Love the phone but Gorilla Glass 5 is junk.

[Almeuit]

No scratches here on the front screen. Don't use screen protectors but use a good case with raised lips, I don't keep in the same pocket where my keys are. Left pocket is reserved for phone, and it has worked well for all my phones without screen protector. Sure after many months if I look under a microscope may be I'll find minute scratches as a result of everyday use, but that doesn't bother me.

I'm the same way except my right pocket is my phone pocket .

 

[Law2138]

I've posted this of a few different threads but I'll post here as well. Here are pictures of my 12 day old case kept since minute 1 S8+. The phone has been kept in a Spigen Ultra Hybrid.

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That sucks. In situations like this, I'm sure you had every intention of keeping the device looking brand new by immediately putting a case on it.

My advice to anyone wanting to avoid micro abrasions and such is to find a skin that is thick enough to protect from small particles but thin enough to fit a case over.

 

[dryja123]

That sucks. In situations like this, I'm sure you had every intention of keeping the device looking brand new by immediately putting a case on it.

My advice to anyone wanting to avoid micro abrasions and such is to find a skin that is thick enough to protect from small particles but thin enough to fit a case over.

Exactly. I was waiting for my dbrand skin to arrive and I thought keeping it in a case would be safe. I'm guessing sand particles got in the case.

 

[ClintRo]

Luckily the dbrand skin will cover it.

 

[jamesrick80]

I dropped my s8 plus twice yesterday..i have a slim clear liquid crystal spigen case...no stratches nor cracks...very grateful of gorilla glass 5

 

[Kalvin Kerns]

The struggle to find a balance between durability and aesthetic appeal continues to be a challenge for Samsung and LG.

We get a phone with edges that extend to infinity and beyond, but has the durability of a china doll.
We get a phone with traditional edges, large screen, but compromises shatter resistance for scratch resistance.

The experience and features are great on both devices, but how can one fully enjoy them without constantly thinking, "I better not drop this..."

I went to the grocery store over the weekend with my S8 and handed my phone to the cashier so she could scan my loyalty card. As she stood there with my phone in her hand, time literally froze. All I could think of was she better not drop it.

No cashier is ever going to touch my phone lol.

 

[flyingkytez]

I believe easier to scratch and easier to shatter.

Is the back glass thinner/cheaper glass than the front?

For some reason I feel like Samsung does use a cheaper back than the front. On the S7, it was obvious the back felt more like plastic. Maybe they used a glass/plastic hybrid finish?

 

[ClintRo]

They could be like the G6 and use GG5 on the back and GG 3 on the front.... What sense does that make?? LOL

 

[jeffmd]

They could be like the G6 and use GG5 on the back and GG 3 on the front.... What sense does that make?? LOL

When I first saw this back then, I figured the gg3 was the strongest glass that could be curved, while the gg5 wasn't able to curve as much and so only used on the back.

 

[binba2]

When I first saw this back then, I figured the gg3 was the strongest glass that could be curved, while the gg5 wasn't able to curve as much and so only used on the back.

And I thought it was the other way around... that the new gg variants (5,6) were developed for curves screens?