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Like tittle says it's the lower bottom right but everything still works it's just the glass
Is it worth it I am looking to stay with it
would I just have to replace the lens?
No. you can get better phones for 90 but it features I how much the screen is cracked
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No. you can get better phones for 90 but it features I how much the screen is cracked
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Well ts just the glass and I seen them on eBay for $17 but just trying to get some input
If its just the top cover glass then its ok I guess. check out the video on you tube to replace the glass.
I thought the SAMOLED was glued to the glass and would get damaged if you tried to remove it? A new screen with the SAMOLED is something like $160 still, so you're looking at ~$250 for a $150 phone at best. Unless you really can remove just the glass, but I don't think you can very easily, if at all.
Be carefull with the low priced BIN's. I had bought two phones one per seller and one phone just had a bad software install while the other phones inside battery had exploded and pretty much destroyed the insides. Each phone I bought for $70 each.but yeah, glass is a ***** to replace without damaging the screen. I have seen glass, screen with bezel for $125 on ebay.
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I thought the SAMOLED was glued to the glass and would get damaged if you tried to remove it? A new screen with the SAMOLED is something like $160 still, so you're looking at ~$250 for a $150 phone at best. Unless you really can remove just the glass, but I don't think you can very easily, if at all.
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If you buy a new Samoled with the gorilla glass (all attached) then the replacement is easy-ish. Just replacing the glass is hellishly hard.
However, seeing as a friend of mine just bought a vibrant which is mint minus a small crack below the menu button (left/bottom corner) for $100, I say $90 is a bit much. Totally mint ones are ~$120 on CL right now here.
i bought my vibrant with a broken glass for AU$100 over 8 months ago. i love it and it sure beats buying an expensive phone. this one comes with one of the best security systems around. its looks defective. my only gripe is that the screen cracks are sharp and detract away from the smoothness of the rom i am running.
replacing the glass only is very difficult and dangerous for the amoled screen as it is east to damage or break. please spend the extra money on a screen, glass and bezel assembly (bezel for the aesthetics as cracked glass usually is accompanied by a dented or marked bezel) as they are easier to apply and will not break while attempting the processes.
finally shop around as there are some online stores that are offering oem glass and screen assembly's for under US$90
I tried it
I tried the same thing once, buying a phone with broken glass and when trying to remove it from the LCD ended up damaging the LCD. It is glued and very difficult to get apart.
You can get a working Vibrant with no broken glass for around $140, I know its $50, but it's better than spending even more money fixing the glass, on Ebay, they're around $150.. just the glass.
Hey guys
Does HTC Titan have a gorilla glass ? Because I googl'd and found mixed results
It's confirmed from GG's site.
However,I was reading a review which said it has GG display
http://www.unwiredview.com/2011/11/09/htc-titan-review/
"Under the Gorilla Glass is a 4.7-inch Super LCD display. This is the largest screen on any Windows Phone device on the market. "
So can any of you guys who own this phone confirm whether it has GG or not ?
Don't think so.. If i'm wrong, then Gorilla Glass isn't very good! I have some scratches on my screen just after 1.5 month of use.. My old HD2 hasn't a single one and I've been using that for 2 years..
no gorilla glass
imho unwiredview is pretty unreliable on quite a few bits of news...
I'm sure its tempered glass
http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/htc
Doensn't have Titan on the list, but the HD7. and my HD7 has 2 deep scratch somehow after 2 months of use... so???
Well,I wish this screen had some kinda protection :-S
Strike_Eagle ,you mentioned that it has GG(in your review on this site)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1309175
"I would say it is good. Not the best but it is good-perfect.
It is Gorilla Glass. "
Honestly,I don't care much about GG,I just want it to be something that doesn't scratch
I emailed HTC about this, and they confirmed that it does not have gorilla glass.
