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48 Hours later, I broke my screen

Figures; just 2 nights after buying my GN, i managed to shatter the screen.
The sad part is I don't even remember it happening. WAY TOO MUCH GIN LAST NIGHT. Anyway, It looks like i dropped it face down, or tweaked the phone. Idk.
I took my case off so that it would be easier to get the phone in and out of my pocket. Bad move.
Has anyone else pulled a smooth move and done this as well yet? I have a feeling the screen of the GN is going to be easy to break.

I had a similar story with my Droid Charge. Don't remember explicitly what happened and then the next thing I know the screen was broken...
I bought the GN and got insurance this time. Expensive lesson to learn... =(

Samsung really f'ed up on this phone. It feels so incredibly fragile like i'd be worried to squeeze it too hard or it'll break or something... so much flimsy plastic crap. especially the battery cover, what the hell is that!?...
i guess we're going to need to put some heavy duty cases/screen protectors on this phone.

trying to see if i can claim through warranty before i go through insurance.
if i only had the case on...

voxigenboy said:
Samsung really f'ed up on this phone. It feels so incredibly fragile like i'd be worried to squeeze it too hard or it'll break or something... so much flimsy plastic crap. especially the battery cover, what the hell is that!?...
i guess we're going to need to put some heavy duty cases/screen protectors on this phone.
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Do me a favor and squeeze your phone right now... there is no way your going to break it. And I personally enjoy the back. If they had used another back the phone would be thicker. As far as the screen is concerned, go with zagg.
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Yup o fumbled it this morning. Bounced around a few times but luckily it only managed to scuff the bottom by the USB port. Not too bad but I never drop my phones.
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Honestly, I'm gonna have to agree.
GN seems pretty damn fragile at this point.
Being young, I've dropped many phones. My last phone, a BB Storm2 (I know, I know), just got dropped face down last week. Maximum result of damage? The corner of the screen chipped a tiny bit.
With how exposed the GN screen is, and even because it's curved...
Reiterating again, I will definitely be investing in cases for this phone. Anyone have experience with cases that come in and out of jeans pockets easily?

I would imagine if it was face down and pressed on it would easily crack.
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voxigenboy said:
Samsung really f'ed up on this phone. It feels so incredibly fragile like i'd be worried to squeeze it too hard or it'll break or something... so much flimsy plastic crap. especially the battery cover, what the hell is that!?...
i guess we're going to need to put some heavy duty cases/screen protectors on this phone.
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No they didn't. Ant phone can break if its dropped just right. The only thing you can do is be as smart and careful as possible and have insurance.
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voxigenboy said:
Samsung really f'ed up on this phone. It feels so incredibly fragile like i'd be worried to squeeze it too hard or it'll break or something... so much flimsy plastic crap. especially the battery cover, what the hell is that!?...
i guess we're going to need to put some heavy duty cases/screen protectors on this phone.
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Lol gimme a break. You can do that damage to any phone on the market today without much trouble.

You mad Bro?
JK
I used to be a awesome phone, but then I took an arrow to the screen.

[hfm] said:
No they didn't. Ant phone can break if its dropped just right. The only thing you can do is be as smart and careful as possible and have insurance.
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I can't agree anymore. Any phone can break if it is dropped just right.

I dropped it while hopping a wall earlier, not a scratch. It landed on the screen, but the contoured display worked.

simple fix.
dont drop the phone. I dropped my droid 1 like once and never dropped my TB. wont drop this one either.

voxigenboy said:
Samsung really f'ed up on this phone. It feels so incredibly fragile like i'd be worried to squeeze it too hard or it'll break or something... so much flimsy plastic crap. especially the battery cover, what the hell is that!?...
i guess we're going to need to put some heavy duty cases/screen protectors on this phone.
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Sorry, accidentally clicked thanks.
But what I was saying. I agree on the battery cover. As far as build quality, of the three phones I own (don't like selling them), the droid 1 feels like the most solidly built. It also feels the heaviest due to the keyboard. As far as the screen, it's glass. Glass breaks or shatters. If you want a screen that doesn't break, get a plastic screen or we could have thicker glass. I agree with the others on how it's dropped. I've dropped my Incredible a few times on pavement, even face down. The only thing that saved it was the lips on the case. The curved glass may contribute. Screen protectors will not really absorb the impact to prevent shattering or breakage.
Bulletproof glass on phones? Lol.
It doesn't feel much cheaper to me though I don't like the battery cover but it probably is related to being thinner than say HTC.

