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Gorilla Glass Not So Tough?

So I was wiping down my screen ad noticed the tiniest of a scratch on it. I've only dropped the phone twice and definitely not on anything like concrete, cement, or asphault. Infact, I think the hardest surface was tile. What gives?
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Scratch resistant didn't mean scratch proof. U only got a small scratch, if U dropped an evo on tile it would have between worse
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Sand... It makes little scratches on the screen and is basicly the only thing thatscratches it... Other then it being smashed lol...
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gmap516 said:
So I was wiping down my screen ad noticed the tiniest of a scratch on it. I've only dropped the phone twice and definitely not on anything like concrete, cement, or asphault. Infact, I think the hardest surface was tile. What gives?
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Why didn't you use a screen protector?
Next time you drop it on tile, this little scratch may become a weak point which ends up cracking the glass.

a piece of average sand will show your Gorilla Glass who's boss.
Use a screen protector...sure, the sand will eat that for lunch too, but, it's gotta do that before it'll get to your screen.
...and just cuz it's gorilla glass doesn't mean it won't break just as easy.

I do construction and tile is just as hard as concrete. I'm suprised the phine survived. Go sammy!

gmap516 said:
So I was wiping down my screen ad noticed the tiniest of a scratch on it. I've only dropped the phone twice and definitely not on anything like concrete, cement, or asphault. Infact, I think the hardest surface was tile. What gives?
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I can't believe you're shocked by this. You're lucky it was only a scratch.
"I only dropped my phone twice and now it's scratched, what gives?"
lmao

I've actually dropped my phone in the garage, twice, from about 3 1/2 feet off the ground...surprisingly not a single scratch on the glass. Unfortunately for the case itself, a couple micro dents, but nothing serious.
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It isn't bullet proof but it is pretty close. Never had a protector on my og epic not going to on this one either. Had my epic for a year and it always ended up in my pocket with keys etc. had a few minor scratches but not enough to affect
the look.
Unlike my wifes nexus that has a screen I would compare to butter.
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DexterDawg said:
It isn't bullet proof but it is pretty close. Never had a protector on my og epic not going to on this one either. Had my epic for a year and it always ended up in my pocket with keys etc. had a few minor scratches but not enough to affect
the look.
Unlike my wifes nexus that has a screen I would compare to butter.
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Only enough to affect the resale value, I think I'll stick with my protector

Bleh. I'm 100% anti screen protector. I dropped my old Epic many many times, and never had any problems. I work outside, not in an office all day, and beat my phone up pretty good, and never had any scratches. When I dropped my Epic in the toilet and had to send it in to assurion, we did a fun little test with a key on the screen. I couldn't get it to scratch, break, nothing, and I beat the crap out of it.
I've only dropped my Epic Touch once, and that was down two concrete steps at a TB Rays game. It exploded, with the battery and case going opposite directions, the crowd gasped... yet it came out like a champ. Still looks brand new.
I do hear a lot of people getting tiny scratches, I just don't know how. I guess like someone said, it's scratch resistant, not scratch proof.

jirafabo said:
Bleh. I'm 100% anti screen protector.
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Let me guess, you also don't believe in evolution and global warming?

I keep mine without screen protector or case. But I understand the benefits of having one. I'm super careful with my phone. Don't wanna mess with awesome samoled by covering it with plastic.
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I have a couple very tiny scratches that are only noticeable when you hold it at a certain angle and look at it. I'm gonna use the insurance and get it repaired when I have time.... just sucks that I have to send the phone off (Best buy insurance), but at least I'll get a loaner phone.

I don't believe in screen protectors either. I just can't stand the feeling of the "stickiness" of the screen condom...lol.
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I agree. I have a holster so my screen is always covered. When I bought my Evo I had the screen protector pre-installed. I never thought twice about it until I removed it 6 months later because of bubbles. WOW, the screen seemed so much brighter without it and my fingers just felt like they glided better.
I love this screen and wouldn't want anything on it that would make it less sharp.

nabbed said:
Let me guess, you also don't believe in evolution and global warming?
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Ha. Maybe I just don't like a piece of plastic thats going to look like **** in two months on my screen. I don't know,just never been a fan.
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have any of you tried the sgp ultra crystal screen protector?
everyone i talked to says they are amazing and that they feel like glass and are crystal clear.
just something to think about for those of you who don't like typical screen protectors.

