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O.k. I don't know how it happened as I keep my phone in my pocket without keys or sand. Within about 4 days the screen was scratched bad. I have the 14 day return period and am thinking about trying to get it replaced but I don't know if they will let me know. I'm pissed because my original Vibrant lasted me 1.5 years naked and never scratched. Are they using softer glass? Who knows for sure. Anyone know if I can return it? They are also now stating that it's an automatic $50 restocking fee no matter what (unless it's malfunctioning). I'm bummed and have to decide tonight as to what to do. Any suggestions?
This is quite surprising. I thought they are using the best unbreakable glass called "Gorilla Glass"...
I don't have scratches yet but there's a light purple layer that I can see has been "smeared off" and it bugs the he'll out of me :-(
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I got a light scratch after 2 days, it happen while laying in bed on charge, smh.
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That sucks.. Sorry to hear. I kept the gay screen cover that was on the phone when I bought it for like a week before I got my dry zagg screen protector
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Gorilla glass can be scratched. Just to let you know it isn't full proof. Fortunately can be fixed with machine glaze and a micro fiber cloth or you can just use a screen protector in the first place.
Naked on the vibrant since release and ive been naked on the SGS II since release. I did break a vibrant screen by sitting on it but never any scratches.
Why taking a chance with such a huge and beautiful screen.... just proctect it!!, here is a guy I got mine from they are excellent screen protector for $3.65 you can get six of them shipped, I got mine and I couldn't believe the great quality, you can highly see them and literally you can't feel them on the screen... I totally love them!!
that's why i always always always use a screen protector regardless of what type of unbreakable glass it's using
No restocking fee for same device within grace period
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Restocking only if returning which is bs.
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got a random scratch also, had my vibrant forever and it never scratched. Two weeks with this and scratched. Its barely noticeable but i see it and i dont want it no more.
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that's why i always always always use a screen protector regardless of what type of unbreakable glass it's using
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+1 Same here, I wouldn't be able to handle a scratch on my screen. A screen protector can always be removed and replaced.
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Thanks for the input guys. I went in and got it exchanged. I guess I'll need to protect this one. I'm surprised that it's so vulnerable compared to my Vibrant. With my Vibrant, I carried that thing with my keys, coins, thumbtacks, diamonds, sand, metal daggers, you name it, and I did so with no protection. Not one scratch at all! Just be warned, even though it's Gorilla Glass, it's very easily scratched, so protect this one! I'm not liking the idea of putting a cover over the beautiful screen. Oh well...
Lol. No glove no love.
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Thanks for the input guys. I went in and got it exchanged. I guess I'll need to protect this one. I'm surprised that it's so vulnerable compared to my Vibrant. With my Vibrant, I carried that thing with my keys, coins, thumbtacks, diamonds, sand, metal daggers, you name it, and I did so with no protection. Not one scratch at all! Just be warned, even though it's Gorilla Glass, it's very easily scratched, so protect this one! I'm not liking the idea of putting a cover over the beautiful screen. Oh well...
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Lol. No glove no love.
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This is my first time real life experience with the T989 of what we normally see here (video)
Yesterday my phone dived (screen) face down first to the concrete floor, from shoulder height and bounced 4~5 times before coming to a complete stop,
stupid me taking it out of my front pocket with too much force with 2 fingers and it sling shot out accidentally
when i went to pick it up i was fearing for the worst... i was pretty sure the screen would have probably been a total loss
but the sound when it landed smack face down was a horrible and painful sound to hear
to my amazement it survived with only a few scratches
thanking the almighty gadget angel guardian looking after our phones
Isn't it your phone took a dive before?
Someone up there did look over your phone.
I was going to ask this in a new thread, but this seems like a good place: I've been searching a bit, and can't find conclusive evidence one way or the other: does the TMO version of the SG2 have gorilla glass or not?
And congrats on surviving the fall! That's encouraging either way! No screen protector?
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Isn't it your phone took a dive before?
Someone up there did look over your phone.
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the previous dive was into a puddle of water, and it was only from knee height, the water itself would have acted as a cushion, that time i was more concerned about it getting wet & short circuited than cracking the screen.
reference of the previous catastrophe for those just joining our conversation http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392609&highlight=dive
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I was going to ask this in a new thread, but this seems like a good place: I've been searching a bit, and can't find conclusive evidence one way or the other: does the TMO version of the SG2 have gorilla glass or not?
And congrats on surviving the fall! That's encouraging either way! No screen protector?
