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I send a email to ask htc. They inform me that Desire HD is not using Gorilla Glass.
Here is the letter.
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Does everyone but me fail to realise that they would have advertised the fact, if the DHD was infact using gorilla glass?
ivolol said:
Does everyone but me fail to realise that they would have advertised the fact, if the DHD was infact using gorilla glass?
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this!
i'm sure it would have been advertised...
i don't really get the big deal with gorilla glass, my cowon s9 has it and the screen still scratches, the S9 is so light tho that if you drop it the glass wont break anyway
also, why are people dropping their phones ?
but im weird id sell my phone the moment it gets a tiny scratch on it like i did with my legend
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also, why are people dropping their phones ?
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For the fun of it, you know, testing that it is drop proof. .
It's always good to know that if you accidently drop your phone, well them people thought it would happen and put a gorilla glass for you !
I've been using mine around 6 weeks without a shield and the screen is still in pristine condition, mind you I don't put it in my pocket with other stuff in there or anywhere it might get damaged.
Take care of it and it seems you won't get a mark on it.
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Take care of it and it seems you won't get a mark on it.
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Wise words MrGarak. My old Hero still looks close to brand-new, no added protection, 14 months on.
Then why corning is listing it in their website in the featured products section ??
http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/featured-products
Scotchy49 said:
For the fun of it, you know, testing that it is drop proof. .
It's always good to know that if you accidently drop your phone, well them people thought it would happen and put a gorilla glass for you !
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Believe me, if you accidentally drop your phone, you'll know if the display has broken or not .
I've dropped once, it just slipped of my hand while rushing to work.... and landed HEAVILY on the sides... bouncing thrice before it stop (bounced on the sides). Luckily I had TPU case on it, life saver
Of course if you drop it on a rock with the glass on the bottom, I'm pretty sure that gorilla or jurassic glass might not help much
Good find and good news for us since apparently our phone is using a "better" type of glass for our screens. I'd still won't drop it though (just saying)
You say that but on the companies that makes Gorilla glass it does say that the Desire HD has it. I took some keys to my desire HD and no scratches.
http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/#featured-products
from my experience
HTC support staffs are not that knowledgeable about their product
they most rely on whatever they post on their own website
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You say that but on the companies that makes Gorilla glass it does say that the Desire HD has it. I took some keys to my desire HD and no scratches.
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Yeah, I'm gonna go with this, more official than some rep who's most likely clueless. Still, not letting my keys near the screen! No way!
Ive had mine for a few months and not one scratch,
untill yesterday, when it was in my pocket(on its own in a case, no screen protector though)...nice scratch across top which can be seen with the screen on, and can be felt quite obviously with a finger nail.
easy to say I was gutted. I've looked after this phone like it was a living breathing thing, never dropping it or anything, and then it scratches like that?
hohum.
I'd trust the creators of the Gorilla Glass over HTC support.
I've had mine since November and i don't have one scratch on the screen.
I've dropped my phone from insane heights, on my phone you can see metal grazed off and silver, but the glass looks brand new and not one single scratch!
Confirmed or not, DHD glass proved to be quite resistant.
Personaly, I've let my DHD with my glasses, my car keys, USB Flash keys, or just in my laptop case with plenty of cables, without getting *any* traces on it. This, without any protection...
Someone should really change the name of this thread
desire hd scratch
i drooped mine with the screen down and the only scratch is on the aluminium body where is the small led .i ve got no protection for screen yet and if i compare with my old omnia 2 wich it has a plastic screen
Has your screen scratched? How long have you had it? Should I use a screen shield?
I bought mine December 2nd. No screen protector. No case.
No scratches.
yes it has been scratched
No scratches both in December
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i would recommend getting a screen protector. the first week i got mine, my little brother decided to get a hold of it and chuck it across my room. i got a huge gash due to it landing face down and sliding on the hardwood floor. two days after that i dropped it from about 2.5 feet up and my glass cracked. i was so excited when i found out how expensive replacing it is. (ie: about $200-$400), i now have replaced my glass and put a screen protector on
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i would recommend getting a screen protector. the first week i got mine, my little brother decided to get a hold of it and chuck it across my room. i got a huge gash due to it landing face down and sliding on the hardwood floor. two days after that i dropped it from about 2.5 feet up and my glass cracked. i was so excited when i found out how expensive replacing it is. (ie: about $200-$400), i now have replaced my glass and put a screen protector on
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Screen protectors don't protect from drops AFAIK. I got mine like 2 months ago and no protection used, not scratched yet. I used my captivate for over a year the same way and I only had ONE scratch because I was stupid enough to put it in the same pocket as my keys.