Damn!! I cry for you !! Good luck getting it repaired or replaced through samsung. I dropped my gnex waist down on a hardtop carpet, and surprisingly no scuffs or anything..

48 hours later, and I've got a chip in my glass! I had a ring thrown at me, I was sitting on a couch and my Nexus was face up on the couch itself but half covered by my shirt. The ring just happened to land on it and bounce off. Tiny chip, but I'm so frustrated with myself about it! I dropped my Desire a few times on concrete and all that happened was small dents, now the tiniest little ring knocks it and there you go. Annoyed that I didn't have it facing down, or in my pocket! I hate screen protectors, I prefer pouch cases so I can just put it in there as much as possible.
Going to go to the store I got it from tomorrow and hope to swap it for a brand new one... Wish me luck.

Tadddd said:
Honestly, I'm gonna have to agree.
GN seems pretty damn fragile at this point.
Being young, I've dropped many phones. My last phone, a BB Storm2 (I know, I know), just got dropped face down last week. Maximum result of damage? The corner of the screen chipped a tiny bit.
With how exposed the GN screen is, and even because it's curved...
Reiterating again, I will definitely be investing in cases for this phone. Anyone have experience with cases that come in and out of jeans pockets easily?
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So let me get this straight.....you go get drunk, damage your phone, and don't even know what you did to damage it, and it's Samsung's fault because the phone seems fragile?! You don't even know what you did to it. For all you know, you might have pretended to be scoring a touchdown and spiked the phone down to the ground. I don't see how this has anything to do with the phone being fragile as much as it has to do with you not being able to care for your things.

So you got too drunk and broke your expensive new phone, what's the point of making a thread about it?
Try drinking less next weekend, when you lose control of your limbs and start breaking things that your body telling you something.

This bad boy is popular in the UK for avoiding incidents like the OP's...
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/30746/tesco-mobile-vx1i-surprise-hit

That mini heart attack when you drop your beloved galaxy nexus

Holding your brand new gnex between your ear and shoulder while cooking = bad idea. Especially if you wince when you get boiling oil drops on your face/hands..
it slipped and fell straight on the stonehard floor.
Dropped the phone from ear-height straight on the kitchen tile-floor.. back cover opened, battery fell out. my life didn't flash before my eyes since ICS browser currently does not support flash but I had something like a mini heart attack.
..however, (almost) no damage whatsoever. no scratches, no cracks, neither screen, nor anywhere else except a tiny little crack-ish thing in the top left corner of the device. probably 3 milimeters long, in the middle of the corner. Not sure how the phone landed though. My guess is it hit the floor with the top left corner.
phew! lesson learned.
Any similar experiences folks? Anyone been less fortunate?

That "crack" dead center on the corner isn't a crack. We all have that. It's a seam from manufacturing.
Good thing it didn't fall into boiling oil of death, huh?

Dropped mine a good few times but never any damage so all good. Who needs cases lol
As for flash, personally, my ICS browsers life flashes before it's eyes, as flash works fine in my stock 4.0.2 ICS browser...

Yadao said:
That "crack" dead center on the corner isn't a crack. We all have that. It's a seam from manufacturing.
Good thing it didn't fall into boiling oil of death, huh?
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ah, didn't think about that. good to know!
yes, good thing I didn't test water and heat resistance of gnex

^^ he must be talking about chrome

The day after I got the phone I was walking home and had to hop a 6ft wall. As I was going over the wall the phone slipped out of my pocket and landed on the asphalt. A little ding in the corner. No scratches, no cracks.
LIKE A BOSS

You hopped a 6 foot wall to get home? You must live in the Mushroom Kingdom. Tell Mario "hi" for me.

