Really?! Still may get this phone but for the price....
I would expect Gorilla glass on it
How do others feel about this?
Watched a torture test (CNET?) where they froze, baked, dropped in fish tank and dropped from lap getting out of SUV... all past except the drop. It landed on the face and fractured.
Obviously not gorilla glass and a bit of a disappointment. Guess I'll need some form of case protection for this already large phone which I've pre-ordered.
Did you post this in every forum?? Yes, it has Gorilla glass. Even diamonds will scratch if you use something as hard or harder.
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Watched a torture test (CNET?) where they froze, baked, dropped in fish tank and dropped from lap getting out of SUV... all past except the drop. It landed on the face and fractured.
Obviously not gorilla glass and a bit of a disappointment. Guess I'll need some form of case protection for this already large phone which I've pre-ordered.
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Lol, I just watched the same vid. Yes CNET.
So, just looked up the specs and it says gorilla glass 2. Now I'm confused
For those that will come back and say it's not scratch proof...I know I know.
But I'd expect a little less of a break if I were to drop it.
Where are you getting this info? The Note 2 has Gorilla Glass 2.
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Lol, I just watched the same vid. Yes CNET.
So, just looked up the specs and it says gorilla glass 2. Now I'm confused
For those that will come back and say it's not scratch proof...I know I know.
But I'd expect a little less of a break if I were to drop it.
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Did you see the driveway she dropped it on? Big pointed rocks hardened in concrete, it likely landed directly on the screen at one one of those pointed rocks. No,phone anywhere with gorilla glass or not will withstand that. Every time you drop a phone you run a chance of shattering the screen depending how it lands. Any phone.
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Where are you getting this info? The Note 2 has Gorilla Glass 2.
Go to Corning's site. Note 2 nowhere to be found. I have seen spec sheets on some tech sites that say it does but if Corning doesn't list it...makes it confusing.
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Hi all. Technically gorilla glass is kind of scratch proof depending on what's scratching it. I saw a video explaining this the other night and found it interesting. On a hardness scale I believe gg is a 8-9 depending on conditions when the sheet was produced. If anything with a smaller hardness number comes in contact with the screen it won't scratch, if something with a harder number (like sand) comes in contact with gg it will scratch.
Unfortunately these drop tests are hit and miss too. It all depends on where the impact point on the screen is and it will be different with every drop.
Hope this helps
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Go to Corning's site. Note 2 nowhere to be found. I have seen spec sheets on some tech sites that say it does but if Corning doesn't list it...makes it confusing.
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The iPhone isn't on that list either, they've had Gorilla glass since version 1.
http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/samsung
Unless there's an update coming to Corning's site....Note 2 is not displayed as a product with Gorilla. Just sayin'
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http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/samsung
Unless there's an update coming to Corning's site....Note 2 is not displayed as a product with Gorilla. Just sayin'
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I would guess it'll get updated eventually. Went through something similar with my LG Nitro HD last year. Previews and reviews of the phone said it had Gorilla Glass, but it wasn't listed on any official specs and wasn't on the Corning site at the time either so some people started claiming it didn't have it. At some point the Corning site got updated and the Nitro is listed now.
Due to customer agreements, we cannot identify all devices that feature Gorilla Glass. Your favorite device may include Gorilla Glass, even if you don't see it listed. Ask your manufacturer or retailer to learn more.
Don't be a bloody a$$!
Every High End phone being release has Gorilla Glass, Gorilla Glass 2, or an equivalent hardened glass product. This conversation is as old as the hills. It is scratch and break resistant, and does a good job at that, but it is not idiot proof. One good thing about GG is the amount of flex it will take. Even still if someone carries a Note II in their back pocket, I don't want to hear about it if they make a bloody a$$ of themselves doing so.
It's got Gorilla Glass. Case closed
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My stupid Glide on Rogers fell on the living room carpet and the screen shatered.
I thought this things are a little more durable than this...I guess I was wrong.
Oh well now i need to decide what to do with this piece of crap.
Sorry I just needed to get this out of me.
Lol I don't think you're allowed to have nice things. Buy an old school Nokia. Perfect for people with butterfingers since those things are like bricks.
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Lol I don't think you're allowed to have nice things. Buy an old school Nokia. Perfect for people with butterfingers since those things are like bricks.
