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So i just got sprint and the Epic touch about 20 days ago. I love the phone even with the minor problems. (No los *knock on wood* but weak signals) I've taken spectacular care of the phone and love it. Today i went for a job interview and put it in the dress pants. Get home and take it out. What do i see a damn scratch new the home and menu button from me dress pants. Phone had it's own pocket. Keys and wallet were in the other one. Now i'm just pissed and sad. I bought the invisible shield but tracking says it's going to come in tomorrow.
Now for your input:
I still have a few days left. Should i add the Equipment protection from sprint for the 8 dollars a month?
or should i get a squaretrade warranty for 100 for 2 years?
Also what's everones thoughts on the invisible shield as it's my first time buying it and should i return it when it comes and get a different one?
I have to total equipment protection and its very useful. I broke my last phone twice and was able to get the replacements fast. It's just a nice thing to have incase you ever need it.
As far as that screen protector, I've used it before on the original Epic and it's decent but scratches easily. I've been using the steinheil ultra crystal and it's great. So far I haven't had any scratches on it.
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just watch out for sand... one of the only ways ive heard of scratching gorilla glass... never used a screen protector w this or my OG epic... never scratched. cant believe its actually scratched. get the TEP.... totally worth it...
ungovernable1977 said:
just watch out for sand... one of the only ways ive heard of scratching gorilla glass... never used a screen protector w this or my OG epic... never scratched. cant believe its actually scratched. get the TEP.... totally worth it...
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Yep, sand and jewelry, about the only two ways to scratch Gorilla Glass. Even just one tiny little grain of sand will scratch it. Metal objects like keys, knives, etc won't scratch it.
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if the scratch was in the middle of the screen I would freak about it.. I'm ocd with that.. but your scratch isnt even that bad and it's down by the buttons anyway, it doesnt interfere with viewing of the screen. I would say stop worrying about it, if it was a huge scratch across the screen I could see freaking about it. Hell I freaked when I brushed 1 grain of sand off my phone at the beach and it scratched it, it made me replace it but that was a scratch right across the center of it that drove me nuts..
You guys are right. I checked my pockets and some sort of grainy substance in there so probably sand somehow? Thanks for the input!
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if the scratch was in the middle of the screen I would freak about it.. I'm ocd with that.. but your scratch isnt even that bad and it's down by the buttons anyway, it doesnt interfere with viewing of the screen. I would say stop worrying about it, if it was a huge scratch across the screen I could see freaking about it. Hell I freaked when I brushed 1 grain of sand off my phone at the beach and it scratched it, it made me replace it but that was a scratch right across the center of it that drove me nuts..
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Yea I know. Just the first wound to the phone was hoping it would happen a bit later into the phones life. I am happy that it doesn't affect the screen but i like keeping my things pristine.
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
sunsean said:
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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So I thought the SGS3 has gorilla glass? I've had my new phone a month and have a scratch on the screen! I had my SGS1 for 2 years and the screen is perfect! It doesn't effect operation, but it's annoying!
Have you been to a place with sand? Knives can't do crap to it, but sand can literally ruin it...
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What he said, I took mine to the beach just one day, kept it in the bag but then listened to music for a bit, tried to be very careful, and got my first scratch on it, BUT...luckily I had a screen protector on there so it only scratched it, sand just sucks. I had it in my pocket with keys and all that loads of times and nothing, but one time on the beach and it would of scratched it, glad I had the SGP nano on there. The screen is as tough as any other, you just happened to get the right combo to scratch it.
Yeah Gorilla Glass is all the hype but in reality there's plenty of ways to scratch your screen. I strongly recommend putting a screen protector on it... you can get them 2 for 6-7$ on ebay, I usually change it every 6 months or so, or when it's too scratched up.
One thing with Gorilla Glass is, your screen will NOT break, no matter what. So when you see kids around with a shattered iPhone screen, feel safe in the fact that your screen is pretty much bullet proof.
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Yeah Gorilla Glass is all the hype but in reality there's plenty of ways to scratch your screen. I strongly recommend putting a screen protector on it... you can get them 2 for 6-7$ on ebay, I usually change it every 6 months or so, or when it's too scratched up.
One thing with Gorilla Glass is, your screen will NOT break, no matter what. So when you see kids around with a shattered iPhone screen, feel safe in the fact that your screen is pretty much bullet proof.
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Wont break?!!!! Yea right someone lied to u man lol i have broken 2 one wasbin my pocket!
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Wont break?!!!! Yea right someone lied to u man lol i have broken 2 one wasbin my pocket!