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it did have a cheezy $2 ebay screen protector, those only protect from scratches not from a drop of that magnitude
as i do recall Galaxy 1 and Galaxy 2 line of phones uses Corning Gorilla glass
only the Nexus line does not use that
some one had the article listed a while back, don't recall the tittle but i'm sure you can find it if you dig long enough in the forum, or just google SGS2 + Gorilla glass
So you tested water and concrete, what next? Fire? lol
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I was going to ask this in a new thread, but this seems like a good place: I've been searching a bit, and can't find conclusive evidence one way or the other: does the TMO version of the SG2 have gorilla glass or not?
And congrats on surviving the fall! That's encouraging either way! No screen protector?
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Yes it has Gorilla glass. Still best to add a screen protector for extra piece of mind though. I know some people are anti screen protector but its so cheap now.
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So you tested water and concrete, what next? Fire? lol
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LMAO! hope not , let's lot jinx it
I didnt have a screen protector for first week, and it got scratched a lil -.- i had it in my pocket alone with nothing with it!
Gorilla glass might be resilient
but they are not really anti scratch
they are just harder to crack, but by no means invincible
even if you applied the Zagg indestructible screen protector
it will prevent the screen from shattering to pieces, but it will still crack if the hit is hard enough
Thanks - the reason I ask is because while the SG2 int'l version and att/sprint versions have Gorilla Glass, there was a lot of confusion as to whether the TMO version does as well. I found some discussion on it, but no conclusive answer. And TMO doesn't say it on the site (I don't think) and it doesn't say it in the paperwork with the phone...but I believe you
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from what i understand they replace the smaller sodium ions with potassium in glass, what this does is that the potassium takes up more space and it produces a compressive stress on the glass, so there are less "imperfections" and therefore making it more scratch resistant/harder to crack
what's amazing to me is that peopel are saying their iphone is made of gorilla glass..yet their smaller form factor phone cracks a lot more easily than ours(and aluminium has nothing to do with this, aluminium is fairly soft itself..
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Gorilla glass might be resilient
but they are not really anti scratch
they are just harder to crack, but by no means invincible
even if you applied the Zagg indestructible screen protector
it will prevent the screen from shattering to pieces, but it will still crack if the hit is hard enough
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My other smartphone with no gorilla glass has no scratches and i basically play soccer with it lol (Optimus V)
by playing soccer i mean i shoot it like soccer (football)
I doubt it has gorilla glass, i never actually tried gorilla glass but my older iphone never got scratched on the screen even tho i have alot of metals in my pocket. This one scratched when i had it alone in my jeans pocket -.-
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So you tested water and concrete, what next? Fire? lol
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Haha.
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LMAO! hope not , let's lot jinx it
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That's one resilient phone you have AllGamer. And ya, next time is 3rd strike...how many more times can that phone possibly cheat death.
heck even diamonds will shatter if you hit em right, or rather, wrong.
That video was painful to watch. Do you have a case for it? First thing I have done for both of my phones is buy gel cases. Honestly I love the original feel but I can't stand that fear of what you went through. Lol
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jonathan3579 said:
That video was painful to watch. Do you have a case for it? First thing I have done for both of my phones is buy gel cases. Honestly I love the original feel but I can't stand that fear of what you went through. Lol
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Ditto. I was gonna leave my phone naked but the fear of this happening to mine made me get over of the d3o cases. I'm still debating on whether or not I should get a screen protector. I really like the coefficient of friction on the glass and I knew that by applying a protector that would go away specially with the zagg invisishield which almost feels rubbery
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iLeopard said:
Ditto. I was gonna leave my phone naked but the fear of this happening to mine made me get over of the d3o cases. I'm still debating on whether or not I should get a screen protector. I really like the coefficient of friction on the glass and I knew that by applying a protector that would go away specially with the zagg invisishield which almost feels rubbery
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I plan on keeping both the Galaxy S2 and Galaxy Nexus bare screen. I have heard too much negativity regarding screen protectors. Does the Galaxy S2 have an oleophobic screen coating too? I can't pick out a major difference in feel.
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Husam2011 said:
My other smartphone with no gorilla glass has no scratches and i basically play soccer with it lol (Optimus V)
by playing soccer i mean i shoot it like soccer (football)
I doubt it has gorilla glass, i never actually tried gorilla glass but my older iphone never got scratched on the screen even tho i have alot of metals in my pocket. This one scratched when i had it alone in my jeans pocket -.-
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Yes it has gorilla glass! Info found here:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s_ii_t_mobile-4129.php
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I dropped my phone and then noticed the tiniest, thinnest scratch on the screen. I can't feel it when I touch the screen, and can only really see it when the light shines on it. I know it's not a big deal, but it's going to slowly drive me crazy. Anything I can do to get rid of it, or reduce it even more? I have hope since it's so tiny. Thanks.
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Replace the screen.