I understand you would like to know if the HTC Titan uses Gorilla Glass, and I will be happy to discuss this with you. In our commitment to quality, HTC pioneered the use of shatter-proof glass in smartphones. At one time, Corning was the only manufacturer and we used their product, Gorilla Glass. Since then, many manufactures have developed and advanced shatter-proof glass technology, allowing HTC to use the highest quality cutting edge shatterproof glass in our smartphones while keeping costs low for our customers. Unfortunately, we would not be able to advise as to which specific manufacturer or product was used for the screen in your particular Titan. Rest assured, however, that it's screen is made of shatter-proof glass.
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hmm,so it's not gorilla glass but shatter proof instead ?
Are they kinda advertising or is it really shatter proof ?
Makes you go hmmm?
I'll still slap a screen protector on it to help anyway. I had the Zagg on my Focus, and it worked good for me. I ordered it today for half-off cyber Monday deal.
When i had my TP2, i installed a screen protector on it but when i got an iPhone 4,i didn't put anything on it and after a year of usage, it doesn't have any scratch whatsoever.(And it wasnt gorilla glass either) so if the Titan's screen is as scratchless as iPhone's then I wont even bother getting a screen protector.
Anyway,here's what slashgear reports(in their Titan's review)
"Titan is one of the company’s most cohesive, solid handsets of the past year. The matte-finish black metal casing and bevelled toughened Gorilla Glass fascia come together beautifully, and the various logos and branding are discrete and thankfully chrome-free."
MY comment at the other thread is based on several review article online, because there isn't a way for me to test it.
But if HD7 has Gorilla Glass, then the quality of GG is super low.
my HD7 catched up very few light scartch after only 2 days of using...
If you look at the Gorilla glass website, it lists the Surround as having it, but not others. I have the surround, and it does feel like gorilla glass. And i received a reply from htc regarding the scratch resistance of the new glass they are using instead of the gorilla glass.
The glass we currently use is comparable to Gorilla Glass in regards to scratch resistance and shatter resistance. Unfortunately, we do not have any specifics about the glass and all we know is that it is comparable to Gorilla Glass in its features. I do apologize that I cannot give you more information about this, but I do hope this was helpful.
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I would just like to state this: HTC said themselves that the HTC Titan DOES NOT use gorilla glass.
Ok now I've never had a gorilla glass as mostly AMOLED is what I used - hence no gorilla there.
This is my first capacitive non-AMOLED i.e. capacitive LCD (here S-LCD)... I am sure we are not losing anything with absence of the 'gorilla'. The screen feels much scratch resistant unless you knife it! I've dropped my phone 3 times on the road and pavement - no scratch on the screen. A little scratch near the back-bottom (invisible).
drupad2drupad said:
Ok now I've never had a gorilla glass as mostly AMOLED is what I used - hence no gorilla there.
This is my first capacitive non-AMOLED i.e. capacitive LCD (here S-LCD)... I am sure we are not losing anything with absence of the 'gorilla'. The screen feels much scratch resistant unless you knife it! I've dropped my phone 3 times on the road and pavement - no scratch on the screen. A little scratch near the back-bottom (invisible).
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Thanks,seems like a great screen then
Scratches?
Whether it's GG or not, sounds like at least 1 Titan owner already has some scratches. Which is too bad. I have the Zagg Invisible Shield on my Focus, and I just hate putting any screen cover over the beautiful glass. Plus I'm on my second Zagg already, and even the second one is peeling up around the edge. Just got my Titan, still in its box. I may go naked for a while.
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Makes you go hmmm?
I'll still slap a screen protector on it to help anyway. I had the Zagg on my Focus, and it worked good for me. I ordered it today for half-off cyber Monday deal.
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DId they (Zagg) ship your order? I too ordered their InvisibleSheild on cybermonday sale, but they never shipped it (even after a week). I ended up asking for a refund (via Paypal). Now I asked my local mall Zagg guy (no way related Zagg itself, but he sells their product) to get the sheilds. Good thing is he will process any replacements too. With Zagg.com you will need pay them full price, and get a replacement after you return old one. You will lose the shipping cost bothways.
"gorilla glass" is a product not a type of glass
I have a TITAN and the screen is pretty solid, so scratches after weeks and feels very hardened.
