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[Q]How to check if my phone has gorilla glass?

Now I know that the WF is listed on the Gorilla Glass official page as a product with gorilla glass, but I'm just not sure, because when I hit it with my fingernail it sounds plastic-y. (is it because of the screen protector?)
So, I'm asking if there's a way to see if my phone has GG without taking of the protector?

Some say it has and some say it doesn't. Even there is a YouTube video where a Guy used knife on the screen to prove that wildfire has gorilla glass. And there is another YouTube video where its screen broken on falling from half meter height.
Mine too gives plastic sound when I tap on the screen.
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Hmmm.... I guess they made a batch with gorilla glass and a batch with plastic :S

I just asked on HTC Online Chat, the consultant confirmed that it has Gorilla Glass

But, how can you explain the plastic-y tap noise? :S

I don't know, didn't asked about it, but I will try to test it in next days.

Plastic sound here too, sucks it does not affect usability for me because i treat my hardware good, my wildfire is almost 1 year old (me being the only user), not a single scratch on it , but feels cheap
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I don't hear a plastic sound when I tap on mine.
And yeah, I use my **** very good, not a single scratch and using for over a year now.

Not when you tap, but try to slightly kick the screen with your finger nail, thats when u hear it..
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Wildfire have gorilla glass:
http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/htc

I checked that page, but I'm just not sure if MY wildfire has gorilla glass, because when I tap the screen with my nail it produces a plastic-y noise

Check this out:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWcAd89P1nk

I can now confirm it has gorilla glass, because my screen protector got some air pockets in, so I had to remove it and now I had it for 1 week without and not a single scratch

mine is plastic i have drop it and theres a very small almost invisible scratch on the screen

Guys Gorrila glass comes as standard on our wildfire
http://www.gsmarena.com/htc_wildfire-3337.php
check it out!

Okay, thanks for bumping the topic...that hasn't been bumped for about a year.
Tell me though, how long did it take you to find it?

LOL
My Wildfire is eight months old and I found it has gorilla glass just now!

Mine is scratched to #$&% (no pun intended)
I must have missed out on it.......
"I don't look for trouble it just kind of follows me around"

surprise

i got 2 xz1c ,1 is docomi original 2ndhand as claim by seller,another 1 is global set.that docomo easily scracth n global 1 never scracth even put in pocket with keys.

[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.

[Q] gorilla glass, no this isnt a "Where to buy it" thread

@MOD: POSTED HERE BECAUSE IT WAS ACCESSORIES RELATED. PLEASE MOVE TO Q&A SECTION IF IT IS NECESSARY
So, I was thinking that:
guys, if i buy a chunk of gorilla glass, can i cut it so it fits the phone? i have the steady hand and good precision, im asking if it work or not. and how much would a chunk of gorilla glass cost? I already got the glass cutting tool my present screen was scratched when i slid it on a normal wood table!! the scratch isnt bad, but really annoying if it reflects the light badly when in sunlight and... you get what im saying

no, you cant cut it with normal glass cutting tool...it is a hardened glass...if you try to do so it may break

metalfeild said:
no, you cant cut it with normal glass cutting tool...it is a hardened glass...if you try to do so it may break
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can you point out a tool that can cut it? for the general knowlege or maybe practical

I don't think you get a gorrila glass just like in the market. And if you find a seller you would have to buy like huge sheet of glass or sth.
And if you find it, how are you gonna install it??
BTW wouldn't it look odd to have a glass elevation on your phone. If you want to change the touch screen just directly go to Samsung service center. I got my galaxy ace's screen fixed for Rs.2500
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PersianSphinx said:
can you point out a tool that can cut it? for the general knowlege or maybe practical
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sorry mate i have no idea...
ak700 said:
I don't think you get a gorrila glass just like in the market. And if you find a seller you would have to buy like huge sheet of glass or sth.
And if you find it, how are you gonna install it??
BTW wouldn't it look odd to have a glass elevation on your phone. If you want to change the touch screen just directly go to Samsung service center. I got my galaxy ace's screen fixed for Rs.2500
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anything is possible 'IF' u are in china

metalfeild said:
sorry mate i have no idea...
anything is possible 'IF' u are in china
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haha
at the other dude: i dont want the crappy plastic screen from samsung

PersianSphinx said:
haha
at the other dude: i dont want the crappy plastic screen from samsung
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if u realy want to.....maybe u can cut it just like the glass display and replace the glass part all together....
but u will need alot of skill, and u will have to get gorrilla glass from somewhere ...
its expensive and u will have to probably have to buy a huge chunk.
not advisable and not even sure if its possible

you can buy maybe galaxy note screen then sand it to fit or something? I"m no expert about glass.

