Scratches. Is there an alternative to Gorilla Glass?

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No. I'm not crying that I noticed a few light scratches on my S8+ as I said it's worth using it naked and certainly better than dropping it.

I just never bought into Gorilla Glass, which is why I've always put screen protectors on my phones.

Even after I read how easy it easily scratches I went with it.

The question, isn't there another company that SAMSUNG, LG, etc. can go with? I guess Sapphire is too expensive? I don't even if Apple is still working with it for their next launch.
 
I think gorilla glass is now more about not breaking than it is about being scratch proof
 
No. I'm not crying that I noticed a few light scratches on my S8+ as I said it's worth using it naked and certainly better than dropping it.

I just never bought into Gorilla Glass, which is why I've always put screen protectors on my phones.

Even after I read how easy it easily scratches I went with it.

The question, isn't there another company that SAMSUNG, LG, etc. can go with? I guess Sapphire is too expensive? I don't even if Apple is still working with it for their next launch.

I thought HTC offered the U Ultra with Sapphire Glass. Honestly it'll still scratch because I've seen scratched up Apple Watches before.
 
I agree. In order to make it tougher it has to be softer. Always trade offs.

I liked the old Gorilla Glass. Anyone remember the S4, S5, Note 3? Those were definitely harder to scratch! I wouldn't mind using those phones without screen protectors.
 
No. I'm not crying that I noticed a few light scratches on my S8+ as I said it's worth using it naked and certainly better than dropping it.

I just never bought into Gorilla Glass, which is why I've always put screen protectors on my phones.

Even after I read how easy it easily scratches I went with it.

The question, isn't there another company that SAMSUNG, LG, etc. can go with? I guess Sapphire is too expensive? I don't even if Apple is still working with it for their next launch.

What you're seeing aren't scratches on the glass, they're scratches on the coating in top of the glass. It still takes a lot to scratch the glass under the coating.
 
I thought HTC offered the U Ultra with Sapphire Glass. Honestly it'll still scratch because I've seen scratched up Apple Watches before.

Only the stainless steel and above have sapphire screens on the Apple watch. If one has an aluminum body it has a variant of gorilla Glass.
 

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