Deep scratches on pre-applied hard screen protector - XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

So as far as I know, X10 comes with a pre-applied hard screen protector and may be I just being paranoid but my doubt is some of the scratches I got on this protector seem pretty deep. Do you think it might have damaged the screen?
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aniq said:
So as far as I know, X10 comes with a pre-applied hard screen protector and may be I just being paranoid but my doubt is some of the scratches I got on this protector seem pretty deep. Do you think it might have damaged the screen?
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Well mine looked FOOBAR (****ed!) but when I removed the pre-applied hard screen-protector everything was just fine
Don't remove it until you have some replacement screen-protector!

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xperia x10 scratch resistant screen?

hi,
i m planning to get the x10 soon, i have a question is the screen scratch resistant as its mentioned in the specs online? is the screen scratch resistant like the nexus one is? i think the nexus one is scratch resistant for sure, anyone knows?
thanks..
insane79 said:
hi,
i m planning to get the x10 soon, i have a question is the screen scratch resistant as its mentioned in the specs online? is the screen scratch resistant like the nexus one is? i think the nexus one is scratch resistant for sure, anyone knows?
thanks..
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Well I don't know about the Nexus One, but this screen is scratch resistant for sure
Agreed.. Took my screen protector off about a month ago and it's still mint
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it comes with a pre applied screen protector, and yes my phone wistanded so much friction and the screen is still as it was out of the box
I removed the screen protector after about a week after I got it, up to now it's still in mint condition. I look at it under the bright sunlight to see if there is any scratch recently, but I found none. So, I believed that it is true, that it is using a mineral glass and scratch resistant, but not scratch proof...
Hey same my screen is pretty mint with one month or normal usage with only the hidden screen protector. I do not think that the screen is scratch resistant but more like the hidden screen protector is.
IMHO I wouldn't take off the preapplied protector unless u replace it right away. I took off the protector when I got it and now my screen is really scratched up. There's even an imprint from when it came into contact with a hot lighter.
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gavriel18 said:
IMHO I wouldn't take off the preapplied protector unless u replace it right away. I took off the protector when I got it and now my screen is really scratched up. There's even an imprint from when it came into contact with a hot lighter.
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Lucky you took the protector off. It would have melted and been stuck permanently. How would you have taken melted plastic off the glass?
mine survived beach use... pretty tough
so i guess the x10 screen is scratch resistant after all
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IMHO I wouldn't take off the preapplied protector unless u replace it right away.
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gavriel18 said:
There's even an imprint from when it came into contact with a hot lighter.
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I had a fright the other day when I saw what I thought was a crater from where a bit of hot ash had landed, then realised even it was it had a SP on, in fact it's got two because I put another on not knowing it already came with one applied. It was just bit gravy after all, but had it of been ash it could have been nasty was the screen not protected.
And you can obviously show that it's not really "resistant" as such so I'm with you, leave it on or replace it straight away. But each to their own and all that.

my screen got scratched....any help?