I'm pretty sure HTC is making the same thing on their own instead of purchasing from corning, but for legal reasons they cannot refer to it as "gorilla glass" because corning has a copyright on it. Question is who has the patent to the hardening process or not. Otherwise anybody is free to make glass this way, they just can't call it GG.
So for all intents and purposes I would say it has GG, but it's HTC's knock off version not the corning version. I could be wrong...
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I have a TITAN and the screen is pretty solid, so scratches after weeks and feels very hardened.
I'm pretty sure HTC is making the same thing on their own instead of purchasing from corning, but for legal reasons they cannot refer to it as "gorilla glass" because corning has a copyright on it. Question is who has the patent to the hardening process or not. Otherwise anybody is free to make glass this way, they just can't call it GG.
So for all intents and purposes I would say it has GG, but it's HTC's knock off version not the corning version. I could be wrong...
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They're in Taiwan. It's almost certainly some cheap Chinese, er Taiwanese knock-off of Gorilla Glass. Close but not quite as good. I'm still going to put a Zagg over my Titan to be safe. I actually got the easy install full body so maybe I won't be as inclined to drop it in the first place.
I'm biased towards zagg products so take this with a grain of salt.
I have had the titan since it came after the penny sale. I applied the zagg shield yesterday. When cleaning my screen, I noticed there was a micro-scratch! Invisible except for in a certain light and with the screen off, but scratched my my short time with it nonetheless.
I love zagg's invisible shield, and I think it will confer a few extra benefits for the titan:
1. The full body shield improves grip; less slippery, more secure in my hand. I know this was a concern for me, especially when trying to reach the back button using one hand.
2. I haven't had any issues personally with reception, but the full body shield prevents direct hand contact and thus should alleviate grip-of-death.
In general, the shield does an excellent job in protecting the phone. One of my issues with straight up glass is if my fingers contain any moisture whatsoever, unless my fingers are perfectly dry, I cannot smoothing swipe across the screen. Moisture increases the coefficient of friction on glass, and any greases or oils are clearly visible on glass. Oils/greases aren't as readily visible on the invisible shield as it is on just glass, and I find that I can just grease up my screen by rubbing it a little bit for a smoother experience.
Yes, the invisible shield does show signs of wear after perhaps 6months to a year of use, but with their lifetime warranty you can get a new set for a few dollars in shipping (Provided you mail back the original shield, via regular envelope even, no special packaging).
I would suggest using wrapsol screen and body shield. You don't get the orange peel effect that the zagg invisible shield gives you. I used the wrapsol screen protector on my surround since the day I got it over a year ago. It has not peeled up or scratched looks as good as the day I bought it.
So my phone fell out of my pocket, screen directly landed on a rock on the ground. There was a nice scrape right in the dead center of the screen.
I found a product called 3M "Perfect-It III Trizact Machine Glaze", or otherwise known as "3M 06070". It is an aluminum silicate based polishing compound for removing swirlies from extremely high-gloss automotive finishes. The stuff is approximately $65 for a quart size from NAPA auto parts. For those who aren't aware, Gorilla Glass itself is an alkali-aluminosilicate, so this particular polishing compound is chemically compatible with the material the screen is made out of.
**Apparently Rezound is NOT Gorilla Glass (confirmed by Corning & HTC) but must have a very similar composition**
It works absolutely beautifully. I started by applying it with a polishing cloth and rubbing by hand, but I switched over to a polishing cloth Dremel tip in my cordless drill at low speed. Approximately 45 seconds worth of polishing the screen with the drill and scrape is hardly noticeable now. With a little more careful work, I believe it will be completely gone!
Unfortunately its expensive. $65/quart is really not that bad though, when you consider that most polishing compounds that are sold specifically for glass screen repair cost as much as $30 for 8 ounces, and in my experience are less effective than 3M 06070.
I hope this helps anybody with a damaged glass on the screen. Best bet is to just get a screen protector. Not having one is a potentially expensive mistake..
