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Is the HTC Desire HD scratch proof?

Is the HTC Desire HD scratch proof?

No it's not. Although it's quite hard up scratch the screen, it's not scratch proof. The aluminium body would be pretty easy to scratch I'd think.
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I don't think there is material on this planet that you is scratch proof...
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MattSkeet said:
I don't think there is material on this planet that you is scratch proof...
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Apparently, Liquid Glass would be.

LOL, how did you figure that one out?

JamesBarnes said:
LOL, how did you figure that one out?
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From http://www.physorg.com/news184310039.html. If it does work, this stuff will be awesome!

Can't see it anywhere on froogle.com so at the moment I say no to that...
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metallic.steel said:
Is the HTC Desire HD scratch proof?
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It 'aint no Gorilla Glass.
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metallic.steel said:
Is the HTC Desire HD scratch proof?
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Although this is not gorilla screen it is definitely scratch proof. Probably this is hardened glass.
Aluminium matte body is much better then for example plastic in iphone 3gs. It is very hard to scratch dhd body.
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metallic.steel said:
Is the HTC Desire HD scratch proof?
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Yes the screen is scratchproof...Ive just tried scribbling with a key and it d...oh dear...no its not scratchproof.

chrisr27 said:
Yes the screen is scratchproof...Ive just tried scribbling with a key and it d...oh dear...no its not scratchproof.
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Is that mockery or are you serious?Because I have no screen protection on!

tolis626 said:
Is that mockery or are you serious?Because I have no screen protection on!
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It is resistant to an extent ..but Ive noticed a faint scratch...always try and put in a pocket without coins or keys as it will scratch, screen and case.
I use a gel case but its annoying and i put it on, take it off all the time and foresee this wearing away the corners over time.
Screen protectors make the screen less responsive, and if your like me i can never put the blasted things on without an air bubble or spec of dust getting trapped

i'd say the screen is 99% scratchproof...
since its real glass, its really hard to scratch it.
i remember a video of testing the hd2 for its scratchproof-ability.
the guy used scissors, coins, even a shave blade...nothing.
yeah you can scratch it..but only with really hard materials like a diamond i think.
the alu unibody..mh..if you like your device and have a look after it, you shouldnt scratch it.
i had a hd2 for one year and it had not a single scratch
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chrisr27 said:
It is resistant to an extent ..but Ive noticed a faint scratch...always try and put in a pocket without coins or keys as it will scratch, screen and case.
I use a gel case but its annoying and i put it on, take it off all the time and foresee this wearing away the corners over time.
Screen protectors make the screen less responsive, and if your like me i can never put the blasted things on without an air bubble or spec of dust getting trapped
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I use a leather case which doesn't "abuse" it,so no prob.I too hate screen protectors!Damn things never seem to fit correctly!
Anyway,I never,EVER,put my phone in the same pocket as keys etc!Too afraid to do that!
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DN41 said:
i'd say the screen is 99% scratchproof...
since its real glass, its really hard to scratch it.
i remember a video of testing the hd2 for its scratchproof-ability.
the guy used scissors, coins, even a shave blade...nothing.
yeah you can scratch it..but only with really hard materials like a diamond i think.
the alu unibody..mh..if you like your device and have a look after it, you shouldnt scratch it.
i had a hd2 for one year and it had not a single scratch
DN41
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Well yeah,I do remember that video...HORRIBLE!Wouldn't do that to my phone even if they paid me if it was scratched!
But everything else you said has given me some peace of mind...
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I can confirm that it's not scratch proof.
MY DHD has a thin, hardly visible without a microscope, thin scrath from from once just slightly making contact with the zipper on my pocket.

HTC HD2 screen is scratch proof. And we all know that!!!!!!!!!!!!

metallic.steel said:
HTC HD2 screen is scratch proof. And we all know that!!!!!!!!!!!!
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so what?
DN41

For the love of God!!! Can somebody please tell me is it "scratch resistance" or not!!!!!

NOTHING is scratchresistant.
just handle it with care and nothing will happen to your device.
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Dust in my screen

There is an awful lot of dust building up in the bottom left corner of my screen making it really hard to see the screen excpecially when im outside.
Anyone ever have this issue or know an easy way how i can get it out of there?

