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dropped desire and...... it held up well

so i dropped it last night and it landed on the top right coener before cartwheeling around abit, was pulling it out of my traouser pocket and the pavement was stone.
its dented the metal surround a bit and taken some of the "brown" out of the metal but allin all it was a bad drop and hardly any signs so pretty pleased

Its always the first drop that it the most *painful* after that you tend to forget that you dropped it
Lost mine so many times to the ground now that i cant even count it And its still as shiny as before

I'm always pulling mine out of my pocket when I'm cycling, really surprised I haven't dropped it yet.

Dropped mine twice. 1st time I got a liitle scuff where it impacted. 2nd time not so lucky. Screen really badly cracked although still worked. Thank god for insurance.

Could you guys post some photos of how your phones look like after you've dropped them on concrete? I'm bit curious

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so i dropped it last night and it landed on the top right coener before cartwheeling around abit, was pulling it out of my traouser pocket and the pavement was stone.
its dented the metal surround a bit and taken some of the "brown" out of the metal but allin all it was a bad drop and hardly any signs so pretty pleased
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Yea matey - dropped mine too when it was a week old , I had it in a leather case and as I got out the car and turned it flew out the case and bounced on the ground a few times - I ended up with a dent in the top corner and a few scuffs on the back battery cover - mine is now in a crystal case

Dropped mine 6-7 times this week, lol. Just about every other time I try and remove it from my pocket, it lands on the floor. Even had concrete dust over the top edge of it, from work. No dent in performance and no dust behind the screen.
I was going to use a second phone for work. What's the point though? It's insured.

Dropped move twice in one day, first as I exited a car, few grazes on the top left corner and knocked out 1 pixel which is red instead of white (made 100000000x worse with OCD ), second from about chest height. Surprisingly no more damage than the first time I dropped it. Did better than the iPhone 4
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What's wrong with you all. I've not dropped my desire once and I'm constantly pulling it out of my pocket.
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Dropped mine when i was pissed one time. On pavement. Loads of scuffs and dents on all 4 corners. Then our lass went mental at me for being so pissed and threw it at my head. Then i managed to drop it in a drink of Tia Maria. Finally about a month and a half later...my trackpad has died! Everything else works fine still lol.

i dropped mine about a week ago. first time without any casing on it, the back cover came lose and the side of where my volume rocket poped out! but i pushed it back and it was ok. i'm on a case now and hopefully i'll never ever drop it again!

Happy to see this post. I thought I was the only one who drops his Desire constantly. I find the phone very slippery. Never had any damage from the drops, even on a tile floor. Very lucky I guess. I really should get a rubber protector for it.

Dropped mine in a night club the other night from about head height. It bounced, battery cover came off, battery flew out.....
All works fine and no markings what so ever! Surprised as it was a rather bad drop....
JAmes.

Dropped it the first time today, though only from a height of about a foot and a half/2 feet. Not a single visible mark. I was pleasantly surprised to see how sturdy it is, my iPhone got a nasty dent in the metal surrounding the case when that happened.

having not dropped it since april when i got it i've now managed to drop it twice in as many days and its still holding up suprisingly well, just some scuff marks so pretty happy

i dropped mine when i got out of a friends car... right on the edge of the pavement.
Now I have a pretty ugly dent where the power on button is.

Mine fell out of my hand today for the first time on my bed. But I was lying sideways and navigating the phone is hard with 1 hand anyway. So yeah, that was my only 'drop' so far.

*sigh* just dropped my desire from my front pocket on concrete floor..some colour off and a small dent on the upper left corner..this is my first drop and right now im feeling so bad about it..so bad that i called my wife back home (im outside country) to tell her about the drop

i dropped my desire, which left me with this...
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Just had a situation occur that is having me seriously question our build quality...

