Eclipse2K
Well-known member
From what I've heard, sapphire glass has a higher hardness rating. The problem is, the higher the hardness rating, the more brittle it is. It's harder to scratch, but again is more brittle. Something like a plastic would be least likely to crack or shatter, but is worse for scratches.
The key with being shatter proof or shatter resistant is the ability to absorb an impact or flexibility. But materials like that aren't scratch proof or scratch resistant. So until there's a breakthrough, it seems that there are two options. Either shatter resistance or scratch resistance. While some claim my phone has been dropped multiple times and never cracked, in the end, it's pure luck. The factors that determine if it cracks or not is weight of the object, types of material (type of glass and hardness rating), type of surface it's dropped on, height of the fall, angle of impact, and even temperature of the glass. That's a lot of factors, and is almost impossible to predict when it will crack. The drop test videos never seem to be consistent, which seem to corroborate this.
Just depends on needs. I'll take scratch resistance considering I've yet to drop a phone. Others would rather have drop resistance. Just personal preference.
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (Verizon)