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Did you sighn up just so you can post a smart ass remark?WOW dude congrats to you and you are of to a good start.
I have owned many phones before this one and droped a few as well but none were damaged like this one.
Life goes on!
Doesn't the captivate have a gorilla glass screen?
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My stupid Glide on Rogers fell on the living room carpet and the screen shatered.
I thought this things are a little more durable than this...I guess I was wrong.
Oh well now i need to decide what to do with this piece of crap.
Sorry I just needed to get this out of me.
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I am sorry for your loss....must've bee a really hard/high fall, I dropped my Glide 4 times highest 3-5 feet and no scratches, and everything still working (HW/SW).
You can sell that thing for parts....I believe someone will be interested, or try a costly screen replacement if you want. You can ask Rogers how to deal with it....
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Doesn't the captivate have a gorilla glass screen?
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It does have gorilla glass (Corning) but even so, if it's a hard fall, screen will shatter.....My Infuse (I997R) once dropped from a 5.8 ft head height, screen facing the ground, but it only got minor scratches at the plastic parts, no screen damage. My friend's Infuse fell, not as high as mine, but screen shattered.....really depends.
The original Captivate had Gorilla Glass, but the Captivate Glide does not.
I've dropped this on the carpet multiple times, must have been one bad fall.
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The original Captivate had Gorilla Glass, but the Captivate Glide does not.
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Could not come up with any references at samsung.com, samsung.ca, att.com or rogers.com indicating a presence of gorilla glass..
However most of the reviews and specifications in other websites mentions this has Corning Gorilla Glass protection.
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I've dropped this on the carpet multiple times, must have been one bad fall.
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I have dropped mine twice, including one facing the screen.. luckily not faced any damage so far..
However there is a scratch on the screen protector.. Have to see, if it is ons creen also..
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Could not come up with any references at samsung.com, samsung.ca, att.com or rogers.com indicating a presence of gorilla glass..
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Samsung Canada already removed the Glide from their Smartphone/Mobile Phone products section. GSMArena has posted that it has Corning Gorilla Glass (there is also a Disclaimer note below).
I doubt this phone has gorilla glass since it cracked so easily.
Anyway I decided to fix this phone since I like it so much and a local shop is charging me $195.00 for the part and labor.
solentdan said:
I doubt this phone has gorilla glass since it cracked so easily.
Anyway I decided to fix this phone since I like it so much and a local shop is charging me $195.00 for the part and labor.
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Wow....I feel for you dude that is a hard price to learn for a simple drop...once I was getting on my motorcycle and had my phone on my pouch on the side (Many years ago) and the phone fell out of the pouch while riding. I had just got it to 2 weeks ago. was a 200$ Samsung phone. I was so pissed at myself I rode to the Cell Store and bought another exact phone for the 200$ price tag that I paid the 2 weeks ago.
Some times accidents happen that are out of our control and we just have to take it in stride, for kicking ourselves will not make it better, but learning from our mistakes is all we can do.
JB
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Some times accidents happen that are out of our control and we just have to take it in stride, for kicking ourselves will not make it better, but learning from our mistakes is all we can do.
JB
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Agreed, my bro smashed up my brand new Camry three times. They're just things and things can be replaced. Improving ourselves, increases our income and we can smash and buy stuff whenever we feel like it
Okay I had this phone flung at tile about 5 feet and it hit the screen hard nothing is wrong with mine works like it always has I have the invisa shield though
-sent from my insanely awesome captivate glide-
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Did you sighn up just so you can post a smart ass remark?WOW dude congrats to you and you are of to a good start.
I have owned many phones before this one and droped a few as well but none were damaged like this one.
Life goes on!
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Didn't mean to sound offensive. Sorry dude. If you do end up deciding to fix it though, don't go through Rogers unless you have warranty. They overcharge on parts. Better off going on eBay and ordering a screen replacement there.
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Didn't mean to sound offensive. Sorry dude. If you do end up deciding to fix it though, don't go through Rogers unless you have warranty. They overcharge on parts. Better off going on eBay and ordering a screen replacement there.
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Yes but unfortunately the screen replacement does not install itself. I do not know how easy it is to change it but perhaps he does not know how to do something like that even if he does find the parts.