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Seriously?!? First time I hear of a GG screen breaking... there are plenty of youtube videos showing it's pretty damn solid at least. How in hell did you break one in your pocket? Were you in a combat zone or something?
it all depends on how they are hit anything from the side and its pritty much toast. hitting the glass directly it stands a much better chance
Really? Do you not see the word "glass"?
Just because the word gorilla is in there, doesn't change the fact that it is glass.
Glass will break, scratch, crack, shatter and then some.
it may be tougher glass, but it is glass.
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mine cracked, second day. and from 3 ft drop on tiles. really disapointed. my old galaxy with the original gorilla glass held up way worse drops. gg2 sucks. thinner is not better.
Just putting this out there to clear up any confusion - the iPhone uses Gorilla Glass, which shatters all the time when dropped. The thing that protects your phone most in those oops moments are the plastic housing. Plastic is awesome at absorbing energy from drops and impacts by deforming and whatnot, hence why a mostly plastic SGS1 will stand up to repeated drops while an iPhone will shatter on the first try. Pretty sure the SGS3 is more shatter prone than the SGS1, simply because there's more glass and it's more exposed than it was on the SGS1.
I shattered a galaxy 1 also 2 galaxy 2s and havnt hurt my s3 yet but I'm sure someday
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As someone already mentioned that it's a 'Glass'. Therefore it'll have scratches and it'll break eventually. And it's very trivial to know why some GS3 screen scratches and most doesn't. Last year I got my prescription glasses from lens crafter. Now they told me that the glasses are scratch resistant. Guess what, one of the lenses got a small scratch and the worst thing is I didn't even dropped it. I don't know when, where or how it happened. Bottom line, whether it's Gorilla Glass or some dinosaur or Rhino glass, as long as it's a glass it has 'Fragile' written all over it. Of course these glasses will be way better in wear an tear far better than the normal one. But eventually it'll meet its end.
Look up drop test vids for GS3. Almost always cracks the screen. Usually shoulder height drops, so pretty high but still. It is not hard to crack the screen.
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MatUK.8 said:
Look up drop test vids for GS3. Almost always cracks the screen. Usually shoulder height drops, so pretty high but still. It is not hard to crack the screen.
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I don't think anyone really thinks gorillaglass2 is unbreakable... a screen protector wont stop it from breaking either... I broke my Inspire with Gorilla Glass 1 when I dropped it in the front yard and it hit one of those cement landscaping scallops directly on the screen and shattered into a million cracks..I think its more about scratching... there's tons of videos on youtube of people doing scratch tests on the phones with coins, keys and even knife blades...and not scratching. Leading a lot of people to not put a protector on the screen because they feel its safe to assume the glass wont scratch...
No sand. Few drops. But just the one scratch in the middle of the screen. I've no idea how it got there.....
I cracked mine in 2 days. A drop from whopping 4 inches on asphalt.
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My first unit got a scratch on it fairly easily. I've since replaced it and the new one is tucked safety away in an Otterbox defender never to see the light of day again.
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They are good... I bought one with the Iphone I gave my 80 year old father for xmas and they are tuff! It just sux though too cuz it takes all the sleekness and sexiness out of phones like these......
Gorilla Glass is tough. Gorilla Glass v2 is tougher. Someone already posted that its the plastic housing. This is basically totally right. Glass of various types have different degrees of how much impact they can handle, and on the SGS1, the edge is entirely surrounded by a fairly flexible plastic, and the screen is slightly recessed. meaning if you drop it on the edge, the plastic eats much of the force, plus the plastic spreads the force out over a greater area in the process. Glass's main weakness is on the edge because all the force is on a very tiny area. Have you ever seen one of those hand held devices for blowing out a car's window (for emergencies, where you cant get out the door/etc)? All it is is a very fine point recessed in the handle, once you apply force, the tip pops out with not much overall force, but in such a small area it will shatter the window.
The SGS3 will break easier than the SGS1 i am pretty sure, since the glass is all flush, and there's more area that could land with a high force/area ratio due to the screen actually being slightly higher than the plastic edge. If that plastic edge were flush with, or higher than the glass, it would protect against a wider angle of drops.
There have been advances in glass recently that might make all these worries a thing of the past. Glass if chipped enough to form even a microscopic hairline crack will see that crack continue. Most tempered glasses basically spider out and explode into a whole bunch of tiny pieces, but new techniques with microscopic ridges in random directions obstruct the crack's progression, and hopefully we will see technologies like this on the market in the next few years.
Glass nerding complete.
mine broke from 2 foot drop
I was shocked today, I found 3 small scratches on my Note 2 screen. As I understand it has a gorilla glass coating and it is scratch resistant
My Note never fall into the ground or even touch any keys or hard stuff !!