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While this does work on the Rezound, I would NOT attempt this on any other glass screen unless you can verify that it is real Gorilla Glass or some other aluminosilicate glass.
Alternately, if you prefer to simply replace the entire glass/digitizer portion of the phone, I have found one available online (for cheaper than this polishing compound too!) here at this site: http://www.gogotoshop.com/product_info.php?language=en¤cy=USD&products_id=4896
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So my phone fell out of my pocket, screen directly landed on a rock on the ground. There was a nice scrape right in the dead center of the screen.
I found a product called 3M "Perfect-It III Trizact Machine Glaze", or otherwise known as "3M 06070". It is an aluminum silicate based polishing compound for removing swirlies from extremely high-gloss automotive finishes. The stuff is approximately $65 for a quart size from NAPA auto parts. For those who aren't aware, Gorilla Glass itself is an alkali-aluminosilicate, so this particular polishing compound is chemically compatible with the material the screen is made out of.
It works absolutely beautifully. I started by applying it with a polishing cloth and rubbing by hand, but I switched over to a polishing cloth Dremel tip in my cordless drill at low speed. Approximately 45 seconds worth of polishing the screen with the drill and scrape is hardly noticeable now. With a little more careful work, I believe it will be completely gone!
Unfortunately its expensive. $65/quart is really not that bad though, when you consider that most polishing compounds that are sold specifically for glass screen repair cost as much as $30 for 8 ounces, and in my experience are less effective than 3M 06070.
I hope this helps anybody with a damaged Gorilla Glass screen. Best bet is to just get a screen protector. Not having one is a potentially expensive mistake..
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DO NOT USE THIS ON A SCREEN WITH ANY OTHER TYPE OF GLASS OR COATING! THIS METHOD IS FOR GORILLA GLASS SURFACE REPAIR ONLY!
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Why are you posting this in the Rezound forum? I was under the impression that the Rezound does not have a Gorilla Glass screen. Is the Rezound screen also an aluminum silicate compound that just isn't the Gorilla Glass brand?
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Why are you posting this in the Rezound forum? I was under the impression that the Rezound does not have a Gorilla Glass screen. Is the Rezound screen also an aluminum silicate compound that just isn't the Gorilla Glass brand?
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I believe that is the case
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I believe that is the case
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Good to know, thanks!
As I understood it, HTC only uses gorilla glass on recent phones. If it isn't the case... then I apparently have no idea what glass is on the Rezound but it must be similar chemically because this works. I tried this on two other screens as well: Asus Transformer (which definitely IS gorilla glass) and it worked beautifully, but on an old iPod Classic from 2008 (not gorilla glass) it made the screen all hazy.
So, I guess if the Rezound doesn't use Gorilla Glass, this still works quite well, but for a reason I don't know (because it definitely does not work on other types of non-gorilla glass)
OP Corrected. The Rezound IS NOT GORILLA GLASS. Apparently its similar enough that the process still works.
Do you have pictures before/after? I would be interested in perhaps doing this. I've had my phone naked since Day 1 and I've managed to get a few annoying scratches here and there.
Funny thing is, I treat it no different than my EVO 4G (gorilla glass) and over 2 years I've never had 1 scratch in the EVO even when dropping it. I always keep it in a pocket free from any coins, keys or anything else and never place the phone face down on tables. I guess the Rezound just has a significantly less durable screen.
No I didn't take pics at the time honestly, and now that Rezound is gone cause it was warrantied for another after a hardware failure...
I did notice that the glass on the rezound is not smooth... It has some warping on the top surface that you can see when light reflects off it....the area I had used the rubbing compound on became flatter and smoother, and thus was also slightly visible in the center of my screen when a bright light reflected off the surface as mentioned before.. however this was the only situation in which it was noticeable. When actually using the phone, it was impossible to notice - you had to actually look specifically for it.
