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For nexus 4 users:display loves fingerprints?

according with this review 1:24,it should love them
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E406xXr4Mok
what can you say about it?
I had a galaxy s3 and it was good enough with fingerprints..i hope the nexus 4's display isn't worse..

It is better than my S3.

Yeah way better than the s3. Almost feels like the olephobic coating on iPhones
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better than S3?? :laugh: Yeah good work LG :laugh:
so better thank S3 but not Good as Iphone 5..but it doesn't matter fo me

richyb86 said:
Yeah way better than the s3. Almost feels like the olephobic coating on iPhones
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Are you kidding? The screen on S3/Note 2 is far better than my iPhone 4S(same glass on 5 according to reviews) in terms of fingerprints attraction.

nic85 said:
according with this review 1:24,it should love them
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E406xXr4Mok
what can you say about it?
I had a galaxy s3 and it was good enough with fingerprints..i hope the nexus 4's display isn't worse..
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Huh? Chris said it "definitely held on to fewer fingerprints". Not more, but less.
I can confirm this, and the smoothness of the glass was on of the first things I noticed. The iPhone 5's display is extremely grippy when clean.

nic85 said:
better than S3?? :laugh: Yeah good work LG :laugh:
so better thank S3 but not Good as Iphone 5..but it doesn't matter fo me
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It will be good enough for me even if it's on par with S3.

Google have always used Oleophobic coating on their screens. The Nexus 7 is also great for fingerprints. much better than my other devices

IINexusII said:
Google have always used Oleophobic coating on their screens. The Nexus 7 is also great for fingerprints. much better than my other devices
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Won't say that for Galaxy Nexus, which has the most oily screen among all the devices I've had.

munkustrap said:
Won't say that for Galaxy Nexus, which has the most oily screen among all the devices I've had.
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Actually the galaxy nexus was the first to be touted with the oleophobic screen. I don't have a problem with mine showing finger prints unless my hands are dirty.
Then again my hands aren't very oily and don't perspire much. YMMV I guess
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Redmed427 said:
Actually the galaxy nexus was the first to be touted with the oleophobic screen. I don't have a problem with mine showing finger prints unless my hands are dirty.
Then again my hands aren't very oily and don't perspire much. YMMV I guess
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I'll try to upload a pic showing Note2/iPhone 4S/GNex/Xperia S when I have time.

Just to say, the Nexus 4 screen is definitely Oleophobic, if you want proof take a non-oleophobic screen on an older device and spray some deodorant or aftershave (alcohol based) on the screen and watch it run/stick to the screen, rub it off.
Do the same on the nexus 4, it beads up bigtime.

The lack of screen smudging is one of the most obvious features as far as I'm concerned. My work environment leaves my hands a bit dirty most of the day but I've never noticed much of it being transferred to the Nexus 4 screen. It's certainly much cleaner than the Nexus 7 I'm using at the same time.
Shiny shiny.
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My Note is a sea of ugly fingerprints all the time.
I clean it completely with a cloth, it becomes smooth. But even a small touch of fingers and it has a fingerprint like i rubbed grease on it
So my phone is ALWAYS covered in very greasy marks..
I hope my Nexus wont have that problem with my fingers

i hope that too

You guys realize that if you're comparing a brand new phone to an old one there is a bit of a "used" component to the comparison.
The Galaxy Nexus touted the screen treatment and brand new, it was awesome. You'd stick it in your pocket w fingerprints on it and it would come out clean. Very simple to clean...at first. After using it more and more, I notice the coating wears off and you can see the area where I do the dragging of my finger through twitter and web pages...that area is always the least clean area of the screen.
So most phones these days come with a nice coating on them, but it wears off. So yeah, the Nexus 4 is great right now, but give it a few weeks. The S3 did the same thing when I had it...looked great for a few weeks, then turns into a fingerprinted mess after that initial coating wears off.

