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Q how many use no screen protector and in pocket

I just want to know how many people don't uses screen protector while its in their empty pocket
Does your screen scratch?
Right now I am using a zagg one and I want to take it off
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lorijuan1024 said:
I just want to know how many people don't uses screen protector while its in their empty pocket
Does your screen scratch?
Right now I am using a zagg one and I want to take it off
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Man, i use a TPU cover and an "Invisible Shield", both bought at ebay.
The TPU cover helps to prevent damage to the device as a whole while the Invisible shield protects effectively the phone screen (is made of a military material).
You can find those at the links below:
TPU Case: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250753752797&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
Screen Protector: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=220728211467&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT
Responding to your question: Yes! Definitely i think it's a best idea to have a cover and a screen shield, because otherwise your device will have a few scratches as the time goes by, even if you don't drop it accidentally. (IMO)

I have a protector on the back plastic cover but NO protector on the screen. I never use phone case. I always put the phone in my pants or jacket pocket. 3 months on & the screen is still like new.

Right now I'm using front and back but I want to take the front off just because the edge of the sheild getscrap on itand it annoys me
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I roll au naturale.
Every time I get a new phone I usually end up spending over $60 on cases and screen protectors at the store, and within hours I just want to take them off.
So, this time... bareback.
No scratches on the screen, minor scuffs and micro scratches on back, one small indent on bezel. Dropped once onto linoleum.. no signs of damage.

Does the xtreme guard fit perfectly on the phone? I bought a 5 pack of some others on ebay, and they don't lay down all the way on the top and bottom of the phone. Because of the curve I'm guessing.
Also, is it a dry application?
On topic - I bought the phone last week and havent been using a screen protector. When I'm not using it it goes back into my belt holster case.
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zen123 said:
I have a protector on the back plastic cover but NO protector on the screen. I never use phone case. I always put the phone in my pants or jacket pocket. 3 months on & the screen is still like new.
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Ditto and 2 months here. Not a scratch on the phone. There is a scuff on the lip around the edge from when I slipped on ice and the phone went flying and landed screen down.

The my phone is naked, always Don't have one scratch or issues with dust etc.

Never use any covers or anyting. And its always like new, just dont put your phone and keys in the same pocket ant it'll be scratchless
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hayabbusa said:
Never use any covers or anyting. And its always like new, just dont put your phone and keys in the same pocket ant it'll be scratchless
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Lol or coins!! I don't use anything either. Think phones look stupid with them on.
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jlevy73 said:
The my phone is naked, always Don't have one scratch or issues with dust etc.
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Same here. No screen protector, no case!!!!!!

Really? I want to go naked but I'm too scared to. It feels like its going to slip out of my hands. But none of the cases do the phone justice. It just looks so nice naked.
And the screen protector...I have one and its annoying cuz it gets oily and smudges all over. But this phone is my baby and I don't want to scratch it.
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Just a rubber back cover no screen protector got my nexus since it came out and no scratches on screen..... LOVE MY NEXUS
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not sure whether to stay naked or cover up ;-)
Had my NS for a few weeks (and lovin' it)
First I bought a leather flip case, then thought . . . why cover up such a sexy looking phone?
then after another week I got worried again and ordered a "S" curved gel case (that looks just as good as the phone), along with a car connector and a screen protector . . .
then struggled to get the case on ! (it's not gel it's plastic) and so stiff I'm scared I might break the screen whilst pushing the phone into it
and I always seem to get specks of fluff and little hairs under the screen protectors, so I haven't put that on yet
but so far my NS screen and body has remained scratch-free and shiny

Well for what its worth...nexus s i think is made with gorilla glass which is said to be VERY hard to scratch....google gorilla glass pen test.....dude stabs a dell streak w/ gorilla glass 50 times with a bic and its fine lol
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topiratiko said:
Well for what its worth...nexus s i think is made with gorilla glass which is said to be VERY hard to scratch....google gorilla glass pen test.....dude stabs a dell streak w/ gorilla glass 50 times with a bic and its fine lol
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Actually, the nexus s doesn't have gorilla glass. Sad.
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It's a phone, do you want to preserve it perfectly for the next 2 years so that the person you sell it to benefits while you suffer with a bulky case and crappy screen protector? I've dropped mine on the bathroom tile screen down and there was no damage to the screen (some slighty scuff on the plastic). You're meant to use these things, not baby them, it's a TOOL. You'll get a new one in 1-2 years (less if you're like me lol).