I've had mine for about 4 months now. No scratches/cracks. I handle my phones carefully, though. It always goes in my back pocket, away from other objects, and I take it out when I sit down.
Bought my phone the first day they were released.
It has a tiny 1/2" long scratch. Barely visible, but it's there. I accidentally put it in my pocket with car keys. Don't normally do that. But I didn't notice for about 30 minutes while it was in there and I was moving around a lot.
I removed my screen protector about 3 weeks ago because i hate how it easily get finger prints. I love the feel of the glass and it doesnt get any scratch even if i put it in my pocket a lot..
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I was going to leave my skyrocket bare until I read all of the reports from other users about how the Gorilla Glass is less prone to break but can scratch very easily. So I had Ghost Armor at the mall put a protector on my screen. Two weeks later, my wife threw me a set of house keys while I was reading an email and they landed right on the screen. The protector took a beating. I had it replaced for $5 and the screen is still perfect.
It's a compromise. I'd rather have it bare, but you take a chance that an accident will happen.
The skyrocket doesn't have gorilla glass.
Mine is cool. It has a dedicated pocket though.
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Just put a screen protector on it would you rather risk scratches or have some fingerprints
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I put my case and shield on when i think it may be good to have for the day, but most often when i go out drinking.
I've had my white Skyrocket since mid December and so far I don't have a mark on my screen. I can't stand screen protectors and within a day I had pushed the one in my case out. I do keep it in a pocket by itself though.
I bought it in December, and since then, I installed this case. It's pretty decent, no problems so far.
Mine has a dedicated pocket as well.. pretty good way to keep it safe. Owned mine since november, and it has one small scratch about 2 cm long that is only visible with the screen off and holding the phone as a certain angle.. not bad. Not as scratch resistant as my captivate though I'd say.
since early Dec. no screen protection. no scratches. never put it in my jeans pocket with anything other than paper stuff.
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I jumped a good 9 foot tall fence on monday (i'm hispanic) and on the very top on the way over, my naked, unscreenprotected bab..skyrocket fell out of my athletic shorts pocket onto a concrete sidewalk hitting it usb port side first. I thought i was screwed but when i picked it up, not a scratch on the unshattered screen and the SR was all good to go besides quite a bit of scuffs on the bottom. see pics:
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I jumped a good 9 foot tall fence on monday (i'm hispanic) and on the very top on the way over, my naked, unscreenprotected bab..skyrocket fell out of my athletic shorts pocket onto a concrete sidewalk hitting it usb port side first. I thought i was screwed but when i picked it up, not a scratch on the unshattered screen and the SR was all good to go besides quite a bit of scuffs on the bottom. see pics:
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You just HAD to add the part where your hispanic and jumping a fence... didn't you.
I usually have my phone in a case and screen protector, but it feels so sleek without the case, so I took it off. <3
I want to take off the screen protector (removable/reusable/washable screen protector), but I know the second I do, I'll end up scratching it.
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Screen protectors don't protect from drops AFAIK. I got mine like 2 months ago and no protection used, not scratched yet. I used my captivate for over a year the same way and I only had ONE scratch because I was stupid enough to put it in the same pocket as my keys.
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im pretty sure i know that, but in my case it helped from the glass going everywhere. when i replaced my screen, i took my screensaver off and the glass went with it. so there you go, sorry i didnt put it in enough context.
So, after 1 month with this phone it fell from my pants pocket and display was damaged, glass didn't break but display is totally ruined so I can't use it anymore. Case + Tempered glass didn't do anything to protect it.
I can't believe this, before this phone I had a Huawei G7 and fell countless times to the floor, even in the water and not even a single crack in it.
Be carefull with this phone, just an advice.
Here's a vid from SquareTrade testing this phone and showing how fragile it is (thanks bw03 for sharing it)
http://www.androidheadlines.com/2015...ble-phone.html
It has Gorilla Glass 3 so that kind of surprises me.
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It has Gorilla Glass 3 so that kind of surprises me.