dbdynsty25 said:
So most phones these days come with a nice coating on them, but it wears off. So yeah, the Nexus 4 is great right now, but give it a few weeks. The S3 did the same thing when I had it...looked great for a few weeks, then turns into a fingerprinted mess after that initial coating wears off.
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I work for a major phone retailer so I have contact with all the latest phones when they're new and I think my Nexus 4 is probably the best in terms of not attracting fingerprints. Thought the back would show far more fingerprints too. Every time I look at the back I'm astounded by the lack of fingerprints.

dbdynsty25 said:
You guys realize that if you're comparing a brand new phone to an old one there is a bit of a "used" component to the comparison.
The Galaxy Nexus touted the screen treatment and brand new, it was awesome. You'd stick it in your pocket w fingerprints on it and it would come out clean. Very simple to clean...at first. After using it more and more, I notice the coating wears off and you can see the area where I do the dragging of my finger through twitter and web pages...that area is always the least clean area of the screen.
So most phones these days come with a nice coating on them, but it wears off. So yeah, the Nexus 4 is great right now, but give it a few weeks. The S3 did the same thing when I had it...looked great for a few weeks, then turns into a fingerprinted mess after that initial coating wears off.
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Mostly agree, maybe I haven't used S3/Note 2 for long enough, only I didn't feel the GNex as good as the S3/Note 2 even when it was new, 'cos one of the first things I noticed about S3 was its outstanding glass.
And... pics as promised:
1. Before. Cloth wiped as clean as I could.
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2.Drawn a cross on the glass:
3.More zigzags on the screen. note: the iPhone wasn't as good as in picture here.
4.3 vertical wipes against my tshirt after! note: The GNex was actually worse when tilted to look for the prints and proved to be the most difficult to clean in the first step.
Please understand how difficult it was to photo fingerprints with my DSLR/poor skill combination.

munkustrap said:
Mostly agree, maybe I haven't used S3/Note 2 for long enough, only I didn't feel the GNex as good as the S3/Note 2 even when it was new, 'cos one of the first things I noticed about S3 was its outstanding glass.
And... pics as promised:
1. Before. Cloth wiped as clean as I could.
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2.Drawn a cross on the glass:
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3.More zigzags on the screen. note: the iPhone wasn't as good as in picture here.
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4.3 vertical wipes against my tshirt after! note: The GNex was actually worse when tilted to look for the prints and proved to be the most difficult to clean in the first step.
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Please understand how difficult it was to photo fingerprints with my DSLR/poor skill combination.
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IMO Gnote2 screen is the best

Its one of the great features of the device so far for me - fingerprints don't show up neeeear as much as other devices I've had.

[Q] To all people who have naked One, how does it look now?

Now that you've owned the device for a few months, is the aluminium back full of scratches?
I am thinking of going naked, but haven't got the courage to do it. I don't drop my phones, so it's just scratches I'm concerned about.
And no, I don't want to install wet-application skins like Best Skins Ever, Zagg, etc. The reason being the One has gaps on the back where the white plastic lines are. I know they advertise Zero Gap, but it's not water-proof. The phone might be fine after the installation but who knows if the liquid indicator has turned pink inside.

Black Dawg Down said:
Now that you've owned the device for a few months, is the aluminium back full of scratches?
I am thinking of going naked, but haven't got the courage to do it. I don't drop my phones, so it's just scratches I'm concerned about.
And no, I don't want to install wet-application skins like Best Skins Ever, Zagg, etc. The reason being the One has gaps on the back where the white plastic lines are. I know they advertise Zero Gap, but it's not water-proof. The phone might be fine after the installation but who knows if the liquid indicator has turned pink inside.
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the outcome isnt good but im getting the n5 so it's like w.e
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hello00 said:
the outcome isnt good but im getting the n5 so it's like w.e
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Whoa! No clue what you've done, but I've had mine for over a month, never in a case and it still looks new. I'm actually impressed!
Like all things, if you take care of your products it will last a long time, if you're careless, of course you will see scratches and so forth.
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Yeah me too! I ordered that HTC red and grey case but its on back order. Ive had my phone for about a month now and have had a few light drops down my bedside, and have put it in my pockets pocket's with keys on accidents and honestly, I am very very impressed.
Oh yeah! I just remembered it fell out of my pocket in the car and slid under the seat, twice. I thought for sure I would see some damage but not a chance!
I do however have the slightest stratch that you can see if held in the very right light. I also have a tiny tiny blemish. I'll post pictures for you.
I have intentionally not babied my phone and I must say I'm impressed.
Pictures to come.
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RPelham said:
Whoa! No clue what you've done, but I've had mine for over a month, never in a case and it still looks new. I'm actually impressed!
Like all things, if you take care of your products it will last a long time, if you're careless, of course you will see scratches and so forth.
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it fell off my pocket and landed on my concrete driveway from 2 feet..i was cleaning the rims of my car

