I guess Corning Fit Glass is not the same as Gorilla Glass

[silverthornne]

Just noticed a few thin scratches on my Nexus 7. It surprised me since my EVO LTE and my Galaxy Tab have received much more abuse and their glass screens are in pristine form. Anyway, just a heads up!

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[Slow_S10]

Thanks for the heads up. I don't usually do screen protectors because on my other devices they have proven unnecessary but I will probably look into one for my Nexus 7 now.

 

[Josefius]

I ordered screen protectors from Amazon last weekend. Would be cool if they show up the same day as my N7.

 

[patchs]

I preordered the Zagg Invisible Shield, they ship later this week.

 

[kdskinner]

So, I see a Zagg shield in the future for mine too then. I love Zagg products, they are almost indestructible. Just ordered a Zagg skin for mine.

 

[eneisch]

Disappointing to hear. Amazon Kindle Fire uses Gorilla Glass and when I sold mine to get my N7 the screen was pristine. Guess the glass was one of the places Google/Asus saved money to keep the price down.

 

[E_man]

I noticed the same thing. Kind of annoyed, looks like I need a screen protector as well.

 

[John-Smith]

Any cheap, but good screen protectors? I can't see myself shelling out $30 for a screen protector.

 

[Noah0504]

What have you guys been doing to scratch the glass. Mine still is in pristine shape.

 

[silverthornne]

Using it...

Anyway, don't misunderstand me. I'm not dissing it; it's that as I expected it to be as resistant as Gorilla Glass I know some others think the same. Again, I have a Galaxy Tab 10.1 for about a year and that thing hasn't even a single scratch though I've abused it (even falling asleep with it on my hand and having it hit the floor it doesn't scratch). Meanwhile I just got the Nexus 7 on Friday and it has two or three tiny scratches.

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[Noah0504]

Using it...

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Yikes. I'll take a better look when I get home, but I can't imagine scratches just from finger use.

 

[ucfgrad93]

Just noticed a few thin scratches on my Nexus 7. It surprised me since my EVO LTE and my Galaxy Tab have received much more abuse and their glass screens are in pristine form. Anyway, just a heads up!

Thanks for the heads up.

 

[mkiker2089]

That's why I use a rubber tipped stylus. Your fingernails are surprisingly tough compared to plastics.

 

[Unicorn Rancher]

A fingernail is around 2.5 on the Mohs hardness scale. Ordinary glass is around 5.5.

If fingernails scratch Corning glass...
Glass: You're Doing It Wrong

 

[mkiker2089]

Then how are they scratching them? They aren't using diamonds for a stylus I assume. Although that would be cool.

I'm assuming the screen isn't glass but I don't know. I do know that with plastics you have a wide range of scratch resistance. Some plastic lenses are scratched by paper towels which would most certainly be a 1 or less on the mohs scale.

in short, what is this corning glass and how tough is it really.

 

[Unicorn Rancher]

Is it even glass?

 

[silverthornne]

It feels much firmer than and quite smooth so I assume it's glass.

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[vedwardsiii]

Gorilla Glass is made by Corning Glass. Go to there website and there is a bunch of information on it.

Google comment. "Update: Actually, there's no Gorilla Glass in the Nexus. It's just scratch resistant glass, Google told us."

I can't find any information on the "Fit Glass by Corning". I guess that is where the details on hardness etc will be.

 

[silverthornne]

The Asus Nexus 7 page says "Corning Fit Glass.

http://www.asus.com/Tablet/Nexus/Nexus_7/#specifications


Some of us thought that it was a Gorilla Glass variant. From my experience I guess that just means that the glass on the screen was somehow cut, hence "fit" by Corning.

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[tqmcguire]

Any cheap, but good screen protectors? I can't see myself shelling out $30 for a screen protector.

I don't know if this helps but Incipio has always included screen protectors for free in all the cases I've bought from them. Those protectors have been great quality and my favorites of all time. I'm waiting to see if they release a Feather case for the N7. Until then I'm being super careful. I've had all 3 iPads and never had a single scratch anywhere on them so if this thing gets a scratch I'm gonna be upset.