds up for 2 years
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Insurance?
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Seriously, go away to iphone-developers, iFanboy.
Also, excluding the original iPhone, Apple glues the LCD to the glass as well.
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I'm just putting the iphone as an example I like fixing phones for hobby and not only iphones. Seriously how many phones have you taken apart?
For instance samsungs molding process is better than that of htc very clean when taking it appart. I was just giving an advice to op and your htc fanboism is not necessary.
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Today I noticed a 2 inch scratch on my screen and deep enough to just get your nail in
Has anybody any ideas of what can be used to safely remove this or is it the case of a new screen
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Maaaaybe silvo (the finer version of brasso), use this with extreme caution though, your could ruin your screen further! Or even a camera lens scratch repair kit?
1. screen repair kit (~ 10$)
2. replace it (~60$) http://www.parts4repair.com/products/HTC-Desire-S--LCD-Screen.html
Does the screen scratch easily on Desire S?
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Gorilla glass is very tough when it comes to scratching it with sharp objects, but you can easily scratch it with dust...
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ok as an experianced user i willl tell you this..
the glass is very tough.. but it can scratch very easily with some material.. i managed to scratch mine on the beach, by just one sand grain trapped inside the leather pouch case i have.. the scratch was so deep that my nail could be trapped in there!!!!
what you should not do when you scratch your screen
1. buy a digitizer from ebay..
all ebay digitizers are not original, they are fake, they will not be gorilla glass they will not be smooth to the touch etc..
changing just the digitizer is a very difficult thing to do. just one small dust particle cought between the LCD and the digitizer will show.. in adition there are some small plastics that help to give the light to the 4 buttons on the bottom, those plastics are glued to the digitizer, and are not supplied with the digitizers on ebay, so removing those and re gluing them to the new digitizer will end up with reduced brightness of the 4 buttons.
2. try to sand fix polish the digitizer.. will not work, or at least will end up in a worse looking screen
what you should do (and what i finally did - after doing all of the above that i shouldn't have done)
1. go to HTC and buy the LCD+digitizer combo..
it is sealed and glued together and costs here in Greece 114 euros.
if you want to do a 100% good job buy the middle chassis, this is not needed and i did not buy it (it costs another 30 euros) but it will make your job easier since it has all the double sided tape ready to use on it..
The only downside in buying parts from HTC directly is that they require you to give them your IMEI number, or receipt so they can cancel your warranty !!!!! just buying the part cancels it!!
but once you open up your phone you have already canceled it, it would be obvious that it has been opened
good luck, and if you need anything ask here i will be helping.. i disassembled my desire s more than 20 times
Desire S has no Gorilla glass on
Talked to HTC support many times asking if Desire S is equiped with Gorilla, and the answer was clear: Desire S does not have Gorilla...It uses Asahi glass.
Having scratched Desire S is understandable.
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Talked to HTC support many times asking if Desire S is equiped with Gorilla, and the answer was clear: Desire S does not have Gorilla...It uses Asahi glass.
Having scratched Desire S is understandable.
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I never knew that! Most reviews state definitively that it has Gorilla Glass, but I guess that catchy name is now fairly "generic" for any kind of toughened glass (like many people say "hoover" when they mean vacuum cleaner).
Still, the Ashai glass looks as if it ought to have similar properties to the original Corning aluminosilicate "Gorilla Glass" :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpbOoQpwAFs&feature=player_embedded
Well there is one new glass made by Asahi called Dragontrail,which is a tough one. But us strongly doubt Desire S using this glass.
You can go ahead and ask HTC about the glass on their Desire S.
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My desire S gets scratched really easily. It doesn't bother me much but it's still annoying. Not surprised to hear it doesn't really have gorilla glass. My old desire (class if you will ) didn't get any noticeable scratches and I'd had it for longer and treat it a lot worse. Kind of ridiculous that the screen strength seems to gone down hill even though the advertised strength seems to say it's better.
