Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge - 24 hours and already scratched

[Knowledge10111]

Wow. Really shocked here. Was waiting for a tempered glass protector before I put anything on. Thought it could AT LEAST get me by a few weeks without any scratches.

My phone is fine but my wife's S7 Edge has a deep scratch in the center of the phone. She has been very careful and did not drop it at all. Only place it went was her pocket. I though Gorilla Glass 4 should have been AT LEAST able to handle some pocket handling?

 

[dpham00]

If there was some sand in the pocket then I wouldn't be surprised that it scratched.

 

[Knowledge10111]

If there was some sand in the pocket then I wouldn't be surprised that it scratched.

Seeing that some can take a razor blade to it on YouTube - it survived that with no issue - so I AM surprised!

 

[felloffthetruck]

I believe that Samsung used some cheap @ss glass on these latest phones. There are a bunch of reports of scratched displays from normal use.
This sucks as it will be near impossible to find a tempered glass protector that will work on edge phones.

It's not Gorilla Glass 4, it's Baby Glass 1

Here is a couple videos that showcase some scratches on the new phones.

Kevin has a large scratch on the lower gold part to the right of the home button:

On this video Flo shows scratches (about 30:00 in) received just taking the phone in and out of her purse.

[video]https://twit.tv/shows/all-about-android/episodes/256?[/video]

 

[Knowledge10111]

I wonder if there is some quality control on the type of glass they are using. This video suggests that it can handle a razor blade....don't see how sand can scratch this!

youtube.com/watch?v=D_bB5fnN7Jk

 

[dpham00]

Seeing that some can take a razor blade to it on YouTube - it survived that with no issue - so I AM surprised!

razor blade is generally just standard steel, which while sharp, is not very hard. Using Mohr's hardness scale, regular steel is about a 4-4.5 . gorilla glass is around a 6 ish, so of course a standard steel razor blade won't scratch it. Sand is a somewhat generic term...it could be a number of materials, but generally speaking, it is pretty common knowledge that sand can scratch a gorilla glass screen.

If you still don't believe me, just google "can sand scratch gorilla glass". you'll find plenty of places that discuss about this.

 

[bembol]

It's all base on luck.

 

[dpham00]

In the video you posted, you can see that a razor blade doesn't scratch the glass... Yes BUT a pick with a Mohr hardness of 6 will scratch the glass. Silica sand is pretty standard, and it has a hardness of 6-7.

Also if your wife has a diamond ring, then diamond has a hardness of 10.

Basically anything with a Mohr hardness of 6 or above will scratch the screen.

 

[Golfdriver97]

Sand is a somewhat generic term

Especially if the grain of sand happens to be granite.

 

[Knowledge10111]

Thanks...and the diamond ring is something I didn't think of...makes sense

 

[LeoRex]

If there's one of these in the purse...



or if you see someone wearing these and a phone in their back pocket...

 

[Lobwedgephil]

Yeah, really seems like this phone requires a screen protector unfortunately if you have issues with scratches.

 

[Carlo Villa]

Same thing happened to me , I put the phone in my pants pocket and one time I forgot and put some keys there too. That was enough for a tiny scratch on the screen.

Can't risk it without a glass protector

 

[wxman2003]

Even a few grains of salt will scratch glass. I made the mistake one of setting my iPhone face down on a table at a restaurant. Thought it was completely clean. Had some fine scratches after that. The scratches were likely in the oleophobic coating.

 

[cwoms167]

They should stop using that coating. For years that stuff has not been scratch resistant.

 

[anon(9708869)]

Are there any glass screen protectors worth a darn out yet? And if so, where do i get one? I'm paranoid about scratching the screen and then i read this post.

 

[Knowledge10111]

I believe Zagg has some but I've read mixed reviews about them not fitting correctly and they won't release a contour version until April...not sure at the moment its why I don't have one yet

 

[sangs]

Are there any glass screen protectors worth a darn out yet? And if so, where do i get one? I'm paranoid about scratching the screen and then i read this post.

You don't need a glass protector to prevent scratches. I just applied an Armorsuit cover to my S7E. More than enough to protect from scratches.

 

[KimJongOMG]

You don't need a glass protector to prevent scratches. I just applied an Armorsuit cover to my S7E. More than enough to protect from scratches.

Glass protectors feel so nice though.

I go to the beach every weekend and sand will completely destroy the screen.

 

[anon(5630457)]

In the video you posted, you can see that a razor blade doesn't scratch the glass... Yes BUT a pick with a Mohr hardness of 6 will scratch the glass. Silica sand is pretty standard, and it has a hardness of 6-7.

Also if your wife has a diamond ring, then diamond has a hardness of 10.

Basically anything with a Mohr hardness of 6 or above will scratch the screen.

It makes me happy to see a conversation about Mohs scale of hardness in these forums.

Just an FYI, I'm an archaeologist with a geology background.