RafayelG said:
you can buy maybe galaxy note screen then sand it to fit or something? I"m no expert about glass.
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good idea. why galaxy note when there is wildfire glass which is smaller and easier?

PersianSphinx said:
good idea. why galaxy note when there is wildfire glass which is smaller and easier?
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because its larger so less chance of messing it up,

RafayelG said:
because its larger so less chance of messing it up,
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fair enough! tnx for this... when i take of the crap sammy plastic, do i put the gorilla with glue? super glu?

PersianSphinx said:
fair enough! tnx for this... when i take of the crap sammy plastic, do i put the gorilla with glue? super glu?
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i have no clue never did it and probably never will
here look in the service manuel dowload is on bottom

I don't think you can do what you are suggesting here. The screen on the phone is not plain glass or plastic, its a digitizer turning touch signals to system functions (hence the "touch screen"). You can't just take a gorilla glass panel and replace the digitizer.
i suggest you use a screen protector (vikuiti perhaps?), it's much cheaper and easier.

tomsi191 said:
I don't think you can do what you are suggesting here. The screen on the phone is not plain glass or plastic, its a digitizer turning touch signals to system functions (hence the "touch screen"). You can't just take a gorilla glass panel and replace the digitizer.
i suggest you use a screen protector (vikuiti perhaps?), it's much cheaper and easier.
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i would thank you but i ran out of thanks per day maybe later.
thanks for this, i would probably have effed up my phone!!
i remember someones HTC touchpro wouldnt work without the special plastic when he pealed it off
my problem isnt having scratches mainly, its just the glass is so crap! sometimes i can see the lcd flick under my thumb when i use the phone (and im not pressing too hard either) i dont know why. and anyway the gorilla feels better when you touch it. lol i mean gorilla glass.

I agree with tomsi191, I think you'd loose the "touch" functionality.
Just don't press so hard on it !

lebidou said:
I agree with tomsi191, I think you'd loose the "touch" functionality.
Just don't press so hard on it !
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i slid it across the table and it took visible scratches that look like they have been caused by a T-Rex.

PersianSphinx said:
. and anyway the gorilla feels better when you touch it. lol i mean gorilla glass.
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PersianSphinx said:
i slid it across the table and it took visible scratches that look like they have been caused by a T-Rex.
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mine got scratches from the zipper on the pockets of my jacket ?! i was too lazy to buy a screen protector
anyway you can buy a digitizer for about 20$ in ebay and there is even a video tutorial in youtube on how to change it
about the other problems you mentioned, it's not the digitizer, the lcd screen on this phone is crappy (probably the only thing crappy in G3)

tomsi191 said:
mine got scratches from the zipper on the pockets of my jacket ?! i was too lazy to buy a screen protector
anyway you can buy a digitizer for about 20$ in ebay and there is even a video tutorial in youtube on how to change it
about the other problems you mentioned, it's not the digitizer, the lcd screen on this phone is crappy (probably the only thing crappy in G3)
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yea but if you had gorillaglass, the goddamn glass would protect the unblessed lcd... i dont have access to america ebay coz i live in the uk. so its pounds for me to spend, and i dont intend to do so, mainly because i hate giving samsung money for cheap crappy products
good news for me: my friend said he will give me his galaxy s2 when he gets the nexus. YAY!

u can do it
I allready made it on a old htc hd and a bb torch I will send pics and how to with the first chance

RafayelG said:
you can buy maybe galaxy note screen then sand it to fit or something? I"m no expert about glass.
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lol.... y'du want to do that, U GOT A NOTE!!!

Scraches on Gorilla Glass?

Hello xda,
It seams that I somehow got two small scraches on my brand new HOX. What really bugs me is that the HOX has Gorilla Glass on it so it should be scrach resistent. Has anyone else got anything like it? Is it covered by the waranty?
Any help is more than welcomed.
Sent from my HTC One X International version. Orange-Romania

Here we go again...

I really am sorry if there was another thread out there regarding this subject but I was unable to find it. Honnestly, I really searched for any similar threads but... no results.
Sent from my HTC One X International Version.

Gorilla Glass V2 is not scratch resistant at all as HTC say. GG V1 was - end of story, u don't need to look whole thread now. Happy ?

Harsh response... but an answer non the less. For that... I thank you.
Best rgds.
Pushu.X
Sent from my HTC One X International Version.

