Does the Xperia Play come with a pre-installed scratch protector?
I do notice on my play that there seems to be a lip on the edge of my screen like theres one there.
I called Sony support, and they say they don't ship them out with with anything and that it must have been my provider, Rogers, that put it on. Which also soudns weird.
I just wanna know if there really is one there, I want to take it off and replace it. But I don't want to tear off something I shouldnt. I don't have any clue about phone hardware, I might be ripping of the digitizer or something.
Sony says they don't put one on, and Rogers says they don't. I wanna replace it because of a scratch.
Anyone have any insight?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1020025
Ok so apparently its to protect against glass flying everywhere. But is it safe to remove it? I plan on putting a clearcoat scratch guard on it. wouldn't it be the same thing?
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Here's sony's official stance on the screen: http://www.sonyericsson.com/cws/static/webguide/xperiaplay/en/Using-the-touch-screen.html
And to answer your question, yes, adding an aftermarket scratch guard will also keep glass from flying around...
If you read through all 11 pages (LOL) of the thread Michealtbh mentioned, you'd find quite a few opinions on the pros and cons of removing the shatter-guard.
Thanks for the info.
But that link is talking about that peice of plastic that comes with all phones. It has the little flap that lets you pull it off. You know the one EVERYONE tries to keep on their phone as long as possible till they get a real scratch protector, but just comes off and is covered is dust?
Still it answered my main question. I'll wait till I get the clearcoat to remove it.
I didn't post the sony link about the plastic sheet. Rather that not having ANY film on a glass screen is kinda dangerous. But don't all the other gorilla glass phones come without a shard-guard? What happens when they break? and a piece of glass injures someone or something...
I use mine without a screen protector, I found when removing the pre-installed screen protector, the screen looks much more vivid. Of course I'm using a soft case to prevent scratches.
I read up on it, The play doesn't use gorrilla but mineral glass.
So what you're all saying is I can take off the film and ill be fine? I just have to watch out for glass shards if I shatter my phone.
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I took mine off because it was quite badly scratched and replaced it with one from eBay
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I read up on it, The play doesn't use gorrilla but mineral glass.
So what you're all saying is I can take off the film and ill be fine? I just have to watch out for glass shards if I shatter my phone.
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The iphones use gorilla and i know of quite a few of them that have cracked in a major way from minor drops.
Thing about the shard-guard is that it won't actually prevent the glass from shattering. If the impact is severe enough and at the right (wrong?) angle, it will crack, no matter what is stuck on it. Just the film will keep shards from flying. Kinda like what happens when a car windshield breaks. That's different though, it's laminated glass i think.
just bought a expertsheild for £7 waiting for it to come gonna change the stock anti shatter protector with it.
thank you all!
rly need to know it, cuz I wanna remove it, but was not sure of xD
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As you all must know by now, the desire is a monster fingerprint magnet and from this I tend to wipe my screen a lot, most times on my jeans as its a bit quicker lol, my question is does this extensive rubbing damage the touch screen in any way?
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Yes and no.
Yes, because you might get scratches etc.
No, because it won't affect how good the 'touch' of the touchscreen keeps working.
So it will mostly be an aesthetics issue
Get a decent screen protector on it to eliminate any worries. I'm one of those who also like to clean the screen.
There is a thread asking about oleophobic protectors, which would be ideal, but apart from the anti-glare ones, there doest seem to be any available.
From what I understand about oleophobic screen protectors it's that they are only oleophobic if they are made out of a polymer that contains some form of a silicone compound.
Finding something that specialised probably isn't going to be easy though.
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From what I understand about oleophobic screen protectors it's that they are only oleophobic if they are made out of a polymer that contains some form of a silicone compound.
Finding something that specialised probably isn't going to be easy though.
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I have a protective case for my Desire, so that should keep it safe from scratches from other stuff in my pocket. I've been considering getting a screen protecter, but...what's the point again? If it gets scratched (which will surely happen more quickly, because they're plastic) then I'll want to get another one, and they can be a pain to remove.
