Are most people getting scratches on the front or back of the phone?
For those with scratches, what color is your phone? Just curious if they are all the same color like Coral Blue and possibly an issue with the paint process. I've got a Onyx Black with a Spigen Neo Hybrid case and don't have any scratches on front or back. I'm a freak about my devices though, if I put them in a pocket, nothing else goes in that pocket.
dBrand on the back, genuine Samsung screen protector on the front. No probs. Use a case & grit gets inside back & you get scratches. dBrand looks/feels great too when out of case. Using an S-View case at the moment which I thoroughly recommend.
I wonder if Samsung (and Corning, of course) is paying attention to these news & hope they will rectify it in the next lot of devices. Many times, the first manufactured lot of devices have some weird issues. This has been the case not only with Samsung but with Apple or other manufacturers as well.
I also think that it's better to buy any new phone after 6 months from it's launch. By that time, most of the hardware / software issues are fixed & price is also reduced a little bit
All those scratches, looks like it was more than just 3 hours out of the case and only putting a screen protector on.. lol. Was you putting on the screen protector with sharp objects in your hand?
I'm pretty certain that both are monitoring this issue closely and working on resolving it. This is the type of issue that could become a "antenna gate" or worse level issue if enough people get scratches.
I for one will be furious if they come out with another version with better quality glass that doesn't scratch as easy.