jirafabo said:
Bleh. I'm 100% anti screen protector. I dropped my old Epic many many times, and never had any problems. I work outside, not in an office all day, and beat my phone up pretty good, and never had any scratches. When I dropped my Epic in the toilet and had to send it in to assurion, we did a fun little test with a key on the screen. I couldn't get it to scratch, break, nothing, and I beat the crap out of it.
I've only dropped my Epic Touch once, and that was down two concrete steps at a TB Rays game. It exploded, with the battery and case going opposite directions, the crowd gasped... yet it came out like a champ. Still looks brand new.
I do hear a lot of people getting tiny scratches, I just don't know how. I guess like someone said, it's scratch resistant, not scratch proof.
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the metal of the key is softer than the glass, try that with a handful of sand if you want to be underwhelmed with that gorilla glass.
I only say it repeatedly because, well, it's true... I have a friend who got a work-issued dInc, no screen protector. he was all "gorilla glass" this and that. Well, he plays volleyball once a week...He is notorious for making his cellphone screens unreadable...he blames it on change in his pocket. So he said for this phone he will keep his keys and change in the other pocket.
Two weeks later that dInc screen is SO trashed...I mean, I've had some cellphones for 3+ years of "I don't give a fnck" use that didn't look anywhere near as bad.
Got another friend who works in masonry...he's on his 3rd iphone4...he now uses an otterbox...which is trashed. He only replaced the first 2 cuz you couldn't even read anything on the screen anymore.
If no screen protector works for you, cool. I honestly don't see a brightness difference with it on or off....but then again some people use some pretty horrible screen protectors. I also want to assure that I get my $350 trade in for it when it's time to upgrade...which it is in another month or two.
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jirafabo said:
Ha. Maybe I just don't like a piece of plastic thats going to look like **** in two months on my screen. I don't know,just never been a fan.
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I dunno...the one the Radioshack guy put on my Evo didn't get replaced until a week before I traded it in for the Evo3D in June...and it still looked nearly perfect except for a tiny flap in one corner that just developed that month.

SirWise23 said:
I agree. I have a holster so my screen is always covered. When I bought my Evo I had the screen protector pre-installed. I never thought twice about it until I removed it 6 months later because of bubbles. WOW, the screen seemed so much brighter without it and my fingers just felt like they glided better.
I love this screen and wouldn't want anything on it that would make it less sharp.
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Actually those HTC screen protectors from sprint stores are horrible. They have always been.
These samsungs are pretty good though. They are oleophobic (or so it seems) and very clear.

[Q] Gorrila glass or not?

I have had DHD for a while now and I cant stop wondering about this. Now that my cheap screen protector is getting messed up and I know it is a pain in the ass for me to replace it properly on my own. So I thought if it had Gorrila Glass then I would just take the film off and be done with it.
After some googling, GSMarena says it does.
Corning says it does.
Some youtube videos likely proved it does.
But, HTC says it doesn't.
Some users had scratched screen so it probably doesn't
Well, I don't know who to believe, anyone has real info on this? Or know of any drop test videos of DHD? I can't find any on tube.

I don't think so I got some light scratches on it, but it has a god damn good screen. I dropped it a few times and it hasn't broken once, sometimes it even hitted directly the ground with the screen.
I only got 1 small very small scratch in the corner but that one isn't deep or something...

Yes, Gorilla Glass
Kellicros said:
I have had DHD for a while now and I cant stop wondering about this. Now that my cheap screen protector is getting messed up and I know it is a pain in the ass for me to replace it properly on my own. So I thought if it had Gorrila Glass then I would just take the film off and be done with it.
After some googling, GSMarena says it does.
Corning says it does.
Some youtube videos likely proved it does.
But, HTC says it doesn't.
Some users had scratched screen so it probably doesn't
Well, I don't know who to believe, anyone has real info on this? Or know of any drop test videos of DHD? I can't find any on tube.
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http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/htc