I was sitting at my desk at work, and I went to get up and go to lunch. I didn't realize my phone was on my lap, but when I got up my phone fell out of my lap, and on to the carpet. The back came off and the battery came out ("big deal", I thought, since every other time I dropped a phone [not often], the battery came out). I get the battery, get the back, and go to grab the phone, when I realized that the front is basically shattered.
The phone didn't fall more than 3 feet onto carpeted floor, and I was just in awe at that. I still am. Fortunately, Sprint is going to replace it because I have insurance, and apparently there is no deductible which is nice. My EVO hasn't given me any problems though and I see about others who seem to and I hope that the refurb unit lasts longer than this one did. I might also be investing in an Otterbox or something.
Here's a pic of the carnage:
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I dropped my phone onto the street when I was getting out of my car. It was from about 3-4' high. I bobbled it as a stood up and watched it crash face down to the ground in what appeared to be slow motion. Picked the phone up off the ground and it only had a few scratches on the corners. I thought for sure the screen would be cracked. I peeled off the screen protector when I got home, and not a single scratch on the screen. I don't use a case for the phone.
I guess my point to the story is that it could just be I was lucky, and you got unlucky. After my incident, I feel pretty confident in the HTC build quality.

Forgot to mention; sucks what happened to your phone. Good thing for insurance.

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Forgot to mention; sucks what happened to your phone. Good thing for insurance.
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Thanks.
Yeah I dropped mine onto the wood floor at my house from a similar height as what happened today and nothing really happened, so that's why I was shocked. I dropped my Pre probably 4 or 5 times when I had it and nothing at all happened to it. The Pre was a tank for me, which is surprising since pretty much everyone else who had it complained bigtime about the build quality of it.
I'm debating on whether or not I should unroot my phone before I bring it back on Monday. The person at the store didn't even turn the screen on when I brought it in and approved it, but I didn't know if some flak would come of it running an (obviously not stock) rooted ROM when it got wherever it's going).
Or maybe they'll just toss it into the trash.

with the new what insurance is set up they should be able to fix your screen and hand it back to you IF its just the screen damaged

They'll actually just replace the screen for you at a repair center, instead ordering a refurb.
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Could also be that the screen is or works like tempered/safety glass. You can take a ball peen hammer to the center of a sheet of safety glass with little to no affect. But take the same hammer and strike the edge of the glass and the sheet will crumble like the Yankees in a playoff game.
If your EVO landed on its side when it fell, that could be the cause. It's happened in my office many times with people's iPhones. I find that my Ghost Armor works well to diffuse the smaller bumps, though mine is covered in a rubberized case 80% of the time as well.
Hopefully you get a good replacement.

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They'll actually just replace the screen for you at a repair center, instead ordering a refurb.
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They already ordered a replacement, it'll be in on Monday.

An Otterbox is a good idea ... it will help in the future.

I've said this from the beginning. All shatters start points occur from the bottom left or right of the phone!

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I've said this from the beginning. All shatters start points occur from the bottom left or right of the phone!
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lol yep that it did.

Seriously question build quality? You're kidding, right? ANY glass will shatter when dropped, period. This has nothing to do with build quality. Would you prefer it to be plastic and have a million scratches on the screen?
Now if you were to complain about the screen separation issues, THAT would be a build quality issue. But NO phone is perfect.

I've dropped my phone dozens of times, many from 3 ft, others from 5 ft, I do have a black rubber case on it that only says htc on the back that I picked up on launch day. so far its never came apart or scratched or anything happened that would make it less than mint. I'm impressed with it and honestly don't see a way to destroy the thing unless I wanted to

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Seriously question build quality? You're kidding, right? ANY glass will shatter when dropped, period. This has nothing to do with build quality. Would you prefer it to be plastic and have a million scratches on the screen?
Now if you were to complain about the screen separation issues, THAT would be a build quality issue. But NO phone is perfect.
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Drop glass from 3 ft onto carpet, and see how often it breaks. I venture to guess it'll almost never break. I have never once broken a phone and now my EVO slides off my lap and it shatters. And I have no right to question the quality of it?
Don't get me wrong I love it and can't wait to get another so I can continue to play with it, but seriously.

I guess I fail to see the part where there's a design flaw sounds more like a memory flaw

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I guess I fail to see the part where there's a design flaw sounds more like a memory flaw
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Are screens getting busted to **** from a minor fall a very common occurance?