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I know, had worse accidents with other phones and never had a broken display.
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Knock on wood, I've been lucky.
Have dropped my phone like six times now, all onto concrete or tile from about waist height.
No issues yet, knock on wood.
It's got a flimsy super thin case that does not protect the corners but so far I guess it's fallen the right way.
I've dropped my phone several time as well. No issues. Its more luck (or lack thereof) of the drop than anything.
Dropped mine about 3 times from shirt pocket so about a 4-5 ft drop concrete tile and hardwood floor no scratches no breaks...
My girlfriend dropped mine and it got a bunch of cracks and now I have to use otg and a mouse to use it
I have made insurance in case of breaking the Display for 25 euros.....
I wish I had an insurance before, god damn it was the 1st time I dropped mine
insurance here in brazil is about BRL500, something about 120US$, so i'd rather stay safe :B
That being said, this slippery fella right here has already fallen a couple of times, only some hard-to-notice scratches on the case, tempered glass not broke yet.
I forgot to mention I went full bore on mine got maxed out memory wood back and insurance... Main reason why it is not rooted yet...
Dropped mine more times than I care to remember.
TPU case, absolutely no issues in about 6 months of ownership.
This is nothing new. See here:
http://www.androidheadlines.com/201...the-moto-x-pure-the-most-breakable-phone.html
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This is nothing new. See here:
http://www.androidheadlines.com/201...the-moto-x-pure-the-most-breakable-phone.html
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Whoa man, wish I had that info before, thanks for sharing
You're all warned now, get yourselves a good case because my TPU didn't protect it
Now that I think, My TPU case only protected the glass (it didnt break, not a single scratch) but it didn't absorb the impact to protect the display
I don't know if they make the rhino case for our phone but I got a kick out of this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DvhljsZY88
Bought this after my Xperia fell from maybe a foot and a half and completely shattered. That same phone fell out of my hands at a train station and was subsequently kicked by a passer by (accidentally, not maliciously) and came through completely unscathed. Was in the same case in both instances. Sometimes it hits at just the perfect angle that there's no hope.
That SquareTrade review worries me a bit...
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I kneeled down to pet a small dog and my jacket pockets inverted. The phone fell about 24 inches onto dirt and the edge of the screen snapped. All the screens breaking on this phone is not a case of bad luck. The screen's rim is clearly not designed correctly. It's shorter than the glass and smaller in diameter than the chassis - totally useless. Check any other phone, even the cheap Chinese phones, and you'll find that a flat surface can not touch the glass or the chassis next to the glass.
I'm mad now because this is clearly going to happen again and it's $150 each time. I'm thinking about not repairing it and buying another brand. No wonder there are no accessories or development for this phone. Most people are staying clear of it.
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I kneeled down to pet a small dog and my jacket pockets inverted. The phone fell about 24 inches onto dirt and the edge of the screen snapped. All the screens breaking on this phone is not a case of bad luck. The screen's rim is clearly not designed correctly. It's shorter than the glass and smaller in diameter than the chassis - totally useless. Check any other phone, even the cheap Chinese phones, and you'll find that a flat surface can not touch the glass or the chassis next to the glass.
I'm mad now because this is clearly going to happen again and it's $150 each time. I'm thinking about not repairing it and buying another brand. No wonder there are no accessories or development for this phone. Most people are staying clear of it.
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Sorry for your bad luck on the drop, but have you even looked in the development thread?
Mine fell out of my pocket when I was getting out of the car. It's pretty low so it was probably a 2-3ft drop onto the concrete. It shattered and the right half of the touch screen stopped working. I couldnt find a complete white assembly with the frame besides some obscure website where it was out of stock for who knows how long. I had to buy just the screen and glass itself. It was very difficult to take the broken screen out of the frame and glue the new one in. If I was able to get a complete assembly the repair would be very easy.
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A friend of a friend cracked his phone already.
It dropped out of his pocket when he sat down at a table. Fell about 2 feet onto a cement floor. Seems to have hit the corner.
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What sucks even more.. is that his case for his phone arrived a few hours later.
Read more on Reddit here: https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS7/comments/48j1kl/man_down/
I'm the poor soul who cracked his phone. I sadly didn't feel it sliding until it was too late. I'm now waiting to see what T-Mobile can do since the phone just freaking shipped for some.