Any one has the same issue ?
I tried all the cleaning materials to get rid of these as I thought it is some dirt on the screen !!
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My Note never fall into the ground or even touch any keys or hard stuff !!
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A pocket with a few grain of sand will do the trick.
Indeed, this is why I put a screen protector on right after I took off the factory shipping protection film.
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A pocket with a few grain of sand will do the trick.
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that video didn't work on my note. what kind of a monster are you!?
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Yep. After a couple of days I ended up with some light scratches right where I swipe the screen. Same thing with never dropping it...
Went immediately to get a flip cover after that. (bummed because I prefer naked phones)
I bought this before I bought the phone:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B009F25Z6S/ref=oh_details_o03_s00_i01
Fits great, its not smooth the touch as a naked one, but hey....No glove, no love.
My gorilla screens have scratched with that sand in the pocket. Kind of easy for that here in Florida.
There is a thread like this in every forum. Gorilla glass dont mean **** when it comes in contact with any material harder than.. well GLASS!!
Bottom line is anything harder than Gorilla glass which has a hardness between 8+9 will scratch the surface.
Iron, steel, nickel, lead, gold, silver or any medal are softer than gorilla glass, so they should not scratch the glass.
On the other hand, sand contains quartz and it could scratch gorilla glass, for example when sand is in your pockets (after a walk on the beach).
One more thing:
a common misconception is: 'make something sharp and it will scratch'. it's wrong. you can make your fingernail or your key as sharp as possible, it is still softer than the glass and it will not scratch.
So, no, keys wont scratch it (steel), but anything harder than 8 on the scale will with no problem. So anybody that has no scratches obviously hasnt made contact to the screen with anything harder than a 8 on this scale.
Hardness Substance or mineral
0.2–0.3 caesium, rubidium
0.5–0.6 lithium, sodium, potassium
1 talc
1.5 gallium, strontium, indium, tin, barium, thallium, lead, graphite
2 hexagonal boron nitride,[10] calcium, selenium, cadmium, sulfur, tellurium, bismuth
2.5 to 3 magnesium, gold, silver, aluminium, zinc, lanthanum, cerium, Jet_(lignite) (lignite)
3 calcite, copper, arsenic, antimony, thorium, dentin
4 fluorite, iron, nickel
4 to 4.5 platinum, steel
5 apatite, cobalt, zirconium, palladium, tooth enamel, obsidian (volcanic glass)
5.5 beryllium, molybdenum, hafnium
6 orthoclase, titanium, manganese, germanium, niobium, rhodium, uranium
6 to 7 glass, fused quartz, iron pyrite, silicon, ruthenium, iridium, tantalum, opal
7 quartz, vanadium, osmium, rhenium
7.5 to 8 hardened steel, tungsten, emerald, spinel
8 topaz, cubic zirconia
8.5 chrysoberyl, chromium, silicon nitride
9-9.5 corundum, silicon carbide (carborundum), tungsten carbide, titanium carbide, stishovite
9.5–10 rhenium diboride, tantalum carbide, titanium diboride, boron nitride, boron [11][12][13]
10 diamond
>10 nanocrystalline diamond (hyperdiamond, ultrahard fullerite)
Thats what I need...diamond glass....
Kelvala said:
Thats what I need...diamond glass....
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Ya I'm in Florida too and that would be the only way we could be safe without a shield.
I learned my lesson, after using shields for the longest time I decided to not get one on my evo3d. Once I started seeing the little scratches I went back to a shield.
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Well so much for throwing GN2 into my surf bag.
Gorrilla glass on Galaxy Note 2 HUGE disappointment! Scratches easily.
I have had the note 1 for about a year now without a screen protector and the only time i started seeing fine scratches on it was after 2 months or so.At the time had high hopes for Gorilla Glass and wasn't disappointed at all given my usage.
I got the Galaxy note 2 2 weeks ago and already there are fine scratches on it!!!???
I am shocked and surprised because I have not started using it officially as my daily driver (still got the note 1) and it has been in a pocket or on a soft surface screen up (waiting for the covers to arrive).
This has made me to start putting into question the build quality of Corning and Samsung.
Why such a sudden outrage you ask.
1. Its because the Note 2 is a premium device and quality has to be ensured from the word go!
2. The S-Pen! The device is meant to be used with the S-Pen, therefore they had to make sure the screen is resistant to scratches! Duh!
3. The Note 1 fared way better than this with heavier usage. (Trust me it has very faint scratches after a year's usage!)
Planning to visit the Service Center to see what they have to say.
