S8+ and....scratches!

[Almeuit]

Just noticed my fingerprint scanner is scratched. Not sure how that happened.

Does anybody know if that could affect its functionality? No scratches yet anywhere else surprisingly.

According to JerryRigEverything he scratched it up pretty hardcore but it still worked fine.

 

[zigaliro]

Damn the back glass is easy to scratch, I dont like that. I was so careful trying not to scratch my phone, yet i noticed today a little scratch on the back -_-

 

[recDNA]

They do fill in some small scratches

Small scratches are invisible with screen on

 

[recDNA]

i loved having a belt holster for my phones, but alas the wife and kids rode me about it so hard that i gave them up. i have since made the change to always wear a shirt with a pocket, i keep my phone in my shirt pocket all the time. that and the wallet case i use there is little chance of a scratch

Unless you bend over and phone smashes onto asphalt and bounces into puddle. I've done it.

 

[recDNA]

Guess I've been really lucky for the past eight years

Belt clip with belt loops, BTW. Fine Corinthian leather.

Mine is fine Corinthian plastic. LOL

 

[recDNA]

Damn the back glass is easy to scratch, I dont like that. I was so careful trying not to scratch my phone, yet i noticed today a little scratch on the back -_-

One reason I hate the glass back.

 

[ol_jackburton]

Unless you bend over and phone smashes onto asphalt and bounces into puddle. I've done it.

i have been training myself since the iphone 5 came out to never bend over, i bend my knees and squat. for those rare times i do bend over i remove the phone from my pocket. it did take some training of my memory muscle but it have become very universal now. i had a lifeproof case on the iphone 5 so it was safe through that adjustment period.

 

[rushmore]

Yup, just commenting on the leather, not the case as such.

Does your case have a flap on top to keep the phone from slipping out? If so, how does it fasten?

Just saw this (sorry). Yes, has flap and secures magnetically.

 

[metal4all6]

Totally agree, gorilla glass 5 is garbage and a scratch magnet! I had my S5 for almost 3 years and not a single scratch. My Note 7 had a few light scratches after a few weeks. My S8+ is just over 2 weeks old and has a light scratch on the screen already.

I baby this thing, so I don't know how it is already scratched!

 

[ThrottleJohnny]

Totally agree, gorilla glass 5 is garbage and a scratch magnet! I had my S5 for almost 3 years and not a single scratch. My Note 7 had a few light scratches after a few weeks. My S8+ is just over 2 weeks old and has a light scratch on the screen already.

I baby this thing, so I don't know how it is already scratched!

Even small, sharp particles unseen by the human eye can technically scratch a glass screen

 

[bassplayrguy]

I wish samsung would go with saphire glass

 

[bandofbrothers2112]

I wish samsung would go with saphire glass

My understanding is that is more scratch resistant but is more prone to shatter from drop damage etc.

 

[robmidi]

Ha! The belt clip cases definitely do not look cool by any stretch of the imagination. But they work & am personally in/out of cars that are in tight places quite a few times per day. Using these, do not have to worry about scratching the car or leaving the phone inside of it etc. Have a Otterbox Defender on the S8+, but have used the inexpensive ones via Amazon in the past.

I use them too. Mainly for the kickstand for video watching, but also I can't stand putting my phone (S6 Edge+) in anything but a shirt pocket.

 

[TrueMetalGeek]

Hmm... I thought the purpose of "Gorilla Glass" was to no longer be subjected to scratches from everyday use?

I just got my S8+ a few days ago. I just came from using the Lumia line of phones for the past 4 years or so since my last Samsung S series phones.
I stopped using screen protectors since the last S series 4 years ago because they take away the feel of the screen and they need to be continuously replaced as they scratch so easily. Also having a screen protector takes away the appearance of a nice phone screen as soon as you start to accumulate scratches in those protectors.

I am a commercial/industrial HVAC tech so I handle my phones with dirty hands and have to often wipe the screen with my shirt, etc.
My Lumia Icon, Lumia 1520 and the more recent Lumia 950XL could always be wiped clean and look brand new.
I'm hoping that the scratches in his S8+ was from something more than just everyday handling of the phone. :-/

 

[dryja123]

16 days old and the back of my phone looks like it's been through a war despite being kept in a case. I posted a few photos last week but now I have DEEP scratches.

I can't wait for my dbrand skin to come in. Also, I was planning on keeping this phone for a few years but due to the athestics, I'll promptly exchange it next year when my AT&T Next plan matures.

 

[jwsnj3rd]

I Had an iPhone and went to and S8 love the way it looks I didn't want a screen protector I got a otterBox but it doesn't have a Built-in screen protector sales guy at the store suggested this so far it works perfectly knock on wood I haven't had a scratch on the glass or anything feels like it has nothing on it at all no kind of film or anything it went on pretty easy almost like magic wipe it clean dry it then wip this stuff on it and done. Will have to see how it works. They'll cover it if damaged well up to 100$

 

[m3lover1]

Hmm... I thought the purpose of "Gorilla Glass" was to no longer be subjected to scratches from everyday use?

I just got my S8+ a few days ago. I just came from using the Lumia line of phones for the past 4 years or so since my last Samsung S series phones.
I stopped using screen protectors since the last S series 4 years ago because they take away the feel of the screen and they need to be continuously replaced as they scratch so easily. Also having a screen protector takes away the appearance of a nice phone screen as soon as you start to accumulate scratches in those protectors.

I am a commercial/industrial HVAC tech so I handle my phones with dirty hands and have to often wipe the screen with my shirt, etc.
My Lumia Icon, Lumia 1520 and the more recent Lumia 950XL could always be wiped clean and look brand new.
I'm hoping that the scratches in his S8+ was from something more than just everyday handling of the phone. :-/

More for shatterproof i would say. Starting from GG4 it got stronger and more resistant to cracks and shatters from drops, but also less scratch proof. I could see why, as with scratches phone is still more than useable, just ugly. But if it shatters or cracks, then much more likely to be not usable anymore and need glass replacing.

 

[donm527]

Yes, suppose to be more tougher than it's predecessor... about 1.5x stronger than GG4. But there are variables to those claims. When they test it was flat face down and not dropped on corners or edges. And each glass tested/compared had uniform thickness.

So if the glass is not protected by a bezel or if the glass protrudes above bezel or if the glass is all curved like in the case of the Samsung or they used different thickness glass... IMO, all bets are off on that 80% survival rate of others. Can you imagine if their tests included side drops??

But you buy the phone because it's crazy beautiful. Just have to realize when you have a piece that's practically all glass and curved at almost every edge and barely any bezel for protection, you're phones gonna have to be a little bit more careful with your phone and take extra care.

https://www.theverge.com/2016/7/20/...rilla-glass-5-smartphone-drops-cracked-screen

More for shatterproof i would say. Starting from GG4 it got stronger and more resistant to cracks and shatters from drops, but also less scratch proof. I could see why, as with scratches phone is still more than useable, just ugly. But if it shatters or cracks, then much more likely to be not usable anymore and need glass replacing.

 

[jeffmd]

Hmm... I thought the purpose of "Gorilla Glass" was to no longer be subjected to scratches from everyday use?

You are wrong, the purpose of gorilla glass was not to shatter under the same stress as glass.

 

[donm527]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzgz5XQU2R0