Gorilla glass does not mean the screen will not get scratched. Gorilla glass is a material which is hard to break and when it gets broken it does not split into pieces. So it does not harm your phone's board. Btw I believe in Corning cuz the answers from HTC mail service is funny all the time (they dont have information about everything but they should reply all the Qs
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I had a Otterbox commuter case for xmas which comes with a little tool (small bit of plastic) to aid installation of the screen cover/protector.
I took my old case of, took off the old screen cover/protector and the screen underneath of the actual phone screen was still in ABSOLUTELY PERFECT condition....not even a spec of dust on it.
Best investment ever is a screen protector....my old protector was in a hell of a state.....imagine if i didn't have it on.....phone screen would be scratched and marked to hell and back.
On went the new screen cover/protector then the awesome Otterbox case.
Get on Ebay and buy a screen protector...only £1-£2 each deslivered..maximum.
Pi$$ easy to fit...bubbles easy to get out with supplied tool or a credit card.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-k6d9CAacH8&feature=player_embedded
Matt

Gorilla glass should protect the phone pretty well, but I would use a screen protector just in case.
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I'm using screen protector too. I have a decade of habit of dropping phones from all kinda places. N95 was chewed by my dog.
Anyway, screen protector is pain in the *## to install but worth it - but depends of a person.
Because they are so cheap I buy them in pairs usually and first try is almost every time a bust. I need them changing about every two months.

how tough HTC one x

look at this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aweXae_S3x8

OUCH that hurt my head! What a tool (excuse the pun)
Good to know I can use it to hammer a nail in, though I'll still use a hammer at the end of the day.

Wow.......just wow
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dont try this at you HOX

rubber nails being hammered into foam XD
even after this i still wouldn't use my hox without a screen protector :/

Considering I scratched my first one within a few days when it was in my pocket I very much doubt this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v98m74Cqq4E
this is not a bad test too i don't use any cases, no screen protector, been using a phone for more than a month at it still looks like brand new. although haven't dropped it yet. knock knock knock.
i think its a pretty tough phone

that was cruel

What the...

kept mine in a leather case with my driving liscence scratched the **** out of the screen with a plastic card rubbing on it wouldnt advise this lol

Definitly not the right way to use the HOX
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People who are saying they have scratch/cracked their HOX, don't you take any care if your phones. It's a new phone and your already dropping it. To be honest I kinda think some peoples glass strength is different for some reason.
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This kind of demage are not included in the warranty condition.
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Wonder how long before they get their first return from someone trying this!
Given how exposed the screen is (which is a plus design wise) it needs to be tough to last most people's contract terms.

Think this is a response to someone doing the same think to a nokia lumia 900 to show how strong the screen on that was.

He's obviously ordered himself an S3 and taken One X bashing to another level!!!

Haha great video, I taught only the corners of the screen were Gorilla glass.

Laurentius26 said:
Haha great video, I taught only the corners of the screen were Gorilla glass.
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I think you'll find it's Corning gorilla glass not corners gorilla glass.

The video is removed from Youtube if you click the link on first post.
HERE's the new location.

Samsung Galaxy S 3 screen defect

Ok, I just bought a Samsung Galaxy S III 12 days ago. I have had may phones and NEVER had any physical damage. I dropped it from about 2 ft. The phone landed flat on its back and the phone is DESTROYED! The glass shattered in the top left and bottom right corners and there is cracks from corner to corner. The actual screen doesn't display, the back light is broken and even the Bluetooth module is acting up (now cuts in and out). I feel like the phone should have survived the fall and upon quick searches am finding lots of ppl with screen cracking easily. I called sprint and Samsung and neither would assist. I mentioned all of the reports online and they acted like they never heard of any issues. There are reports of others sliding out of their pockets while laying on the ground(looking under car) and falling a few inches and shattering. So I want to attempt to round the guys up on this one- anyone who is having issues with the SGS3 screen cracking or overall weak please post their experience here. Mine did not even have any scratches from the fall or signs of physical damage. After I talked to sprint and samsung the phone took some additional "falls" but I am posting a pic. The upper left and bottom right spiderwebs are the original damage.

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yousefak said:
Seems to be just a problem with the blue one. If you bought it 12 days ago, you could try some solution to make the screen look non-cracked (is it even possible?). Then you can bring it in for a return.
Unethical? Maybe. Illegal? Actually, I'm not sure. As long as you dont get caught...
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Ha yea i already claimed insurance on it, cant go 2 days w/o a phone ya no...

I dropped my phone one time. I hope I never do it again and feel sorry for anyone who does do it.

Gorilla GLASS. Its not shatter proof. Its scratch resistant. Think about how thin the phone is? How the screen goes right to the bezel? How the glass is curved? The phone itself doesn't offer much protection between ground and glass when dropped.
Drop a glass cup from 2 feet, sometimes you'll get lucky and it not break or crack but chances are it'll crack or shatter.
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I had my phone in my lap and dropped the phone when I got out of the car onto the concrete floor.i almost had a heart attack. But to my surprise it did not break. I have a TPU case protecting it. Guess I was lucky this time.