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I have a protective case for my Desire, so that should keep it safe from scratches from other stuff in my pocket. I've been considering getting a screen protecter, but...what's the point again? If it gets scratched (which will surely happen more quickly, because they're plastic) then I'll want to get another one, and they can be a pain to remove.
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I'd rather have a scratched piece of cheap plastic than a scratched ~€500 phone.
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I'd rather have a scratched piece of cheap plastic than a scratched ~€500 phone.
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Obviously, but the screen is glass and the protectors are plastic. So it would very easily get a minor scratch on the plastic which I'd then need to replace, whereas the glass wouldn't have got damaged at all. I've never used a protector - do they come off easily or is it a pain in the a*** (I've heard on some phones about protectors you can't actually ever remove, which would seem to just make it more likely that your phone will display a scratch!)
You need to get the type of protector doesn't use glue to stick. Then they come off very easily when you pull up from a corner. e.g. the Brando ones you can pull off, wash and put on again (although I have never ever washed a protector once it was on lol ).
Quite some cheap e-bay protectors work like this as well.
Never got a protector with glue now I think about it. That's just wrong!
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Obviously, but the screen is glass and the protectors are plastic. So it would very easily get a minor scratch on the plastic which I'd then need to replace, whereas the glass wouldn't have got damaged at all. I've never used a protector - do they come off easily or is it a pain in the a*** (I've heard on some phones about protectors you can't actually ever remove, which would seem to just make it more likely that your phone will display a scratch!)
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Depends really, cheap protectors do get scratched easily but anything over about £5 is generally fairly scratch proof.
All the ones i've had have been very easy to install and remove.
To clear rumors or to be very specific!
I took off my t-mobile screen protector yesterday and to day discovered a deep scratch on the "gorilla glass"...
To be very clean. Im very very verrrryy careful with my electronics and never damaged any in anyway! But its how how people say you can stratch it with keys or pens or put it in a bad with bolts and screws and the glass wont be scratched.
It false advertisement because i had my vibrant in an empty pocket fresh dry cleaned too! no dust and anything inside to cut it.
I had many average phones where i only got a tiny scratch on the screen from the phone falling from my hand after 2yrs of use and landing on concrete...
its funny how this glass gets scratched up very deeply without being dropped or scrapped at! and its a scratch for sure because when i move my thumb on it pressed i can feel the sharp line of the scratch on my thumb
Maybe there is a big misunderstanding, maybe only euro galaxy S phones have the gorilla glass... because this sure doesnt!
So for those who want to go naked!!! DOOOOOONT! buy a screen protector!
man... although a simple glass wont scratch with nothing in your pocket..
Maybe someone touched it when you didnt know, or something happened.
I've been using my vibrant for about three weeks now and have no scratches, only some marks on the battery cover.
The samsung vibrant does indeed have gorilla glass. Just because it has gorilla glass doesn't mean its un -scratchable. It just means it's more resistant than regular glass...if you don't mind me asking...what did you have in your pockets? A machete? A light saber?!...I kid, I kid...the morale of this story is, get a screen protector, prevent your vibrant from getting scathed by a light saber!
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whether it has Gorilla glass or not, this is the FIRST phone that ended up with deep scratch only after a month of use.
I really dont care, i got it replaced and finally bought screen protector that i really like. (anti glare and anti fingerprint)
People should seriously invest into realook, it's only ten bucks and you won't even know it's on. But don't take my word for it or the other hundred posts here on xda that claim the same thing.
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People should seriously invest into realook, it's only ten bucks and you won't even know it's on. But don't take my word for it or the other hundred posts here on xda that claim the same thing.
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Have you seen any video's posted, I'm interested n anti-glare and anti-fingerprint but with the realooks you can't really tell its on style. I know, it's probably a lot to ask for.
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Have you seen any video's posted, I'm interested n anti-glare and anti-fingerprint but with the realooks you can't really tell its on style. I know, it's probably a lot to ask for.