To all my fellow HTC One X owners - are you using protection? LOL
I'm simply asking because I was wondering if anyone is going commando with the phone, and whether the screen has shown any scratches as a result? I know the phone is supposed to be sporting the all-powerful Gorilla Glass 2, but I don't trust it yet and so have put a screen protector on the front. This dulls the lustre of the screen a bit, so I am thinking of removing it.
How about yourselves? What has been your own personal choice?
you never know.
I got mine protected.
i saw a post about someone having scratches already. Then I viewed the crazy video of the gorilla glass2 scratch test performed by one *FINE* lady here in xda.
I decided to protect it then. the screen protector doesn't protect the whole screen though.
Edit: have to rephrase she's here now.
Sybregunne said:
i saw a post about someone having scratches already. Then I viewed the crazy video of the gorilla glass2 scratch test performed by one crazy lady here in xda.
I decided to protect it then. the screen protector doesn't protect the whole screen though.
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Heres the crazy lady - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1590172
I used to have a screen protector on my sg2, then took it off after a year and it looked like a brand new phone, felt like i was missing out on the beautiful screen. I was going to get one for the one x, but I have extra insurance included in my phone contract against any kind of damage, accidental etc.. and it seems like it'll be hard to completely cover the glass, especially on the sides as I've seen on the forums that some people have had issues getting it to stay stuck.
I treat most things like they are a new born child when I first get them, then after a while, you get comfortable. I don't want to have this sexy looking phone and cover it with screen protectors and back covers - even if it did cost a lot of money.
one crazy lady here!
nah i'm not going to bother with a screen protector after my test i think....only thing i'm really concerned about is that camera lense. Would like to know what it's made of and how i can protect it (without sticking gel cases on the back etc)
It's funny that on these scratch tests the device never has any issues.
But reading on the forum some people do have scratches etc. just because they have keys and phone in same pocket... Makes you wonder, what kinda test did the scratchtester do with there HaitchTC One eX (Hahaha you crazy british people).
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It's funny that on these scratch tests the device never has any issues.
But reading on the forum some people do have scratches etc. just because they have keys and phone in same pocket... Makes you wonder, what kinda test did the scratchtester do with there HaitchTC One eX (Hahaha you crazy british people).
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My right pocket on any kind of clothing is my dedicated phone pocket. I put nothing in there with it aside from my smooth leather wallet. If you put keys in there and other sharp stuff, then it's your own fault in my opinion! You don't throw your house keys at your television or computer do you? So why throw them on your pride and joy mobile phone! hehee
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one crazy lady here!
nah i'm not going to bother with a screen protector after my test i think....only thing i'm really concerned about is that camera lense. Would like to know what it's made of and how i can protect it (without sticking gel cases on the back etc)
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Why not get a screen protector and cut a small circle out of it and stick it over the camera?
Just got mine in the post, I'm going bare back!
Sent with Desire.
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Why not get a screen protector and cut a small circle out of it and stick it over the camera?
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i think someone else did that and it didn't stick too well...also degraded image quality a little i think
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xmoo said:
It's funny that on these scratch tests the device never has any issues.
But reading on the forum some people do have scratches etc. just because they have keys and phone in same pocket... Makes you wonder, what kinda test did the scratchtester do with there HaitchTC One eX (Hahaha you crazy british people).
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LOL i attacked it with keys....as a test before i filmed i actually attacked it with a pair of nail scissors to make sure keys would be fine . Trust me i have been totally obsessing over the possibility of scratches...but nobody i have shown it to, and myself cant find a mark on it!
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i think someone else did that and it didn't stick too well...also degraded image quality a little i think
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LOL i attacked it with keys....as a test before i filmed i actually attacked it with a pair of nail scissors to make sure keys would be fine . Trust me i have been totally obsessing over the possibility of scratches...but nobody i have shown it to, and myself cant find a mark on it!
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I'm not balming you. But same **** happend to me with HD2, DHD, SGS2.
Gorilla Glass my ass...
After owning the phone for like 6 months, check the screen again, can garantee you, you will find some small sand scratches.
You'll probably end up with scratches due to sand particles that somehow end up in your pockets. Basically metal won't scratch the glass, but sand will. I won't bother with a screen protector, but I do expect to see at least a couple of microscratches at some point in the near future.