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Are screens getting busted to **** from a minor fall a very common occurance?
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The sample size is rather small but you're 1/1 so I'd venture a guess as to yes. Angle of impact seems to be the common denominator here, a flaw in the design there is not. $10 says you don't leave it on your lap and stand up to go to lunch again...but if you do report back here so we can hear about it again.

Its also possible your screen/glass might have had an imperfection in it as well . I have heard of glass windows in cars shattering with just the slightest of impacts . Granted they are rare , far and few between . Every once in a while the process of making the glass screws up causing weak points in its structure . Its possible this might be the case with yours . Glass was already weak from the manufacturing process and the small fall was enough to cause it to shatter .

I've dropped my phone from my lap getting out of my truck on asphalt. Thought for sure the screen was toast but just a few scuff marks around the plastic edge. second time it fell from waste height on concrete and that shattered the screen.
Otterbox offers good protection but I can't get over how HUGE the cases are. I ended up with Pt case. Just something to sheild the edges/corners a little better.

Thats why I'm calling bs the phone had to hit the desk or something you could slam the phone on carpet and not break the glass by the way if your at your desk why is the phone in your lap mobile porn or something
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Drop glass from 3 ft onto carpet, and see how often it breaks. I venture to guess it'll almost never break. I have never once broken a phone and now my EVO slides off my lap and it shatters. And I have no right to question the quality of it?
Don't get me wrong I love it and can't wait to get another so I can continue to play with it, but seriously.
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Anyone been using their S2 without a case for long time?

So I think the S2 looks great without a screen protector and case, but I am wondering if it is safe to use it this way for a long time. Would gorilla glass be enough to protect the phone from drops on the screen? Also, is the phone built tough? Like would it break if dropped without a case a few times? I haven't ever dropped my phone since I bought it in the summer but it would still be nice to know this.

Really depends on where you drop it from and etc. Some people has dropped it a few times without a problem, but others seem to have actually had a broken glass from dropping it on concrete from around knee to hip height. (you can check out some from the screen replacement thread)
Gorilla glass on isnt scratch proof, so it can get scratched, which is the main reason why I use a screen protector.

Just be smart about it.
If you're the type of person that expects to drop his phone regularly, you need a case.
This isn't a phone designed to be rugged and tough.
Again, just be smart about it. Know that not using a case is a risk. If you've worked out that the risk is small enough, then go for it.
Personally, I think a $20 case for protecting a $600 device seems to be a good deal. But that's just me.

my s2 is almost 1year old ! and i did never use scrn protector or case protector ! i tried a lot but i do not like them to make my s2 ugly and fat !
also my s2 didnt had extra treatment,he is always on my packed with money and keys and he do not have a singel scratch

Never used a case or a screen protector. This and the Galaxy S1 that i dropped multiple times on various surfaces... not a single scratch or dent....

I got a case on my one but decided not to put screen protector. Too bad I ended up with a tiny scratch on the screen after 6 months. It was always in my pocket. I suggest put a screen protector. case is cheaper to replace than screen.

Mine doesn't fit properly in the flip case I have when I use the 2000mAh battery (it pops out of the 'cradle' in the case), I once dropped it from around hip height (took it out of my pocket & phone popped out of case) face down onto a rough paved surface, apart from a couple of dings in the screen protector it's been fine since.
I replaced the screen protector last week & it did it's job well, the screen was exactly the same as it was when I bought the phone in October. So you'd be mad not to at least have a screen protector if you have any respect for a $500+ phone.

I am using the mine for around one year now, never used a screen protector or bumpercase. It fell alot... alot alot.. The metalic ring is missing some pieces or paint or at least the outer layer, but nothing major. No scratches on the glass for some reason, gorilla glass must be doing its job right.
I actually bought a bumper case in the beginning, but it made my phone to big, so I gave it to my old man. (who has a gs2 as well)
I don't mind minor damage to be honest, since I get a new phone every year and a half and I give my old ones to friends, so no resell value is needed.
Trust me the Galaxy S2 can withstand some damage, you'll be surprised. If you want to keep it perfect or use it for 3+ years, having a screen protector and bumper case might be worth it, but make sure the phone will still fit in your pocket.

