does the atrix have a hidden film on the glass like my xperia did? my xperia you allmost coouldnt even tell it was there
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does atrix havea film over the glass?
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was it real noticeable or did it blend very well and you had no idea it was on i mean did it look like there was nothing there but there was a film?
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Haha, you must have seen the Moto Triumph video of the factory film that comes on it (that once removed, makes the screen MUCH better - and it's Gorilla Glass to boot).
No film on the Atrix.
No film on the Atrix.
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Yes, I couldn't see it at first, but I looked close and saw an edge, so I started picking at it and there was this beautiful screen. I put it back on though, no need to mess with it until it starts getting scuffed up and such.
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The Atrix has some kind of smudge proof coating that makes the phone smudge less. I wonder if this is what the 'film' is? 
I don't see any film on mine, so it has to be very thin.
I don't see any film on mine, so it has to be very thin.
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As near as I can tell, there's *no* film at all on mine, although the glass has an odd kind of slippery feel to it. Hard to describe, but it's a pleasant, smooth kind of gliding feel to the screen.
-Mike
-Mike
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The Gorilla glass on the Atrix is a bit different in feel compared to Gorilla glass on the other phones.
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It may well be the factory film, but I plan on plopping another screen protector on-top of it as soon as possible. I'm not sure why the factory put it on, but it does nothing, absolutely NOTHING, to inhibit fingerprints. So I mean to put a Steinheil Ultra-Fine screen protector on it in the near future, as the constant need to remove the fingerprints wastes a lot of time.
-Mike
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Own a Nexus One and the smudge thing will kill you (before you put on your screen protector). When I first got my Atrix, I was amazed at how much less it picks up smudges compared to my Nexus One. This was discussed before, but the Atrix has an anti smudge coating on it. I wonder if this 'coating' is the same as the 'film' that the OP notices?
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The Nexus Prime/Nexus 3 (whatever they end up calling it) Will be my *next* phone, no two ways about it. An anti-fingerprint screen protector is the first order of business on all new phones.
-Mike
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My point earlier was that fingerprints make me *crazy* so for me a screen protector was a necessity. I use Steinheil Ultra Fine Anti-Fingerprint on all of my android phones, and they work. Unless you're eating a pizza while you're using the phone, fingerprints are a thing of the past. You can find them either on Amazon or at their home - Atrix 4G - Motorola - Cell Phones
-Mike
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like everyone said, its gorilla glass and also special coating why not run her naked?
fingerprints
-Mike
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yep, but ur gonna get fingerprints on your protective screen film anyways, so whats the difference? is what im trying to say
unless you get the matte finish, but then your screen looks worse..
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Scratches to which you can't correct. I have a screen shield, but i can only tell its there when the screen is off because its not all shiny and stuff. But can't tell the difference in appearance when the screen is on.
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Yes, my screen protector has a matte finish. No, it does not show fingerprints. No it does not look worse.
-Mike
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A lot of products ship with a plastic film over the glass, or over other fancy trim parts. AFAIK there's nothing on the Atrix that is supposed to stay there as a Gorilla Glass Protector.
And while the Gorilla Glass is pretty good...I figured it was cheap protection to add an Otterbox that came with a screen protector. Basically invisible although the first one found a dust spec while I was applying it. I'm happier knowing that IF something in my pocket scratches it, or if someone with acrylic fingernails pecks at it, there's something easily replaceable on it.
And while the Gorilla Glass is pretty good...I figured it was cheap protection to add an Otterbox that came with a screen protector. Basically invisible although the first one found a dust spec while I was applying it. I'm happier knowing that IF something in my pocket scratches it, or if someone with acrylic fingernails pecks at it, there's something easily replaceable on it.
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I agree. I had a LG Shine that has a glass screen, I think, and even though I was carful and carried it in a belt case, the screen still had scratches on it. So, regardless of the phone I have, I have put a screen protector on it. As you said, If a scratch appears, I just replace the screen protector. Instead of living with the scratch, replacing the screen or phone its self.
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I totally agree with screen protector. Gorilla glass is still just glass, and sand is nothing but small diamonds, and they'll scratch anything. All it takes is a speck to make a cut.
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Sometimes sand is ground coral (calcium minerals, soft), sometimes ground basalt (volcanic black sand, still soft) sometimes it is other things but the vast majority of sand is ground up quartz and if you see dark red gems in it, that's ground up garnet.
Quartz is pretty much the primary mineral in sand, so sand and glass are actually about the same hardness in most cases. Diamond dust as sand just isn't going to happen.
The problem is that most sand grains are rough from being broken down, not polished, and those rough points and edges gouge into things. If Gorilla Glass can't be scratched, in ten years we can all laugh at the money we spent on screen savers. Hey, remember rotary dial phones? No no, they didn't need screen savers either!
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Ahem,
Figuratively speaking. Spit on your finger, dip it in sand and then rub on the face of your phone glass vigorously for about 5 seconds and then wipe it off. Scratches don't care what sand is made of.
Figuratively speaking. Spit on your finger, dip it in sand and then rub on the face of your phone glass vigorously for about 5 seconds and then wipe it off. Scratches don't care what sand is made of.
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