Word of warning, not so scratch resistant

Deleted User · Dec 20, 2011

BubbaNexus said:
used an iphone 2g for almost 3 years, never a scratch without a screen protector. same with my htc inc, and moto bionic.

Anecdotes are irrelevant when you're discussing an issue with as many variables as this one.

baldbull · Dec 20, 2011

of course it's going to scratch without a screen protector, these screens are made of glass and/or plastic.

NO PHONE IS SCRATCH PROOF!

BubbaNexus · Dec 20, 2011

binary visions said:
Anecdotes are irrelevant when you're discussing an issue with as many variables as this one.

you can apply that line of thought to pretty much any topic on this forum. :cool:

btw, i wasn't inferring that the GN isn't scratch resistant. just that i've never scratched the screen on any phone, including the GN (so far).

geezman · Dec 21, 2011

Dubbin1 said:
We don't want to see you coming back here complaining when you get a scratch in it

I promise I won't complain!

lord aries · Dec 21, 2011

My dinc got some little scratches on it, but i was ROUGH with it and never really took good care of it. Still the minor scratches it had were minor... and never really bothered me.

What would bother the crap out of me, is all the people I see with fruit phones that are constantly running the spider man app (web like broken glass all over the front)

ez12a · Dec 21, 2011

iphone 4(s) had a problem with cracking/gouging the rear glass due to slider cases with grit caught in between. No glass is scratch proof.

AndroidsOfTara · Dec 21, 2011

JSD_NJ said:
That's funny because I have never had a scratch on my iPhone.

I never used a screen protector on my OG Droid and I discovered a very annoying scratch on it a couple of months ago. My phone lived in a slip case and always went into an empty pocket.

I watched my wife drop her OG Droid face down onto the sidewalk. She didn't have a screen protector either and didn't get a single scratch.

What's this prove? Absolutely nothing.... but I have a screen protector on my Gnex!

Randino · Dec 21, 2011

I've scratched the back of my phone pretty bad, went to Lowe's and had a loose bolt in my pocket and it gouged the battery cover pretty good.

Proph · Dec 21, 2011

Randino said:
I've scratched the back of my phone pretty bad, went to Lowe's and had a loose bolt in my pocket and it gouged the battery cover pretty good.

don't know if you care but i saw verizon online had the nexus standard battery back cover for $5.

xzero425x · Dec 23, 2011

What's with this YouTube video of a guy taking a key to the Gnex screen and not a single scratch on it. I have it for 2 days putting in and out if my pocket and now has a nice nickel size gash taken out if it...my screen protector will be here tomorrow.

Something like that makes me super angry bc I have like ocd with it and contemplating paying the insurance to get another one -___-

Sorry for the rant I'm just hoping when I put the screen protection on it, the gash will be harder to see .

BigRedNole · Dec 23, 2011

No one said that it was scratch proof. It is not GG or Dragontail glass. From my understanding, it was just labeled as something stronger than glass. I would use a screen protector regardless of what type of glass is used.

demosthenes · Dec 23, 2011

I believe wet application screen protectors are supposed to do a better job hiding scratches. Key word, supposedly.

BubbaNexus · Dec 23, 2011

all phone screens scratch. that's why always buy a holster belt clip and don't put it in my pocket.

crackers8199 · Dec 23, 2011

is there a reason why people still don't put screen protectors on phones?

beallpatrick · Dec 23, 2011

Because not everyone walks around with their pockets full of razor blades and diamond dust?

When you buy well-made phones and treat them with a moderate degree of care it's a waste of money. Six years of smartphones and the only thing I've ever scratched is the back of one--drops and all.

A2Aegis · Dec 23, 2011

Keys. Don't. Scratch. Glass.

Airmaxx23 · Dec 23, 2011

beallpatrick said:
Because not everyone walks around with their pockets full of razor blades and diamond dust?

When you buy well-made phones and treat them with a moderate degree of care it's a waste of money. Six years of smartphones and the only thing I've ever scratched is the back of one--drops and all.

I wouldn't consider $5 screen protector for a $300 device a waste of money.

beallpatrick · Dec 23, 2011

Airmaxx23 said:
I wouldn't consider $5 screen protector for a $300 device a waste of money.

I wasn't even aware quality screen protectors came that cheap. Doesn't change the fact that all most people are buying is peace of mind. If someone is excessively clumsy or spends time in rough environments, then don't misunderstand--it's warranted by all means.

My wife and I have both had multiple drops severe enough that the batteries were ejected from our phones, and have never damaged any of our GG screens. (We both work in lab coats that have pass-thru pockets with no bottoms).

Another case where it's probably warranted is if you keep your device for a long time.

bigmike2424 · Dec 23, 2011

Screen seems to scratch quite easily. From a normal angle everything looked fine, but if you put it directly under the light you can see very thin scratches. Sucks because I try to baby the phone.

damstr · Dec 23, 2011

edge said:
That sux. Thats why I put a xoskin on any screen I own. Try one it will probably fill in that scratch.

XO Skins Screen Protectors - YouTube

Put this screen protector on my phone and hated it. Garbage if you ask me. Rubber like material that if scratched leaves the scratch mark on the screen protector. Also the screen protector is very sticky made operating the phone with one hand a nusiance.

sperho · Dec 23, 2011

crackers8199 said:
is there a reason why people still don't put screen protectors on phones?

Yes. Display fidelity, constantly looking through the imperfections of a scratched screen protector, the thumb feel of a bare screen is smoother and more consistent than a protector-covered screen, etc.

I'm using a screen protector on my Nexus for now, but I imagine that once the device becomes more tool than toy just as every other new and shiny phone that I have had has, it will probably come off. I like the responsiveness and feel of an exposed glass screen better than any plastic screen protector material that I've tried. I'm just picky that way.

hlsilver · Dec 23, 2011

I'm already planning on getting an Otterbox Defender but now I"m starting to contemplate also getting a screen protector on the phone itself. (paranoid of dirt getting under the OB). Can anyone recommend a good one that's not too expensive. Rather be over-prepared than under-prepared. (Sorry for the semi-thread jacking lol)

val88 · Dec 24, 2011

Personally, I just don't worry about little things like that. None of my phones have ever had any scratches significant enough to bother me for more than the 10 minutes after discovering the scratch.

And realistically, most of us in 18 months will be hunting down the next great phone anyway. So by the time I anticipate any amount of dents and scratches I'll be lusting after some new phone and won't care about the scratches on this one.

I'm skipping the screen protectors. I don't like the way some of the lighting gets diffused. I feel the same way about slip covers on my furniture. It ain't happening. If the damage is serious enough I'm just getting a new toy.

Wolfedude88 · Dec 24, 2011

I just put a screen protector on my Galaxy Nexus, have had it about a month. No scratches yet thankfully, I wont keep it on there long, just wanted one for a while.

I have never put a scratch on any of my screens, at least since I got my g1. Well until I got this phone, I was using my wife's iphone 4s before I got my Nexus. I put one little scratch on it, only could be seen under lighting. Her iphone 4 was never scratched, and the iphone 4s never was until then either.

I am very careful with my phones, so I am not sure how it happened. Sometimes I think it is just a fluke and it happens.

The quality of this screen seems as good as the others I have used. I wouldn't worry about it to much, but sometimes it can just happen.

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