My friend somehow scratched the screen with his nail,and now there are fine scratches on my screen...one of which is causing a rainbow effect when the screen turned white. Any help on removing,or at least reducing the scratches?thanks for any help
Believe it or not, but the X10 comes with a clear non-scratch resistant screen protector. Look closely along the edges around the screen, and use a razor blade to separate it from the screen. You can buy replacement screen protectors on ebay for $1 each. However, they are difficult to apply. I quit using one altogether, and I have found the bare screen to be very scratch resistant.
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Believe it or not, but the X10 comes with a clear non-scratch resistant screen protector. Look closely along the edges around the screen, and use a razor blade to separate it from the screen. You can buy replacement screen protectors on ebay for $1 each. However, they are difficult to apply. I quit using one altogether, and I have found the bare screen to be very scratch resistant.
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But I can see a rainbow where there is a scratch
doesn't that mean the main screen got damaged?
I was fooled by the factory screen protector myself. Remove it and see.
I experienced this as well. The factory installed screen protector is very hard to spot and remove, but nothing impossible.
Try Screen protector..
And as long as i know x10 is scratch proof.
kantk20111 said:
My friend somehow scratched the screen with his nail,and now there are fine scratches on my screen...one of which is causing a rainbow effect when the screen turned white. Any help on removing,or at least reducing the scratches?thanks for any help
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Wow strong nails. Is he related to wolverine? Anways try removing the screen protector. All stock x10 has one.
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All x10 have stock screen protector. Just remove it when it'sreally annoying to see the scratches! Because when you put new on on it, you will see bubbles and stuff.
Oh i see!.. there's a second micro layer on the glass!.
I've removed my screen protector and my screen is scrached now :-( after about 2 weeks using my x10 without the protector
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Buy a Rewashable Screen protector for 1.59$ ( or 2 for 2.99$ ) from ebay. The screen doesn't even react to water now
I put a screen protector on mine without any bubbles. I used water to get it to slide in place and squeegeed the water out.
Also had the battery out and put it in a bag of rice afterwards just in case water got inside. That was 8 months ago and still working well. The only negative is it decreased the sensitivity of the touch screen slightly, but I got used to it.
Here is a guide if you want to apply a screen protector
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1015394
1 whole year with this phone and i just realised tday that there is a screen protecter
Lol.
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I've been using a screen protector on top of another one for months now, only noticed after reading this thread!!!
Haha! well, better 2 than none
yeah... i see some protection layer, but i cann't remove it... its just like a some mini glass layer...
BTW. I allways use BRANDO screen protector, and i have no problem with bubbels or something. Without water...
forysiuk111 said:
yeah... i see some protection layer, but i cann't remove it... its just like a some mini glass layer...
BTW. I allways use BRANDO screen protector, and i have no problem with bubbels or something. Without water...
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Use a razor blade to pick up the corner. I broke a nail trying to get the factory screen protector off with my fingers. Lol. Whoever they have applying the factory one really does a great job.
Well whaddaya know, there is a layer. Sneaky little SE salesmen made me pay 25 bucks for another, redundant screen protector. -_-
Thanks for the info!
agentJBM said:
Use a razor blade to pick up the corner. I broke a nail trying to get the factory screen protector off with my fingers. Lol. Whoever they have applying the factory one really does a great job.
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I got it! finally... Thanks. Now my x10 looks like new one

Screen Protector

I am feeling very much in double mind whether to put screen protector on or not. Everyone says XPS has factory installed. Someone help please
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Xperia S have factory installed protector. I don't think you need two of them.
Thanks man
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The only problem with the original screen protector is it picks up marks very quickly, needs constant cleaning and gets scratched very easily. If that doesn't bother you then you don't need another screen protector.
I wouldn't recommend it, I think you should not see the factory applied screen protector as a screnn protector but rather part of the screen. It is applied perfectly and no matter how hard you try doing it yourself, you'll never manage to apply one as well...
I would see it as a back up back up screen protector . Stick one on top of it, and replace it when it gets really scratched. They after awhile stop applying screen protectors and just leave it (by then you probably don't care to protect the phone as much as when you first got it). This factory applied protector is much better at resisting scratches then cheapy ebay ones, but if it does get a nasty scratch worse case, you have to remove it. By this point you're probably going to upgrade to a new phone anyway.
I wrote this guild on the best way (imo) to apply a protector, enjoy!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1652567
Thanks ad...i have tried a screen protector and screen was looking really cheap.A multicolor tint was visible in low light.. I tried one more and same... Then I removed.Now living with factory installed screenprotector and its going awesomely well:-D
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mailtojatinder said:
Thanks ad...i have tried a screen protector and screen was looking really cheap.A multicolor tint was visible in low light.. I tried one more and same... Then I removed.Now living with factory installed screenprotector and its going awesomely well:-D
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As stated the factory fitted one is a shatter proof protector, the one on my Xperia S looks battered after only 2 months, put it in your pocket and it attracts dust like crazy, wish I had fitted the screen protector on my S but I have learnt with my P and fitted the supplied one without any issues.
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ianford10 said:
As stated the factory fitted one is a shatter proof protector, the one on my Xperia S looks battered after only 2 months, put it in your pocket and it attracts dust like crazy, wish I had fitted the screen protector on my S but I have learnt with my P and fitted the supplied one without any issues.
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You can easily remove shatter proof protector when it will be battered and apply normal one...am I wrong?
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Screen Guard Protector

