How strong is this suppise to be? My phone took a two inch fall and the screen is pretty much gone.
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Normally its supposed to be decently strong. However, due to the design of the phone and the way the glass curves around the edges, it isn't uncommon for the point of impact to be directly on the glass. This creates a vulnerability for the device and is why you see so many broken S3s. This phone requires a case.
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Had this phone for months with no case and it still looks great. Been through a couple medium drops (nothing too crazy, but a couple feet onto concrete from the car) and no marks at all.
I refuse to double the size of my phone, which i bought because it was so sleek and small
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How strong is this suppise to be? My phone took a two inch fall and the screen is pretty much gone.
iTzAmazed
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I think two inch fall will cause no damage don't you think? Unless you meant two feet.
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I have a uag case, too risky not to. I dropped mine from my mouth into the floor at the gas station. My only concern was getting it sanitized so I didn't get any germs.
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The problem with Gorilla Glass is the corners. From my experiences anyway. A short drop right on the corner completely wrecked my screen once. But I think two inches is quite an exaggeration. Had to be at least 2ft. Maybe a foot.
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Had this phone for months with no case and it still looks great. Been through a couple medium drops (nothing too crazy, but a couple feet onto concrete from the car) and no marks at all.
I refuse to double the size of my phone, which i bought because it was so sleek and small
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I find it hard to believe that you dropped your S3 a couple of feet, from a car and onto the concrete and didn't at least get a scuff mark?
Unless you drive hot wheels and your concrete is made of grass!
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How strong is this suppise to be? My phone took a two inch fall and the screen is pretty much gone.
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That must be some drop. My screen shattered but it was also 10 degrees outside.
I have replaced several gorilla glass screens. They are great for scratch resistance, almost indestructible that way, but hit them on the edge, or pry up on it and snap crackle pop. I don't care what phone I have had, it gets a case that comes over the front to keep glass off table etc when face down, and I use Phantom Skinz on all my screens. Never had a problem yet, but it is fun replacing friends screens who don't like cases and screen covers ;-0.
droped mine less than 18 inches but caught the corner just right and shattered. the one time i didn't get insurance:crying:
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I have replaced several gorilla glass screens. They are great for scratch resistance, almost indestructible that way, but hit them on the edge, or pry up on it and snap crackle pop. I don't care what phone I have had, it gets a case that comes over the front to keep glass off table etc when face down, and I use Phantom Skinz on all my screens. Never had a problem yet, but it is fun replacing friends screens who don't like cases and screen covers ;-0.
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Honestly how strong is the screen protector. Like against good hits and stuff... I usually do the field goal catch when I drop my phone, where it flies across the room... Obviously that still might be too much, but do you think it would hold up pretty good?
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Honestly how strong is the screen protector. Like against good hits and stuff... I usually do the field goal catch when I drop my phone, where it flies across the room... Obviously that still might be too much, but do you think it would hold up pretty good?
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I think the screen protector is pretty strong. I look at it as a thin plastic/rubbery barrier between the glass and any sharp objects that might impact the glass. I have never broken or cracked a screen myself and had some pretty good drops/punts when trying to catch with foot lol.
Scratchproof not crashproof
GG protects against scratches, that's about it. I don't believe its any more shatter resistant than other glass. I use a bumper case, which protects the edges but leaves the back largely uncovered. Best compromise I could find between protection and not adding bulk. I actually prefer it to uncovered because I always found that the GS3 was kind of slick and easy to drop without a case of any kind.
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Mine screen got scratched pretty soon after I purchased it. I was pretty disappointed. Ended up getting a ZAG and it's held up nicely.
My screen scratched from my finger nail. My wife's screen is all scratched to hell. Yet she does nothing different than she did with her Fascinate with gg1. I think the coating on gg2 much softer.
I don't like it.