Smokeey said:
The day after I got the phone I was walking home and had to hop a 6ft wall.
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you mean you were parkouring home

Yadao said:
You hopped a 6 foot wall to get home? You must live in the Mushroom Kingdom. Tell Mario "hi" for me.
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It's a little shortcut I like to take behind my neighborhood. My neighborhood ends in a col-de-sac with a wall blocking us off from the roads.
fridykker said:
you mean you were parkouring home
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Why yes, It's taken me years to perfect jumping it, it is a brick wall after all.

Haha i break out tge first aid kit when i drop my phone, and perform c.p.r. works everytime
sent from me.....obviously

Smokeey said:
It's a little shortcut I like to take behind my neighborhood. My neighborhood ends in a col-de-sac with a wall blocking us off from the roads.
Why yes, It's taken me years to perfect jumping it, it is a brick wall after all.
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brick wall is fair enough. careful not to brick your device though!

i think ICS browser does indeed support flash.
Scary though, havent dropped mine yet!

Aye, download Adobe Flash from the Market if you feel your stock browser isn't displaying flash.
Chrome Beta does not support it though, if that's what you mean. Anyways, glad your baby isn't hurt. My phone has fallen a few times in various situations and so far so good as well. *knocks on wood*

Well you are all lucky. I have an Otterbox commuter that I took off to clean, while the phone was in my hoodie pocket, i started shuffling (LOL). Fell out of my pocket (while the case was still off), 3ft to linoleum floor. Top left corner of the glass is cracked. From ear speaker to a bit above it, and down to the corner where the LCD starts. Luckily it doesn't affect the screen itself, but it bugs the hell out of me.

Yadao said:
That "crack" dead center on the corner isn't a crack. We all have that. It's a seam from manufacturing.
Good thing it didn't fall into boiling oil of death, huh?
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Oil? Nothing a little rice wouldn't fix..

dco717 said:
^^ he must be talking about chrome
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This is the first Android phone I've owned where I liked the stock browser more than any other - even Dolphin.
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holy crap...i just did this last night!! it was in my hoodie pocket and i was jumping and it fell smack dab right on my hardwood kitchen floor and i just stopped with a shocked feeling.....slowly went down and picked it up, and gave it a scan.....and nothing! no scratches, dents, dings, slits! u name it, it doesnt have it! so what were people saying about the "plasticky" Samsung products??? cuz if this was an HTC or Moto device, it would probably have died! lol! jk! but seriously....way to go Samsung!

Simer03 said:
holy crap...i just did this last night!! it was in my hoodie pocket and i was jumping and it fell smack dab right on my hardwood kitchen floor and i just stopped with a shocked feeling.....slowly went down and picked it up, and gave it a scan.....and nothing! no scratches, dents, dings, slits! u name it, it doesnt have it! so what were people saying about the "plasticky" Samsung products??? cuz if this was an HTC or Moto device, it would probably have died! lol! jk! but seriously....way to go Samsung!
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The only time I've done it the phone was nestled inside of its sock-home. I got out of the car, looked for my phone, saw it backside down on the asphalt (well I didn't know it was backside at the time). Otterbox + phone-sock = life saver.
Not going to lie though, I chainsmoked like a fiend after that.

I dropped mine too. Early morning my alarm started to ring. I grabbed the Nexi, but it was in wall charger, and jumped out of my hand (samsung cable is VERY short). Buttom line. It smashed into the radiator, and my heart stopped too. The screen actually cracked, but only at the bottom left corner of the front :/
I will have to live with that crack for the rest of my Gnexus days.
It reminds me of, the day I got the almighty iPhone. I was in the bathroom taking a dump, and somehow it slipped out of my hands, and fell maybe 2-3 feet. The screen was completely shattered. The day after, I thaded it for the band new original Galaxy S, and I was now in love with android.

dmmarck said:
The only time I've done it the phone was nestled inside of its sock-home. I got out of the car, looked for my phone, saw it backside down on the asphalt (well I didn't know it was backside at the time). Otterbox + phone-sock = life saver.
Not going to lie though, I chainsmoked like a fiend after that.
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Lol....mine is naked! No case or screen protector!
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How much water has your watch seen?