I bought my S2 last may, since today I'm using without any case.
But yesterday I dropped my phone 10th time and this time the inside screen has been crashed.
My phone at service now and I should pay for it about 200 € now. Although I'm not planning to buy a case, S2 is really big phone and I dont' want it to get bigger with case.

I bought it in November. Used it with screen protector and case only 1 week after I bought it. From then until now I never used a case or screen protector anymore. It only has some minor scratches near the speaker on the back, otherwise, it looks very good.

Had mine since October. Never used anything extra... Screen still perfect... Dropped a few times on wood and once on tiles from a metre high. Everything is fine... But the chrome edge has started developing tiny cracks on my S2

bought mine last july. never used a screen protector nor a case.
looks shiny and quite new still.

Have mine since July last year. Never used a case or a screen protector. Fell on the floor like 2-3 times, nothing happened.
From what I hear from other people, a case might come handy if you're dropping your phone quite often. But then again, it's a pity to have a light and thin phone only to put a big and clunky case around it..
The screen protector, on the other side, is totally useless in my opinion. I've never seen scratches on other peoples sgs2's screens. The ones who have a screen protector have to deal with a totally ****ty haptic. Even the female users who simply throw their sgs2 into their bag never experienced scratches (from keys and the likes).

yeah its nice without a case, and that is how i broke my s2 screen TWICE in 9 months. And i was lucky enough to find some used faulty s2 screens on ebay for around £50-£60.
Mainly those screens may have faulty mic/speaker/vibrator, headphone jack/home button. but the screen is working completely fine. just replace those parts with ur working parts from the broken screen.

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using mine from december and not a scratch or anything...

have been using mine without screen protector for 2 months
got 1 scratch which was due to my friend's mistake other than that it looks new

How is the wear of the back of the phone from just placing it on different surfaces? Are there any noticeable scuffs from points of contact?

It all depends on the user, if I am fairly confident that I will not be doing any heavy work for the day I leave the case at home. Mostly it stays in the SGP Neo Hybrid case. Have dropped it twice in seven months, once with the mesh case on(they mesh case cracked) and once with no case from hip height on tiles. Not a single scratch even on the screen. YaY. It is lasted well for me in this time period all my other gadgets had battlescars.

Using since last december, very slim and comfortable on my pocket..
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Ive owned my gs2 for about 10 months, i have never used a case and still dont.
About 5 months ago i did accidentally drop it onto concrete the top corner took the full force of the hit and ended up screen down on concrete the only damage sustained was cosmetic on the corner bezel and plastic everything else including screen is still in perfect condition
This is a macro shot of the damage
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2 days and screen scratched

Ordered it from Google on Tuesday and just started using it couple days ago. I baby my phone, never dropped it, always wiped with a clean cloth and I saw this when I looked at the screen under a lamp:
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To me it seems like the oleophobic coating is responsible. It's probably really soft and prone to scratches. Whatever the case, Samsung has really let me down. How could the rigidity of such a large screen get looked past QA when it can be scratched this easily? Anyways, just thought potential buyers be forewarned.

Been using it since December 2011. No scratches.

Did you look under a bright light? I have 2 other friends who also reported hair line scratches.
Do you have a screen protector? Do you use a carrying case? What do you wipe your screen with?

And this is why I always put a screen protector on my phone.

Man really weird I've had mine since Jan, would put it in pocket with keys and what not till I got a holster and I don't have one scratch. I guess it's really a hit or miss with the screen. I don't like running a screen protector sorry to hear
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Did you look under a bright light? I have 2 other friends who also reported hair line scratches.
Do you have a screen protector? Do you use a carrying case? What do you wipe your screen with?
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Yes I've looked under a bright light.
No screen protector.
No carrying case.
I wipe my screen with a micro fiber cloth (I honestly don't need to wipe the phone much.. not a lot of fingerprints are on the phone due to the oleophobic.. it works great).
The only protection I use are cases (Case-Mate Tough Case [dont use this anymore], Otterbox Commuter [don't use it anymore], and now I use Ringke 4G LTE full time) with GSM Extended Battery.