Hi to all.
A stupid question: does it have sense to have a screen film protector on Galaxy S3 or it will just make the touchscrenn less responsiveness?
Personally I always use one, it stops micro scratches, helps resale value, and doesn't affect responsiveness one bit.....go to accessories forum for all you need to know
R: Screen Guard Protector
So you use it...do you also use a sock to keep the phone in your pocket?
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Willy89 said:
So you use it...do you also use a sock to keep the phone in your pocket?
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Lol....no,I have a flip case
Thanks...i use a "sock" (not really a sock but i didn't know how to call it in english) to keep it in my pocket...i have three film protector at my house so i think i will use it...if anyone wants to answerr feel free to do it...
Thanks a lot slaphead.
Willy89 said:
Hi to all.
A stupid question: does it have sense to have a screen film protector on Galaxy S3 or it will just make the touchscrenn less responsiveness?
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If you don't use a screen protector your phone will scratch. Grab a zagg and put it on correctly, Ive had mine on for 9 months now I think. Or since the release of the s3 and still not a bubble, lift or scratch.
However if you mess up the installation then expect problems
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Hey all, I have just recently got a privacy screen protector but it seems that it is easy scratched. Is it becuase I bought a bad quaility privacy screen protector or just that privacy screen protector is easily scratched?
dladz said:
If you don't use a screen protector your phone will scratch. Grab a zagg and put it on correctly, Ive had mine on for 9 months now I think. Or since the release of the s3 and still not a bubble, lift or scratch.
However if you mess up the installation then expect problems
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Thanks to all.
Dladz, what do you mean by "However if you mess up the installation then expect problems " ?
By the way if all of you advice me to do it, i will put a screen protector on my phone....
The problems in noticed with zagg protectors are the orange peel effect on the surface and lots of lint seemed to get stuck around the edges of the film.
But I would definitely recommended a screen protector. The screen is hard to scratch, but not impossible especially if there is any sand nearby
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neilshah999 said:
The problems in noticed with zagg protectors are the orange peel effect on the surface and lots of lint seemed to get stuck around the edges of the film.
But I would definitely recommended a screen protector. The screen is hard to scratch, but not impossible especially if there is any sand nearby
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Ok so i will buy a vikuiti and add it...my only fear is to lose screen responsiveness
Everybody must know for their own use, i don't use a protector anymore. The touchpad works much better without one - thats only my opinion! If sometime there will be a scartch, so it is. We all will die...
My old Desire was a year saved by a protector - the last one without. Got no scratches in my jeans pocket...
Doubt you'll lose any responsiveness at all. I have a very cheap protector on. Amazon sells 12 for like £2 and with the GS3 screen being so responsive, it even works fine with my thin gloves on.
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Thanks to everibody for the answers
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Thanks to everibody for the answers
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if you use a screen guard, you don't have no problem with responsiveness of the screen.
It is imposrtant to protect from scratches...
Let's use it!
S3 screen are sensitive. Wearing screen protector will not lose it sensitiveness. If it lose a little bit, u will not notice them. Im using anti-finger glossy screen protector. Kinda hate it coz it make screen not sharpness as it should be.
Although it corning gorilla glass but beware. Sand in pocket can still scratching ur screen.

