Nexus 4 scratch test

[JeffDenver]

Lots of folks are worried about the Nexus 4 glass screens. In case you guys were curious, here's my newly delivered Nexus 4 (both front and back) vs boxcutter, keys, coins, wrench.

You are a lot braver than I am.

 

[JeffDenver]

Screen protector, front and back, no scratch problem.

I have no protector at all.

Front is virtually mint. No scratches. Despite several drops. My display did shatter once ($150 mistake), but no scratches.

Back has a few faint scratches...I don't think it is gorilla glass like the front. I get concerned only because it covers the lens of the camera as well, so a scratch could cause problems there.

 

[RenoD2010]

Hmm, had this phone (N4's cousin) for a month and two weeks. Have it in a simple case so the back glass is protected. I JUST noticed a few nearly imperceptible nicks on the front display. I BABY this sucker but life happens.

Considering a screen protector but this touch screen is such money I'm loath to put anything between the screen and the sublime gesture response.

I went 2+ years with an HTC Inspire and its Gorilla Glass 1 and no screen protector and managed just fine.

I'll only put one on this phone if it's made so well I won't even know I have it on.

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[shahali]

I think this Screen is pants. I used a screen protector from day one. Then i red all these stuff and thought, heck, lets take it off. used it for a week, with little else in my pocket (obviously if i had something i knew it would scratch - so consciously avoided putting keys etc). Feeling good about the naked feeling and then BAM , i noticed a very faint scratch....! I thought i had this Gorilla glass stuff, and it seemed to have scratched!

Hey ho.. back to screen protectors!

 

[Captainbob767]

Hold the screen of your N 4 against a grinding wheel, turn it on, press real hard, and let us know what happened.

 

[TheLegoman]

I dropped my Nexus 4 on the ground and it slid along the floor for a few feet. The rear glass has a really deep scratch or a hairline crack in it now. Knives and other metal objects will not scratch the glass. Sand, stones, and grit will scratch it though.

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[Captainbob767]

I dropped my Nexus 4 on the ground and it slid along the floor for a few feet. The rear glass has a really deep scratch or a hairline crack in it now. Knives and other metal objects will not scratch the glass. Sand, stones, and grit will scratch it though.

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Sand and grit are the worst for scratching something.

 

[fernandezhjr]

Does anyone know if salt will scratch it?

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[taylorz_412]

Does anyone know if salt will scratch it?

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No it shouldn't

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[rahul patwa1]

My n4 is less than 2 months old. I took of the scratch guards that came on it..and now I have 3 scratches on the screen
:'(
Please suggest some good quality scratch guards and a cover for the phone..As much as i hate putting a cover on the phone, I don't have a choice! **** Gorilla glass!

 

[pontiac005]

My n4 is less than 2 months old. I took of the scratch guards that came on it..and now I have 3 scratches on the screen
:'(
Please suggest some good quality scratch guards and a cover for the phone..As much as i hate putting a cover on the phone, I don't have a choice! **** Gorilla glass!

Use a glass polisher that is made to buff out light scratches on glass. I used it on my watch and gnex and it works great. I can't find the little bottle otherwise I would give you the name.

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