I have a good bit of dust above the back and search keys. It's starting to get annoying. Especially on black backgrounds.
My 3rd generation iPod touch had the same problem. But I have the 4th gen and there's no dust whatsoever. But I'm pretty sure the screen and glass are fused together somehow.
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I have this same issue on my old phone (D2), there's dust underneath the top layer of the screen that I can't seem to get out. Would definitely be interested in a solution for this.
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Dust in my screen, all we are is dust in my screen, yaaaa all we are is dust in my screen!
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Same problem here but in the top left and now middle of the screen. When I had my Storm I took it in for this and they did replace the phone for me. Right now though I finally got a good dinc after two bad refurbished ones so I think I may hold onto it until my warranty runs out then take it apart and try to clean the dust out myself. From the disassembly videos it looks pretty easy but my only concern is that there is a missing (probably just a foam strip) and this will keep happening. I'd be interested to hear of other people with the same issue and their fixes. The dust is pretty annoying for me too, and especially noticeable in the sun.
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Do you guys use invisishield? With my shield an silicone case. , my phone is completely encased.
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I like to run all my stuff nude. No case, no screen protector. Save for my iPad, it has the Apple case so its easier to type on. No screen protection though. I prefer the feel of the glass.
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BrettApple said:
I like to run all my stuff nude. No case, no screen protector. Save for my iPad, it has the Apple case so its easier to type on. No screen protection though. I prefer the feel of the glass.
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The shield is awesome, well worth it. Feels great and does not scratch. The silicone has saved my bacon more than once. Phone looks brand new, had it since day one.
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+1 for screen protector (invisishield is too sticky for me, I like the cheap ones). But if you can't get dust out with compressed air I know I've spilled many solvents on my screen and haven't dissolved it yet (nearly have my Chem degree)

luke1987 said:
+1 for screen protector (invisishield is too sticky for me, I like the cheap ones). But if you can't get dust out with compressed air I know I've spilled many solvents on my screen and haven't dissolved it yet (nearly have my Chem degree)
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My invisishield is not sticky at all, almost a lubed feel. Its amazing. I like it cause it doesnt scratch and its harder to fingerprint.
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donnyp1 said:
Dust in my screen, all we are is dust in my screen, yaaaa all we are is dust in my screen!
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dust in the screen, dust in the screen, looking like a fool with dust in your screen!!
Sorry im a loser

I had an invisible shield for a few months. It was ok, but it started getting dents in it. And they were annoying. Ive been without a screen protector for about 5 months now. And it hasn't scratched the screen at all. There is some scratches on the bottom right corner, but that's just the glass. Not on the screen part. I've even put it in my pocket with my keys a few times on accident.
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incubus26jc said:
dust in the screen, dust in the screen, looking like a fool with dust in your screen!!
Sorry im a loser
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Lol, i was just thinking of the old song by kansas when i read this post!
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Duplicate post. Xda app fail.

Ok, here's a picture.
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/3683218/HTC_Incredible_Dust.JPG

Damn. Same thing on the D2 I'm getting rid of, not that much dust though. Anyone have any ideas to get that **** out?

I'm fighting with this issue as well, I never had a problem until the glass shattered and i took it apart and replaced it. A couple of weeks ago I took the phone apart again, dusted the screen & glass and put it back together with a piece of tape where I thought the dust would accumulate, to no avail.
My next idea is to find an extremely thin, black, rubberized material to wedge between the glass and the bezel. I have a feeling that there is some kind of lining missing.. Not sure what I wanna use just yet though for this.
Either way I have to take apart the phone one more time to get the dust out. Ill have to have my gf's phone with me to compare as well, maybe see if I can straight up see a piece in hers that isn't in mine.

DustinBooyah said:
I'm fighting with this issue as well, I never had a problem until the glass shattered and i took it apart and replaced it. A couple of weeks ago I took the phone apart again, dusted the screen & glass and put it back together with a piece of tape where I thought the dust would accumulate, to no avail.
My next idea is to find an extremely thin, black, rubberized material to wedge between the glass and the bezel. I have a feeling that there is some kind of lining missing.. Not sure what I wanna use just yet though for this.
Either way I have to take apart the phone one more time to get the dust out. Ill have to have my gf's phone with me to compare as well, maybe see if I can straight up see a piece in hers that isn't in mine.
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Please post up when you compare the two or figure out a way to seal the dust out. None of the other replacement incredibles I've had ever got any dust in them, and this one just keeps getting worse.
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NemesisXV6800 said:
None of the other replacement incredibles I've had ever got any dust in them, and this one just keeps getting worse.
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Just for the record. My friend has an SLCD model and his doesn't have any dust. Mine is an original AMOLED (Manufactured 4/2/2010). Got it on launch day (4/29/2010). And I believe he got his in November.
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I dont have any dust... weird.