To be honest the first one is the only one that hurts. After that it's bearable.
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To be honest the first one is the only one that hurts. After that it's bearable.
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So true!
I dunno - technology these days. Screens can stand up to an assault from nail scissors. What's it going to be for Gorilla Glass 3? Attacks from ninjas armed with samurai swords?
I did
I got the original HTC screen films from an O2 shop yesterday. Went on easily and did not degrade the image quality or the touch sensitivity.
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So true!
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@moo what's with your avatar. Put some clothes on :-D
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I got the original HTC screen films from an O2 shop yesterday. Went on easily and did not degrade the image quality or the touch sensitivity.
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I have the HTC branded screen protector on my Desire. It's been on since the day I got the phone around 18mths ago along with a case-mate Tough. The protector still looks like new, with one small scratch on it.
Having said that, I'm still on the fence about the One X screen. I'll probably go for another case-mate Tough as it has been worth the money on the Desire for the protection.
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@moo what's with your avatar. Put some clothes on :-D
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That's mee showing my muscles xD
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I got the original HTC screen films from an O2 shop yesterday. Went on easily and did not degrade the image quality or the touch sensitivity.
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I didn't like the official screen protectors, stuck onto the piece of card with some adhesive, by the time i had pulled them off (as carefully as possible) it left a dint in my screen protectors, both ended up with a horrible air bubble where the adhesive had warped the film.
I might just get a nice case and stick with it.
I'm just waiting to see whether i'm keeping it or selling it, i've been appalled by the battery life so far, but the screen seems to be the culprit, at minimum brightness, the screen eats 1% of the battery for ever 5-10 minutes it is on, hopeless when you're playing games, anyone know any solution to this apart from never playing games on the phone?
Wat screen protectors do you guys use?
I have the official HTC ones on mine. but they dont wrap around the edges. Which causes it to sort of "meh". The problem is that the edges of (my) official screen protector dont connect with the screen.
So I am wondering if there are any other brands that do not have this problem and I can order on ebay/amazon or some other website (I live in belgium )
I thought DEFY has a gorilla glass which is supposed to be scratch proof and unbreakable even after falling down. Why does it happened to my poor DEFY? Is it replaceable?
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gorilla glass is scratch proof... but not shock proof...
it can break and put spider web on the screen!
it is replaceable...
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Scratch proof my ass. One day in your pocket with some keys. I dare you.
It is scratch resistant, not scratch proof.
http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/sites/all/files/GG2 PI Sheet Rev A_ 2.pdf
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I thought DEFY has a gorilla glass which is supposed to be scratch proof and unbreakable even after falling down. Why does it happened to my poor DEFY? Is it replaceable?
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Gorilla glas is scratch resistant. Mine has already got some scratches after about a month of use. Note that the gorilla glass can break too. Friends' samsung G S2. Defy/defy + are built much better but gorilla glass can break too.
No matter what kind of animal its made of it will always scratch n break.
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I am using it in VERY difficult environment. Defy passed all tests except scratching screen with gloves on, and full of sand. I quess iron cannot scratch but sand can.
I guess the only way to replace it is via Motorola or vendor support?
how much do they charge? anyone has experience?
Or maybe some other way? 3rd Party? (guess not...)
Or maybe if someone is really skilled ;-)
Googling "Defy touchscreen replacement", should turn up both instructions on how to do it, and sources of parts. I'm sure there are threads about it on XDA as well, if you use the search facility.
scratch ressistant they said...
it wont scratch they said...
*sigh*
my screen got scratch when I accidentaly swipe a grain of sand on the screen..
it looks bad now..
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i scratched my defy's screen by a stone. lol
now i have "z" mark on my screen..dissapointed by doing this hardcore test
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scratch ressistant they said...
it wont scratch they said...
*sigh*
my screen got scratch when I accidentaly swipe a grain of sand on the screen..
it looks bad now..
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Scratch resistant doesn't mean scratch proof.
I put a screen protector on my Defy and it's scratched to hell so it goes to show how much scratching and marking goes on with phones, while the protector isn't very durable it does show just how much general wear and tear goes on with our phones.
Got no scratches and had it for over a year, I have only dropped it certainly <10 times, put it in pocket with no keys, don't get sand on it.
Watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-i_hL5ntT2E and tell me that it isn't scratch resistant
My Defy have almost a year and not a single scratch on glass. Keys and phones don't mix
My screen broke in January, but there are NO scratches in it.
Since a new one is too expensive, I'm still using it normally, broken as it is.
I mix keys and phone all the time and only one tiny scratch after 13 months of use. I practice swimming so my Defy is every day in the pool and glass released mouisture only once but I used a hair fan to heat it up.
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Frunobulax said:
My screen broke in January, but there are NO scratches in it.
Since a new one is too expensive, I'm still using it normally, broken as it is.
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If it were in my country Norway you would have got a new glass, 5 years rights to complain if it don't handle what it's supposed to. Like the iphone lovers here gets new glasses and apple are scratching their heads as here its the producer/retailers who must prove its a user fault. If they can't they have to fix it. BTW I don't like iphone but used as example as Apple has the worst customers service
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If it were in my country Norway you would have got a new glass, 5 years rights to complain if it don't handle what it's supposed to. Like the iphone lovers here gets new glasses and apple are scratching their heads as here its the producer/retailers who must prove its a user fault. If they can't they have to fix it. BTW I don't like iphone but used as example as Apple has the worst customers service
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If only Norway was a little bit warmer I would be emigrating immediately. Any suggestions for a county with similar consumer laws?
And scratch resistant doesn't mean scratch proof. Mine has a few small scratches from sharing a pocket with keys (doesn't any more) a big one form scratching against stone.
I have a scratch on it because of sand. Sometimes I mixed it in my pocket with keys but it did not caused scratch on it.
look at this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aweXae_S3x8
OUCH that hurt my head! What a tool (excuse the pun)
Good to know I can use it to hammer a nail in, though I'll still use a hammer at the end of the day.
Wow.......just wow
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dont try this at you HOX
rubber nails being hammered into foam XD
even after this i still wouldn't use my hox without a screen protector :/
Considering I scratched my first one within a few days when it was in my pocket I very much doubt this video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v98m74Cqq4E
this is not a bad test too i don't use any cases, no screen protector, been using a phone for more than a month at it still looks like brand new. although haven't dropped it yet. knock knock knock.
i think its a pretty tough phone
that was cruel
What the...
kept mine in a leather case with my driving liscence scratched the **** out of the screen with a plastic card rubbing on it wouldnt advise this lol
Definitly not the right way to use the HOX
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People who are saying they have scratch/cracked their HOX, don't you take any care if your phones. It's a new phone and your already dropping it. To be honest I kinda think some peoples glass strength is different for some reason.
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This kind of demage are not included in the warranty condition.
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Wonder how long before they get their first return from someone trying this!
Given how exposed the screen is (which is a plus design wise) it needs to be tough to last most people's contract terms.
Think this is a response to someone doing the same think to a nokia lumia 900 to show how strong the screen on that was.
He's obviously ordered himself an S3 and taken One X bashing to another level!!!
Haha great video, I taught only the corners of the screen were Gorilla glass.
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Haha great video, I taught only the corners of the screen were Gorilla glass.
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I think you'll find it's Corning gorilla glass not corners gorilla glass.
The video is removed from Youtube if you click the link on first post.
HERE's the new location.
I pretty much already started talking about it in a different thread but I figured I should start a new thread. The issue is a lot of the phones that I've seen are already scratched up in the back and some even on the front. Frankly I'm quite surprised that after one to two weeks these phones are not holding up. I suppose I can always get tempered glass on the front, it's some kind of clear shield on the back but wouldn't you expect with the way Gorilla Glass performed in the past that gorilla glass 5 would have been better? Scratching my head on this one, but thought maybe if we get enough complaints or pictures of it, maybe Samsung or Cornering will address it?
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I pretty much already started talking about it in a different thread but I figured I should start a new thread. The issue is a lot of the phones that I've seen are already scratched up in the back and some even on the front. Frankly I'm quite surprised that after one to two weeks these phones are not holding up. I suppose I can always get tempered glass on the front, it's some kind of clear shield on the back but wouldn't you expect with the way Gorilla Glass performed in the past that gorilla glass 5 would have been better? Scratching my head on this one, but thought maybe if we get enough complaints or pictures of it, maybe Samsung or Cornering will address it?