Curious to see how many people are taking their watches into pools, the shower, etc. I have yet to expose mine to water, but interested to do so because hey, that's one of the big perks of our watch compared to many of the other android wear watches, water proofing(as far as the limit allows). So what water has your smartwatch seen? If any.

I never take it off except to charge it really, so that includes daily showers and baths, swimming, jacuzzi at the gym and rain when out jogging. Cracking watch, I even dumped it in a pint down the pub to demonstrate its waterproofing to my mates, washed it off under the tap afterwards and all good

Joachim Winter said:
I never take it off except to charge it really, so that includes daily showers and baths, swimming, jacuzzi at the gym and rain when out jogging. Cracking watch, I even dumped it in a pint down the pub to demonstrate its waterproofing to my mates, washed it off under the tap afterwards and all good
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Dang holding up to all that pretty well huh? I'm surprised especially with the jacuzzi. How hot is that? Wondering if I would be okay in my hot tub.

tu3218 said:
Dang holding up to all that pretty well huh? I'm surprised especially with the jacuzzi. How hot is that? Wondering if I would be okay in my hot tub.
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Yeah I might be pushing it with the jacuzzi tbh, but **** it I say! The watch is cheap as chips really compared to watches generally so if I do kill it ho hum

Joachim Winter said:
I never take it off except to charge it really, so that includes daily showers and baths, swimming, jacuzzi at the gym and rain when out jogging. Cracking watch, I even dumped it in a pint down the pub to demonstrate its waterproofing to my mates, washed it off under the tap afterwards and all good
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important question:
Did the beer survive?

senectus said:
important question:
Did the beer survive?
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ROFL! Godd question, I drank it so yes...... :highfive:

Joachim Winter said:
ROFL! Godd question, I drank it so yes...... :highfive:
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Testimony to Sony Enginbeering

tu3218 said:
Curious to see how many people are taking their watches into pools, the shower, etc. I have yet to expose mine to water, but interested to do so because hey, that's one of the big perks of our watch compared to many of the other android wear watches, water proofing(as far as the limit allows). So what water has your smartwatch seen? If any.
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I have taken into baths with my kids, pools swimming and the shower 100x. No issues! Just make sure the little rubber seal is nice and tight.
I have to turn off the screen though as otherwise random stuff happens underwater

gs05 said:
I have taken into baths with my kids, pools swimming and the shower 100x. No issues! Just make sure the little rubber seal is nice and tight.
I have to turn off the screen though as otherwise random stuff happens underwater
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Pretty awesome! I saw an app in the play store that locks the screen for you so the water doesn't mess with anything. I will try to find it.

I shower with mine, just recently though my microphone doesn't hear me unless I yell "ok google", so maybe its not a good idea...gonna have to rma

I also swimming pool and I was no water problem

ptesmoke said:
I shower with mine, just recently though my microphone doesn't hear me unless I yell "ok google", so maybe its not a good idea...gonna have to rma
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Pretty sure that's a android wear software issue because my watch rarely ever sees water an it does that.
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I take mine to the pool, sauna, turkish bath, shower etc...
Never had any issue.

tu3218 said:
Curious to see how many people are taking their watches into pools, the shower, etc. I have yet to expose mine to water, but interested to do so because hey, that's one of the big perks of our watch compared to many of the other android wear watches, water proofing(as far as the limit allows). So what water has your smartwatch seen? If any.
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Mine accidentally ended up in the Gulf of Mexico due to a little boating accident! It was not my intention to submerge it in salt water, but I dunked it in fresh water shortly after to get the salt off, all while powered on, and so far so good. Kind of surreal having a touch screen computer like this under water while powered on...very cool. I don't take it swimming, but being here on the Florida coast, it is definitely exposed to plenty of water, and no issues so far. I would be most concerned about chlorine/salt/etc damaging the charging port or rubber cover, so I always make sure I wash it well in clean fresh water after it's exposed at the pool or beach.
NOTE: It is NOT RATED FOR SALT WATER, so please don't try this with yours!