Anyway, I agree the glass on this screen is much lower quality than real Gorilla Glass. I honestly can't believe HTC would cheap out on a part as important as the screen glass, but they did it. The link I posted has an identical glass to the original one, and I went ahead and purchased one in anticipation of ruining my screen again when I inevitably drop my phone or accidentally put it in the same pocket with my keys or some pocket change and scratch it up again.
However I would note that while the polish compound worked, I would only use it on light surface scratches now, and not the deeper scratches like the one I initially repaired when I started this thread. This is because of the not smooth top surface like I already mentioned. If the scratch is deep, enough polishing will fix it, but will leave an area that you will be able to see when light reflects off the glass due to the glass not being smooth initially.
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on an old iPod Classic from 2008 (not gorilla glass) it made the screen all hazy... (because it definitely does not work on other types of non-gorilla glass)
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iPods (at least the pre-Touch, full size ones) have plastic screens.
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iPods (at least the pre-Touch, full size ones) have plastic screens.
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No, my old iPod mini had a glass screen
I remember breaking it in accident then just popping it out
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No, my old iPod mini had a glass screen
I remember breaking it in accident then just popping it out
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You're apparently under the mistaken impression that your "iPod mini" is a "full size" one. It isn't.
Awesome info! Thankfully I work at a car dealership so I'm going to have to talk to our detailing department and see what price they can get this at
Thanks again OP!
a.mcdear said:
So my phone fell out of my pocket, screen directly landed on a rock on the ground. There was a nice scrape right in the dead center of the screen.
I found a product called 3M "Perfect-It III Trizact Machine Glaze", or otherwise known as "3M 06070". It is an aluminum silicate based polishing compound for removing swirlies from extremely high-gloss automotive finishes. The stuff is approximately $65 for a quart size from NAPA auto parts. For those who aren't aware, Gorilla Glass itself is an alkali-aluminosilicate, so this particular polishing compound is chemically compatible with the material the screen is made out of.
**Apparently Rezound is NOT Gorilla Glass (confirmed by Corning & HTC) but must have a very similar composition**
It works absolutely beautifully. I started by applying it with a polishing cloth and rubbing by hand, but I switched over to a polishing cloth Dremel tip in my cordless drill at low speed. Approximately 45 seconds worth of polishing the screen with the drill and scrape is hardly noticeable now. With a little more careful work, I believe it will be completely gone!
Unfortunately its expensive. $65/quart is really not that bad though, when you consider that most polishing compounds that are sold specifically for glass screen repair cost as much as $30 for 8 ounces, and in my experience are less effective than 3M 06070.
I hope this helps anybody with a damaged glass on the screen. Best bet is to just get a screen protector. Not having one is a potentially expensive mistake..
**NOTE**
While this does work on the Rezound, I would NOT attempt this on any other glass screen unless you can verify that it is real Gorilla Glass or some other aluminosilicate glass.
Alternately, if you prefer to simply replace the entire glass/digitizer portion of the phone, I have found one available online (for cheaper than this polishing compound too!) here at this site: http://www.gogotoshop.com/product_info.php?language=en¤cy=USD&products_id=4896
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I just got some on Amazon for $46.96
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I just got some on Amazon for $46.96
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How did you get on? read on Amazon a comment saying it didn't work and in fact made the screen dull
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How did you get on? read on Amazon a comment saying it didn't work and in fact made the screen dull
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It didn't really work. But it didn't dull my screen.
Hi all,
I'm looking to switch to the G3 from an HTC One M8. Love that phone but the camera lens issue and the fact that the screen scratches so easily have really put me off. Once I get my phone back from HTC (who are currently repairing the phone), I plan to trade it in and get the G3. I know the G3 has Corning's Gorilla Glass 3 but given the fact that I've been burned on the One M8, I'm wondering if getting a good screen protector would be worthwhile, even with Gorilla Glass 3. Any thoughts on whether or not Gorilla Glass 3 would be sufficient?
thanks!
alsobob said:
Hi all,
I'm looking to switch to the G3 from an HTC One M8. Love that phone but the camera lens issue and the fact that the screen scratches so easily have really put me off. Once I get my phone back from HTC (who are currently repairing the phone), I plan to trade it in and get the G3. I know the G3 has Corning's Gorilla Glass 3 but given the fact that I've been burned on the One M8, I'm wondering if getting a good screen protector would be worthwhile, even with Gorilla Glass 3. Any thoughts on whether or not Gorilla Glass 3 would be sufficient?
thanks!