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droped mine less than 18 inches but caught the corner just right and shattered. the one time i didn't get insurance:crying:
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700 phone and you didn't get insurance
I dont have insurance either but I do have one of those ebay TPU cases, seems to protect it from drops just fine
my friend's s3 hit a hardwood floor with the corner of his phone and a giant crack just appeared across his his screen
Here is a picture:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37829485#post37829485
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It actually fell out of my pocket (pants pocket - lower cargo pocket so about knee height) as I was getting it out.
Thing is, this was new years eve, and it had been sitting in my car for a number of hours. It landed on the edge of a concrete walkway, so it was uneven pressure when it hit.
And being as there was snow on the ground, it was really cold - the phone being in my car (off by the way) for those hours meant it was just as cold (and brittle) when it hit.
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There are two things on the screen in that picture - my customary piece of electrical tape over the front facing camera, and a screen protector.
The screen protector is why it's still usable. Without it, all the pieces of screen would have fallen out. The only thing that is broken, is the gorilla glass part of the screen.
It sucks trying to work through all the cracks and breakage, but because the screen protector keeps it all there and flat I can work through all that mess.
I bought another 32 gig model, so it's not the s3 I use day to day, but it does still have its role in my division of the android army.
I always use screen protectors, I don't care what claims are made about the screen. With it you have a chance to still use it in a worst case like this. Without it, this device would be relatively useless.
I'll eventually get around to buying another screen for it, but the screen protector held it together long enough for me to get another one, and now it's not such a priority on my list. Someday.
Here is a link with some pretty interesting info from Corning regarding Gorilla Glass, scratching, breaking, etc., including Gorilla Glass 3:
http://www.phonearena.com/news/Corn...-Glass-3-is-not-like-most-other-glass_id38494
Related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xASJobjD68&t=1m
This video made me tremble the whole time.
oh man, it lasted A LOT longer than I thought it would...
I have to admit I cringed as well though.
I jabbed mine with a ballpoint pen about a week after I got it. The screen is still flawless.
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I jabbed mine with a ballpoint pen about a week after I got it. The screen is still flawless.
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On purpose?
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On purpose?
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Yeah, I just wanted to test the glass. Needless to say, I was not disappointed.
Not too bad, but i have seen some people say that thier phone got messed up while it was in there pocket. So this totally contridictes what they said
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I recently dropped my phone from 4-5 feet on its screen. The digitizer behind the glass cracked rendering the screen all wonky, but the glass remained perfectly intact with no scratches or cracks.
I accidently put my phone in the same pocket as my keys and my screen is still flawles My case however has messed up the edges of the plastic part.
I've had my Cappy about 3 weeks now. I do not have a screen protector and keep my phone in my pocket, but never, not even once, with keys, coins, etc. In clear light with the screen off I am starting to see a bunch of "micro scratches", presumably from the fabric of my pocket and whatnot. I'm really starting to question whether or not I need a protector.
You definitely want a screen protector. I got am amazing amount of scuffing on the screen after only 2 days of living in my pocket (no metal, just cotton). Fortunately, I had other reasons to return that one and put a protector on the new one. Flawless after 2 weeks.
For a few $, why not?
Ok, so I decided to be brave, well kinda. I have to send my mt4g back for a warranty replacement so I decided to see how scratch resistant the screen is. I first took the edge of the metal micro usb charging wire and tried scratching the screen with that, didn't work. I then went and took my keys held one key and started scratching it against the screen (like you would sharpen a knife) nothing no scratches. Tried with harder pressure... still nothing.. then took the whole set of keys and swirled them around the screen to simulate them being in your pocket bumping around.. I put a pretty good amount of pressure.. and still nothing! It did scratch the chrome bezel a little around the screen it did not make a single mark on the screen. For not being gorilla glass the glass on the mt4g is pretty tough. I was impressed I couldn't scratch the screen... I was just trying to see how well it would hold up in a everyday situation like having it in your pocket with your keys. I just tried again hacking at the screen with a key, harder than any other time before and still not a damn mark!