Using ghost armor (invisible shield) on the screen otherwise its bareback. Keep it now in a plastic belt clip that newly came out on eBay. Funny thing...Sprint don't even have the holster for this new phone
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Ctai. Wow. I always looked at nexus S as my phone (captivate) on steroids...unbelievable how they dont have g glass OR external sd. Back to topic...DEFINITELY use a quality screen protector. Otterbox commuter cases are usually pretty good looking and come with screen protectors. I have a cappy with g glass and would NEVER sport it without the proper profilactics.
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I, personally, will NEVER use a screen protector. When I see friends of mine with a screen protector on their phone, it looks so ugly!
It might not be Gorilla Glass (although I doubt Gorilla Glass is more scratch resistant than 'normal' glass), but it does have this curve in the screen, and I tell you: that helps a lot.

[Q] Gorilla glass on O2x/G2x?

I am looking to get one of these unlocked and use it on At&t, and so far the phone looks great in reviews. But I have one quick question, does it have gorilla glass?
After not having to rock a screen protector on my galaxy s, I love gorilla glass.

Yes it does. But as always, it is only scratch assistance, not scratch proof.
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http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/#featured-products

Yes the O2X has gorilla glass confirmed also by LG
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vainqueur said:
Yes it does. But as always, it is only scratch assistance, not scratch proof.
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Your meaning scratch resistance? Anyway, i heard some where it can not be scratch by metal but can be scratch by sand due to its cristalite characteristic.
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pretty much, I don't have any scratches so far, except one teeny tiny pick at one of the edges. It is definately not scratch proof (as in, you should use at least a bag for your pockets) but if you give it a minimum amount of thought, you can remain scratch free.

naimmkassim said:
Your meaning scratch resistance? Anyway, i heard some where it can not be scratch by metal but can be scratch by sand due to its cristalite characteristic.
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In a way yes, but i never seen anyone tried to scratch his/her 2X using stones or rocks.
But it made sense because people commonly kept keys in their pocket, hence scratch assistance to metal.
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The big thing with gorilla glass for me is not so much just the scratch resistance but the shatter resistance of said glass - my Captivate survived many a drop and only recently suffered a scuff on the top right of the glass (it slid across concrete) and I've had it since November and dropped it who knows how many times (its a really light and thin phone though, which this is not, so I should be able to grip it better).
Gorilla Glass is both scratch and shatter-resistant. Example. Bowling ball falls on phone's screen - glass will definitely crack but unless it was a severe drop (I believe they say that 1/4mm thick G.G. will survive a 10 pound pressure drop up to 5 feet or so without shattering), the glass will just splinter across the screen.

Be careful. Gorilla glass was made to resist better to pressure, not scratch in the first place.
There is only ONE physic law interesting here : a harder elemt will scratch another one.
Hardness is usually measured in Vickers. It's easy, as said before, just compare to elements' positions on the Vickers scale. The higher will scratch the lower.
Glass is around 550 VH, Gorilla around 674 and... sand is around 1000 VH.
So yeah, your metal keys won't scratch it (key's metal is around 300 VH) but sand will ! As much as other minerals (quartz...). I took the sand exemple just because it's very common.
Remeber that Gorilla glass is far from being invicible. Sand is hardess, ergo stronger in that case ^^

Agreed. This is why my phone got a nice round scuff on it when it slid across the concrete.
However, had it been an iPhone 2G, it would have shattered on contact. That's one major point that has to be made.
I never used a screen protector on my EVO, my Galaxy S (Captivate), and I am not currently using one on my Inspire or myTouch4G and don't plan to use one on my G2x. In fact, I actually haven't used screen protectors since I got annoyed with the stupid Invisible Shield tackiness making it even more of a pain on my Touch Pro 2 (resistive) when trying to operate it.