I wish HTC had an answer to this question why didn't they use Gorilla on Desire S and still charged us with a price of a high end phone?
It really sucks that I have to look through a screen guard and my friend has fun rubbing his key chain on his Samsung Galaxy S.
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Gorilla is just a brand name for Corning's proprietary brand of aluminosilicate toughened glass. It too can be damaged. Surely what matters is whether whatever HTC are using actually does the job (regardless of brand).
I can quite understand HTC using Ashai because it's probably cheaper.
I accidentally dropped my DS from a height on to a hard surface and it survived just fine Ordinary (soda) glass couldn't do that. Whatever they are using can't be too bad.
Are you using any protection on your screen? If not did you get any scratches on the glass?
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Gorilla is just a brand name for Corning's proprietary brand of aluminosilicate toughened glass. It too can be damaged. Surely what matters is whether whatever HTC are using actually does the job (regardless of brand).
I can quite understand HTC using Ashai because it's probably cheaper.
I accidentally dropped my DS from a height on to a hard surface and it survived just fine Ordinary (soda) glass couldn't do that. Whatever they are using can't be too bad.
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Actually, it's still got the original screen protector on it.
I'm not suggesting that the glass HTC can't scratch, but rather that it's probably not really that much different to the original Gorilla glass.
Thinking about it - Didn't another poster note that the Corning site claimed they provided Gorilla Glass for the DS? Perhaps HTC changed supplier at some time?
Original screen protector? Desire S comes with bare glass out of the box. My phone had no screen guard out of box, neither does all unboxing videos on YouTube.
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Actually, it's still got the original screen protector on it.
I'm not suggesting that the glass HTC can't scratch, but rather that it's probably not really that much different to the original Gorilla glass.
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Original screen protector? Desire S comes with bare glass out of the box. My phone had no screen guard out of box, neither does all unboxing videos on YouTube.
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It appears that some of them do come with a protector fitted even in the factory sealed box. It seems that it's usually the unbranded / unlocked ones. This has been the subject of another thread. Mine was so perfectly fitted that I didn't realise it was fitted until I tried to put on a second one and it all went horribly wrong
This is strange. Mine is an unbranded, made in Taiwan,black one. I am using a screen protector which was applied by myself. My phone came to me with no screen protector pre-applied on.
Could HTC be using different kinds of glass on one phone?!
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It appears that some of them do come with a protector fitted even in the factory sealed box. It seems that it's usually the unbranded / unlocked ones. This has been the subject of another thread. Mine was so perfectly fitted that I didn't realise it was fitted until I tried to put on a second one and it all went horribly wrong
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Unless your talking about that giant piece of protection that it comes wrapped with inside the box, I'm calling you out as a liar. Either that or someone had pre-applied a screen protector for you, because no HTC handset comes with a screen protector applied at the factory level.
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I wish HTC had an answer to this question why didn't they use Gorilla on Desire S and still charged us with a price of a high end phone?
It really sucks that I have to look through a screen guard and my friend has fun rubbing his key chain on his Samsung Galaxy S.
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That's a pretty retarded reason, "Oh I'm going to grab my key chain and try and scratch my phone" -_-" .. As I said in the other thread, its "scratch resistant", not "scratch proof", show me where HTC said it wouldn't scratch or bawwwwww more.
Sometimes it's really annoying, what are you wanting, if you really want to scratch it, you make it for sure.
Guys it's still a smartphone, no Swiss knife.
I got mine since 6 months without screen protector and I got no scratches at all.
I just got a wallet like it's recommended for EVERY smartphone and sometimes I put it in my pocket (in the same where my keys are) without the wallet for a short period and still nothing.
Sometimes it can be scratched by accident for sure, but at other phones it's the same.
So don't blame it on the phone if you got bad luck or not much brain.
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Nobody actually tries scratching their phone. What we are asking is why didn't HTC use gorilla on Desire S? Desire S meant to be an improvement for classic Desire but it actually is reduced in glass quality.
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