Looks like Gorilla Glass 5 scratches easily

[itsnotmeitsyou]

The phone is fresh out of the box. Those could look a lot worse because of the coating they use to make the glass feel smooth.

 

[anon(782252)]

I'll take my chances. Haven't used a screen protector in years and not about to start now.

 

[donm527]

I do find this concerning he said basically one step above plastic for scratch resistance... and didn't like the home button and even the led cover was cheap and easily scratched. I don't plan to scratch my home button but keys in pocket will get to it over time or just wear or just the idea the sensor could get affected.

I also am active running 600+ miles a year and run with my phones as well travel and go on hikes and such so it may handle a bit of rough handling and accelerated wear.

That being said I always put a screen protector on my phones at least the first year. And if anyone is going to get a new phone chances it will be gg5 and same on others.

Being gg5 in back if I were going naked on it, I hope someone makes a clear rear protector in plastic to protect and show off the colors. Hate to have it look all beat up with scratches and cheap looking after a year of putting on tables.

Thank goodness the camera lens is glass... wish he tested the same as front to see if at least that was sapphire.

I'm not really sure what to make of this. It's very disappointing. I don't really want a screen protector.

 

[sean8102]

No way!! I don't believe it! Gorilla glass scratches?! But it's gorilla tough. I don't get it.

Tempered glass screen shields are an amazing invention. Get em while their hot.

Sucks that it seems to scratch significantly easier than the last version of gorilla glass on the S7 and S7 edge. Like others have said I'd much rather have improved scratch resistance than shatter resistance.

Also lame of samsung to use plastic for the home button/finger print scanner. Even the $400 one plus 3 uses glass.

 

[AS7Edge]

Well this sucks. Cant wait to have a scratched up phone.

 

[Android Optimizer]

Interesting to see a test where different levels of hardness are compared instead of someone using only one or two different items. Anyone know if he's said what each level of hardness would relate to? Keys are usually made out of particular metals, so the question is would they be at the three level, or below. Some of the things like the ease with which he scratched the finger print reader are concerning (wonder what level of hardness that knife ranks at). I wonder how that compares to other finger print readers beyond the ones he named. I also wonder if such weak areas could be considered manufacturer defects (when compared to other objects made out of the same materials there could have been flaws in the heat treating process that make them weaker than they should be), and be in the realm of a recall notice down the road.

 

[Android Optimizer]

Is there a concensus on a good tempered glass screen protector yet? I saw one review so far and the adhesive was only on the edges and a rainbow effect on the screen and was not securely flush on the curved edges.

Which screen protector was that, so we all know to stay clear of that particular model?

 

[besweeet]

I'll always use cases and screen protectors. It's an $850+ phone. It seems careless not to keep it protected.

 

[Gsxr151]

Hands down, ID Shield. Nearly as smooth as the glass and very clear, been using them for a while.

 

[badMojo69]

So is Corning just lying? Page 2 of their GG5 datasheet shows similar hardness to GG4: https://www.corning.com/content/dam/corning/microsites/csm/gorillaglass/PI_Sheets/Corning%20Gorilla%20Glass%205%20PI%20Sheet.pdf

Depends on how thick the glass is. If it's less than .4mm then it's the same or worse.

 

[dlgus]

Wait...what kind of glass does my Note 4 have?

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[badMojo69]

I'll always use cases and screen protectors. It's an $850+ phone. It seems careless not to keep it protected.

Call me careless then, because I've never used screen protectors. They suck and screw with the display...especially now with VR.
Also minor scratches are a non issue anyway, because you can only see them with the screen off or static dark images.

 

[badMojo69]

Wait...what kind of glass does my Note 4 have?

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[RichBrown68]

While I admit that This concerns me, keep in mind that there are at least two other scratch test videos that I've seen, neither of which shows that the phone is easy at all to scratch.

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[felloffthetruck]

They need to rename it Baby Glass 5. :-\

 

[RichBrown68]

I guess the thing that worries me most, even if I am always careful to protect my phone from my keys or other hard objects, what about the S Pen? Will it be enough to scratch it

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[felloffthetruck]

I guess it's back to another crappy film protector with Tempered Glass near impossible to work on these curved screens. :'(

It's a sad day when new Gorilla Glass 5 is crappier then past versions.

 

[dsignori]

I guess the thing that worries me most, even if I am always careful to protect my phone from my keys or other hard objects, what about the S Pen? Will it be enough to scratch it

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Um, no. Let's not get into silly territory here

 

[donm527#IM]

I doubt it... That would be hilarious if Samsung didn't make sure their pens won't scratch up the screen.

I wonder if maybe the glass has been weakened because of the step to take to form the curved glass and lost some of it's tempering/strength? In another video someone did a 3 foot drop and it cracked first time hit it just right at the corner of the glass where it curves.

So a screen protector and a bumper will be needed.

I guess the thing that worries me most, even if I am always careful to protect my phone from my keys or other hard objects, what about the S Pen? Will it be enough to scratch it

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[Android Optimizer]

I guess the thing that worries me most, even if I am always careful to protect my phone from my keys or other hard objects, what about the S Pen? Will it be enough to scratch it

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That is something that concerned me as well consider I have quite a bit of force when I'm writing (my pencil writing was always very dark, and left deep indentations on paper when I wrote in school). As far as the s pen tip goes its supposed to be pretty soft material, but if the edge of the other end of the pen were to scrape across the screen who knows...