Does the gorilla screen protect against fingerprint smudges or anti glare. If not can someone point me in the direction for THE BEST screen protector to accomplish this.

chillwill11 said:
Does the gorilla screen protect against fingerprint smudges or anti glare. If not can someone point me in the direction for THE BEST screen protector to accomplish this.
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It does not do either of those things unless it is given a special coating to prevent them - honestly, no matter what screen protector you use, you're going to lose sensitivity on a capacitive screen which means more taps. Just carry around a microfiber cloth if you're worried about smudges but I've found over time, the oils spread across the phone's screen and you don't even really notice it anymore. This has been the case with my Zune HD (Gorilla), EVO (Gorilla), Inspire (Gorilla), and myTouch4G (Gorilla as well).

EtherealRemnant said:
It does not do either of those things unless it is given a special coating to prevent them - honestly, no matter what screen protector you use, you're going to lose sensitivity on a capacitive screen which means more taps. Just carry around a microfiber cloth if you're worried about smudges but I've found over time, the oils spread across the phone's screen and you don't even really notice it anymore. This has been the case with my Zune HD (Gorilla), EVO (Gorilla), Inspire (Gorilla), and myTouch4G (Gorilla as well).
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Yeah I figured as much. Not a big deal because i wear glasses so I always have a microfiber cloth close by. So will I be able to see clearly in direct sunlight with the G2X. I have a N1 and I have to turn brightness setting all the way up during daytime/outside just to see what I'm doing. Do you think I will have this problem again

I still keep the protective plastic on the display... just in case.
It doesn't affect usability

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Yeah I figured as much. Not a big deal because i wear glasses so I always have a microfiber cloth close by. So will I be able to see clearly in direct sunlight with the G2X. I have a N1 and I have to turn brightness setting all the way up during daytime/outside just to see what I'm doing. Do you think I will have this problem again
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From what I've been reading about IPS technology, it should be quite bright even on the lowest setting. I've left all my phones on auto brightness and couldn't even read a S-AMOLED in direct sunlight - still gotta shade it. Its not a huge deal though. I wear glasses too and if I put sunglasses on, I can usually read my phone in direct sunlight.

buch85 said:
I still keep the protective plastic on the display... just in case.
It doesn't affect usability
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LOL! How can you say it hasn't affected your usability when you still have it on there? I left mine on the myTouch4G initially because I didn't have plans to keep it and didn't want to risk anything... taps were missed occasionally so I took it off - now its almost as responsive as the Inspire (admittedly THE most sensitive screen I've ever used).

did you just say MYtouch4G has Gorilla also, are we sure? I've seen so many of them broken.
My mom dropped her MT4G one time and it shattered completely. might be that unlucky way it landed, but a few devs from here had the same issue. I've dropped the G2, and my Nexus One many, many of times and never had it break. I've dropped my Nexus One TONS and it never got a scratch.
My G2x will be here Monday, I'm wondering if the curved glass will make it less likely to break if lands face down, or more likely to.

just for peace of mind I'd get a good quaility screen protector, doesn't affect responsiveness too much.

Screen Scratches

When I bought my phone,I ordered a full InvisibleShield from mobileden.co.uk for 20 pounds. It has been about 3 months and nothing arrived,they are not responding to emails and my screen has been scratched more that a lottery ticked in a retirement home...
Does anyone know a way to fix these,or maybe I can order another Invisibleshield that can cover these up,I cant find it in Montenegro,so how about a site with shipping?