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I thought it was gorilla glass
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I thought it was gorilla glass
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From what I was reading it's not gorilla glass but it is a high tempered glass. I really tried to scratch this thing with a key though. I continued trying even after this post. Still haven't been able to make a mark on the screen with a key.. and I'm not being delicate by no means.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=829556
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Glass is pretty tough. And metals such as keys won't scratch it as its much softer than glass.
I don't remember much from geology class but there's a few rocks that can actually scratch glass.
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graffixnyc thanks for providing us with actual BRAVE data lol guess we can rest easy now. I always knew it was using high tempered glass and was scratch resistant just keep in mind it doesn't mean its scratch proof
Yeah, I wouldn't take it and slide it across the sidewalk on its face but its good to know that its pretty tough and that having your keys in your pocket or something like that wont scratch your screen. I honestly don't see a point in a screen protector for this phone after this. I mean anything that's tough enough to scratch the screen would probably rip through a screen protector.
I tried really hard to scratch it with the keys and nothing, even after this I kept trying and no dice. I'm pretty sure sand or something like that could probably scratch up the screen but its good to know in average situations your screen is safe.
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this is sorta on topic...while the screen may not scratch very easy...the damn thing shatters with the smallest drop it would seem
was just at my local tmobile store and while i was there i was playing with a g2 while waiting for my paper work and next to it was a guy looking at a mytouch 4g...well we started talking about how good the phone was...turns out he had just bought one and was waiting for the girl to come from the back and give it to him
so myself and the other dude walk to the counter together talking about the phone...i grab my paper work and as i do the girl goes to hand the customer the phone and she drops it on the counter and the screen just shattered from top right edge inwards...was pretty gruesome...it was a fall of maybe a foot to a foot and a half
im pretty sure that phone had to have a weak spot or something in the glass...cause there is no reason that screen should shatter like that from a foot drop...needless to say the store manager saw what had happen and told the girl to get the customer a new phone from the cabinet
i can say now though im going to keep a tighter grip on my phone from now on
Lol freek91 that's another thread of its own. But believe it or not I saw first hand like you how weak it is as I saw my friend drop it from his lap and thing shattered badly but it worked. I read similar feedback online that's the reason I am very anal about getting firm grip always and wasted $50 on case...
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if you drop the device, there is great chance to crack or even shatter the screen, and moreover, if you slide it over the surface of concrete, I'm sure the silicate/siliconate will have a great chance to scratch your screen.
The point is: take a tight grip of your device!
broke my screen, replaced it for $30.
Touchscreen is easily broken due to stiff frame.
Using TPU case makes it almost unbreakable....drooped in case several times from approximately 5ft onto concrete with no damage.
Get TPU case...run about $5 and look good
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I'm on my 4th one, due to the SF vs. SO issue, and my first one's screen got scratched in spite of being in the babying period. Not in a bad spot, but 2 clear small scratches that would be a problem if in the visible part of the screen.
So I didn't find the screen to be scratch resistant (maybe the SF and SO are different), so when I got one with a good screen, I put a protector on it. Which helps with fingerprints, too, so that's a win.
I wish it was gorilla glass. I had the Vibrant for 14 days and it really seemed to have a strong, scratch resistant screen (and, dare I say it, a vibrant screen).
Just another data point.
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
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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.
amonrei said:
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.
As an early adopter, I know better than to complain about software issues at launch. That being said, I have my doubts about the quality of the glass in front of this beautiful screen.
I previously owned a Motorola Atrix 4G, which took moderate abuse in the year I owned it for. In that time span, without a screen protector, the screen sustained minimal scratches and were only visible in the right, particularly outdoors in sunlight.
This device, I have owned for about two weeks now, and it has two significant gouges; one at the top where the glass meets the body of the phone, and one at the bottom, not on the screen itself but its significant enough to feel a 'bump' if you run your fingernail over it. Big disappointment coming from the Atrix that never had a scratch you could feel. In daylight, depending on the viewing angle, is covered with dozens of small thin scratches. They don't impact viewing quality of the screen, but simply seeing how much damage the screen has sustained in the first two weeks makes me question how it will be in a year.