I know this might sound harsh but its probably what most people are thinking...... put a case on it. Its an investment and you should always protect your investments
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I have a blue one and I dropped it onto asphalt from 3-4 feet and not one crack or ding. Incipio case and a screen protector saved the day.

stop lying and the steps to phone ownership
first, i'm sorry your phone is broken. you will have to get a new one thru insurance unless god is on your side.
second.. do you think we're *******s? Look at that screen. 2 feet you said? did you drop it on to diamonds?
2 feet and my phone exploded is cute but try 1....4 feet and my phone broke and then i got mad and threw it 50 feet.
that story wont work. youre better off being good on the phone and hoping htey hook it up than tryign to tell them that something is wrong with yoru galaxy and it explodes when dropped.
buying and owning a phone:
1. choose, buy, pay for, acquire phone.
2. open box and remove from packaging.
3. PUT A NICE ASS SCREEN PROTECTOR (roughly invisishield quality) ON PHONE
4. PUT A ****ING CASE ON IT
5. havinjg done the most obvious things to do, consider putting money in a green mutual fund.
that nice screen protector is so key. someting a few mils thick to not only prevent scratches but absorb impact.
4g4me said:
Ok, I just bought a Samsung Galaxy S III 12 days ago. I have had may phones and NEVER had any physical damage. I dropped it from about 2 ft. The phone landed flat on its back and the phone is DESTROYED! The glass shattered in the top left and bottom right corners and there is cracks from corner to corner. The actual screen doesn't display, the back light is broken and even the Bluetooth module is acting up (now cuts in and out). I feel like the phone should have survived the fall and upon quick searches am finding lots of ppl with screen cracking easily. I called sprint and Samsung and neither would assist. I mentioned all of the reports online and they acted like they never heard of any issues. There are reports of others sliding out of their pockets while laying on the ground(looking under car) and falling a few inches and shattering. So I want to attempt to round the guys up on this one- anyone who is having issues with the SGS3 screen cracking or overall weak please post their experience here. Mine did not even have any scratches from the fall or signs of physical damage. After I talked to sprint and samsung the phone took some additional "falls" but I am posting a pic. The upper left and bottom right spiderwebs are the original damage.
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I don't care what anyone says, but Gorilla glass 2 is not scratch resistant.

DarkManX4lf said:
I don't care what anyone says, but Gorilla glass 2 is not scratch resistant.
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From light scratches yes. But not if you take keys or something similar and scratch it like your cutting a steak.
Thing about glass you have to have something harder then the glass to scratch it. Hence why diamonds scratch just about anything.
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ceissman said:
first, i'm sorry your phone is broken. you will have to get a new one thru insurance unless god is on your side.
second.. do you think we're *******s? Look at that screen. 2 feet you said? did you drop it on to diamonds?
2 feet and my phone exploded is cute but try 1....4 feet and my phone broke and then i got mad and threw it 50 feet.
that story wont work. youre better off being good on the phone and hoping htey hook it up than tryign to tell them that something is wrong with yoru galaxy and it explodes when dropped.
buying and owning a phone:
1. choose, buy, pay for, acquire phone.
2. open box and remove from packaging.
3. PUT A NICE ASS SCREEN PROTECTOR (roughly invisishield quality) ON PHONE
4. PUT A ****ING CASE ON IT
5. havinjg done the most obvious things to do, consider putting money in a green mutual fund.
that nice screen protector is so key. someting a few mils thick to not only prevent scratches but absorb impact.
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ok douchwad- do you think this is my first phone ever? Do you think im 12 y. o.? I have many phones- never have i seen the entire phone get destroyed when it lands flat on its back in the grass. I feel like there is possibly a manufacturing issue since a quick google search yeilds several ppl saying close to the same thing. You can believe that I chucked my phone across the room or that I spiked it on concrete or whatever. Bottom line I dont need to hear from a**bags that want to doubt what happened or explain that glass cracks. I want to hear from others that have had similar issues.
I feel like if a small fall is going to destroy a phone there should at least be a scratch on the surface that if fell on. I could understand a cracked screen but damage to this extent is a bit excessive for a fall in grass! There are reports of others screens getting cracked by pushing the power button! So if you want to call me a liar or whatever then please just keep it to yourself and move to the next forum.