I've given my kids a bath with it on and it gets fully submerged. No issues so far. I've also wore it on a few very sweaty runs. I had to turn Theater mode on though since the screen would act strangely with all of the water hitting it. I have no doubt this thing could handle a swim like a champ.

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I've given my kids a bath with it on and it gets fully submerged. No issues so far. I've also wore it on a few very sweaty runs. I had to turn Theater mode on though since the screen would act strangely with all of the water hitting it. I have no doubt this thing could handle a swim like a champ.
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There are apps that lock the screen to prevent this. But yeah seems like its fit to handle water pretty well.
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Question Samsung zfold 3 5g owner stress.fragile phone

I was simply done stressing over breaking this phone..I work in a wood shop and keep the phone away from dust the best I can..I caught Samsung care plus..$12 they can have to have peace of mind against dust or any other damages..

blizzyblake386 said:
I was simply done stressing over breaking this phone..I work in a wood shop and keep the phone away from dust the best I can..I caught Samsung care plus..$12 they can have to have peace of mind against dust or any other damages..
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I'm glad that you're 'done stressing'.
Tip: dont use any 'folding' phone in a high dust environment. I hope that helps!

blizzyblake386 said:
I was simply done stressing over breaking this phone..I work in a wood shop and keep the phone away from dust the best I can..I caught Samsung care plus..$12 they can have to have peace of mind against dust or any other damages..
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This phone is pretty tough. I've dropped it many many times with no case.

Maybe put it in one of those waterproof bag cases while in the shop? My inner screen seems to attract dust like crazy, though a wipe with a microfiber cloth gets rid of the dust.

ButterflyFlutterflyMyOhMy said:
Maybe put it in one of those waterproof bag cases while in the shop? My inner screen seems to attract dust like crazy, though a wipe with a microfiber cloth gets rid of the dust.
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Interesting. I live in a pretty dusty environment compared to most, because I leave the windows open all of the time and in the bush where I live there's lots of dust. I don't get a dusty screen at all.

I used my ZF2 in a VERY dusty environment at work (next to a paint booth where they sanded body parts all day), and I never had an issue. These phones are tougher than people think

I had mine in the snow the other day sledding. It complained about water in the charge port and not to charge until it was dry. All good again.

blizzyblake386 said:
I was simply done stressing over breaking this phone..I work in a wood shop and keep the phone away from dust the best I can..I caught Samsung care plus..$12 they can have to have peace of mind against dust or any other damages..
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Not sure why people stress out so much over this phone. I've literally never been any more careful with this phone than any other phone. Just got back from Florida and spent a week on the beach with it. A couple of times it had sand on the front screen. My 3 year old constantly drops it when I let him watch YouTube on it and its still fine. Only case I've ever used is the aramid case.
It's over hyped that this phone is so delicate and it's actually pretty tough.

Syrkel said:
Not sure why people stress out so much over this phone. I've literally never been any more careful with this phone than any other phone. Just got back from Florida and spent a week on the beach with it. A couple of times it had sand on the front screen. My 3 year old constantly drops it when I let him watch YouTube on it and its still fine. Only case I've ever used is the aramid case.
It's over hyped that this phone is so delicate and it's actually pretty tough.
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I agree, I run this phone caseless and have dropped it twice. I'm probably more rought with this phone then I was my 20 Ultra. And it still seems just as good.

Fatmonk8 said:
I agree, I run this phone caseless and have dropped it twice. I'm probably more rought with this phone then I was my 20 Ultra. And it still seems just as good.
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I dare not to drop it without a case

montrealbagel said:
I dare not to drop it without a case
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I have to say it is a greater phone without case, but.... it is also a 2000 dollars phone

Question Got some permanent stains on the Display

Hey everbody,
I got some stains on the display that cannot be removed any more. If you move over them with the finger tip, you can feel a unevenness down. I have no idea where they could have been from.
What do u guys think. Im usually really careful with my smartphone.