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with anti-glare and anti-fingerprint you will always tell that its there. i personally dont like reflective screens or screen protectors so my anti-glare and anti-fingerprint work great.
lol. this phone isn't fragile, you must have done something. no way the phone got scratched being in a pocket with nothing else in it. unless you walked that pocket into the corner of a desk or something...
my phone's been without screen protector or case since release with no scratches or blemishes.
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lol. this phone isn't fragile, you must have done something. no way the phone got scratched being in a pocket with nothing else in it. unless you walked that pocket into the corner of a desk or something...
my phone's been without screen protector or case since release with no scratches or blemishes.
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+1 not a scratch.
Real Gorilla Glass takes alot to scratch. The ZuneHD is known to have the Gorilla Glass. My ZuneHD has been naked since the day I brought it and today it is still scratch free. It is possible our Samsung Vibrant does not have the Gorilla Glass as part of carrier modification to cu cost. who knows.
that sucks man, i would be pissed too.
but what did it get scratched on? must have had something in your pocket with it...?
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To clear rumors or to be very specific!
I took off my t-mobile screen protector yesterday and to day discovered a deep scratch on the "gorilla glass"...
To be very clean. Im very very verrrryy careful with my electronics and never damaged any in anyway! But its how how people say you can stratch it with keys or pens or put it in a bad with bolts and screws and the glass wont be scratched.
It false advertisement because i had my vibrant in an empty pocket fresh dry cleaned too! no dust and anything inside to cut it.
I had many average phones where i only got a tiny scratch on the screen from the phone falling from my hand after 2yrs of use and landing on concrete...
its funny how this glass gets scratched up very deeply without being dropped or scrapped at! and its a scratch for sure because when i move my thumb on it pressed i can feel the sharp line of the scratch on my thumb
Maybe there is a big misunderstanding, maybe only euro galaxy S phones have the gorilla glass... because this sure doesnt!
So for those who want to go naked!!! DOOOOOONT! buy a screen protector!
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Interesting post...I'm actually a screen protector freak and have ordered multiple brands of screen protectors for the Vibrant (actually even Galaxy S just to try it...) so I'm all FOR screen protectors...best one so far is from Korea.
About your scratch...unless there's a scratch fairy, there is SOMETHING that caused that scratch. It may be foreign to you because you may not have known when it happened...It's highly possible someone else without your knowledge was the cause of it. Scratches just don't appear out of thin air...
Bottom line...the glass on the Samsung is solid...very solid...I've dropped my phone before so I know first hand how durable the glass is...it's some tough $#!t....
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Real Gorilla Glass takes alot to scratch. The ZuneHD is known to have the Gorilla Glass. My ZuneHD has been naked since the day I brought it and today it is still scratch free. It is possible our Samsung Vibrant does not have the Gorilla Glass as part of carrier modification to cu cost. who knows.
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Its just the way of the world. If you put a screen protector on, soon after you take it off your will get scratched.
If you put it in a case, soon after you take it off you'll drop your phone. Call it karma, or just dumb luck, but it always seems to happen this way
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Real Gorilla Glass takes alot to scratch. The ZuneHD is known to have the Gorilla Glass. My ZuneHD has been naked since the day I brought it and today it is still scratch free. It is possible our Samsung Vibrant does not have the Gorilla Glass as part of carrier modification to cu cost. who knows.
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If someone can do a key test we all can find out for sure
I've put this phones in my pocket with keys many times, dropped it several times, not a scratch yet. Whatever it's made of, it's pretty tough.
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just to say this... like many people who were surprised by vibrant getting scratched so easily... Im on of them too! Because in theory if it has gorilla glass its suppose to be a lot tougher than average glass! I understand its not un-scratchable but it deff got scratched very easily being that i had nothing in my pockets! and that whenever it did recieve that scratch it wasnt from something really bad because i would of noticed it... since the phone is around me all the time!
So if any kind souls who believe this is a gorilla screen please demonstrate it for us on a video.... Take a key and scratch it the glass around and we'll see then....