ChrisM0678 said:
I know this might sound harsh but its probably what most people are thinking...... put a case on it. Its an investment and you should always protect your investments
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Im sorry but did I say i did NOT have a case? I wish you people would only comment when you actually have something to offer.....

ceissman said:
first, i'm sorry your phone is broken. you will have to get a new one thru insurance unless god is on your side.
second.. do you think we're *******s? Look at that screen. 2 feet you said? did you drop it on to diamonds?
2 feet and my phone exploded is cute but try 1....4 feet and my phone broke and then i got mad and threw it 50 feet.
that story wont work. youre better off being good on the phone and hoping htey hook it up than tryign to tell them that something is wrong with yoru galaxy and it explodes when dropped.
buying and owning a phone:
1. choose, buy, pay for, acquire phone.
2. open box and remove from packaging.
3. PUT A NICE ASS SCREEN PROTECTOR (roughly invisishield quality) ON PHONE
4. PUT A ****ING CASE ON IT
5. havinjg done the most obvious things to do, consider putting money in a green mutual fund.
that nice screen protector is so key. someting a few mils thick to not only prevent scratches but absorb impact.
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Who said explodes?

4g4me said:
ok douchwad- do you think this is my first phone ever? Do you think im 12 y. o.? I have many phones- never have i seen the entire phone get destroyed when it lands flat on its back in the grass. I feel like there is possibly a manufacturing issue since a quick google search yeilds several ppl saying close to the same thing. You can believe that I chucked my phone across the room or that I spiked it on concrete or whatever. Bottom line I dont need to hear from a**bags that want to doubt what happened or explain that glass cracks. I want to hear from others that have had similar issues.
I feel like if a small fall is going to destroy a phone there should at least be a scratch on the surface that if fell on. I could understand a cracked screen but damage to this extent is a bit excessive for a fall in grass! There are reports of others screens getting cracked by pushing the power button! So if you want to call me a liar or whatever then please just keep it to yourself and move to the next forum.
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when you use worlds like "douchwad" [sic]--yes I do think you're 12

DarkManX4lf said:
I don't care what anyone says, but Gorilla glass 2 is not scratch resistant.
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Agreed. Original Gorilla Glass was a much better product. Last phone was a year old. No case or screen protector, always in a pocket with keys and change, my clumsy ass dropped it all the time. It never had a scratch, the bezel was basically destroyed from dropping though. It finally met its match when it found the corner of a poured concrete step.
My first day with this phone it got a deep scratch in my pocket. Back to a case and screen protector... At least the black and white ballistic case looks awesome.
D
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nicholaaaas said:
when you use worlds like "douchwad" [sic]--yes I do think you're 12
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Come on give him some credit. He used "a**bags" so he must obviously be13
People can complain all they want about gorilla glass but it's still glass and should be treated as such. Maybe some King Kong glass is what people need.

If I understand correctly (and it is possible that I do not) you dropped a phone, that was in a case, two feet into the grass and this is the damage that occurred?
No offense but you are asking people to suspend disbelief to a rather illogical level.

There's no way u could of gotten the scratches on the back of the phone with a case on it my friend..... I call BS
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ChrisM0678 said:
There's no way u could of gotten the scratches on the back of the phone with a case on it my friend..... I call BS
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Unless the case is a poorly manufactured one and scratches the phone.
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Is gorilla glass 5 a faulty product? Scratched phones!

I pretty much already started talking about it in a different thread but I figured I should start a new thread. The issue is a lot of the phones that I've seen are already scratched up in the back and some even on the front. Frankly I'm quite surprised that after one to two weeks these phones are not holding up. I suppose I can always get tempered glass on the front, it's some kind of clear shield on the back but wouldn't you expect with the way Gorilla Glass performed in the past that gorilla glass 5 would have been better? Scratching my head on this one, but thought maybe if we get enough complaints or pictures of it, maybe Samsung or Cornering will address it?
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MACHEK said:
I pretty much already started talking about it in a different thread but I figured I should start a new thread. The issue is a lot of the phones that I've seen are already scratched up in the back and some even on the front. Frankly I'm quite surprised that after one to two weeks these phones are not holding up. I suppose I can always get tempered glass on the front, it's some kind of clear shield on the back but wouldn't you expect with the way Gorilla Glass performed in the past that gorilla glass 5 would have been better? Scratching my head on this one, but thought maybe if we get enough complaints or pictures of it, maybe Samsung or Cornering will address it?
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All I've seen are the full-size pics of that particular phone in the crop you made. It literally looks like someone stepped on its face and dragged it along its back on a concrete or tile floor. One scratched phone does not a crisis or epidemic make. Unless Corning wants to go out of business the scratches in that pic couldn't have been from casual use.