No case no screen protector been using for 3 months now and not a flaw.

I have a ****load of scratches on mine. Owned it since January. I thought the screen would be comparable to gorilla glass, but I don't believe it is. One of my scratches is probably an inch long and perfectly vertical. Either way I I don't really care that much.

I'm been using my nexus for a bit over a month without a screen protector, and I don't have any scratches like that.
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I really don't see many caring about scratches that can only be seen under a bright light..

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I really don't see many caring about scratches that can only be seen under a bright light..
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yah i never understood this obsession with scratches, they are so minor that you can see them unless you are really trying.

2 days? Absurd!
I can scratch a screen in 2 seconds. Just hand me your phone, I will bring the tungsten carbide plated drill bit.
BTW: Leather case, 4 months, no scratches.

Valynor said:
2 days? Absurd!
I can scratch a screen in 2 seconds. Just hand me your phone, I will bring the tungsten carbide plated drill bit.
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My point was that it got scratched even when I cared so much for the phone. It seems to me like it got scratched from the lint in my pocket. I don't know about most people but that's alarming to me especially knowing I paid $400 for it.

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My point was that it got scratched even when I cared so much for the phone. It seems to me like it got scratched from the lint in my pocket. I don't know about most people but that's alarming to me when I paid $400 for this phone.
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You will find countless threads on this matter. Glass is relatively soft, even hardened glass. A lot of stuff can scratch it, the most common being simple dust particles (Quartz) which are readily available everywhere.
If you put your phone somewhere where it continually rubs against something -like your pocket- it will be scratched sooner or later. Basically as soon as a large enough Quartz particle makes its way into your pocket and on the screen.
So if you put a phone in your pocket without any protection, you didn't care enough for it. :-(

No case. No screen protector. Dropped once from a 6ft wall. Little ding in the corner.
Oh and I've had it since Dec. 15th.
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No scratches since Canadian launch in December

Been using it for about 3 months now and I have a few light scratches near the top and bottom, and a few REALLY REALLY REALLY light ones on the screen, nothing that is actually visible without looking really hard. If you want 0 scratches get a screen protector because you're bound to get scratches. No phone out there has a totally scratch resistant screen.
They are all made of a glass/plastic hybrid so little particles floating around or getting on your screen will probably scratch it, especially if you wipe it everyday, might be something on the screen while you whip it :/.
But yeah don't blame Samsung for the screen scratching, they never said it can't be scratched and no company can guarantee that.

same here, two days one little scratch, always used with care

I've been tossing my phone in my pocket with keys, lighter, etc etc since November 18 and haven't had a scratch...
If there's sand of any amount in your pocket your gonna have a bad time.
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I work outside in a dusty dry ass propane plant, I get all kinds of stuff on my hands and usually just wipe on my shirt and send a quick text and I use the underside of my shirt to wipe the screen while at work....
No scratches yet on mine.
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Scratched or Broken screen yet?

I usually like to apply a glass screen protector, however, the choices currently seem to be problematic or just too expensive.
I was wondering who here has actually (God Forbid) scratched or broken their Pixel 2 XL screen?
Maybe a short description and cause would be of interest.
Please no screen protector recommendations, theirs already a thread for that.

I will say that while building my shed the other day, I put my phone about 7 feet in the air on a ledge in the shed. While hammering on the other side of the shed, the phone fell from 7 feet and not a scratch or dent on it. I did have a Spigen thin fit case on it but I was still expecting it to have scratches from falling on the cement.

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I will say that while building my shed the other day, I put my phone about 7 feet in the air on a ledge in the shed. While hammering on the other side of the shed, the phone fell from 7 feet and not a scratch or dent on it. I did have a Spigen thin fit case on it but I was still expecting it to have scratches from falling on the cement.
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LOL... I hate it when one tries to be safe and it turns into a disaster.
Yes, a case is a must especially for the money spent on this device.

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LOL... I hate it when one tries to be safe and it turns into a disaster.
Yes, a case is a must especially for the money spent on this device.
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After it fell, I thought why the heck did I put my phone up there. Of course that thought didn't come to me until after it fell.