I don't use a sp, but my phone still looks brand new.. No sp, no case, usually keep my phone in my pocket when walking around. Screen is still smooth a glass. Could samsung have used different materials depending on when it was built, kind of like the problem with the shortage if amoled screens?
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I actually dropped my phone on one of those concrete roads in a way that send the phone sliding on the concrete several feet face down. All 4 corners of the phone's bezel show scratches but nothing on the screen itself.
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People should seriously invest into realook, it's only ten bucks and you won't even know it's on. But don't take my word for it or the other hundred posts here on xda that claim the same thing.
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I agree 100%!!!!
I put my first one on backwards and complained to them about not having standard directions. (You take the plastic covers off in reverse?) I did not read the instructions, but they still sent me three free new ones.
Great company, great screen protectors.
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just to say this... like many people who were surprised by vibrant getting scratched so easily... Im on of them too! Because in theory if it has gorilla glass its suppose to be a lot tougher than average glass! I understand its not un-scratchable but it deff got scratched very easily being that i had nothing in my pockets! and that whenever it did recieve that scratch it wasnt from something really bad because i would of noticed it... since the phone is around me all the time!
So if any kind souls who believe this is a gorilla screen please demonstrate it for us on a video.... Take a key and scratch it the glass around and we'll see then....
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I would never personally do this, and a 3 dollar screen protector to protect the integrity of a very sweet piece of equipment, is a very small price to pay.
I just find it hard to believe that with only cloth surrounding it it got scratched. Not even lint in your pocket? I call BS
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My alignment is off on my realook screen protector so is it wise to take off and reapply?
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I wouldn't...
I've had issues with screen protectors in the past when I reapplied them. They would always not stick on properly or just look bad in general after the realignment. If the issue is not so big, do not reapply
We have an ivisishield on the wife's shift and i reapplied it no problem there was a few air pockets but they worked themselves out after a couple days. Didn't even use the spray that came with it.
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I wouldn't...
I've had issues with screen protectors in the past when I reapplied them. They would always not stick on properly or just look bad in general after the realignment. If the issue is not so big, do not reapply
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It's not a big issue, but it's still kinda bothering me. I have another screen protector but it would be a waste to use it. Realook are high quality screen protectors so I dont think stickyness will be an issue, but dust might get in when i take it off..
EDIT: take a chance if you had it for a good price. Else, just leave it that way and wait until it starts to peel off
I agree wit koperniczx3
But I think it wont stick nicely, and the air bubbles would probably easily go underneath.
Let us know what you eventually did
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I agree wit koperniczx3
But I think it wont stick nicely, and the air bubbles would probably easily go underneath.
Let us know what you eventually did
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I decided to just save my extra screen protector and stick with my messed up one. Not a huge deal so it would be a waste to use a new one. Thanks for all the input.
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I re-apply screen protectors all the time. I take them off the device and rinse the tacky side gently with running tap water and sometimes a little bit of hand soap. Then I lightly shake excess water off of the screen protector and re-apply with a plastic card covered with a lens rag. Any beading water between the screen and screen protector will squeeze out with some squeegee action from the card/rag combo, and just pat dry around the edges. There should be no dust and no bubbles this way. I've never had water damage or anything, it's just a tiny bit of water. Of course you should do all this with the device powered off just in case.
I wouldn't. Once you take them off and put them back on, they won't stick right. Unless you wanna be attacked by air bubbles in the protector, I'd say just leave it be.
nope. not gonna be the same
By "reapply" you mean using the old protector? if so don't do it....
if the alignment is off that means your protector is too small, that usually happens with low quality ones. High-end ones will fits exactly.
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i agree wit koperniczx3
but i think it wont stick nicely, and the air bubbles would probably easily go underneath.
Let us know what you eventually did
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+10000000000
That was i bad idea i also encounter that kind of thing..
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I agree wit koperniczx3
But I think it wont stick nicely, and the air bubbles would probably easily go underneath.