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I'm the poor soul who cracked his phone. I sadly didn't feel it sliding until it was too late. I'm now waiting to see what T-Mobile can do since the phone just freaking shipped for some.
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Damn Homie, hold this thumbs up!
you can claim you received the phone like this LOl scumbag move, but hey wouldn't hurt to try
Didn't even take the sticker off yet..
Its sad to see how sawft this phone is....
Its on the back a case would cover it wouldn't bother me much unless I wanted a clear case if it costs too much its livable
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A friend of a friend cracked his phone already.
It dropped out of his pocket when he sat down at a table. Fell about 2 feet onto a cement floor. Seems to have hit the corner.
What sucks even more.. is that his case for his phone arrived a few hours later.
Read more on Reddit here: https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS7/comments/48j1kl/man_down/
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How to remove back glass put the device on the Hot plate for
3 minutes under 140 °F.
Here is parts list
GH81-13556A A/S TAPE-BACK_GLASS
GH81-13555A A/S TAPE-BACK_GLASS_ISLAND
GH02-12464A TAPE DOUBLE FACE-REAR_ISLAND
GH8211498C A/S ASSYBACK GLASS_LA_ZD
Moral of the story don't buy a Samsung doh. Lol sorry Samsung police had to take a joke. That royally socks!!
That sux. Great promo ad for Samsung's durability lol!
I didn't know these Samsungs crack so easily after seeing some video drop tests where the S6 Edge did pretty good. I guess it depends where they hit. Something about a phone sandwiched between 2 sides of glass makes me wonder though.
T-Mobile is back ordered and Assurant wont have stock for a few weeks. The two Samsung reps weren't much help. They didn't know what the cost would be or how long they'd need it.
Make sure you keep these phones in a case, lol.
Ouch, just stick it in a case and never take it out, and pretend its not waterproof anymore.
Its like holding a stick of butter.
Sign up for Samsunt's insurance plan:
http://www.samsung.com/us/owners/protection-plus/
Most of the credit cards include complementary accidental damage protection insurance by default. https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/cre...ase-protection-credit-cards-cover-belongings/
I guess gorilla glass 5 is no stronger the the 1st 4. Probably the same glass they just add a number every new phone cycle. I think they all scratch at 9h anyway and obviously a drop is outta the question
DAMN SON!
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Sign up for Samsunt's insurance plan:
http://www.samsung.com/us/owners/protection-plus/
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Thanks for the info! There doing what Apple has been
GoogleFan said:
I guess gorilla glass 5 is no stronger the the 1st 4. Probably the same glass they just add a number every new phone cycle. I think they all scratch at 9h anyway and obviously a drop is outta the question
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Has Gorilla Glass 5 even been released yet? If so, Corning doesn't know it.
I wasn't going to use a case. I just changed my mind.
GoogleFan said:
I guess gorilla glass 5 is no stronger the the 1st 4. Probably the same glass they just add a number every new phone cycle. I think they all scratch at 9h anyway and obviously a drop is outta the question
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Gorilla glass 4 not 5.
Also gorilla glass can't make glass into metal, it can only harden it a bit (usually against scratches) dropping it on concrete still will shatter it (incidentally it would have scratched and bent metal most likely).
I don't like glass on the backs of phones, but it's better then metal for some things (wireless charging). I prefer high quality plastic but the market says it's not 'premium' enough, so we get glass or metal.
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Hi,
I have had a Samsung flip 3 since march, I never had a screen protector even though bought from new, from Three, I noticed that the screen has started to crack, and also the antenna needs replacing as it cuts out while making calls. I sent it to Samsung and they refused to do anything under warranty as the screen protector has been removed, like I said,nothing to do with me. They want me to pay £270 to get fixed. They said removing the screen protector voids any warranty. I'll never buy Samsung again. They didn't listen to me and all they kept saying was, yes the phone is faulty but my warranty is now void. Three are not interested and say it's a Samsung issue.
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Understand when I say this that I am not saying it doesn't suck, but the requirement that the screen protector is present when reporting screen damage is the entire reason almost every other thread is about how to get it replaced. If you took Samsung up on the free premium care offer that came with the phone, they will overlook the lack of a protector. That is assuming it didn't expire yet. The reason they are so adamant about the protector is because they are well aware it is not Gorilla Glass under there. It's not scratch resistant.