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All I've seen are the full-size pics of that particular phone in the crop you made. It literally looks like someone stepped on its face and dragged it along its back on a concrete or tile floor. One scratched phone does not a crisis or epidemic make. Unless Corning wants to go out of business the scratches in that pic couldn't have been from casual use.
Someone in another thread said they placed their phone in their pocket and got a scratch on the front after one day. I just didn't want to hijack someone else's thread so I started this one. Many people have seen the same thing at various locations
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And here is a different phone. I know same color but it's a different one which isn't that great of a pic but you can see it on the bottom too
Ugh, with this thread. The phone isn't even fully out yet. You have begun a conspiracy based on two pics of early releases that you didn't scratch yourself. Who are you, the DNC?
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Ugh, with this thread. The phone isn't even fully out yet. You have begun a conspiracy based on two pics of early releases that you didn't scratch yourself. Who are you, the DNC?
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I have drove by three different stores with display units and I can confirm that all three units had more scratches already than the other prior gorilla glass phones. I really hope it's not an issue, but they looked bad enough for me to hold off on the preorder till I see some real life accounts.
Two of the phones had similar scratches as the op picture, the last had deep gashes on the screen. I snuck a pic of the last one.
Yup, those are scuffs on the middle of the screen, not smudges. Is it a coincidence all three are banged up? I sure hope so.
Until they decide to make screens out of sapphire or diamond then it'll always get scratched regardless, gorilla glass scratches just as easily as any tempered glass and things like dust or sand particles will always be able to scratch glass.
Don't expect the glass to be better just because the number went up by 1, what's actually made better is shatter resistance.
You all need to understand that Gorilla glass 4 & 5 are same "scratch" resistant. The difference between the two is the Gorilla 5 is less "breakable". Don't get scratch and breakable mixed-up.
I've been a long time samsung smart phone user and I have noticed one thing in common with the 'scratch resistance' on my phones, It seems that the oleophobic coating on the samsung devices gets scratched easily while the only 2 Huawei devices ive owned ( Nexus 6P and P9 Plus ) never had a hairline scratch until this day.
Good Lord - the phone's not even out yet. This is like the RAM thread, one YouTube video showing multitasking being funky has everyone's underwear in a bunch. If GG5 scratches easily we'll know about 30 days after the phone's in people's hands. Same thing for multitasking performance. If the potential for those being problems freaks you out wait a month before buying the phone. All this self-created hysteria and conclusion drawing based on such limited evidence isn't going to alter reality.
I don't get why they haven't included self healing properties to glass screens yet.
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I don't get why they haven't included self healing properties to glass screens yet.
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It's typically because the self healing nature of the material is plastic not glass and the substrate winds up skewing the optical clarity of the lens.
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Isnt the thing thats scratched in that photo the plastic cover over the screen and not the screen itself ?
Crichton333 said:
Isnt the thing thats scratched in that photo the plastic cover over the screen and not the screen itself ?
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Lol sure does look like it. There is varying blue colors on the first pic around the edge before the gold rim. Looks ro be the case...nice eye. Didnt notice it until just now.
Wondering if people are "testing" it intentionally on the demo models?
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Crichton333 said:
Isnt the thing thats scratched in that photo the plastic cover over the screen and not the screen itself ?
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FYI the first image is my pic and not the OP. It's from a tmobile store by my work. I handled it myself and it did not have any protector on it. Here are the originals.
I pointed it out to the rep and he even tried scratching it off lol. Of course it didn't come off. He said they haven't been handing the demo well and has been tossed on the table etc.
Is it possible that Samsung sent these out with substandard glass cause they sent then as display models? Or do they not bother doing something like that? Maybe that's why they scratch easy?
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MACHEK said:
Is it possible that Samsung sent these out with substandard glass cause they sent then as display models? Or do they not bother doing something like that? Maybe that's why they scratch easy?
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I highly doubt that.
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MACHEK said:
Is it possible that Samsung sent these out with substandard glass cause they sent then as display models? Or do they not bother doing something like that? Maybe that's why they scratch easy?
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No. I think it's more that folks expect miracles. It's glass after all (and it's only a phone, not a military application)