Raider0001 said:
Gorilla Glass V2 is not scratch resistant at all as HTC say. GG V1 was - end of story, u don't need to look whole thread now. Happy ?
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yes it is? it has a hardness of about 9h on the mohs scale. that would equal scratch resistant.
@ the OP. i've said this to soooo many people already, it is scratch resistant, scratches aren't covered by warranty, and the fact it has scratched means at some point sand/grit or similar has been on the screen and unfortunately scratched it.
thing that winds me up is people making out as if that a screen being scratchable is a manufacturer fault, and that somehow it scratched itself

Raider0001 said:
Gorilla Glass V2 is not scratch resistant at all as HTC say. GG V1 was - end of story, u don't need to look whole thread now. Happy ?
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Why would they make a V2 worse than the V1?

No Gorilla Glass?!

Really?! Still may get this phone but for the price....
I would expect Gorilla glass on it
How do others feel about this?

Watched a torture test (CNET?) where they froze, baked, dropped in fish tank and dropped from lap getting out of SUV... all past except the drop. It landed on the face and fractured.
Obviously not gorilla glass and a bit of a disappointment. Guess I'll need some form of case protection for this already large phone which I've pre-ordered.

Did you post this in every forum?? Yes, it has Gorilla glass. Even diamonds will scratch if you use something as hard or harder.

ZedZardoz said:
Watched a torture test (CNET?) where they froze, baked, dropped in fish tank and dropped from lap getting out of SUV... all past except the drop. It landed on the face and fractured.
Obviously not gorilla glass and a bit of a disappointment. Guess I'll need some form of case protection for this already large phone which I've pre-ordered.
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Lol, I just watched the same vid. Yes CNET.
So, just looked up the specs and it says gorilla glass 2. Now I'm confused
For those that will come back and say it's not scratch proof...I know I know.
But I'd expect a little less of a break if I were to drop it.

Where are you getting this info? The Note 2 has Gorilla Glass 2.
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surge27 said:
Lol, I just watched the same vid. Yes CNET.
So, just looked up the specs and it says gorilla glass 2. Now I'm confused
For those that will come back and say it's not scratch proof...I know I know.
But I'd expect a little less of a break if I were to drop it.
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Did you see the driveway she dropped it on? Big pointed rocks hardened in concrete, it likely landed directly on the screen at one one of those pointed rocks. No,phone anywhere with gorilla glass or not will withstand that. Every time you drop a phone you run a chance of shattering the screen depending how it lands. Any phone.

mr mystery said:
Where are you getting this info? The Note 2 has Gorilla Glass 2.
Go to Corning's site. Note 2 nowhere to be found. I have seen spec sheets on some tech sites that say it does but if Corning doesn't list it...makes it confusing.
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Hi all. Technically gorilla glass is kind of scratch proof depending on what's scratching it. I saw a video explaining this the other night and found it interesting. On a hardness scale I believe gg is a 8-9 depending on conditions when the sheet was produced. If anything with a smaller hardness number comes in contact with the screen it won't scratch, if something with a harder number (like sand) comes in contact with gg it will scratch.
Unfortunately these drop tests are hit and miss too. It all depends on where the impact point on the screen is and it will be different with every drop.
Hope this helps

surge27 said:
mr mystery said:
Where are you getting this info? The Note 2 has Gorilla Glass 2.
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Go to Corning's site. Note 2 nowhere to be found. I have seen spec sheets on some tech sites that say it does but if Corning doesn't list it...makes it confusing.
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The iPhone isn't on that list either, they've had Gorilla glass since version 1.

http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/samsung
Unless there's an update coming to Corning's site....Note 2 is not displayed as a product with Gorilla. Just sayin'

surge27 said:
http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/samsung
Unless there's an update coming to Corning's site....Note 2 is not displayed as a product with Gorilla. Just sayin'
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I would guess it'll get updated eventually. Went through something similar with my LG Nitro HD last year. Previews and reviews of the phone said it had Gorilla Glass, but it wasn't listed on any official specs and wasn't on the Corning site at the time either so some people started claiming it didn't have it. At some point the Corning site got updated and the Nitro is listed now.

Due to customer agreements, we cannot identify all devices that feature Gorilla Glass. Your favorite device may include Gorilla Glass, even if you don't see it listed. Ask your manufacturer or retailer to learn more.

Don't be a bloody a$$!
Every High End phone being release has Gorilla Glass, Gorilla Glass 2, or an equivalent hardened glass product. This conversation is as old as the hills. It is scratch and break resistant, and does a good job at that, but it is not idiot proof. One good thing about GG is the amount of flex it will take. Even still if someone carries a Note II in their back pocket, I don't want to hear about it if they make a bloody a$$ of themselves doing so.

It's got Gorilla Glass. Case closed
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