I plan on trying the Skinomi screen protectors that claim to 'heal' scratches, the big gouges I can live with but I was wondering if others have noticed this screen seems to be less scratch-resistant than other smartphones?
Mine already has a scratch that can be felt with a fingernail. My Captivate that never had a screen protector is in better shape. Maybe there's an issue here...
My atrix has been abused and screen still looks new with no screen protector. It is now my 20 month old daughters device to watch Disney videos on and the screen is still perfect. The body on the other hand is scratched to hell.
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Are you setting your phones screen down or is this just happening under normal usage?
My Atrix held up fairly well to scratches. I dropped it on concrete a few days before I sold it. The drop resulted in some pretty good scratching.
Had my One X for 3 weeks and I don't think there's a single scratch. Plus it seems to resist fingerprints much better than the trix.
Really, who gives a crap? Go outside, touch a breast, fart in public. Live life. It's just a phone.
I wonder if there aren't issues with Gorilla Glass 2 since it is so new. This is the first production device that uses Gorilla Glass 2.
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Really, who gives a crap? Go outside, touch a breast, fart in public. Live life. It's just a phone.
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Lol this made my day!!!
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roscoejackson said:
Really, who gives a crap? Go outside, touch a breast, fart in public. Live life. It's just a phone.
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Hahahaha
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roscoejackson said:
Really, who gives a crap? Go outside, touch a breast, fart in public. Live life. It's just a phone.
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Mods can close thread now, nothing else needs to be said.
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There's an article somewhere (gizmodo or engadget) of a Chinese video of the HTC employee stress testing the screen of the one x. He uses the screen as a hammer and pounds nails into a wood block. Not a scratch or crack. Go check it out.
Also its just a phone. Of the glass breaks its replaceable. The ttime you spend inside isn't.
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Really, who gives a crap? Go outside, touch a breast, fart in public. Live life. It's just a phone.
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Made my day, too.
Peter
“Who cares about a screen scratching and getting marked?" lol. Usually people who don't have a device long and it gets damaged.
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minor scatch already - but new glass coming
After 2 years with the Captivate (no screen protector - I love the feel of the naked gorilla glass) I was hoping to keep up the good luck. no scratches on my Cappy!!!
Well, I am the proud owner of a gray HOX. I recently had an unfortunate accident (some kid tried to swipe/snatch the phone from my hand and it went flying and skidding on the glass for about 5 feet!!!) and I have a tiny scratch near the bottom toolbar - but I haven't been bothered at all in everyday use, just that first scratch disappoinment!
Ordered a new one for $37 and its on its way. Now I actually plan to wait to replace and use the ever so slightly marred one until I get a few scratches.
We replace an old Iphone glass last year and the replacement made the phone feel brand new again.
Needless to say, my son took off his screen protector on his phone after he found out the cost was insignificant to replace. He prefers the glass and I don't blame him!
The One X has a beautiful screen and glass, it's a shame to cover it with a protector that will get nicked up anyway.
Gorilla Glass is overrated.
Yesterday, I dropped mine completely naked from waist height, watching it flutter to ground in slow-motion like a John Woo flick, landing on the corner of the glass on the sidewalk, and it only has the slightest of scratches on the bezel, completely invisible unless really focused upon. At the time I stared at it, face down on the ground, thinking, "Well, there goes that." Completely expected it to be shattered. Turned it over and couldn't believe it.
So either I got a lucky bounce or it's decently durable.
Case arrived today. Because that's how the universe rolls.
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Ordered a new one for $37 and its on its way. Now I actually plan to wait to replace and use the ever so slightly marred one until I get a few scratches.
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I'm sure I'm not the only one who is interested in finding out where you ordered it from and how difficult it is to replace. Please share? :thumbup:
If you were so concerned about scratches on your screen why didn't you install a protector in the first place?