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I strongly suggest getting one. Nothing worse then scratches on your beautiful screen.
yea that's for sure... i'm still really bothered by the HTC One M8 getting scratched with nothing in my pocket and it happened six days after I got the phone.. so I'm going to make the move to G3 and hope that it won't scratch so terribly easy. Any suggestions on screen protectors? I had used the Zagg Invisible shield and they worked pretty well but they were expensive. Any thoughts?
There is no harm in running a quality protector. Zagg tempered glass protectors have been on my last three phones, and I used Spigen nano TR before that.
Better safe than sorry!
Got the tempered glass protector from Verizon. Can't even tell that it's there.
I'm rolling without it..did the same on my s3 for two years and it didn't get much.. Just be smart about it..not the same pocket as your keys..you'll be fine!
I got the Zagg Glass screen protector right at Best Buy when I got the G3 and all I can say is wow... Wish I looked into these things for my S4.
You can even tell it's on. Obviously doesn't effect the screen quality. With the environment I work in usually within a day my screen protector is all messed up and this thing still looks brand new. And they've put some kind of coating on it so when you're swyping it's silky smooth.
They're $30 or around there but what you want to do is hey it at best Buy and have them put it on... That way if they mess up or it just doesn't come out good... They just try again with a new one so your not out the $30
I highly recommend this screen protector to anyone!
- Sent From My G3
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Got the tempered glass protector from Verizon. Can't even tell that it's there.
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Didn't know they offered it. Will check on that today. Thanks!
I have never used screen protectors before. For the G3 I got the tempered glass as it is the only type IMO worth buying. I would agree you can barely notice it is there, except I have one singular small bubble in the middle and don't want to remove it to try and fix that one spot
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Got the tempered glass protector from Verizon. Can't even tell that it's there.
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Ditto ^^^^^ It's the best screen protector that I've used in years. Fits perfectly and sits down so that you really don't even know it's there.
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Just be smart about it..not the same pocket as your keys..you'll be fine!
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Dunno why people still think this. There have been hundreds of "scratch tests" with keys, knives, etc. vs gorilla glass. None of these will scratch your screen. It's simple physics. Whether something scratches your screen has everything to do with hardness, not sharpness. Any material can only be scratched by another material that is harder than it. "Gorilla glass" is harder than metals and therefore wont be scratched by it. It CAN be scratched by sand, quartz, and other minerals (sand paper will absolutely ruin your screen). Things like tiny particles of sand can't really be avoided by "being smart about it" so I keep my screen covered.
Edit: That being said I also keep my keys/phone separate but not because of my screen, but because the rest of it is plastic, which can be scratched/nicked by your keys quite easily.
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Dunno why people still think this. There have been hundreds of "scratch tests" with keys, knives, etc. vs gorilla glass. None of these will scratch your screen. It's simple physics. Whether something scratches your screen has everything to do with hardness, not sharpness. Any material can only be scratched by another material that is harder than it. "Gorilla glass" is harder than metals and therefore wont be scratched by it. It CAN be scratched by sand, quartz, and other minerals (sand paper will absolutely ruin your screen). Things like tiny particles of sand can't really be avoided by "being smart about it" so I keep my screen covered.
Edit: That being said I also keep my keys/phone separate but not because of my screen, but because the rest of it is plastic, which can be scratched/nicked by your keys quite easily.
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K.. I'll take a picture of my two year old s3s screen.. I guess I never rolled around on a beach of sand and quartz then.still looks great
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K.. I'll take a picture of my two year old s3s screen.. I guess I never rolled around on a beach of sand and quartz then.still looks great
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No need, I believe you. But that has nothing to do with keeping your keys away from your phone. It is all location dependent, perhaps you just live in an environment with less sand.