Dropped mine on a concrete floor face flat down from about a bit higher than knee height. Only got a very small dent on the chamfer.

My black One looks the same after a month. If I clean it a little bit it already looks like it comes right out the box.

hello00 said:
it fell off my pocket and landed on my concrete driveway from 2 feet..i was cleaning the rims of my car
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Ah, yeah I can sympathize. Concrete is brutal for phones, I was sitting on the ground at my work outside and my old galaxy s3 fell a half a foot from my lap to the concrete and the screen cracked.
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Had mine since it was released, was using the double dip flip case. Some bits got under the plastic holster and there are 5 small black marks on the back.
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It still looks like brand new!

Mine has some minor scuff marks on the aluminium from 2 drops from 1 meter onto stone slabs, and one drop from table onto a wooden floor. It's a slippery phone so I should have it in a case, but it looks far too good for any case.

Someone handed me an HTC One the other day at an outdoor barbecue.
After awhile I realized what they we trying to politely tell me as they were handing it to me.
It was mine.
No idea how it slipped out of my pocket.
No idea what orientation it was in when they found it lying in the ground.
All I know is after closely inspecting it for a few minutes I finally located a small blemish on the bottom right rear corner. It took quite a while to find it in very good light. No internal damage that I can tell.
And I'm *still* never going to put a case on this thing. It's like a jewel. It gives me pleasure every time I pick it up.
If I destroy it in two months, it will have given me $650 in pleasure just from holding it. If I had it in a case it could never give me a penny's worth of tactile gratification no matter how long I used it.
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+1. I completely love the look and feel of this phone. A case is just sacrilege.
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Ive had my HTC One for a month or so now and i use a the official HTC flip case and screen protectors and all i can say its worth doing. I learnt my lesson from my previous phones that i didn't think of putting a case on and they look like crap now. so the first thing i do is buy a case and screen protectors plus im not the most careful of people so this just adds peace of mind.

As careful as I am, I still end up dropping the phone now and then. Usually a very small drop, but still something I grimace at.
I've had this phone since the middle of May; not a long time. As time goes on, I will care less and less about the micro scratches that would inevitably happen when using the phone naked. At the moment, however, I'm still admiring how sexy the Black is. At the moment, I'm still hesitant to use it out of it's case.
Maybe after a year I will be ready.
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Mine still mint, more or less... my son knocked it off an end table IN A CASE and the case knicked the top and bottom slightly on the edge. Go figure........
Now I only use a case at work because it slides on its back on my desk and that will wreck havoc on the back of the phone with scratches.
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If there is a clear skin I can put on the back that fits exactly, I would consider going naked.
I noticed two scratches on the top speaker cover today. They're from my case
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Its been about 2 months now for me and it's never seen a case or screen protector. I, like many others here, think it would be shame to cover up this phone and I can't stand the way screen protectors feel and collect dirt/scratches like immediately.
Absolutely no damage on mine, not even on the chamfers. I've dropped it 3 or so times, once on hardwood, never on concrete fortunately From the various posts I've read on XDA the consensus seems to be that it's a very robust phone with a lot of people dropping it without damage.