Are you absolutely sure you didn't just damage the protector, though? It's a bit blurry around the camera, but the rim near the crease appears to have a slight inset to the buildup of dust and dirt. That is usually what happens at the seam or around the edge of a protector. Since the case wraps around the screen, the only buildup should be along the black rim. If there is a slight line around the camera, your protector is still there.
I had went to Samsung to replace under warranty but as I have rooted the phone... warranty gone, I have to pay for it... I decided not to replace it but to remove it at all.... Now I'm using with screen protector... no any issue so far... even recording inside water... I might put screen protector in future with any custom that reliable but not now... huhuhu!
Clusco said:
I had went to Samsung to replace under warranty but as I have rooted the phone... warranty gone, I have to pay for it... I decided not to replace it but to remove it at all.... Now I'm using with screen protector... no any issue so far... even recording inside water... I might put screen protector in future with any custom that reliable but not now... huhuhu!
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So you're usuing the phone without the screen protector, did I understand it correctly? Asking because my is starting to pull of near the hinge ...
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meduza said:
So you're usuing the phone without the screen protector, did I understand it correctly? Asking because my is starting to pull of near the hinge ...
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Here's my experience I wrote in the other thread:
"I took off the original screen protector about 4 weeks ago. It had no damage, but curiosity beat me and I wanted to try the real, naked screen
It felt sooooooo goooood! Smooth, no fingerprints, brighter, touch nav was better, no rainbow effect ect.
Went naked for over 3 weeks and no scratches or anything. But, a couple of days ago I applied myself the whitestone film. Easy to apply and It's better then samsungs.
So, had a nice adventure "
So, my experience, you can go naked, apply your own protector or go to samsung.
BWA80 said:
Here's my experience I wrote in the other thread:
"I took off the original screen protector about 4 weeks ago. It had no damage, but curiosity beat me and I wanted to try the real, naked screen
It felt sooooooo goooood! Smooth, no fingerprints, brighter, touch nav was better, no rainbow effect ect.
Went naked for over 3 weeks and no scratches or anything. But, a couple of days ago I applied myself the whitestone film. Easy to apply and It's better then samsungs.
So, had a nice adventure "
So, my experience, you can go naked, apply your own protector or go to samsung.
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Thx. for the report m8! I checked out @samsung allready, they saying it's 30 E for a new . After the change the phone shoul remain unfolded btw..
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@BWA80
I decid to take the screen protector off and it's exactly like you wrote, more sensitive with touch, somehow brighter just nicer I never used a protector before (S3mini, S6, S8. This was the first and probably last time ... .
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@BWA80
I decid to take the screen protector off and it's exactly like you wrote, more sensitive with touch, somehow brighter just nicer I never used a protector before (S3mini, S6, S8. This was the first and probably last time ... .
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You are a brave soul!
Yes, everything seemed better without the protector! I would have gone naked also, but I was going to a beach holiday and didn't want to risk the naked screen with sand, so I applied the whitestone dome film. I still have it on because I want 1 more year out of this phone and then upgrade to z flip 5.
Yeeh, sand is dangerous for a flip in deed (especially when it is closed).
Support taled me, I might take the protector off but they aren't recommending it. But since it's not included in the waerenty, I just don't care
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meduza said:
So you're usuing the phone without the screen protector, did I understand it correctly? Asking because my is starting to pull of near the hinge ...
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Sorry... now had been more than 5 months without any screen protector and no any issue so far... I'm using phone as usual, flip n open even now more harder....
i've had a display "broken" in the middle (a scratch like in the OP picture) after Samsung replaced the foil. After they redo, it disappeared and it's perfect again
This is the most resistant phone i ever had, it never had one scratch anywhere despite no case. It only got bubble after 10 months, and Samsung replaced the foil for free. Just anonymous bill, rooted, and provided them with fake owner data (they ask for address for "some reason").
Just wanted to add my experience. The stock film started cracking around 6 months in, so I sent it in and had Samsung do the official replacement for free. After I got that back it lasted about 2 months before it started to crack and peel at the edges of the hinge. Samsung wouldn't do it for free again, so I went with the Whitestone Dome EZ Film. I have to say the kit was fantastic and made it super easy to install. I will update when I start to see issues with that film, but it looks equal to if not better than the official replacement.