Let us know what you eventually did
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LOL i changed something like 4 screen protector in almost 18 months and i was never able to make "bubble free". I always had little annoying bubbles
I tried six seven times didnt happen for me so i gave up
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Generally I have had bad luck applying screen protectors after the first time. I put one on a phone not long ago, and it came out crooked. Wasted the protector in the end...
OK, I NEED to ask you this question: why on earth would anyone use a screen protector on a Gorilla Glass? Before Optimus 4X, I had Samsung Wave for two years - also protected with Gorilla Glass, and I never used any protection but a simple back cover. And guess what? Not a single scratch! I have a maltese dog, he ran across 4X HD numerous times, he even once stumbled upon it on the bed and the phone fell on the floor - guess what - no scratches :highfive:
So I would recommend you all - just buy a cover, or maybe a flip case, and it will be enough
And do not be offended by this post, plese
Gorilla glass is nice but not perfect. My first gorilla glass phone was scratched on the second day of use. It wasn't in the same pocket as my keys and coin either. My gorilla glass tablet had zillions of micro scratches too, looked so cloudy in comparison to a screen-protected device. When my screen protector is getting cloudy I can just apply a new one...can't do that with naked gorilla glass.
I don't use those protectors anymore becuase the material is very often very cheap. All my protectors got soo many scratches so i "put it away" and now I don't get any scratches on my display.
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Feeshie said:
My alignment is off on my realook screen protector so is it wise to take off and reapply?
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Depends on the Screen Protector. Some are ok to re-apply, so are not. At minimum try to smooth out the air bubbles.
How many of you use the phone with no screen protector? I cant find a decent screen protector and ive tried a few different brands. I would love to use it with no protection and ive read on google in a few places that its nigh on scratchproof , so can anyone confirm that it is indeed scratchproof?
I had an iphone before that was supposed to be scratchproof but it certainly wasnt. I dont want to throw £500 down the drain by having a scratched screen.
Matt
No screen protector, they look terrible with air bubbles all over the place. Its like putting a plastic sheet over your nice sofa. *euh*
The screen is very scratchproof in my experience having accidentally dropped it out of my pocket onto the concrete landing face down. Not a mark on the screen although the plastic bezel is now tatty. Who cares, the screen is still mint. Happy days.
Although the screen does have something similar to gorilla glass, it can indeed get scratched (An XDA member scratched his with a belt buckle). I personally wouldn't use my Galaxy Nexus without a screen protector this soon after getting it. Properly applied screen protectors do not have bubbles.
Yes Yes Yes !!!
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How many of you use the phone with no screen protector? I cant find a decent screen protector and ive tried a few different brands. I would love to use it with no protection and ive read on google in a few places that its nigh on scratchproof , so can anyone confirm that it is indeed scratchproof?
I had an iphone before that was supposed to be scratchproof but it certainly wasnt. I dont want to throw £500 down the drain by having a scratched screen.
Matt
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A screen protector is a must. Its just a added insurance. Like having a car, you save it from scratches but still make sure you have insurance
I bought a screen protector with the phone and it easily lasted me 2 years. well it would have lasted longer if I had not burnt the screen with my lighter. I had put both the phone and the lighter after burning it, in my pocket. Nifty thing these protectors are.
One word of caution though, buy the screen protector from a reputed brand or shop. There are cheaper alternatives available but can mess up the screen later when you take it off.
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Just like a car I don't wrap it in plastic in order to use it
Whether fortified or not, remember that the glass itself doesn't have to scratch to look bad, just the oleophobic coating does...
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Just like a car I don't wrap it in plastic in order to use it
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We polish our cars dont we, thats the same as it wraps the body. its a coating for the paint
Screen protector yes !!!!!
Hi Everybody, I got to scratch my Galaxy Note 2, and that's bad and quite deep scratches, you can make sounds while passing my fingernails across it, and also the deep ones can serves as rail/ruler if i put my fingernails point on it... while it's turned on i can't really see scratches, just if i look and search for them, but it's there and it's annoying me so much, just so ugly and I gonna tell you how it happened...