When I get paid from my new job I'm gonna take off this cheap light rubberised case and get a UAG case and a Steinheil screen protector, I've seen countless story's on xda with people who didn't have protection on their phone dropped it and it smashed it's just not worth the risk after paying all that money.
My two cents anyway.
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I got mine by the end of April. Never had a case on it and I'm in love how it feels at touch. I'm always very careful with this beauty but this morning the alarm rang and I think you already know what happened. :crying: it has a small crack on the right corner crossing the home button all the way to the right edge. I was always against cases other protective covers for this device but now I feel so sorry.
suggestion: if you still have your phone intact just by a freaking insurance or ..a case.

So much for GG3....

After owning the phone for literally 7 days, my girlfriend managed to shatter the screen on her N5. She says it fell off a counter and landed face down. The glass is so bad you can feel it, and when you run your fingers across the screen you actually get little bits of glass powder on your fingers.
Surprisingly, the LCD is perfectly fine.
And here's how bad it is...
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my95z34 said:
After owning the phone for literally 7 days, my girlfriend managed to shatter the screen on her N5. She says it fell off a counter and landed face down. The glass is so bad you can feel it, and when you run your fingers across the screen you actually get little bits of glass powder on your fingers.
Surprisingly, the LCD is perfectly fine.
And here's how bad it is...
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There is no phone that can withstand a drop from a counter top and land on its face. This is nothing new.
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not this again....

Gorilla glass is scratch resistant. NOT Impact/Shatter resistant. It never has been.
Phones break. It's not the glasses fault.

I know it'll break. But I just have never seen GG shatter like that. It was crazy to me. I'm not complaining, or raising a stink. I just didn't know it was possible. All of the test videos I've seen it seemed to withstand harsher conditions. But oh well.
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Not sure what N5 drop test you watched lol. All the ones I have seen end up looking like your girls phone

my95z34 said:
I know it'll break. But I just have never seen GG shatter like that. It was crazy to me. I'm not complaining, or raising a stink. I just didn't know it was possible. All of the test videos I've seen it seemed to withstand harsher conditions. But oh well.
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But Gorilla Glass isn't even shatter resistant. The title of the thread is complaining about Gorilla Glass 3, but it has nothing to do with Gorilla Glass.

RoyJ said:
Not sure what N5 drop test you watched lol. All the ones I have seen end up looking like your girls phone
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Lol, I think I watched them run over a phone with GG3 with a car and the glass didn't break at all. But everything else inside did, lol
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my95z34 said:
Lol, I think I watched them run over a phone with GG3 with a car and the glass didn't break at all. But everything else inside did, lol
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You must surprise when that car has concrete like tires and the phone doesn't break.
You can throw a Basket Ball on top of a phone and nothing could happen, but the story may vary if you do it with a lighter but much harder Golf ball

Getting run over is a lot of pressure, but also low impact. I'm sure they went real slow over it right? Not like driving by at 40mph+ ?
Different story when it's dropped. It's higher impact. Your phone is actually falling into something and coming to an abrupt stop from however fast it was going.
Driving over it won't do it any justice because think of how wide a tire is. As it passes over the phone, most of the pressure is going to be more or less evenly distributed over the face of the glass. Also, tires are made of rubber. Soft material. Not to mention the suspension will give a little when the tire goes over the phone.
It's two different ballparks man, apples to oranges.
Watch any actual "drop" test. The glass won't survive a drop. As mentioned earlier by others GG3 is scratch resistant. Not shatter proof.

Gotcha.
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Terribly sorry for your loss. My hats off to the fallen N5.
May I recommend these in the future?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00GQOQKJE
Best glass screen protector I've found for this phone. Pretty cheap, too. Only bad part is they ship from China. So you will probably forgot you ordered it by the time you get it.
I've personally applied 3 to 3 different N5. My old one, my new one and a friends. Application is pretty easy if you know how to put one on.
Comes with everything you need plus instructions too. I haven't seen one air bubble or had any part of mine lift off the screen ever.