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Replace the screen.
bow chicka wow wow.
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I need another way!
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Scratches will eventually lead to a crack. Its like a small chip on a windscreen. So call a windscreen repair centre.they will repair it cheaply
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Scratches will eventually lead to a crack. Its like a small chip on a windscreen. So call a windscreen repair centre.they will repair it cheaply
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Since it's so minuscule, isn't that a good scratch removing cream I can use?
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inyrules said:
Since it's so minuscule, isn't that a good scratch removing cream I can use?
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Lol. Not many of us have experience rubbing our screens with cream. Be the guinea pig or man up and buy a screen and screen protector. Matter of fact, just buy a screen protector and be done with it. Ocd is underrated. Or overrated. Depending on how you look at it.
bow chicka wow wow.
Most of the wet screen protector will fill the scratch.
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Get a screen protector or a new screen. It's a bit late now to be worried about scratches on your screen, should've gotten a screen protector.
But, we live and we learn.
I have a nice little scratch on mine too. These things are going to happen. It's just a phone!!! Put a screen protector on it and be done with it!
The wet screens will fill in the tiny scratches nicely. The dry apply ones won't.
the XO screen protector seems to be very popular, might be a good choice.
Get an XO Skin and put it on your screen. It filled both a scratch and a scrape on my Gnex, when I thought I'd have to live with the damage.
Get some ocd pills and use a screen protector
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Brasso.
Makes your screen crystal clear.
It's been mentioned allready, but the wet apply screen protectors really do work for "hiding" the scratch.
I had a scratch on my droid charge and I actually did try a paste I got from autozone to try and remove the scratch, well... it didn't work. It didn't add to the problem but it didn't remove it either.
So I applied a wet screen protector from skinz I believe, then I couldn't find the scratch no matter how I tried. It was successful in healing my ocd.
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Brasso.
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Annd there goes the oleophobic coating.
I confirm that XO wet apply covered a scratch on my gnexus display.
It probabely only works for scratches on the coating though, not for deep scratches on the glass.
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I confirm that XO wet apply covered a scratch on my gnexus display.
It probabely only works for scratches on the coating though, not for deep scratches on the glass.
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The coating is what I'm sure got scratched. If I run my finger over it I can't feel it. Thanks to everyone for the suggestions. Looking into the XO screen protector.
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Hey guys.
I have been wondering if the screen of our phone is scratch resistant like gorilla glass.
I read that has a obleotobic (blablavla) coating and thats for the fingerprints.
But is it scratch resistant?
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No, it's not like Gorilla Glass and will scratch if you're not careful. A nice XO screen protector might help.
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No, it's not like Gorilla Glass and will scratch if you're not careful. A nice XO screen protector might help.
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Ok. Thanks for the info
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It actually IS hardened glass. Maybe not Gorilla Glass, but resistant against usual daily-life dangers like keys.
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It actually IS hardened glass. Maybe not Gorilla Glass, but resistant against usual daily-life dangers like keys.
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Did you try it? About the keys? Did it scratch?
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My phone has been all naked for 8 months and not a mark anywhere. Just be very careful and you'll be fine.
even if the phone has gorilla glass, it can scratch...
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Did you try it? About the keys? Did it scratch?
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Yes. I had it in the same pocket with my keys often. (And before replacement I got curious, and scratched it with a knife. xDD No damage, but I didn't scratch hard.)
I believe a screen protector will have more harm once your remove it from screen and it's not required if you take a little care.
I have gotten a couple of scratches on my gnex, and i have been really careful.... Seems like they appeared from nowhere and i haven't got a clue where I get t them from.....
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thegtfusion said:
I have been wondering if the screen of our phone is scratch resistant like gorilla glass.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uyLC61JxsJQ
Try it and let us know. :cyclops:
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I have gotten a couple of scratches on my gnex, and i have been really careful.... Seems like they appeared from nowhere and i haven't got a clue where I get t them from.....
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exactly same for me. I care a lot but it was all for nothing because i find two long micro scratches on screen...screen protector is on the way
It's usually sand that would leave light scratches on the screen. My Nexus S had a lot of light scratches on it, but it could be a different type of glass.
Well I don't think sand can EASILY scratch your phone.
Lemme tell you why. The other day I went to the beach with my Galaxy Nexi(my mom had one too) and when I went in the water, I got sand in my pockets. So I went home and the next day I went to my pool with the same swim wear I went to the beach with.
I put my phone in my pocket(no screen protector at the time) and when I took my phone out, I remembered there was sand in my pocket. I carefully pulled it out.
And I was so happy. I only got sand between the plastic and the display (they all fell out by the end of the day) and I got no scratches. And lemme tell you, I had a lot of sand in my pocket.