I have a big scratch
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My Pixel 2XL came on October 19th and I fired it up right away (of course).
My phone screens are usually scratch free for at least 6 months, but in the past I usually bought cheaper phones (I came from the $400 Moto X Pure) and was pretty rough with them. Drops all the time, putting in my pocket with other stuff, throwing it in my backpack with my keys.. etc.
However since this phone was so expensive (128GB XL2) I have BABIED it. It hasn't been dropped, I haven't put it in my backpack once, if I put it in my pocket I make sure nothing else is in the pocket.
BUT somehow I have a small scuff above the bottom speaker and a HUGE curved scratch (probably 3.5 inches) curving from the right edge around the bottom of the volume rocker all the way to above the back button at the bottom of the screen. It's been there almost 2 weeks now. I have absolutely no idea how it happened, as I was being extremely cautious.
It hasn't affected the usability of the phone, but it makes me sad to see my pretty, expensive, new phone sitting there with such an ugly scratch. :crying:

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My Pixel 2XL came on October 19th and I fired it up right away (of course).
My phone screens are usually scratch free for at least 6 months, but in the past I usually bought cheaper phones (I came from the $400 Moto X Pure) and was pretty rough with them. Drops all the time, putting in my pocket with other stuff, throwing it in my backpack with my keys.. etc.
However since this phone was so expensive (128GB XL2) I have BABIED it. It hasn't been dropped, I haven't put it in my backpack once, if I put it in my pocket I make sure nothing else is in the pocket.
BUT somehow I have a small scuff above the bottom speaker and a HUGE curved scratch (probably 3.5 inches) curving from the right edge around the bottom of the volume rocker all the way to above the back button at the bottom of the screen. It's been there almost 2 weeks now. I have absolutely no idea how it happened, as I was being extremely cautious.
It hasn't affected the usability of the phone, but it makes me sad to see my pretty, expensive, new phone sitting there with such an ugly scratch. :crying:
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I've always used a case because of those mystery scratches. Also, I'm always thinking of resale value so when I put it up on Swappa I recoup some of the cost.
I realize some folks like to fly naked but this geezer doesn't want to scare off the wildlife.

I just received my Pixel 2 XL last saturday with the Google Fabric case. It has not been dropped. It only goes to my jeans pocket. On my second day with it I have noticed a huge scratch on my screen on the right side almost from top to bottom. ? It's not deep, but its there and noticeable when the screen is off. I had the regular Pixel 2 for about two weeks and the screen is mint. I thinks glass quality is different between these. I'll have to live with it ?.

I don't care how resilient these screens are. After the diamond on my wife's engagement band put a very nasty scratch into the screen of my Galaxy S8, I will always use a screen protector from here on out.
My 2 XL has had a full coverage tempered glass protector installed immediately after pulling the phone from the box. I will be taking no chances this time around.

I ordered my 2 XL 128 black and white on Nov 10, got it delivered Nov 11. Half way through the day we had some visitors. I set the new phone on top of my Surface Pro laptop which was on top of the kitchen counter. Surface Pro laptops have that weird hinge that makes the lid close at a very slight slope - not horizontal.
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So, about 15 min after I left my phone on top of the Surface Pro, I hear loud "splat"! The phone slid off of the laptop and fell on the tile floor face down, cracking the screen from bottom left corner. Apparently, I placed the phone screen down and the glass is so smooth, it just slipped off of the laptop. There were no incoming phone calls, messages, or other vibration - the phone was not even activated yet.
Smooth criminal!
I got the claim started with Asurion the next day but since Pixel 2 is so new, they did not have any refurbished phones and sent me a brand new one.
I never use screen protectors or cases and, over time, obviously, phones and screens acquire some ... wear and tear scars. I'm Ok with that. But this Pixel 2 XL is something else - only one day after I got the replacement, there is huge deep scratch on the screen. The scratch happened over a weekend - I was in my pj all day, my place doesn't have sand or sand paper, I wasnt tossing the phone around. I really was "babying" this phone. I just dont know how this scratch could've happened. Not impressed with this Grilla 5, not at all.