Gorillaglass this AINT!

**kath00** · 01-13-2012, 01:38 AM

Ugh! Coming from my trusty Droid X, which I have had for over 2 years and currently my 12 year old DD uses/abuses, the GNex's screen is a piece of cr*d. I do not like screen protectors and having had not one scratch on my Droid X, I didn't bother to put one of the GNex. That said, I treat it gently, place it in a side pocket of my purse with keys or any other items near it, etc.

Well, lo and behold less than a month of owning the device and I already have a scratch on it. I am so peeved! I really don't abuse my phones so I am shocked at how easily this screen scratches, especially compared to my old phones. Luckily it's in the upper right corner so I am not too bothered by it, but I am really NOT happy about the fact that my brand new $300 device already is permanently messed up.

Lesson to me and others, unless it's made by Corning, get a screen protector on it! Really, really wish Samsung didn't cheap out on the gorillaglass. This could have all been avoided IMHO.

Katherine

**Grawbad** · 01-13-2012, 01:45 AM

I don't have anything on mine either and I don't even have a single problem on mine.
Do you know what scratched it?
Looking to discover the threshold.
It had go be something pretty rough because there is a video online of a key being scrapped across the screen really hard and nothing happened. Let me see if I can find it.

OK here it is:

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**2ndaccord** · 01-13-2012, 01:49 AM

Gorilla glass can be scratched. My epic touch has some very small scratches on the surface of my phone. I baby mine and only had it for a few weeks before i noticed the scratches. I heard that sand can scratch gorilla glass very easily so if you live in an area where there is sand and sand possibly gets in your pocket then your screen can get scratched.

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**AndroidXTC** · 01-13-2012, 01:50 AM

Before I even powered mine up for the first time the screen protector went on first!

**jamisont** · 01-13-2012, 03:38 AM

Youshould know there's no curved gorilla glass even thou corning showed it's doablelast year.
They can't mass produce it.
Also there's gorilla glass shortage for a while now, due to increased demand for tablets and smart phones with larger display.
Apple went to asahi's dragontrail but return to gorilla for ipad since earthquake there.
For now companies r trying to develope new product to replace gorilla glass, dragontrail is one of em.

**Silent Patriot** · 01-13-2012, 05:38 AM

Originally Posted by jamisont

Youshould know there's no curved gorilla glass even thou corning showed it's doablelast year. They can't mass produce it.

The Dell Venue Pro has GG and is curved.

**ChuckG73** · 01-13-2012, 05:48 AM

Glass scratches. I have had luck without getting scratches on a lot of my phones w/o using screen protectors. I however found a very light small scratch on the screen and now have slapped on an XO Skin.

**Gekko** · 01-13-2012, 06:03 AM

i'm skeptical and would like to see a photo of this scratch.

**crzycrkr** · 01-13-2012, 06:04 AM

Originally Posted by 2ndaccord

Gorilla glass can be scratched. My epic touch has some very small scratches on the surface of my phone. I baby mine and only had it for a few weeks before i noticed the scratches. I heard that sand can scratch gorilla glass very easily so if you live in an area where there is sand and sand possibly gets in your pocket then your screen can get scratched.

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Exactly. The same things that scratch this glass also scratch GG. The biggest problem is that people think if the phone is in a pocket by itself that it is safe. They do t realize that its not keys and coins making the scratches, its tiny particles that get in everything.

Bottom line...if you've used phones without protectors and gotten no scratches you've just been extremely lucky. Screen protectors on everything if you're smart.

**Gekko** · 01-13-2012, 06:27 AM

Originally Posted by crzycrkr

Exactly. The same things that scratch this glass also scratch GG. The biggest problem is that people think if the phone is in a pocket by itself that it is safe. They do t realize that its not keys and coins making the scratches, its tiny particles that get in everything.