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No need, I believe you. But that has nothing to do with keeping your keys away from your phone. It is all location dependent, perhaps you just live in an environment with less sand.
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Here's the thing I find funny.. I believe the same physics as you regarding gorilla glass..and came to exactly the opposite conclusion.. in that, I don't need a screen protector as this thing is good enough.. and regardless of if my titanium/diamond encrusted keys will scratch the screen.. I'm confident they'll f something up on that thing.. no thanks.
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I got the Zagg Glass screen protector right at Best Buy when I got the G3 and all I can say is wow... Wish I looked into these things for my S4.
You can even tell it's on. Obviously doesn't effect the screen quality. With the environment I work in usually within a day my screen protector is all messed up and this thing still looks brand new. And they've put some kind of coating on it so when you're swyping it's silky smooth.
They're $30 or around there but what you want to do is hey it at best Buy and have them put it on... That way if they mess up or it just doesn't come out good... They just try again with a new one so your not out the $30
I highly recommend this screen protector to anyone!
- Sent From My G3
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Do they charge you extra to put it on?
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Here's the thing I find funny.. I believe the same physics as you regarding gorilla glass..and came to exactly the opposite conclusion.. in that, I don't need a screen protector as this thing is good enough.. and regardless of if my titanium/diamond encrusted keys will scratch the screen.. I'm confident they'll f something up on that thing.. no thanks.
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Then you, my friend are much luckier than I. Too each his/her own. I too ran my GS3 for about 2 years without a screen protector and ALWAYS in it's own pocket by itself. Somehow somewhere sand got in there and scratched my screen. All it takes is one particle. So I guess for me, with the activities that I partake in, its inevitable. The reason I never used plastic screen protectors was because I never liked how they felt. Now that glass screen protectors are only a few bucks, that's pennies over the lifetime of the phone. I say, why not?
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Nope. And I asked if I ever needed another one if the same deal applies would they just put it on and they said no problem.
I'd definitely look into it. It's by far the best form of screen protection and you can't even tell it's on.
And another thing.... My S4's screen got scratched by my keys while in my pocket, and that has the guerilla glass so it's definitely possible. Only had the phone a day and tried going without a screen protector. Bad idea.
- Sent From My G3
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Then you, my friend are much luckier than I. Too each his/her own. I too ran my GS3 for about 2 years without a screen protector and ALWAYS in it's own pocket by itself. Somehow somewhere sand got in there and scratched my screen. All it takes is one particle. So I guess for me, with the activities that I partake in, its inevitable. The reason I never used plastic screen protectors was because I never liked how they felt. Now that glass screen protectors are only a few bucks, that's pennies over the lifetime of the phone. I say, why not?
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Yeah I saw some on Amazon, really cheap.. dunno about the 30$ stuff.. the glass is definitely the way to go though if you're going to get one.. the plastic gets scratched by denim ha..
truent said:
Here's the thing I find funny.. I believe the same physics as you regarding gorilla glass..and came to exactly the opposite conclusion.. in that, I don't need a screen protector as this thing is good enough.. and regardless of if my titanium/diamond encrusted keys will scratch the screen.. I'm confident they'll f something up on that thing.. no thanks.
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I don't know why you feel the need to be arrogant about it.
You don't use a screen protector, and haven't had a scratched screeb...cool.
I use one because I've had a scratch despite my efforts to pocket my phone by itself. My work requires me to visit sites that have dust and sand etc... I can tell you that a small piece of sand will scratch your phone easy.
Tempered glass protectors are nice and leap years above the plastic ones of old. Outside of the cutout for the speaker I wouldn't know I have one on here.
rhydian said:
I don't know why you feel the need to be arrogant about it.
You don't use a screen protector, and haven't had a scratched screeb...cool.
I use one because I've had a scratch despite my efforts to pocket my phone by itself. My work requires me to visit sites that have dust and sand etc... I can tell you that a small piece of sand will scratch your phone easy.
