Finally giving up on screen protectors.

[b.grdner]

Don't know, but for only 6 bucks I didn't have to find out that "what if" scenario.

 

[Kalvin Kerns]

Sorry I was in a time warp. Thought it was late 2017.

Hahahaha I like the sound of that though, Note 8+ gets all the goodness possible

 

[BillfnBragg]

didn't like any of the glass protectors I've tried. but I love the armor suit military sheild

 

[flyingkytez]

Only if he uses it like you have been. Plenty of us have no screen protector and don't have any scratches at all.

Plus, you've already said you treat yours like crap because your work owns it.

Not like crap but using the phone like normal and not being paranoid. Putting phone in pocket, putting phone in bag, placing it on table, etc. is considered normal use. Funny thing is never left the office much.

 

[JHBThree]

I'm getting there too. I have the Samsung oem one right now, but a lot of cases don't work with it. I have TMobile jump on demand, so the S8+ probably will be gone by September, so I'm leaning toward not being as ocd about scratches. (I was the same way when I had a temporary S7 edge after the note 7 fiasco)

 

[Lepa79]

I'm getting there too. I have the Samsung oem one right now, but a lot of cases don't work with it. I have TMobile jump on demand, so the S8+ probably will be gone by September, so I'm leaning toward not being as ocd about scratches. (I was the same way when I had a temporary S7 edge after the note 7 fiasco)

This.
if you are jump on demand or ATT next program, why in the heck would anyone care about covering up that awesome feeling glass?

No thank you, I'll enjoy my phone until I'm able to next to the next big thing. It will not make a difference if the screen is scratch or ZERO scratches.

 

[flyingkytez]

https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S8-Questions-and-Answers/S8-Scratching-easily/td-p/93816

 

[Lepa79]

https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S8-Questions-and-Answers/S8-Scratching-easily/td-p/93816

Over a month. No screen protector and phone in and out of my pockets 100 times a day. Not a single scratch. Minimal thin case and nothing on display screen.

It's amazing how some posts shows the phone beat up and posters say they never dropped or abused their phone. It simply just doesn't add up, I'm sorry.

 

[TylerLV76]

Not like crap but using the phone like normal and not being paranoid. Putting phone in pocket, putting phone in bag, placing it on table, etc. is considered normal use. Funny thing is never left the office much.

Depending on what's in the bag could very well explain your screen.

Mine goes in and out of my pocket 100 times a day and still perfect. I go to softball games 4 times a week where the screen gets pretty dusty to the point that I wash it in the sink when I get home. Even with all that dust I still don't have any issues.

Some of your scratches actually look like swirl marks from cleaning the screen while something abrasive was on it.

Scratches will eventually happen but yours are extreme and look alot worse than normal use. The one in the middle, that makes a Y, looks like it was ran across something very abrasive.

 

[htcmate]

Same I'm about to give up on screen protectors too. Back in the days there were no curved screens or glass protectors. I used those thin flat films on my Sony Ericsson 10 yrs ago and it was good. Now the screens are curved on the edge and I either have to get a flat one where it looks like crap on my previous IPhone with only the protector in the middle or 3D one where it don't fit properly.


I just bought a $8 glass 3D protector from ebay and the top left corner keep having a squeaking noise when i press down and the left top touch doesn't work. Re-aligned many times too. Just using it bare right now feels great!

 

[Lepa79]

Just using it bare right now feels great!

There you go. Enjoy!

 

[sforsyth01]

I had given up on them for this phone about 3 weeks ago. then I got scratches on my screen without ever dropping it. Decided to give it one last shot and got the Zagg. 3 days in and so far it is great. Hoping it stays that way.

 

[johnriii]

didn't even try any screen protector, and got my s8plus on launch day. no scratches at all, and it's in and out of my pocket all day long with two jobs. left front pocket is designated for my phone and nothing else, in the car it's either in the cup holder or face up on the passenger seat. after all the user reviews and me trying with the S7 edge five times last year, I decided to not fight with it this time.

 

[kleeno]

eurpmask is pretty good

 

[pseudoware]

No screen protector, no case, no insurance, no problem.

 

[flyingkytez]

Depending on what's in the bag could very well explain your screen.

Mine goes in and out of my pocket 100 times a day and still perfect. I go to softball games 4 times a week where the screen gets pretty dusty to the point that I wash it in the sink when I get home. Even with all that dust I still don't have any issues.

Some of your scratches actually look like swirl marks from cleaning the screen while something abrasive was on it.

Scratches will eventually happen but yours are extreme and look alot worse than normal use. The one in the middle, that makes a Y, looks like it was ran across something very abrasive.

Still, it's unacceptable and it's a design flaw. Even other Galaxy users are complaining on the other forums. I recall the Galaxy S4, S5, Note 3 and 4 having much tougher and scratch resistant glass.

 

[flyingkytez]

From an owner on the Samsung forums. Look like he placed it face down on the table, which is actually a feature of the S8 because of the curved screen it supposed to light up on the sides like the previous S7 and S6 edge when you get notifications.

 

[TylerLV76]

Still, it's unacceptable and it's a design flaw. Even other Galaxy users are complaining on the other forums. I recall the Galaxy S4, S5, Note 3 and 4 having much tougher and scratch resistant glass.

Its far from a design flaw. They used Gorilla glass 3 and 4 on the phones you mentioned. 3 was arguably one of the best for scratch resistance. Now theyve gone for a more shatter resistant version for obvious reasons. If it was a design flaw every single one of our screens would look like yours. A design flaw would be the coating on the G6 camera getting scratched to all hell requiring us to polish it out.

The fact of the matter is, if you dont put the screen in a pocket/bag with other objects or face down on an abrasive surface, you can avoid scratches pretty easily.

I saw one guy complain because he put his iPhone 4s in the same pocket of his S8 and the s8 screen scratched. Well no kidding it scratched. You rubbed an aluminum framed phone against a glass phone repeatedly for God knows how long.

I don't baby my phone since my work is covering the insurance and deductible, but I still don't have a single mark on it.

 

[flyingkytez]

Its far from a design flaw. They used Gorilla glass 3 and 4 on the phones you mentioned. 3 was arguably one of the best for scratch resistance. Now theyve gone for a more shatter resistant version for obvious reasons. If it was a design flaw every single one of our screens would look like yours. A design flaw would be the coating on the G6 camera getting scratched to all hell requiring us to polish it out.

The fact of the matter is, if you dont put the screen in a pocket/bag with other objects or face down on an abrasive surface, you can avoid scratches pretty easily.

I saw one guy complain because he put his iPhone 4s in the same pocket of his S8 and the s8 screen scratched. Well no kidding it scratched. You rubbed an aluminum framed phone against a glass phone repeatedly for God knows how long.

I don't baby my phone since my work is covering the insurance and deductible, but I still don't have a single mark on it.

Just wait. Give it a little more time and one day you'll wake up with a big scratch on it and you'll be like darn it oh well. May not happen now but soon. Even my glass screen protector on my V20 doesn't scratch this easily and it's just a screen protector.

 

[flyingkytez]

Look at the Samsung forums. Everyone is talking about it. Here's a quote:

"Same thing> I have a s6 and s4 that have zero scratches. I have not used a screen protector since my blackberry. I had this a week and only put in my pocket by itself and it has micro scratches as if my pants were made of sand paper. I dont know if i can deal with this for 2 years. Wish i waited for the pixel2"

Not trying to troll, just trying to warn y'all.

https://us.community.samsung.com/t5/Galaxy-S8-Questions-and-Answers/S8-Scratching-easily/td-p/93816