I live in China and bought it here, my old phone is a GSII and it broked, i was quite careless about that phone and it dropped down the floor too many times, really, finally last month it stops work caz it brakes the mainboard, after 1 year and 3 months suffering, i never used screen protector and really, SGII screen does not have any scratches that you can see, just if you point it into direct sunlight, but none of them you can feel with your fingers or nails, none of them are deep, if you clean it up it's almost new, so when i got the note 2 the guy was putting on the screen protector and I said, hey, don't do it, this phones doesn't need it... anyways, after almost a month, my friend was asking me if the screen is really strong, i said yes, you can't really scratch it, i put knives, keys and so and it doesn't do anything, so there was a mug in front of me, that i thought it was plastic, and i scratch over the screen and you know what? fuc**ing ceramic/porcelain, I just forgot how strong porcelain can be, my friend said, well done, you got it... well, i fuc**d up my phone and i feel stupid, and just to let you guys know, let your phones far away from ceramic/porcelain, it's really strong against glass. I wanna do something, my options are...
Replace the whole thing, buy a new display module... (too expensive)
Replace just the gray front panel and the glass.. (Replacement touch screen mirror << i found this in a website dnt knw if its the front glass)
buy some screen protector that can fill the scratches (if I replace the glass I will buy one anyways
take it to a glass store and ask them to resurface (dnt knw if they will do it and also seems that before the glass, the surface is not really glass, there is some cover on it)
Well i need suggestions and perhaps answer my doubts above if possible. Appreciate this forum.
Thank you,
Junior
I suggest you start using a screen protector. I got one free one with every case I purchased on Taobao, otherwise they're about 15rmb applied down at any phone store.
Gorilla Glass scratches just like any other type of glass.
hannsz said:
I suggest you start using a screen protector. I got one free one with every case I purchased on Taobao, otherwise they're about 15rmb applied down at any phone store.
Gorilla Glass scratches just like any other type of glass.
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Yeah, I will buy a nice protector, but i feel that i should do something before it, i think even good protectors will not fill the scratches, so I am thinking about replace the front glass, if I find it, or resurface if its possible, still don't know what are the possibilities on fixing it.
I had good experience with gorilla glass before, it didn't scratch like other type of glass on old phones, but ceramic/porcelain/sand is indeed strong.
Im using screen protector... Gorilla Glass is scratch resistant, not scratch proof
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Im using screen protector... Gorilla Glass is scratch resistant, not scratch proof
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Yeah, I will... can you give me some suggestion on what can I do?
Replace the whole thing, buy a new display module... (too expensive)
Replace just the gray front panel and the glass.. (Replacement touch screen mirror << i found this in a website dnt knw if its the front glass)
buy some screen protector that can fill the scratches (if I replace the glass I will buy one anyways
take it to a glass store and ask them to resurface (dnt knw if they will do it and also seems that before the glass, the surface is not really glass, there is some cover on it)
Thanks
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Yeah, I will... can you give me some suggestion on what can I do?
Replace the whole thing, buy a new display module... (too expensive)
Replace just the gray front panel and the glass.. (Replacement touch screen mirror << i found this in a website dnt knw if its the front glass)
buy some screen protector that can fill the scratches (if I replace the glass I will buy one anyways
take it to a glass store and ask them to resurface (dnt knw if they will do it and also seems that before the glass, the surface is not really glass, there is some cover on it)
Thanks
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Dude - first thing is that you are abusing your phone device, Second I don't think anyone of us on this forum will ever try running knifes or blades or porcelain mugs on our phone screens..!! If you have heard of bullet-proof glass, they resist bullets up to some extent but then it breaks, it doesn't mean that I'll fire bullets at my car's windshield - so my friend get it repaired - changed whatever but don't abuse your phone display on purpose, they have a Gorilla Glass to save your device from scratches on that one odd day when your phone may suffer an accident... :angel: