Cracked my Thunderbolt without dropping it!

[Mike_is_Mike]

The Thunderbolt does indeed have gorilla glass.

Good to know.

Would it be OK if I carried rocks in my pockets with my TB?

 

[PJnc284]

no. Scratch resistant != scratch proof. It's just a nice buzzword that the manufacturers like to have to make people feel all warm and fuzzy and give them a false sense of security.

 

[Mike_is_Mike]

no. Scratch resistant != scratch proof. It's just a nice buzzword that the manufacturers like to have to make people feel all warm and fuzzy and give them a false sense of security.

More good to know stuff.

Just to recap, it's never a good idea to put other objects in the same pocket that has a cell phone with a 4+ inch glass front on it - wow, who'd have thunk?

 

[Forgetful]

Ouch that sucks. I'm afraid to do the same. With that 4.3 in screen it's just screaming brake me.

 

[SUB-dawg]

My mom's OG droid has gorilla glass and it hasn't scratched since she got it on launch day but mine happens to crack 2 months after I get it? HTC is a scam artist.

 

[Droid800]

My mom's OG droid has gorilla glass and it hasn't scratched since she got it on launch day but mine happens to crack 2 months after I get it? HTC is a scam artist.

Or you should know better than to put something next to your thunderbolt's screen that has a high likelihood of breaking it. You wouldn't put a steel beam on top of your car's windshield, would you?

Question: Was your IPT in a case?

 

[SUB-dawg]

Yes but a cheap plastic one

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[Droid800]

Yes but a cheap plastic one

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Ok well there's your reason why. Its never a good idea to put ANY gadgets in the same pocket unless you want one of them to get damaged.

 

[Shygar]

CORNING® GORILLA® GLASS

Corning says that Gorilla Glass is on the Thunderbolt.

Actually their website says it's on the HTC Thunder Bolt, not the HTC Thunderbolt .

 

[chuckh0308]

Even in the pocket alone the screen is vulnerable to getting crushed up against the edge of a table or whatever if in your pocket. It sucks, but that's how it is. Even Gorilla Glass can be broken. They never claimed it was completely indestructible!

 

[nate44]

Lesson learned. Good luck in getting a replacement.

 

[Droid800]

Even in the pocket alone the screen is vulnerable to getting crushed up against the edge of a table or whatever if in your pocket. It sucks, but that's how it is. Even Gorilla Glass can be broken. They never claimed it was completely indestructible!

I had a palm pre and ended up destroying the screen that way. Ran into the corner of a piece of furniture and it caught it in just the right place to crack it in the middle of the screen.

 

[AFirefighter]

That is no fun. I've had my iPod Nano, my wallet and my Tbolt in the same pocket for some time without issue. I have a case I got from Verizon, but no screen protector.