I am by no means an expert first and foremost.
But when I have something I can't get off my glasses with regular cleaning, I will use some toothpaste and a soft microfiber cloth and that has just the right abrasiveness to get whatever is on my glasses off them. Granted there's more cleaning involved but it works for me

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I am by no means an expert first and foremost.
But when I have something I can't get off my glasses with regular cleaning, I will use some toothpaste and a soft microfiber cloth and that has just the right abrasiveness to get whatever is on my glasses off them. Granted there's more cleaning involved but it works for me
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Thanks mate. But im pretty sure these are tiny "holes" in the top layer of the display.

xflowy said:
What do u guys think. Im usually really careful with my smartphone.
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I think that you have not been careful enough and somehow damaged your display. It's possible that you only damaged the oleophobic coating, and not the underlying glass (should be easy to tell by looking at the display when it's ON - do the pixels underneath the damage still work?).
There is no other explanation to this, at least not from the looks of it (since you talk about "a[sic] unevenness down" - implying not superficial stains, but serious damage). There are extremely rare instances where displays damage themselves ("spontaneous shatter") but that is another matter entirely and has nothing to do with your - apparent - circular damages (since those lead to the shatter of the entire tempered glass). I'd wager either fire or acid or something else destructive happened here, but only you can tell.
Fire damage leaves a distinctive mark
Gorilla Glas Victus has a 6-7 on Mohs scale of hardness, you can pick whatever might have been your problem:

I have the same issue, appeared two days ago. I have one small one that looks the same as your small ones, On mine the mark is under the top glass, it almost looks like dust under an applied screen protector. If I look at it at 180 deg for the mark I can't see it at all, not until i move about 5 deg off 180, then at about a 45 deg angle it dissapears again.
To me that very big one looks like damage to the top surface, then the others look like they are below the glass

did you possibly get alcohol on the screen that dried up? I have something similar that happened to my screen and the only thing I can remember that possibly got on my screen was alcohol. I woke up the next day and noticed the spots on my phone but only when the screen is off

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did you possibly get alcohol on the screen that dried up? I have something similar that happened to my screen and the only thing I can remember that possibly got on my screen was alcohol. I woke up the next day and noticed the spots on my phone but only when the screen is off
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Alcohol is bad for the phone's display because it'll heat up the display and the glue inside will lose its stickiness. This causes the display to fall out or some damages like this cause the display to burn inside and show like this!

@randylahey786 Why in all heavens should alcohol heat up the display unless you burn it on the display/phone ? ..... and just for the record: i have been using isopropanol since ages to clean glasses, binoculars and, yes, also smartphone displays. BTW the nice tabs provided with many display protectors for cleaning the display are just alcohol swabs as well.....

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I have the same issue, appeared two days ago. I have one small one that looks the same as your small ones, On mine the mark is under the top glass, it almost looks like dust under an applied screen protector. If I look at it at 180 deg for the mark I can't see it at all, not until i move about 5 deg off 180, then at about a 45 deg angle it dissapears again.
To me that very big one looks like damage to the top surface, then the others look like they are below the glass
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can u upload a photo of yours?
bolo808 said:
did you possibly get alcohol on the screen that dried up? I have something similar that happened to my screen and the only thing I can remember that possibly got on my screen was alcohol. I woke up the next day and noticed the spots on my phone but only when the screen is off
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Since i dont trink alcohol thats pretty unlikely, but yea, sth must have spilled over there but i have no idea what tbh.

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@randylahey786 Why in all heavens should alcohol heat up the display unless you burn it on the display/phone ? ..... and just for the record: i have been using isopropanol since ages to clean glasses, binoculars and, yes, also smartphone displays. BTW the nice tabs provided with many display protectors for cleaning the display are just alcohol swabs as well.....
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I have seen issues with some people who have used sanitizer to clean the display and the display came out! Sanitizer contains alcohol in it, also isopropanol comes as a cleaning liquid especially for phones so they would've tested it but sanitizer or alcohol drinks are worst!