Tempered glass protectors are nice and leap years above the plastic ones of old. Outside of the cutout for the speaker I wouldn't know I have one on here.
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Huh? Arrogant about it? The original question is do you need one.. the answer obviously is, it depends. Like the guy I was talking to said.. we all live in different circumstances.. I don't care what anyone else does, all I can do is state my experience. Plastic screen protector? Don't bother. Tempered glass? Maybe. I haven't tried it.. but I don't need either. Perhaps you misread what I said but I wasn't going for arrogance.
Not sure how my wife managed to do this (probably happened in the purse), but yesterday the display was clean. Today - this.. Not even 2 weeks old phone.
Ohhh man that's not good. I think it is gorilla glass 3 on this device.
I don't know what say....
Have you tried looking up prices to change the screen?
After 2 weeks it should obviously not be like that
The professional replacement will cost at least half the price of a new phone. I will wait for more serious damage and buy a new phone once prices come down. Repair just doesn't make financial sense I'm afraid. I'm just puzzled how could have this happened, in literally less than a day. It should be Gorilla Glass 5 and per this video, even hammer can't damage it
U probably has dropped ur phone or something on the road, the screen must have taken a drop and drag on a rough surface. Cause even it this is gorilla glass 3, that is pretty tough too, it cannot get scratched in a purse, ya some minor scratches can be there but these are really deep scratches.
Nope, no dropping at all. We don't know how it happened, I just noticed it today (yesterday the glass was clean). If it dropped and dragged on a flat hard surface, whole display would be scratched. Protection case would take some damage too, but it's like new. The damage of the display is along one side only with a few scratches reaching further. Really strange.
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_mysiak_ said:
Nope, no dropping at all. We don't know how it happened, I just noticed it today (yesterday the glass was clean). If it dropped and dragged on a flat hard surface, whole display would be scratched. Protection case would take some damage too, but it's like new. The damage of the display is along one side only with a few scratches reaching further. Really strange.
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Oh man that looks painful.
Glass is glass. It has it's limitations.
You really should have used a tempered glass, that would protect the display man.
A3 rocks a gorila glass 5 btw, as mentioned by many reviewers. Gsmarena also says that.
After some "investigation" we suspect our 1.5 years old son to be the "destructor" (though we still don't know how exactly he managed to do it). I haven't used tempered glass protectors for years as I didn't have pretty much a single scratch on any of the phones and they add unnecessary bulkiness . Lesson learned, it's a good idea to have it around small kids
I was so confident about the gorilla glass. That's why i didn't use any tempered glass. But, after 2 days, i noticed a scratch as light reflected on the screen. Then i quickly bought a glass. I'm sure the scratch was from my pocket.
Many glass protections is made in China.
I checked the price of a display replacement in a 3rd party proffesional service center using genuine parts (they can't replace just the top glass layer), it is 155eur. Price of the new phone is currently about 170-180eur in my country.
@ _mysiak_ you can buy for few dollar touch glass panel, you just need to change that....
unixrule said:
@ _mysiak_ you can buy for few dollar touch glass panel, you just need to change that....
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Thanks for the suggestion, but I don't know anyone who would take the risk and replace only the top glass panel. I saw few instructional videos and it requires quite good tools and skills, most service centers in my country simply won't do it. Even if they did, the price paid for work will be probably close to the cost of a new complete display :\
Ah! See wahala! From the picture its evident that the phone fell and scrubbed a hard surface. No purse could scratch even a gorrilla glass 1 and dent the frame like that. Or else your wifes purse is a construction site on its own.
Just like car particulars & drivers license, after i buy a new phone i must put on a case & screen guard for rest of mind.
Anything that has level 6 of hardness on Mohs scale can scratch the phone. To put it simple, anything that is as hard as sands (or harder) can scratch you phone screen.
Hi, I also got a pretty deep scratch. I don't know how it happend. I'm really careful (kept my nexus 5 from 2013 to 2019 without any (or really light) scratches. This is really weird the phone didn't fall. :/