If Im right, there should already be a factory fitted screen protector on the play. Try removing it, and try ordering off Amazon.co.uk for a new one.
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Ya there's a film over your screen stock and it picks up every scratch under the sun. The screen itself is very hard to scratch, you can take your car keys and try to scratch it nothing well happen. But ya take of that film it's a scratch magnet.
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Is it true that you have to remove the film?
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If you are thinking about that thick vinyl that comes with your phone and gets filled with air pockets after 2 hours of use,i removed that one the first day,but if there is another one,pls tell me

Fokezy said:
If you are thinking about that thick vinyl that comes with your phone and gets filled with air pockets after 2 hours of use,i removed that one the first day,but if there is another one,pls tell me
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I think there already is a screen protector preinstalled, i didn't noticited it. I think that's the reason why it's so hard to put another screen protector on it.

Fokezy said:
If you are thinking about that thick vinyl that comes with your phone and gets filled with air pockets after 2 hours of use,i removed that one the first day,but if there is another one,pls tell me
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There's actually one under that, it's got a great fit to it and you can't even tell it's there. If you look where the buttons meet the glass you can see there's a film on the screen. It's not really a screen protector it's a film they put on to prevent the screen from shattering if you dropped your phone kind of like safety glass in your car windshield it will still break but it doesn't let the glass fly. The problem with it is it's super soft so it picks up a ton of scratches. I recommend removing it and if you want apply a real screen protector that won't pick up scratches. Like I said it isn't really a screen protector just a soft piece of thin vinyl that scratches like crazy. To get it off get a pin or tack and pick away at it by the search button and once you get it lifted a little you can just peal it off with no problem. The mineral glass underneath is pretty dang scratch resistant but once that crappy film is off you can apply a proper protector with ease. Hope that helps some
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Clienterror said:
There's actually one under that, it's got a great fit to it and you can't even tell it's there. If you look where the buttons meet the glass you can see there's a film on the screen. It's not really a screen protector it's a film they put on to prevent the screen from shattering if you dropped your phone kind of like safety glass in your car windshield it will still break but it doesn't let the glass fly. The problem with it is it's super soft so it picks up a ton of scratches. I recommend removing it and if you want apply a real screen protector that won't pick up scratches. Like I said it isn't really a screen protector just a soft piece of thin vinyl that scratches like crazy. To get it off get a pin or tack and pick away at it by the search button and once you get it lifted a little you can just peal it off with no problem. The mineral glass underneath is pretty dang scratch resistant but once that crappy film is off you can apply a proper protector with ease. Hope that helps some
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Thx,as soon as I get an InvisibleShield I will peel it off. Maybe I should sue mobileden for fraud?

Here is what it looks like when removing the factory vinyl. I had to use a thumb tack to get it started. I pushed down hard on it to get it started, and it did not harm the glass, but the vinyl scratches easily.
Edit: ack, the camera really captures the lint. I will say the colors are much more vibrant with that vinyl off. I should have taken a before and after pic of that.

Clienterror said:
There's actually one under that, it's got a great fit to it and you can't even tell it's there....
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Been wondering about this as my screen has got a couple of annoying scratches on it. Good to know the actual screen is much more resistant
Editing to add that I just took it off and can confirm that everything looks more vibrant

Thank you everyone for that info especially jdsemler.
Ima buy the invisible shield in couple months
Either way i'd never realize that i got the film on the screen

Yeah, me too. I didn't realize there was another shield there. Good to know when I can afford to order a Zagshield later.