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I don't put anything over the display. But I do get a case to protect the device. Without doubt my devices would all get damaged and marked if they fell without a case protecting them.
http://mobilesyrup.com/2012/05/31/video-two-minutes-of-the-htc-one-x-being-used-as-a-hammer/
Must be alright
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http://mobilesyrup.com/2012/05/31/video-two-minutes-of-the-htc-one-x-being-used-as-a-hammer/
Must be alright
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At last! I don't need to carry a hammer around with me anymore!
I bought my Asus Padfone 2 a week ago when it was just launched in Jakarta, Indonesia (which happen to be where I live). The product is so new that there isn't any accessories for Padfone 2 yet, not a cases, sleeves, not even a screen protector.
However, one of Asus representative has pointed out that the sleeve will be ready within mid-April. And as for the screen protector, he told me I don't need one since Padfone 2 is already covered with gorilla glass. He was so convinced that no matter what I'd do with my phone I wouldn't even close in hurting the screen. I need to know whether is this statement true, I want the best protection for phone.
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No thats BS. Gorilla Glass is scratch resistant, NOT scratch proof
So it means that it is still a good idea to use a screen protector?
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It scratches, my galaxy note 2 has a nice 0.7cm scratch on it
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Anggrian said:
So it means that it is still a good idea to use a screen protector?
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Screen protector for phone is definitely needed as there is no total scratch proof screen in the market right now.
Its always better to have your screen protected with any sort of screenguard.. if it gets scratched u replace that screenguard and its shiny again until it got scratched pretty badly
Take my opinion. Don't use screen protectors. They are gonna hold back the screen from showing it's complete potential ( the colors, touch sensitivity, blah blah) unless the screen protector you use is exceptionally good.
I have been using ma phone without any screen protector for more than a year now. No scratch, Noffin. ( gorilla glass can handle em)
But if you have the screen scratching against stuff like keys ( while in pocket) or somethin , consider putting one.
Or You could get a flip cover to protect it.
It's my opinion. You're the judge
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It's not scratch proof. Sand is harder than it so even a single grain in your pocket can scratch your screen (as all the little edge scratches on my One X's gorilla glass screen can attest to).
On the other hand, even my keys can't scratch it.
Coming up on three years my Samsung Galaxy S' gorilla glass 1 hasn't seen a single scratch.
You won't need it if you just get used to some simple ways of using it.
Don't stuff your pockets with stuff, a bank card can lock a grain of sand between it and the phone, a pocket itself won't do that.
Don't put your phone face down on most surfaces.
Stuff like that.
I tried a screen protector, it sucked, had to rip it off, violently and with a vengeance.
I've never been particularly careful with my phone, but I have some very basic habits that probably helps.
The sides of my phone is banged up btw, I've manhandled it quite a lot, and the camera glass is far from pristine, just goes to show the side you put it down etc matters a lot.
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Hr Kristian said:
Coming up on three years my Samsung Galaxy S' gorilla glass 1 hasn't seen a single scratch.
You won't need it if you just get used to some simple ways of using it.
Don't stuff your pockets with stuff, a bank card can lock a grain of sand between it and the phone, a pocket itself won't do that.
Don't put your phone face down on most surfaces.
Stuff like that.
I tried a screen protector, it sucked, had to rip it off, violently and with a vengeance.
I've never been particularly careful with my phone, but I have some very basic habits that probably helps.
The sides of my phone is banged up btw, I've manhandled it quite a lot, and the camera glass is far from pristine, just goes to show the side you put it down etc matters a lot.
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+1 to this. Sand is pretty much the only (common) material that can scratch gorilla glass. I haven't used a screen protector on any of my gorilla glass equipped devices in years, and not a single one has a scratch. Granted, I'm pretty careful with my gadgets, but I keep my razr maxx in the same pocket as my keys every day without so much as a hairline scratch. Here's a good thread for some additional info on gorilla glass:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1866049
So far nothing had scratched it, including two cats. But I do keep it in a wallet top type case when it's in my pocket.