Bottom line...if you've used phones without protectors and gotten no scratches you've just been extremely lucky. Screen protectors on everything if you're smart.

i disagree. i've seen no pictures anywhere of this phenomenon. only demos showing me that the glass is virtually unscratchable. can you or anyone point me to some photos of scratched Gorilla Glass or the equivalent?

**crzycrkr** · 01-13-2012, 06:48 AM

Originally Posted by Gekko

i disagree. i've seen no pictures anywhere of this phenomenon. only demos showing me that the glass is virtually unscratchable. can you or anyone point me to some photos of scratched Gorilla Glass or the equivalent?

Its pretty well known. Anything higher up on Mohs scale will scratch it. That's why you always see them use keys, or normal steel razor blades to try to scratch of in videos. Those would have a hard time scratching regular glass. If they used a hardened steel blade it would scratch it. If they used a few regular grains of sand it would destroy it. Google "Gorilla Glass vs sandpaper" Some of the videos show the person barely touching the screen and there are tons of scratches.

People need to remember, promotional videos are just that. Do you really expect them to show you what scratches the screen? Of course not. They're going to show you every day things that won't. They're not going to say, "oh, and by the way, sand and grit and dirt that are all around you at all times can scratch this screen, so be careful."

**Gekko** · 01-13-2012, 07:05 AM

Originally Posted by crzycrkr

Its pretty well known. Anything higher up on Mohs scale will scratch it. That's why you always see them use keys, or normal steel razor blades to try to scratch of in videos. Those would have a hard time scratching regular glass. If they used a hardened steel blade it would scratch it. If they used a few regular grains of sand it would destroy it. Google "Gorilla Glass vs sandpaper" Some of the videos show the person barely touching the screen and there are tons of scratches.

People need to remember, promotional videos are just that. Do you really expect them to show you what scratches the screen? Of course not. They're going to show you every day things that won't. They're not going to say, "oh, and by the way, sand and grit and dirt that are all around you at all times can scratch this screen, so be careful."

1. the videos i have seen were regular guys who were returning the phone for another reason and decided to do a scratch test before the return.
2. again - please point me to even one picture on the internet of scratched Gorilla Glass. i have never seen one nor can i find one.

**mikestorm** · 01-13-2012, 07:19 AM

I'm a screen protector convert. My Droid Incredible had a scratch towards the middle of the screen that you could feel, which drove me up a wall, but still I didn't go the screen protector route.

It wasn't until I bought a used T-Bolt off eBay, where the phone came with one preinstalled, that I started to appreciate screen protectors. Seven months later when I sold my T-bolt on eBay, I peeled it off (it was starting to degrade), cleaned the screen with some rubbing alcohol, and was amazed at how perfect it looked.

**crzycrkr** · 01-13-2012, 07:37 AM

Originally Posted by Gekko

1. the videos i have seen were regular guys who were returning the phone for another reason and decided to do a scratch test before the return.
2. again - please point me to even one picture on the internet of scratched Gorilla Glass. i have never seen one nor can i find one.

1 And were they trying with keys and razor blades? Of course they'll have the same results.

2 Again, Google "Gorilla Glass vs sandpaper" Or just do some basic Google searches about GG scratch resistance and the Mohs hardness scale. I am pointing you in the right direction, but I'm on my phone and don't have the time to link Google searches for you. Or just scour the forums here and you'll see when all phones come out, even those with GG, the forums get hammered with posts like these. Anyone on here long enough knows that.

**GeekMcLeod** · 01-13-2012, 07:54 AM

I found that I had to clean my screen A LOT more with a screen protector on it. Along with the scratch test video, I don't think I will need a screen protector. They seem to attract way more finger prints than just the screen.

**moosc** · 01-13-2012, 07:55 AM

My droidX was amazing no screen cover my bionic got all sort of scratches. So my nexus I have a screen cover and I'm happy. Glass vs sand sand wins. Where is glass from oh wait its sand.

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**DaPoets** · 01-13-2012, 08:04 AM

throwing a phone in a purse with dirt particles, keys, coins and other hard objects is just asking for it.