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I have seen issues with some people who have used sanitizer to clean the display and the display came out! Sanitizer contains alcohol in it, also isopropanol comes as a cleaning liquid especially for phones so they would've tested it but sanitizer or alcohol drinks are worst!
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I agree, as you never know what stuff is included in those sanitizers and of course alcoholic drinks may include sugar and other ingredients that could leave residue on the screen after drying out.
I always get pure isopropanol for cleaning purposes, this way I know it's safe to use

Quite a few people on r/GooglePixel have had the same issue upon release - it's been speculated that it's something to do with the oleophobic coating not adhering to the glass & is a manufacturing fault.
I would contact Google and see if they will replace the device for you as it will probably get worse over time.

it looks like your oleophobic coating has been removed. Can you post some different photos? Do you have another smartphone you can add to the photo? Your display looks very dull (but it could be the photo).
I recommend the toothpaste and micro fiber trick the other comment suggested. then grab some oleophobic spray and coat your screen again. It takes 2 or 3 coatings to get it even but it works well. Unfortunately coating isn't covered in Google's Official Warranty (it says its not on their website). There's a good oleophobic brand that many people use and they swear by it but I forget the name.
But I would get the display even and unform first before doing anything - maybe even using a polisher tool with a really soft brush. Someone did this on reddit on their 6 Pro a few months ago to remove scratches and it worked really well.
I would also try to get as many reddit and xda posts as you can and document them, then contact Google and see what they can do. Also maybe try going to your nearest UbreakIfixit - see what they say? They see hundreds of different phones a day. But there seems to be over 15 posts on reddit that shows the same type of "Spotting" or "blotches" that appear on the 6 / 6 Pro. Not sure what exactly is going on there but some have gotten their devices replaced if I remember correctly (but others were told to kick rocks by google support, so make sure you prepare yourself before calling).

xflowy said:
can u upload a photo of yours?
Since i dont trink alcohol thats pretty unlikely, but yea, sth must have spilled over there but i have no idea what tbh.
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Sorry missed you asking this question, will need to find a camera to take the photo

randylahey786 said:
I have seen issues with some people who have used sanitizer to clean the display and the display came out! Sanitizer contains alcohol in it, also isopropanol comes as a cleaning liquid especially for phones so they would've tested it but sanitizer or alcohol drinks are worst!
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Neither sanitizer nor alcohol belong on a display. If people damage their phones on purpose or through the sheer act of incompetence, Google is hardly at fault... a phones display should only be cleaned with a fine microfiber cloth - and if the display is too dirty, only a special display cleaner should be used. Even that however should never be DIRECTLY applied to the display, but only used on a microfiber cloth again, which is then used in a slightly wet state to clean the display.
Since I know people, and people do stuff like that (smashing glasses cleaning cloth drenched in alcohol, sanitizer or something like that onto their phones), it's hard to judge/evaluate these threads here. Often it just seems like something that can easily be caused by a user, and is probably not a hardware issue.

xflowy said:
Hey everbody,
I got some stains on the display that cannot be removed any more. If you move over them with the finger tip, you can feel a unevenness down. I have no idea where they could have been from.
What do u guys think. Im usually really careful with my smartphone.
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any update on this?

Alekos said:
any update on this?
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what u mean? the stains are not removable. the coating seems to be gone at this area. i didnt try the suggestion yet to completely redo the coating

xflowy said:
what u mean? the stains are not removable. the coating seems to be gone at this area. i didnt try the suggestion yet to completely redo the coating
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was wondering if you tried google support at all, just to see what they would say. there's other instances of "blotching" on reddit on the Google Pixel forum. Do you know how it might have happened now that its been a few more days>?

xflowy said:
Hey everbody,
I got some stains on the display that cannot be removed any more. If you move over them with the finger tip, you can feel a unevenness down. I have no idea where they could have been from.
What do u guys think. Im usually really careful with my smartphone.
You have touch these screen with something containing parfum
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Same issue. It was caused by dripping some salsa on the screen at a restaurant and didn't notice it right away. First time I've ever had anything like this happen to a phone screen.