Dirty screen

Does anyone else have a problem with fingerprints on their dhd screen?
When cleaning the screen the prints just smudge rather than wipe off.
I dont want to use any screen protectors due to air bubbles in them and reducing touchscreen sensitivity.
Does anyone have any tried and tested methods to reduce marks or at least an easy way of cleaning.
Thanks
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I've had a screen protector on my DHD for 9 months and it doesn't cause any issues and there are no bubbles. I went to an HTC store and let the "professional" install it. I'm sure the service will vary, but the guy that did mine really knew what he was doing. In fact he had trouble with the 1st film and threw it away and started over with a 2nd film, no extra charge.
I clean my screen almost daily using a cleaner made for glasses (the kind you wear) and wipe it with a cloth also for glasses. That doesn't appear to have had any adverse affect after 9 months.
Not sure if that helps...

twiztedvvv said:
Does anyone else have a problem with fingerprints on their dhd screen?
When cleaning the screen the prints just smudge rather than wipe off.
I dont want to use any screen protectors due to air bubbles in them and reducing touchscreen sensitivity.
Does anyone have any tried and tested methods to reduce marks or at least an easy way of cleaning.
Thanks
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I am using screen protector from day 1 on my Desire HD. Never had any issues.
I install it myself (this is like installing protectors for almost 5 years, and I change them in every 6 months)...
Use that, good for screen protection.

Thanks for the advice. Due to the cost I will buy some. If I don't like them I can throw them away without losing anything.
Are the screen protectors you use finger print resistant. And if so, are they actually resistant? Thanks
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twiztedvvv said:
Thanks for the advice. Due to the cost I will buy some. If I don't like them I can throw them away without losing anything.
Are the screen protectors you use finger print resistant. And if so, are they actually resistant? Thanks
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I Usually take them from ebay, they are cheap and work good for at-least few month.
Currently I am using screen protector which comes with case-mate barely there case, it is good one...

twiztedvvv said:
Thanks for the advice. Due to the cost I will buy some. If I don't like them I can throw them away without losing anything.
Are the screen protectors you use finger print resistant. And if so, are they actually resistant? Thanks
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Invisible shield is really good. Plus lifetime replacements and you can get professional installs
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I use Copter screen protectors. I think its far superior to anything else. Invisible shield is too thick and provides too much friction.

My experience is that screenprotecter is no need for, because when u treat your phone good and have a case and not keys in same pocket as your dhd then it will almost not get any scratches and the ones it get are not really visible to the eye.
Oh yeah I use the cleaning for glasses to clean the dhd, it works great but the screen will have fast finger prints again anyway.

Just to update.
i bought some screen protectors off ebay. £1.65. for10. So really cheap. Very slight reduction to sensitivity to touch screen. No problem though.
best of all no fingerprints (so far anyway )
thanks for the advice guys.
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Use a micro fibre cloth.

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Use a micro fibre cloth.
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micro fibre cloths proved no better than any other. a standard duster seemed best.

Have a little trick if you are applying the screen protector yourself.
Damp a clth and wipe the screen. After that there most probably wouldn't be any bubbles
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The guys at the HTC store use clear tape to hold one end of the film to allow lifting it easily if it's not quite right on the first try.
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[Q] Gunk in between cracks

Ok first of all....I didn't think it through and therefore was being stupid on that day but anyways, down to the question. Ok, so I pulled off my screen protector, I noticed I had a few micro scratches (OCD is crazy and I was the few that could acutally notice it). I decided to wax the scratches off. Sadly, it didn't work and the worst part is that I got it into the cracks of my phones. Such as the edges of the bezel, around the earpiece, and home button. Now I see the a white line (wax) from where it and stayed there. I have attempted to remove it with cleaning alchohol and tooth brushes but to no avail. Does anyone know of a way to get this stuff out?
Thanks, yo