Hmm I never noticed that also I think I put my cheapo screen protector over that film
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Yeah I did have 1 to It a unlocked UK model just removed it and looks so much more vibrant
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Clienterror said:
Ya there's a film over your screen stock and it picks up every scratch under the sun. The screen itself is very hard to scratch, you can take your car keys and try to scratch it nothing well happen. But ya take of that film it's a scratch magnet.
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You say that and I've found my screen is the scratch magnet, heck at one point I only pulled the phone out of my pocket with nothing else and I get a massive scratch. :/
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With the film off?
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I hate the Zagg "invisible" (quite the opposite) shields. The material is so uncomfortable I would take scratches on the screen instead every day of the week. Those shields are soft plastic of some sort and the fingers almost gets stuck on them while swiping (lots of friction). No smooth movement because of that and the image gets a lot more distorted than with the original screen protector on.
I really like the original screen protector as you can hardly tell it's there and it feels good on the finger. I regreted I ever removed mine and bought new original ones and am a happy camper again. They protect against speckles very well too which the Zagg ones doesn't do either. The Zagg shields are the most uncomfortable ones I have ever used and it's hard to get it on without getting bubbles and leftovers from the liquid that distorts the image even more.

I think it's the shatter proof one that's picking up most my scratches. Can somebody post a video of peeling it off? I see a very thin line with less than a millimeter gap between the phone edge and this protector. Can somebody confirm that it's the protector I'm looking at?
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Droid117 said:
I think it's the shatter proof one that's picking up most my scratches. Can somebody post a video of peeling it off? I see a very thin line with less than a millimeter gap between the phone edge and this protector. Can somebody confirm that it's the protector I'm looking at?
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http://androidcommunity.com/xperia-play-comes-with-screen-skin-protector-attached-20110525/
This article will explain how to do it, i put a high powered torch on the screen whilst its off, it lights up the screen protector perfectly

I took the stock screen protector off and have been using it naked for months now. Not a single scratch yet.

Gorilla Glass 3 on N5

Anyone else have faint small scratches on the Nexus 5.. The glass panel is from corning which should be 20-30% stronger than the previous gorilla glass 2. However what i'm seeing here is backwards... my galaxy s3 is pretty old now and actually dropped it face down a couple times maybe 2 feet? nexus 5 has not experienced a drop at all.
Heres the shocker
My s3 which has been used for almost 2 years has no scratches at all..
my nexus 5 however has 2 faint scratches on the right side, now im a very clean guy and i take care of my phones and i clear out my pockets everytime i put my phone in.
Gorilla glass has a hardness scale of 8-9 anything above it will scratch it doesn't matter how pointy or sharp it is.
However in my case the glass had some imperfections where the scale wasn't 8-9.
so this thread is about if you have faint scratches and if you have another device with Gorilla glass 3 and or 2 please compare them it would be interesting to see results. :good:
If your device is perfect please step outside in the sunlight and angle your phone in different ways you will find some..

Gorilla glass is scratch resistant not scratch proof...and something pointy or a sharp knife wont put a scratch on the screen but even minute particle of sand i.e. silica will scratch the screen as silica is the hardest thing on earth and even gorilla glass can't resist it!!
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SamBG said:
Gorilla glass is scratch resistant not scratch proof...and something pointy or a sharp knife wont put a scratch on the screen but even minute particle of sand i.e. silica will scratch the screen as silica is the hardest thing on earth and even gorilla glass can't resist it!!
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Yes i know that but what im saying is my older galaxy s3 has no scratches and my n5 does i dont know what scratched it but it did

Ur s3 was lucky enough that it survived a face drop without a single scratch whereas n5 isn't
Dats the only reason y i use a screen protector!!
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My s3 was much scratchier. They're resistant to an extent and mainly to bigger things. Its grains / dust that does the most damage.
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Yeah I have a lot a small scratches. A lot more than my Htc one, but still tolerable.

Although we have gorilla glass 3, I'd still advise others to use a traditional screen protector or a tempered glass protector if you prefer the natural feel of glass.
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All glass can scratch. There's probably many millions of people who have scratches on their GG2 and GG3 now, most not knowing the exact event which caused it.
Everyone knows that screen protectors prevent scratches on the glass. Everyone knows cases help prevent drop damages. If you don't use one, and get damage, you only have yourself to blame. If you don't use one, and get no damage, that's fortunate, but it doesn't mean that you'll be fortunate the next time.