I swear women break their phones like it's no big deal. I stopped buying my girlfriends phones years ago after having to buy 2 different Blackberrys. My current gf has shattered her iPhone 5 twice this year and had to go get it's screen swapped. I baby all my stuff whether it's my car or my phone lol.
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Dude. Glass is GLASS why do people not understand that there will NEVER be an unbreakable phone! Stop! Its stupid. Sorry about the phone but seriously... Where did ANYONE say that the glass would be unbreakable??? The GLASS fell FACE DOWN on (I'm going to assume) TILE!
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*Cough* Sorry to sound kinda mean, but its a phone made of glass. Glass is not shatter proof, it is very brittle. T

RoyJ said:
Terribly sorry for your loss. My hats off to the fallen N5.
May I recommend these in the future?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00GQOQKJE
Best glass screen protector I've found for this phone. Pretty cheap, too. Only bad part is they ship from China. So you will probably forgot you ordered it by the time you get it.
I've personally applied 3 to 3 different N5. My old one, my new one and a friends. Application is pretty easy if you know how to put one on.
Comes with everything you need plus instructions too. I haven't seen one air bubble or had any part of mine lift off the screen ever.
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I have this on my phone. Don't know if my Nexus will survive a deadly fall with it on there but it's suppose to.
"Cataclysm + ElementalX [Tap2Wake Enabled] + Dalvik/Bionic Patches + Exposed + Gravity Box & Candy shop Mods + DPI 440 + Apex Launcher w/ Morena Icons + Jishnu's Camera Mod/LG G2 Camera Port + Latest Adreno GPU Drivers + -75 UV Across The Board + 4 OC Cores @ 2.226 GHz + TWRP" My Nexus Is The ?,┌П┐[◣_◢]┌П┐! [If I Helped You ? Me!]

Gorrila Glass is crazy strong compared to Soda-lime glass. It can do some amazing things which can be seen in very specific tests on the internet. This gives people a sense that the glass is more or less indestructible. In many cases it will not be.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3mhAVC6cBA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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Exactly what I meant. Plus if the tires are not overfilled (set to the recommended pressure on the tag in the driver door) then the tires have a little give to them as well.
That can't really be used as an accurate test of how your phones glass will hold up. As I said earlier he went really slow at first. Even on the last one he was only doing about 10-20mph. In the beginning he even had a towel under it.
I hate when people make those videos because it doesn't accurately depict how the phone will react under stress. I mean how many people are going to accidentally run over their phones? Even if you do, you probably would have had to DROP it somewhere, first. Go by DROP tests. Those "drive" tests are completely useless.

Yeah, I understand.
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Experience without screenguard ?

I wanna know experience of those who used their Nexus 7 without screen guard for 1 month or longer.
Please mention the kind of usage,like gaming or simple browsing,please also mention if you used it with a case or without one.
I have currently removed the screen guard, the screen now looks really alive but I'm worried that it might result in scratches,I use it mostly for browsing and sometimes gaming.
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I never used a screen protector and I have my N7 for 2 years, there's not even one scratch on it.
However, if I travel somewhere I put a case on it which also protects the screen, but if it's not in a backpack then it's always naked.
I use it for browsing, but why would it matter?

Pr3no said:
I never used a screen protector and I have my N7 for 2 years, there's not even one scratch on it.
However, if I travel somewhere I put a case on it which also protects the screen, but if it's not in a backpack then it's always naked.
I use it for browsing, but why would it matter?
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I just thought that as gaming involves more rubbing of screen unlike browsing so it might cause some scratches.
Anyways thanks for the reply, I do have this poetic slim line case which is magnetic and would be useful while travelling.
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Do you use something to clean the screen like some solution,if yes then how often?
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Even if gaming means more rubbing of the screen (which I don't think is the case, but I barely play anything on touchscreens), there's no way you're going to scratch the screen with your fingers only.
If you have a case, use it when you're travelling, because if you just put you're Nexus 7 in a bag full of other stuff without any protection, then there's a big chance that it'll actually scratch, otherwise you can use it with or without a case/screen protector.