Otherwise will sell this and wait for a good batch
When I got my S3, I put in in my pocket right away, clean soft cloths. Still got it good. Went and bought the flip cover then and there. Not another scratch yet. My note 2, Sprint didn't have the flip case so I babied it and just today, I made it thank god. Got a cover. I've have stuff on my hands from just playing with my self... So its easy to do. Its really the best that can be done without a protector. That's just life.
PS I was making a funny. Haha
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Just a service announcement.
I'm sure everyone that owns this phone was asked if they would like to purchase screen protectors upon purchase.
I'm also sure that people have read about other devices that use gorilla glass getting scratches.
There has been more than enough fair warning to take precautions against these situations.
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Just a service announcement.
I'm sure everyone that owns this phone was asked if they would like to purchase screen protectors upon purchase.
I'm also sure that people have read about other devices that use gorilla glass getting scratches.
There has been more than enough fair warning to take precautions against these situations.
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I was not asked. I read this thread and went back to the Sprint store that same day to pick up a body glove case and a screen protector. The next day I dropped my phone on one of my dogs paws who then thought it was her toy. Recovered it quickly and couldn't be happier to have this extra protection.
I plan to get some nicer feeling stuff later on but this will keep me safe until then.
There's so much back and forth about whether to use a protector and if it interferes with the spen. I have little interest in the spen, I slapped on a screen cover and have had 0 problems. What I do have is peace of mind. Bought the 15 dollar special listed above, got a small bubble but not enough to care. Besides it came with 2 protectors, at some point I'll re-do it.
My 2 cents.
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There's so much back and forth about whether to use a protector and if it interferes with the spen. I have little interest in the spen, I slapped on a screen cover and have had 0 problems. What I do have is peace of mind. Bought the 15 dollar special listed above, got a small bubble but not enough to care. Besides it came with 2 protectors, at some point I'll re-do it.
My 2 cents.
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I'm happy to report that it has no effect on the spen if installed correctly.
The debate on the screen protector is a simply one. People screens are being scratched. People who aren't even going to the beach are getting scratched screens. I have read reports of keys leaving scratch marks when people try to show off even though that shouldn't have been possible. As a good rule of thumb, just because it isn't easy to scratch doesn't mean it will not get scratched.
If you really worried about finding scratches on your device then put a screen protector on it ASAP. Don't let anyone else talk you out of it. They didn't buy your device and they aren't going to replace if something happens. If you want to go naked and not worry about babying your device just dont' be shocked if you find any scratches on it. My mom throws her around and could careless if it is in prefect condition as long as the device still works.
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I'm happy to report that it has no effect on the spen if installed correctly.
The debate on the screen protector is a simply one. People screens are being scratched. People who aren't even going to the beach are getting scratched screens. I have read reports of keys leaving scratch marks when people try to show off even though that shouldn't have been possible. As a good rule of thumb, just because it isn't easy to scratch doesn't mean it will not get scratched.
If you really worried about finding scratches on your device then put a screen protector on it ASAP. Don't let anyone else talk you out of it. They didn't buy your device and they aren't going to replace if something happens. If you want to go naked and not worry about babying your device just dont' be shocked if you find any scratches on it. My mom throws her around and could careless if it is in prefect condition as long as the device still works.
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I can't imagine your mom spent 300 on her phone, which is why I don't get why people don't go for that little extra protection..
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I can't imagine your mom spent 300 on her phone, which is why I don't get why people don't go for that little extra protection..
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She had the old nexus back when it first came out through Verizon and I think it was a 300 dollar phone. Her job brought it for her so technically she didn't spend anything on it and that is probably why she doesn't care about the condition it is in.
Now that was informative
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Coincidence? Note 2's Gorilla Glass 2 can't even resist a minor drop, lol.
Corning will show off Gorilla Glass 3 at CES
Three times as tough
By Carly Page
Fri Jan 04 2013, 10:06
The Inquirer (http://s.tt/1xXuk)
GLASS BLOWER Corning has revealed that it will showcase its next generation Gorilla Glass 3 at CES in Las Vegas next week, which it claims is three times as tough as its previous version.
On its website, Corning took away the air of surprise from CES, telling the world that Gorilla Glass 3 will make its debut at the show next week. It told us what we can expect from the upgraded screen protection material, saying that it will be three times more durable than its Gorilla Glass 2 technology.
With three times more toughness, the glass supposedly will show 40 percent fewer visible scratches than before and come with 50 percent more shock resistant strength - good for those who are constantly dropping their devices.
That's not all Corning has got up its sleeve for this year's CES, as the firm will also be showing off its optical fibre technology.