The N5 has some of the most micro-scratch prone glass of any phone I've ever owned. My Moto X comes with me to work on construction sites, gets tossed in my tool bag with all my sharp tools, and just generally gets beat up, and there are maybe one or two micro-scratches on it, and you have to look hard to find them. My N5 on the other hand, which I've had for a much shorter amount of time, gets babied and never sees any type of hazard, is just covered in them. I have been taking ridiculously good care of it, but it seems like a new micro-scratch pops up daily. I don't really care because you can only see them when the screen is off, but it's still pretty ridiculous.
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my n5 is scratch free. no screen protection, no case, nothing. it gets tossed around, dropped, but always gets put into a pocket when carrying around. id say its handled whatever abuse ive thrown at it fairly well.

After a month I got a scratch on my phone, and I treat it like a baby :crying: , the nexus 4 lasted about 5 months without a scratch in comparison , I got a SGp nano tr glass to protect it , almost 40 euros ouch!

If I had a nickel for every time someone said their naked phone had no scratches on it, I would be rich. Some people are more sensitive to it and others just don't look hard enough or care enough if it's not immediately visible!
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Elisha said:
If I had a nickel for every time someone said their naked phone had no scratches on it, I would be rich. Some people are more sensitive to it and others just don't look hard enough or care enough if it's not immediately visible!
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im looking at it very hard at the moment, not a single scratch or nick. then again, im the type of person that washes the phone every day before leaving the home, and every evening before leaving work(the back and camera lens cover i wash as well). the slightest scratch would stick out and would be obvious to me. my nexus 4 also doesnt have any scratches on the front glass, but has many micro scratches on the back glass.

Wow guys. Its just a phone. Scratches may happen. Glass is glass. I wouldn't lose sleep over it.

Dx9 said:
Wow guys. Its just a phone. Scratches may happen. Glass is glass. I wouldn't lose sleep over it.
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Every phone that come out people always seem to complain. It never fails.
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Dx9 said:
Wow guys. Its just a phone. Scratches may happen. Glass is glass. I wouldn't lose sleep over it.
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I guess... so when is this nexus 6 coming out?
Hopefully by then corning has moved out of glass and into Sapphire and or other materials
seeing my scratched Nexus 5 camera which has a case
or my naked iphone 5c camera which has a sapphire lens cover and its perfect so far.

If people have even the slightest concerns about scratches or micro scratches they should get a screen protector and out it on day one so they don't ever have to worry about this kind of stuff.
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simms22 said:
im looking at it very hard at the moment, not a single scratch or nick. then again, im the type of person that washes the phone every day before leaving the home, and every evening before leaving work(the back and camera lens cover i wash as well). the slightest scratch would stick out and would be obvious to me. my nexus 4 also doesnt have any scratches on the front glass, but has many micro scratches on the back glass.
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Ha! I thought I was the only one who cleans their phone daily. I buy alcohol wipes specifically for wiping my phone and tablets down. I do it at the end of the day, every day. Keeps my toys looking brand new
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_MetalHead_ said:
Ha! I thought I was the only one who cleans their phone daily. I buy alcohol wipes specifically for wiping my phone and tablets down. I do it at the end of the day, every day. Keeps my toys looking brand new
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i also use alcohol wipes to clean the phone, lol. only alcohol wipes. and only a bounty paper towel, as other paper towels leave residue. and yea, my old nexus 4 still looks brand new, except for the micro scratches on the back glass. ive always cleaned all my devices this way

neugenusis said:
Everyone knows that screen protectors prevent scratches on the glass. Everyone knows cases help prevent drop damages. If you don't use one, and get damage, you only have yourself to blame. If you don't use one, and get no damage, that's fortunate, but it doesn't mean that you'll be fortunate the next time.
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gorilla glass 3.... very bad glass?