I have used 13 months without 1.its still good.i carry it with me to my college evryday in an case.it was droppd two or three times from about 4ft.i am heavey user used it for gaming n reading mostly.only problem without screenguard is annoying figerprints
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back when I had my n7, after about 6 months of not using a screen protector and dropping it multiple times, once even off my porch face down into gravel, it only had one very light barely noticeable scratch.
BUT, I also used Swype keyboard. and I noticed something odd after some time. where I swiped in the keyboard area a lot(used it for forums browsing a lot of typing/swiping) it seemed that the "coating" on the screen in that area had worn off. I'm guessing it was some kinda oleophobic(sp??) coating for greasy fingerprints. that area definite looked different than rest of screen. it would get smudges from my finger s there WAY easier than any other area, and if I "steamed" the screen with my breath to get a better wipe clean, you could see that area stood out as different vs rest of the screen.
that's just my experience, others may vary, especially Dependent on how much you use a swipe style keyboard lol

ashclepdia said:
back when I had my n7, after about 6 months of not using a screen protector and dropping it multiple times, once even off my porch face down into gravel, it only had one very light barely noticeable scratch.
BUT, I also used Swype keyboard. and I noticed something odd after some time. where I swiped in the keyboard area a lot(used it for forums browsing a lot of typing/swiping) it seemed that the "coating" on the screen in that area had worn off. I'm guessing it was some kinda oleophobic(sp??) coating for greasy fingerprints. that area definite looked different than rest of screen. it would get smudges from my finger s there WAY easier than any other area, and if I "steamed" the screen with my breath to get a better wipe clean, you could see that area stood out as different vs rest of the screen.
that's just my experience, others may vary, especially Dependent on how much you use a swipe style keyboard lol
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This is what I use to clean the screen.

i had my nexus 7 for 1 year and a few months and i never used a screen guard or a case.
no scratches
i play games alot and browse alot.
i dropped it two times

I've had mine nearly 2 years and not a single scratch despite being naked. I do use a hard case when travelling though :good:
A guy I work with had a naked one in his coat pocket, fell over a tree root in a dark churchyard (I didn't like to ask too much why) and smashed the screen to smithereens!

I have mine for about 1 1/2 years now and I never used a screen protector and a case only for a short time. Sadly I dropped it once on the asphalt which it got some scratches on the hull from. But the screen is still in an absolute flawless condition. But the fact that I have my N7 at home for 95% of the time might also saved it from some scratches.

Mine is almost 99 present time at home, now have been using it without screen guard for 3 days and I have to say that the experience is a lot lot better, the touch is a very nice without screen guard and screen looks a lot more lively, I think I'm gonna keep it like this.
The protection is not worth compromising the experience and as I can see from what you guys say, it's not necessary either.
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Screen guards drive me crazy, between the loss of touch sensitivity and the potential air bubbles. Stopped using them years ago, over multiple devices, and have yet to regret not using them anymore. Modern electronics are pretty sturdy

Its like with any glass surface. If you keep abrasive substances away from it then you don't have to worry about scratches. Keep your hands clean and you won't have to worry about scratches. Most scratches on phone screens come from being placed in pants pockets. Why my phone has a protector on it. I do have a protector on my n7 mostly because my son uses my tablet from time to time. My wife has a 2013 n7 and is naked and so far no scratches and that screen is so slick feeling. Almost like your finger is having sex lol. Maybe one day I will take my screen protector off as my son has a tab 2. I just started leaving my case off my n7 as it just stays home mostly.
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Bl4ckX said:
I have mine for about 1 1/2 years now and I never used a screen protector and a case only for a short time. Sadly I dropped it once on the asphalt which it got some scratches on the hull from. But the screen is still in an absolute flawless condition. But the fact that I have my N7 at home for 95% of the time might also saved it from some scratches.
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Yeah pretty much the same here and it's in good condition
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Bought when they announced it at the 2012 IO. Never had a screen guard. Always in a cover-case...just a cheapo poetic. Screen is perfect.
I clean all of my device screens the same way: a few drops of water and a terry cloth or microfiber cloth. The 2012 N7 has a solid front glass so there is no chance of getting the insides wet. I have to be more careful with my S4 and 5s since they have hard home buttons and speaker holes.
(And yes, I have an iPhone for work. My options were an S4 which I already had, an ancient D4 or the 5s. So I got the 5s to have something different.)