Someone in another thread said they placed their phone in their pocket and got a scratch on the front after one day. I just didn't want to hijack someone else's thread so I started this one. Many people have seen the same thing at various locations
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And here is a different phone. I know same color but it's a different one which isn't that great of a pic but you can see it on the bottom too

Ugh, with this thread. The phone isn't even fully out yet. You have begun a conspiracy based on two pics of early releases that you didn't scratch yourself. Who are you, the DNC?
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jackdforme said:
Ugh, with this thread. The phone isn't even fully out yet. You have begun a conspiracy based on two pics of early releases that you didn't scratch yourself. Who are you, the DNC?
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Lol
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I have drove by three different stores with display units and I can confirm that all three units had more scratches already than the other prior gorilla glass phones. I really hope it's not an issue, but they looked bad enough for me to hold off on the preorder till I see some real life accounts.
Two of the phones had similar scratches as the op picture, the last had deep gashes on the screen. I snuck a pic of the last one.
Yup, those are scuffs on the middle of the screen, not smudges. Is it a coincidence all three are banged up? I sure hope so.

Until they decide to make screens out of sapphire or diamond then it'll always get scratched regardless, gorilla glass scratches just as easily as any tempered glass and things like dust or sand particles will always be able to scratch glass.
Don't expect the glass to be better just because the number went up by 1, what's actually made better is shatter resistance.

You all need to understand that Gorilla glass 4 & 5 are same "scratch" resistant. The difference between the two is the Gorilla 5 is less "breakable". Don't get scratch and breakable mixed-up.

I've been a long time samsung smart phone user and I have noticed one thing in common with the 'scratch resistance' on my phones, It seems that the oleophobic coating on the samsung devices gets scratched easily while the only 2 Huawei devices ive owned ( Nexus 6P and P9 Plus ) never had a hairline scratch until this day.

Good Lord - the phone's not even out yet. This is like the RAM thread, one YouTube video showing multitasking being funky has everyone's underwear in a bunch. If GG5 scratches easily we'll know about 30 days after the phone's in people's hands. Same thing for multitasking performance. If the potential for those being problems freaks you out wait a month before buying the phone. All this self-created hysteria and conclusion drawing based on such limited evidence isn't going to alter reality.

I don't get why they haven't included self healing properties to glass screens yet.

cadcamaro said:
I don't get why they haven't included self healing properties to glass screens yet.
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It's typically because the self healing nature of the material is plastic not glass and the substrate winds up skewing the optical clarity of the lens.
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Isnt the thing thats scratched in that photo the plastic cover over the screen and not the screen itself ?

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Isnt the thing thats scratched in that photo the plastic cover over the screen and not the screen itself ?
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Lol sure does look like it. There is varying blue colors on the first pic around the edge before the gold rim. Looks ro be the case...nice eye. Didnt notice it until just now.

Wondering if people are "testing" it intentionally on the demo models?
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Crichton333 said:
Isnt the thing thats scratched in that photo the plastic cover over the screen and not the screen itself ?
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FYI the first image is my pic and not the OP. It's from a tmobile store by my work. I handled it myself and it did not have any protector on it. Here are the originals.
I pointed it out to the rep and he even tried scratching it off lol. Of course it didn't come off. He said they haven't been handing the demo well and has been tossed on the table etc.

Is it possible that Samsung sent these out with substandard glass cause they sent then as display models? Or do they not bother doing something like that? Maybe that's why they scratch easy?
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MACHEK said:
Is it possible that Samsung sent these out with substandard glass cause they sent then as display models? Or do they not bother doing something like that? Maybe that's why they scratch easy?
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I highly doubt that.
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MACHEK said:
Is it possible that Samsung sent these out with substandard glass cause they sent then as display models? Or do they not bother doing something like that? Maybe that's why they scratch easy?
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No. I think it's more that folks expect miracles. It's glass after all (and it's only a phone, not a military application)