Guys! I'm very Sorry to note that my phone have a lot of scratches in the screen... I think it is caused by nails but my last phone (lg 2x) with gorilla glass 2 havent any scratch... Now I bought a screen protector... And you?

And me.

Same here. Gorilla Glass 3 suckzz... I applied screenguard as my screen was prone to scratches.

Me too, it's sad because first weak and i get a scratch, but my nexus 7 2012 have no scrath at all and i bought it 1 year ago.

No scratches here, and I have never used a screen protector
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no protector here and no scratches either

Wenzo2 said:
Guys! I'm very Sorry to note that my phone have a lot of scratches in the screen... I think it is caused by nails but my last phone (lg 2x) with gorilla glass 2 havent any scratch... Now I bought a screen protector... And you?
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I never used screen protector.
I learned it the hard way on my HTC one X (gorilla glass 2). Never wipe your screen with your cloth. It will contain sand grains and that scratches any glass surface.
On my nexus5, I use glasses wipe, and its still in perfect condition.
Hope this helps.

I've had plenty of phones with Gorilla Glass and ALL of them got scratched if used without a screen protector... people need to understand that Gorilla Glass is only scratch-resistant, not scratch-proof. If you don't want scratches, use a screen protector, no matter what.

or take care of ur phone

Gorilla glass is scratch resistant until we see some sapphire glass covers with 9h-10h they will be theoretically scratch proof seeing I tried to scratch the iPhone 5 sapphire lens cover and nothing .
Buy some tempered glass on eBay I Bought one for 5$ its good overall
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Mine has those microscratches, which apparently are in the oleophobic layer. Tough, but I can live with them. If it get's any worse I might apply a (glass) screenprotector, but I really prefer naked.

Yeah it's bad. Either they used really cheap GG3, or just used a cheap oleophobic coating. Good thing I have tmo so I can just get another phone when it gets really bad...Thanks jump!

SO many minerals can scratch gorilla glass. It stops stuff like keys from scratching the glass, but get a piece of sand 0.5mm big in your pocket, and your screen is toast

Bubble-be said:
Mine has those microscratches, which apparently are in the oleophobic layer. Tough, but I can live with them. If it get's any worse I might apply a (glass) screenprotector, but I really prefer naked.
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I got rid of some of my scratches that are on the anti-fingerprint layer however the deeper one I could not fix
fixed it with this http://www.ebay.com/itm/Proteger-Sm...t=US_Cell_Phone_PDA_Cases&hash=item2335b86414

I think the glass screen protectors are the way to go. For $15-$25 you just don't have to worry about it and it's a little extra protection if dropped. Plus it feels naked
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Aenima462 said:
SO many minerals can scratch gorilla glass. It stops stuff like keys from scratching the glass, but get a piece of sand 0.5mm big in your pocket, and your screen is toast
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This ^^^
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It sounds stupid, but I always blow on my screen after it's been in my pocket for a while to get any micro particles off of it. Like somebody else said, all it takes is a single grain of sand combined with a wipe of a cloth or a swipe of a finger to wreak havoc. If I see stubborn particles on my screen, will always dab them with my finger to get them off. I will never wipe them.
I have yet to get a scratch on my screen with the above methods.

never had a screen protector, no scratches. my phone is as flawless as when i first took it out of the box in early Nov.

No scratches on my N5, N4, N7, Xoom etc... is it because I don't put it in the same pocket as my keys and change? That's kind of like, common knowledge...

For all the people saying that a tiny piece of sand can scratch the screen, you're completely right, but some of us on here are comparing it to previous phones that we've owned that haven't scratched in the same environment.
I'm not really complaining too much because I stick my phone with everything else in my pocket (keys, cards, anything else really) and it's still in pretty great condition. (I've had it since it came out)