I tend to not care. I'd rather enjoy my device than have it all wrapped up in plastic.

Cracked Screen

This really stinks a 2ft drop to ceramic tile flooring and it must have hit just right. I have never broken a phone yet and now my week and a half phone is damaged. The funny thing is my case is coming in the mail today! I'm not blaming the phone, just my bad luck!!
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Did you buy it with a credit card? If so you may be able to make a claim.

No, best buy gift card. At least I got the $200 off at purchase. I have the AT&T insurance so it will be like I paid full price. Lol!
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Where abouts are you? I have a repair shop in the UK and I can sort that for £45
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dannstarr said:
Where abouts are you? I have a repair shop in the UK and I can sort that for £45
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I'm pretty far away(USA - Pennsylvania ), thanks tho. I have AT&T warranty that I will use.
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Ha ha ha, come on... What thats too far?
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Thx for the videos....the hammer test is a little bit too much but funny to see

I agree
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I would blame your phone, my 2 week old Galaxy Note 4 has a nice big scratch down it despite not being put near anything significant (like a set of keys in my pocket,etc). Hardly very scratch resistant so i imagine not drop resistant either in real life situations. They should try and find a better material than Gorilla glass.
I wonder if this screen is replaceable? just the front bit of course, which seems like what you need as well.

Ouch!!!
With every new Samsung flagship here at XDA there always seems to be that ONE unlucky guy who manages to break their display within the month of release, same happened early last year with the S4 I remember, the thread is still going last I checked.
I'd be so gutted, even though I have insurance, I'd be just so done. The good thing is that Samsung do a thorough job with repairs. My S4 had a display issue, took it to Samsung, got fixed in a day and came with a whole new front panel fitted, phone looked brand spanking new.

Sucks to hear... I am glad they opened a Samsung repair center about a 30 minute drive from where I live for times like this...

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Ouch!!!
With every new Samsung flagship here at XDA there always seems to be that ONE unlucky guy who manages to break their display within the month of release, same happened early last year with the S4 I remember, the thread is still going last I checked.
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That was me :laugh:. But i never dropped it just put it in my pocket.... And Samsung told me go away!

Add my phone to the 2foot drop screen drstroyed
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captainbirdseye86 said:
I would blame your phone, my 2 week old Galaxy Note 4 has a nice big scratch down it despite not being put near anything significant (like a set of keys in my pocket,etc). Hardly very scratch resistant so i imagine not drop resistant either in real life situations. They should try and find a better material than Gorilla glass.
I wonder if this screen is replaceable? just the front bit of course, which seems like what you need as well.
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There is a much more scratch resistant material, in fact impossible to scratch with anything softer than a diamond. Its called sapphire crystal, and my watch has it. Its a truly amazing material, but apparently too expensive to make a 5.7in screen from it.

drew68 said:
This really stinks a 2ft drop to ceramic tile flooring and it must have hit just right. I have never broken a phone yet and now my week and a half phone is damaged. The funny thing is my case is coming in the mail today! I'm not blaming the phone, just my bad luck!! View attachment 2987626
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Sorry to hear this bro, I feel your pain.

Cost of glass
My note fall down from about 1.5m
He hit the edge of screen and only gorilla is cracked.
Screen is reacting on touch and amoled is working.
Is it possible to change only gorilla how much will it cost me?

Sikorek said:
My note fall down from about 1.5m
He hit the edge of screen and only gorilla is cracked.
Screen is reacting on touch and amoled is working.
Is it possible to change only gorilla how much will it cost me?
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Check from ebay the cost of gorilla glass

Sikorek said:
My note fall down from about 1.5m
He hit the edge of screen and only gorilla is cracked.
Screen is reacting on touch and amoled is working.
Is it possible to change only gorilla how much will it cost me?
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If you are going to go this route, make sure you opt for the high quality OEM glass. Its usually around 10 bucks and many hong kong sellers have it. You can tell because it usually has a red tag on it in the pictures. Stay away from 3 dollar glass. It will just break very easily and waste all of your hard work.

its hurt to see a falling Note4 <3 best of luck next time mate