Usingpens and pencils on the screen

Has anyone else found that when using pencils and pens on the screen that they scratch the hell out of their screens. And it is now pssing me off knowing i have really scratched it beauces of doing something they said you can do. Especially since the screen is meant to be scratch resistant.
Yea it's actually an anti shatter film. not so much a scratch resistant layer. I just put a screen protector on top of mine before I started testing out the handwriting thing. once it scratches I just replace it. gotta do some research before doing some of the sketchy stuff. for example, I have yet to try out the phones water proofing. I know it can be done but should I do it as a test? ehh ill probably just take their word for it. lol
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SAMVREMIX said:
Has anyone else found that when using pencils and pens on the screen that they scratch the hell out of their screens. And it is now pssing me off knowing i have really scratched it beauces of doing something they said you can do. Especially since the screen is meant to be scratch resistant.
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Well yeah this is Sony main weaknesses.. but one of their main strength too.. Saw that Xperia Z1 drop test? not a crack on the screen (compared to the S4 for example). Why? well the shatter proof does its job.. but unfortunately, the scratch resistant nature is only embedded on the screen below it.. so like any other phone, please buy yourself a new screen protector. even my previous Gorilla Glass RAZR MAXX is scratched after 8 months of use.. Better protected than never..
hansip87 said:
Well yeah this is Sony main weaknesses.. but one of their main strength too.. Saw that Xperia Z1 drop test? not a crack on the screen (compared to the S4 for example). Why? well the shatter proof does its job.. but unfortunately, the scratch resistant nature is only embedded on the screen below it.. so like any other phone, please buy yourself a new screen protector. even my previous Gorilla Glass RAZR MAXX is scratched after 8 months of use.. Better protected than never..
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I put a gearmaxxx ultra clear screen protector on D1, scratched on day 3 I think, trying to write on the device with a pencil.
Then I got an anti glare no brand screen protector, really good, scratched 5 days ago trying if pencils or metal objects could write under water, as several sites report that as working. Of course it didn't work, but then I obviously scratched the screen protector again.
By then the Chinese glas.t knock off had arrived, so I put that on. Some days later I impressed my dad and my daughter with a pen on it, and she began drawing with the Sketch app.
Wanna know how it ended?
Even the tempered glass got scratched.
Bottom line is, everything get scratched sooner or later.
If you can live with few scratches on your screen and change screen protector every now and then, do as you please, but as far as I'm concerned, I'm not writing on the screen with anything besides my fingers anymore, I'm sick of changing screen protectors, and the original anti shatter film on the device is a pain in the arse to remove if you scratch that.
And if you manage to remove that too, you'll most definitely lose your warranty (other than the Sony logo).
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fastest83 said:
I put a gearmaxxx ultra clear screen protector on D1, scratched on day 3 I think, trying to write on the device with a pencil.
Then I got an anti glare no brand screen protector, really good, scratched 5 days ago trying if pencils or metal objects could write under water, as several sites report that as working. Of course it didn't work, but then I obviously scratched the screen protector again.
By then the Chinese glas.t knock off had arrived, so I put that on. Some days later I impressed my dad and my daughter with a pen on it, and she began drawing with the Sketch app.
Wanna know how it ended?
Even the tempered glass got scratched.
Bottom line is, everything get scratched sooner or later.
If you can live with few scratches on your screen and change screen protector every now and then, do as you please, but as far as I'm concerned, I'm not writing on the screen with anything besides my fingers anymore, I'm sick of changing screen protectors, and the original anti shatter film on the device is a pain in the arse to remove if you scratch that.
And if you manage to remove that too, you'll most definitely lose your warranty (other than the Sony logo).
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Well you could try to find a softer stylus like one on the note 3 though.. or maybe that cp12 embedded stylus could be the perfect solution.. Or like how the zu was advertised, write on the paper on top of the z ultra.. It is meant for carbon copy device..
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I have been using a pencil every so often and not had any issues with the cheep screen protector i have on mine. How hard are you pressing?
hansip87 said:
Well yeah this is Sony main weaknesses.. but one of their main strength too.. Saw that Xperia Z1 drop test? not a crack on the screen (compared to the S4 for example). Why? well the shatter proof does its job.. but unfortunately, the scratch resistant nature is only embedded on the screen below it.. so like any other phone, please buy yourself a new screen protector. even my previous Gorilla Glass RAZR MAXX is scratched after 8 months of use.. Better protected than never..
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I am almost certain that the shatterproof protector they put on their phones only keeps the shards of the broken glass in, so you don't cut yourself or anything. Shatterproof protectors don't actually stop the phone from breaking, whatever glass Sony is using just must be really tough.
bryanky5 said:
I am almost certain that the shatterproof protector they put on their phones only keeps the shards of the broken glass in, so you don't cut yourself or anything. Shatterproof protectors don't actually stop the phone from breaking, whatever glass Sony is using just must be really tough.
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With some plastic on top I'm sure there is some resistance to shatter because it absorbs some of the shock rather than directly to the glass itself..
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hansip87 said:
With some plastic on top I'm sure there is some resistance to shatter because it absorbs some of the shock rather than directly to the glass itself..
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Possibly yes but a shatterproof sheet itself does not stop the glass to break, despite the misleading name. It merely keeps the shards in when it does break. I'm sure the Z1's sturdiness is more from Sony's strong glass and frame of the phone than the sheet on they put on the screen
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