**nemov** · 01-13-2012, 08:24 AM

Gorilla glass is scratch resistant. It's not scratch proof. It's too bad that the phone got scratched. It happens. I've been lucky so far for the first month. No scratches.

I also got the otterbox case so that helps. I didn't use the screen protector but the case keeps the phone from laying it its face when it's set down face down.

**DreamSTi** · 01-13-2012, 09:13 AM

I have to agree with the OP about the this phones screen, after 2 weeks I have 3-4 tiny scratches on the screen. I had my Incredible and a Droid X for a LONG time with no protectors and not a single scratch. kind of sucks but oh well. I use the Steinheil protector now.

**Johnly** · 01-13-2012, 09:18 AM

I've scratched gorrila glass, and glass on the iPhone (thanks to my kid) but whatever, I would rather have a barly there scratch than all that plastic, yuck.

**majiklantrn** · 01-13-2012, 09:24 AM

Hasn't this topic been brought up multiple times?

**moosc** · 01-13-2012, 09:27 AM

Yes there are a whole crap load of threads on this in just about phone forum here. Could b the most posted question

Originally Posted by majiklantrn

Hasn't this topic been brought up multiple times?

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**Holsum** · 01-13-2012, 09:40 AM

Originally Posted by kath00

Ugh! Coming from my trusty Droid X, which I have had for over 2 years and currently my 12 year old DD uses/abuses, the GNex's screen is a piece of cr*d. I do not like screen protectors and having had not one scratch on my Droid X, I didn't bother to put one of the GNex. That said, I treat it gently, place it in a side pocket of my purse with keys or any other items near it, etc.

Well, lo and behold less than a month of owning the device and I already have a scratch on it. I am so peeved! I really don't abuse my phones so I am shocked at how easily this screen scratches, especially compared to my old phones. Luckily it's in the upper right corner so I am not too bothered by it, but I am really NOT happy about the fact that my brand new $300 device already is permanently messed up.

Lesson to me and others, unless it's made by Corning, get a screen protector on it! Really, really wish Samsung didn't cheap out on the gorillaglass. This could have all been avoided IMHO.

Katherine

bahahaha. scratches happen, deal with it. Gorilla glass is just a name they are both the same type of glass one is just made by a different manufacturer. The reason samsung didnt go with gorilla glass is because the screens look like crap IMO. T-BOLT is garbage compared to this screen and all the others i have compared.

Take it for what its worth, but if people really "take care" of their phones they would have a screen protector and a cover on it. accidents happen. neglecting your phone and putting it in the side pocket of a purse is just asking for scratches (sand, dirt, dust, other objects, etc). It could have even been the INFAMOUS GORILLA GLASS in there and would have got a scratch depending on the partical that scratched it.

**jamisont** · 01-13-2012, 10:05 AM

Originally Posted by Silent Patriot

The Dell Venue Pro has GG and is curved.

- dell venue pro - released march 2011.

well I guess u can still call that curved GG.. but its not the one I mentioned.. =
that glass on venue pro came out before corning even demonstrated real curved glass in computex 2011 (may)

It was also reported Corning debuted their curved Gorilla glass at Computex 2011.

I cant find image nor video of that demonstration but it was about 3 thin layers of glasses u have to carve it so it can be bent.

**crzycrkr** · 01-13-2012, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by majiklantrn

Hasn't this topic been brought up multiple times?

Yes. I wish Android Central would do a big article about this with video. Scratch test demos have people so brainwashed its ridiculous.

Originally Posted by jamisont

- dell venue pro - released march 2011.

well I guess u can still call that curved GG.. but its not the one I mentioned.. =
that glass on venue pro came out before corning even demonstrated real curved glass in computex 2011 (may)

I cant find image nor video of that demonstration but it was about 3 thin layers of glasses u have to carve it so it can be bent.

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if the GN has GGII, but couldn't say anything because it hadn't been unveiled yet. Kinda like how the EVO wasn't announced having GG, but it came out 6 months later that it did.