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It require screen guard just to prevent scratches
Gorilla glass is meant for rough use
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It has been almost 2 years and haven't had a single scratch on my i777 'cuz I have the "screen protector" on.
I'm using kitchen shrink wrap (from Costco if anyone interest), wrap it around the phone, anytime I need to use, I just un-wrap it and when I'm done, I re-wrap it
I stuck the tape and put a cover, because it often drops the phone. I think, no GorillaGlass could not bear it.
I would not use a screen protector even if you paid me... (well, maybe, depending on HOW MUCH )
I tried it on my wife's phones and my two daughters' phones, and I was never able to place the protector without air bubbles underneath. And I cannot stand them. Even without bubbles, they lower the screen readability and clarity.
I think that protectors make sense only for people with particular ways of handling their phones. I always keep my phone in the same pocket, never put anything else there, and I never had a scratch. My wife, though, is able to scratch any phone in her handbag, even with a flip cover or a case on it, as she keeps it with keys, coins and everything else she is able to carry with her. No Gorilla Glass helped her phones, either
votinh said:
It has been almost 2 years and haven't had a single scratch on my i777 'cuz I have the "screen protector" on.
I'm using kitchen shrink wrap (from Costco if anyone interest), wrap it around the phone, anytime I need to use, I just un-wrap it and when I'm done, I re-wrap it
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Kitchen wrap!?
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I would not use a screen protector even if you paid me... (well, maybe, depending on HOW MUCH )
I tried it on my wife's phones and my two daughters' phones, and I was never able to place the protector without air bubbles underneath. And I cannot stand them. Even without bubbles, they lower the screen readability and clarity.
I think that protectors make sense only for people with particular ways of handling their phones. I always keep my phone in the same pocket, never put anything else there, and I never had a scratch. My wife, though, is able to scratch any phone in her handbag, even with a flip cover or a case on it, as she keeps it with keys, coins and everything else she is able to carry with her. No Gorilla Glass helped her phones, either
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Lol, thats funny.
I would put a screen protector on it. I have had a couple phones with Gorilla Glass and have scratched them. While nice resistance to scratches it still happens if your not careful.
Every phone I have ever seen with Gorilla Glass and Gorilla Glass 2 have had scratches (when not using screen protector).
I get that it is scratch resistant, but I personally never use a phone without a screen protector.
As for bubbles, I use the matte ones and never get bubbles. I have one on my Nexus 4 right now and it still looks as vibrant and awesome as ever with no bubbles or anything.
I have a tablet with a GG screen that I got used from a friend and there are a number of session scratches or it - they don't bother me too much, especially now that I've put a screen protector on it, but if it's a device I buy new I would definitely have one on from the start (like I have with my phone and others).
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Hr Kristian said:
Coming up on three years my Samsung Galaxy S' gorilla glass 1 hasn't seen a single scratch.
You won't need it if you just get used to some simple ways of using it.
Don't stuff your pockets with stuff, a bank card can lock a grain of sand between it and the phone, a pocket itself won't do that.
Don't put your phone face down on most surfaces.
Stuff like that.
I tried a screen protector, it sucked, had to rip it off, violently and with a vengeance.
I've never been particularly careful with my phone, but I have some very basic habits that probably helps.
The sides of my phone is banged up btw, I've manhandled it quite a lot, and the camera glass is far from pristine, just goes to show the side you put it down etc matters a lot.
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+1
I don't care who says what, from what I've experienced GG1 is much more scratch proof that GG2. Like you, my SGS 1's screen which is now my back up phone, is flawless. The thing is an utter tank and I believe I'd have to really work to put a scratch on it. Yet I've had 3 other phones since with GG2 and every single one of them has gotten scratched from simply being in my pocket.
IMO, GG2 sucks.