So I wouldn't say sand can scratch the screen easily.
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thegtfusion said:
Hey guys.
I have been wondering if the screen of our phone is scratch resistant like gorilla glass.
I read that has a obleotobic (blablavla) coating and thats for the fingerprints.
But is it scratch resistant?
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Had the phone for almost 9 months now. No screen protector. Always carry it in my pocket. Dropped it two times on hard wooden floor. Not a scratch on it yet.
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two micro scratches on mine and I baby my phone..
doesn'tbother me too much since with the screen on you can't see them but definitely one of the easier to scratch phones I've had yet
My watch which uses Gorilla Glass has more visible scratches than my Nexus. I think there's a couple veeery faint ones on the Nexus, but nothing visible unless you reeeeally look for it. My watch on the other hand you don't have to look as hard, although still not deep enough to be visible when the screen is on. Then again I've had my watch for a couple more months than the Nexus..
Hi. I looked for previous threads but wasn't able to find any...so sorry if this is a duplicate.
I saw on the web that various opinions were around on whether the Gnex needs a screen protector. I watched the key test as well on YouTube. Can anyone confirm if this screen is good enough to not require a protector?
Thanks all.
jeffreynothing43 said:
Hi. I looked for previous threads but wasn't able to find any...so sorry if this is a duplicate.
I saw on the web that various opinions were around on whether the Gnex needs a screen protector. I watched the key test as well on YouTube. Can anyone confirm if this screen is good enough to not require a protector?
Thanks all.
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Obviously not scratch proof. No gorilla glass. Yes to the arguably "reinforced" glass. As long as you don't put your phone in with keys, coins, etc...you should be fine. I don't use a screen protector or case on mine and so far I only have a few nicks from light drops.
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Obviously not scratch proof. No gorilla glass. Yes to the arguably "reinforced" glass. As long as you don't put your phone in with keys, coins, etc...you should be fine. I don't use a screen protector or case on mine and so far I only have a few nicks from light drops.
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Watch out for sand, I'm pretty sure that's what scratched mine
There is no scratch proof glass on phones. Even Gorilla Glass scratches against things like sand.
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Well gorilla glass is not much more than Cornings branded version of the hardened glass found on any phone including the GN. It is as resistant as any phone, but as it's still glass, it's likely that it will scratch. Personally mine has a bunch of tiny scratches(had it since launch). I bet they are caused by sand, and they are no better or worse than my previous phone with gorilla glass.
Whether you need a screen-protector is a question of whether you will be more annoyed by the protector or the tiny scratches. But it is likely that you will get tiny scratches.
My experience:
Galaxy Skyrocket with Gorilla glass: 1 1/2 years without a single scratch.
Galaxy Nexus: scratched in the first month.
Get a screen protector. These screens are pretty soft. It will easily scratch just from being in your pocket.
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I've had mine for about 15 months, and I try to be careful with the phone. But try as I may, things happen. My glass is still crystal clear and free of any visible scratches, but there are multiple spots on the bezel around the glass that are scratched and pitted. I don't use any screen protectors or a case.
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Get a screen protector. These screens are pretty soft. It will easily scratch just from being in your pocket.
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no it wont. just being in your pocket will NOT scratch the screen. however, if you have some sand in there or something harder than glass, it will scratch it.
i have had my phone for 14 months now, NEVER had a screen protector on it. and i JUST got my first scratch and i believe it was from a grain of sand on my thumb. i spend a LOT of time at the beach in Feb and March (live in Florida ) and its my only guess as to how it happened.
if you are careful, you should be OK without one....but getting one is probably a good idea if you are around sand a lot.
Yes it scratches
- wore out your welcome
Got mine at launch, no screen protector and no major scratches. There are a couple MINOR ones but nothing that can bee seen without careful inspection. I don't abuse the phone but I also don't baby it. I have used a holster and had it in my pocket. Go naked you will be fine if you don't abuse it.
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There is no scratch proof glass on phones. Even Gorilla Glass scratches against things like sand.
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Common misconception: Gorilla glass is not scratch resistant. If anything, slightly shatterproof.
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Common misconception: Gorilla glass is not scratch resistant. If anything, slightly shatterproof.
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The misconception is what exactly a "scratch" is. A layer of glass is actually removed and cannot be "fixed". Anything will scratch if rubbed against an abrasive with a greater hardness.
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The misconception is what exactly a "scratch" is. A layer of glass is actually removed and cannot be "fixed". Anything will scratch if rubbed against an abrasive with a greater hardness.
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Agreed. My comment was just to reinforce the fact that unlike popular belief, gorilla glass is not at all scratch resistant but rather shatterproof. Not so much as an entire "layer".