Wendell Weeks, the chairman, CEO and president of Corning said, "This year at CES, Corning will demonstrate its industry leadership in specialty glass and fiber optic technologies with the introduction of two products designed to enhance and extend the capabilities of consumers' favorite devices."
"These new innovations build on the increasingly important and continually evolving role of highly engineered glass technologies in delivering improved product performance and functionality through touch capabilities, protective cover glass, and device connectivity."
Corning is promising to reveal all on 7 January. We'll be at CES in Las Vegas next week.
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Meh. For some reason I still think it will break just as easily as gorilla glass 2
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my note 2 fell on a wood table twice on the screen and no damage and it also fell when i was holding it on the bus and no damage..
My first Note 2 fell two feet onto its left corner and shattered the glass. My second Note 2 was stolen! I'm on my third, and keys or anything remotely hard in my pocket has scratched the glass multiple times.
I'm now using a screen protector (and a case) and it's a life saver. No problems with the stylus either.
screen protectorsvare worth it!
Ya I swapped my white gn2 for this guys titanium one . And this guy had a case and screen protector on it. He even threw in a new car charger. Good thing I got the white one initially. Lol
funkeee said:
My first Note 2 fell two feet onto its left corner and shattered the glass. My second Note 2 was stolen! I'm on my third, and keys or anything remotely hard in my pocket has scratched the glass multiple times.
I'm now using a screen protector (and a case) and it's a life saver. No problems with the stylus either.
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Why would you knowingly put your phone in a pocket with items that can scratch the screen you kind of deserve it
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Just cause something new is released doesn't mean it's not gonna break. The actual breakthru is having slimmer digitizers which brings the content closer to your eyes with less distortion. Assuming something is stronger is not a good enough argument when the screens keep getting thinner and bigger. It's simple physics.
*laughs* well the day i put my screen protector on i got angry and threw my phone. im not sure if its a nick on the screen or the protector. shrugs
I used to hate SP's till my screen got scratched. Now it's JLG or Spigen protectors from here on out.
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Why would you knowingly put your phone in a pocket with items that can scratch the screen you kind of deserve it
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Knowingly is the problem term in your post. People don't knowingly do things that will damage their property. Theres a word I would like to introduce you to: accident.
Do you honestly think anyone knowingly or intentionally drops their phone, or puts their phone in their pocket with keys? Or are you just being a prick?
You need to wear skinny jeans to know which pocket has keys, when the keys are constantly stabbing you in the leg. I wear jeans... normal jeans. My junk can breathe, I can bend over, and I barely feel things in my pockets. The squeeze on your balls must be what gives you the condescending attitude.
There's an entire industry that profits from people doing things "unknowingly" and its called insurance. Im sure you don't have a phone protector, because as you would say: why would you knowingly let your phone land on the ground? If you do that, you deserve it.
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funkeee said:
You need to wear skinny jeans to know which pocket has keys, when the keys are constantly stabbing you in the leg.
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another way to know which pocket has keys without the need for skinny jeans is to simply remember which pocket you put them in :good:
I gotta agree with the other guy here. There are things called accidents, but there are also things called avoidable accidents. Putting your phone in a pocket with keys is an avoidable accident. Dropping your phone may not have been an avoidable accident; however, placing it inside of a case is a way to avoid the accident of damaging it when it does drop. In your case a screen protector is probably the best way to go so that you can avoid scratching your screen when you "accidentally" forget which pocket has your keys.
I carried an HTC Sensation with Gorilla Glass for over a year in my pocket with change (no keys) and the screen never got scratched. My wife now has it and carries it in her purse with no screen protector and there are just a few very light scratches on the screen. My impression of Gorilla Glass is that it will survive minor scratching incidents, not drops.
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another way to know which pocket has keys without the need for skinny jeans is to simply remember which pocket you put them in :good:
I gotta agree with the other guy here. There are things called accidents, but there are also things called avoidable accidents. Putting your phone in a pocket with keys is an avoidable accident. Dropping your phone may not have been an avoidable accident; however, placing it inside of a case is a way to avoid the accident of damaging it when it does drop. In your case a screen protector is probably the best way to go so that you can avoid scratching your screen when you "accidentally" forget which pocket has your keys.
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Its not just about tracking where you put your keys. The glass also gets scratched by zippers going in and out of zippered pockets, and rivets on jeans. I dont need to worry about these things. A screen protector for a few dollars is easy and quick protection without any drawbacks. I got the iSmooth variety and it works perfectly.
My last phone, the htc g2, was impervious to scratches and falls. The phone ride around in the same pocket as keys often. No key could scratch that glass. I had no reason to believe a phone released 2 years later would have such a soft screen. It wasn't until I found small scratches that could catch my nail did I realize what was going on.
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