Screen scratches can't never leave unless you actually replace the screen lol. Maybe 10 years they will be a magic potion to heal the cracks but nothing yet, maybe that should be my invention!!
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I have the same dirt looking things between the glass and plastic but I couldn't get it off.. what really helps to keep it clean is a good case that covers the cracks.
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daxecutioner24 said:
Screen scratches can't never leave unless you actually replace the screen lol. Maybe 10 years they will be a magic potion to heal the cracks but nothing yet, maybe that should be my invention!!
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I'm not talking about scratches but about the gunk that gets in between the cracks and crevices of the screen such as the space around the home button and bezel/screen edge.

I got some of it out with Goo Gone
I was in my school's library (office aid) and I saw some of that and decided to give it a go. It worked pretty good. However, I'll see how well it works after it dries and stays for a day. Crossing fingers right now.

Gurashieruro said:
I'm not talking about scratches but about the gunk that gets in between the cracks and crevices of the screen such as the space around the home button and bezel/screen edge.
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I'm talking about how you should of just let the scratches be which led to This predicament, it's all good hope it works out.
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daxecutioner24 said:
I'm talking about how you should of just let the scratches be which led to This predicament, it's all good hope it works out.
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Ah my bad. Well I am, I mean there is nothing really that you can do to the screen to the the scratches off (unless you want to replace the screen or sand it out, which is a waste for just a few scratches). Luckily the Goo Gone is working. But there are a few bits of leftover white wax that is left on the edge of the screen and around the earpiece. Still annoys the heck out of me (hard core OCD with it) so I'll continue working on it but glad it works. Well, at least it is better then it was.

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Ah my bad. Well I am, I mean there is nothing really that you can do to the screen to the the scratches off (unless you want to replace the screen or sand it out, which is a waste for just a few scratches). Luckily the Goo Gone is working. But there are a few bits of leftover white wax that is left on the edge of the screen and around the earpiece. Still annoys the heck out of me (hard core OCD with it) so I'll continue working on it but glad it works. Well, at least it is better then it was.
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Yeah I wouldn't call myself OCD but I understand how it is. I think a scratch would really bothered me but eventually ill get over it, hopefully that remaining wax is gets off keep trying lol
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My daughter splashed some milk on my phone and never told me (her brother turned her in a couple of days later). It dried much the same way in little cracks and spaces. A wooden toothpick did wonders.

Can i replace my tempered glass ?

Tommorow there coming after my phone for repair ( Upper speaker crackling noise ). Now i have a tempered glass, can i remove it. Place it's somewhere on a mirror and when i get my phone back replaced it ? Or is it better to let it on the screen ?
Please help is welcome, becase this cost 45 dollar.

I took mine off, washed with water and reapplied.
Worked well.

Shebee said:
I took mine off, washed with water and reapplied.
Worked well.
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Also the back where it hit with the display ? Maybe going to try that when my phone is back.

Yeah, I washed both sides with soap.
I got the nillkin one.
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Often wondered how these glass screen protectors get fitted and how they stay on.....only ever used the flexible plastic protectors....and I'm guessing you can't bend these glass ones during fitting like you can the plastic ones lol......
My wife says I'm a phone geek....She's probably right

keithross39 said:
Often wondered how these glass screen protectors get fitted and how they stay on.....only ever used the flexible plastic protectors....and I'm guessing you can't bend these glass ones during fitting like you can the plastic ones lol......
My wife says I'm a phone geek....She's probably right
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You can bend them a bit.
Basically you clean the screen, then just put it on, press once somewhere and it starts gluing itself on the screen, looks kinda cool.
You can take it off and apply again.
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Shebee said:
You can bend them a bit.
Basically you clean the screen, then just put it on, press once somewhere and it starts gluing itself on the screen, looks kinda cool.
You can take it off and apply again.
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Is there an issue with trapped air? I can't see how it'd be avoided.......
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keithross39 said:
Is there an issue with trapped air? I can't see how it'd be avoided.......
My wife says I'm a phone geek....She's probably right
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No issues at all, it is flexible, more like a hard thick plastic but still glass.
If you have something in between the glass and screen you will notice it though. So make sure there is no dust there.
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