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Has anyone scratched his\her Leo screen?

Touch wood, I havent. But wondering if the screen is as resistant as it is said to be?

nope and hoping I never do.. it should be pretty hard to do anyway, check out the youtube vid hd2 and knife..!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYZF0e3HVaI

No. In use since 1,5 month. Seems to be really resistant glass.

I have, not sure how though. Thankfully it isn't too deep or long so you can only see it when the screen is off.

ok. so all in all, it looks like a winner so far.
lets see what other responses other Leoers have,....

I use mine for more then month, no scratches so far
I had scratches on other htc phones after a while, but nothing on hd2.
I am very happy with build quality overall.

maybe not but they broke it

I've had mine for a bit more than a month and no scratches here yet. I always use the case that came with though.

I got it screen protected, the protector is falling off but it has no scratches perfection!

Ive had mine for 6 weeks and work on building sites but its still perfect, think the case i got with it is the best for me and stops dust getting in, no screen protector yet but thinking about it?

I've had mine for about 2 months and I don't use any kind of case or protector............... no scratches yet (not even surface ones)
*touch wood*

Started from day 1 with the HTC screen protector; however its virtually impossible to put on without leaving unsightly bubbles behind so I took it off yesterday.
Really not comfortable about leaving the screen without a protector no matter what people say but if I can't find a protector that stays on without making the screen look like I left icing sugar all over it then it will have to stay naked.
I tend to have the phone in a case virtually all the time now (paranoia, I'm afraid).
WB

beyondthought said:
nope and hoping I never do.. it should be pretty hard to do anyway, check out the youtube vid hd2 and knife..!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYZF0e3HVaI
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Whoa, that was hard to watch at first! Amazing how it comes out perfectly.

Using for a few weeks now and no scratches. Always in HTC sleeve/case (whatever you want to call it)

No stratches after month
No stratches after a month of intensive use, but I am getting annoyed with my greasy fingers ruining the view. Its my fault because I need to moisturise , but I was wondering if anyone has a screen protector that resists the grease like the iPhone 3GS is suppose to...?

I don't believe in screen protectors which reject grease. Rather keep a piece of soft cleaning cloth available.

wacky.banana said:
Started from day 1 with the HTC screen protector; however its virtually impossible to put on without leaving unsightly bubbles behind so I took it off yesterday.
Really not comfortable about leaving the screen without a protector no matter what people say but if I can't find a protector that stays on without making the screen look like I left icing sugar all over it then it will have to stay naked.
I tend to have the phone in a case virtually all the time now (paranoia, I'm afraid).
WB
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Mate you're not alone, I've been treating mine with kid gloves, being so overly careful with it but recently I've eased off because this thing is virtually indestructable! *touch wood*
The cat stepped on the screen while it was out on the table, Wolverine claws dragged across the front but nothing, not a scratch! The rubber parts on the back have been rubbed around while sat in the holder between driver and passenger seat in the car, it's even slipped off the back of the gearbox area while cornering and there's not a mark on it! Hats off to HTC for hardening the phone so well, I'm hoping it will continue to be so bullet proof!
P.S. This is without screen protector, leather case only

i have mine for almost 2 months now and no scratches for me either
90% of its time its in its htc leather pouch that came with it and no screen protectors..
the build quality of leo looks really good so i believe it will stay scratchless for a long time... (preferably for ever)
*touch wood*

djngal said:
i have mine for almost 2 months now and no scratches for me either
90% of its time its in its htc leather pouch that came with it and no screen protectors..
the build quality of leo looks really good so i believe it will stay scratchless for a long time... (preferably for ever)
*touch wood*
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Had mine for month and a half was using sleeve but then purchased a full body "invisible shield" for it, not to much problem to put on without bubbles (watched a lot of You Tube videos!) and the few that were there disappeared once the shield had cured and dried, I'm afraid I wasn't taking any chances, the cover isn't to bad for fingerprints either, got a micro fibre cloth to deal with that.

What ever you do don't drop it!!

My son woke me up in the morning i bent over to look at the time knocking my HD2 all of 2 foot onto my laminate flooring..... screen has completely shattered!! this is one fragile device. Thankfully its insured through Vodafone I took it into the store today, but there doubtfull it can be fixed as it also chipped a piece of casing off as well. Now I'm a bit concerned they have no stock of the HD2 . I'll be gutted if thats the case.

Another reason why I wont be having kids...

Hi, I rang Vodafone today and I think they have a few replacement unitsleft, as they said they'd bee shipping me out one in the next few days... see my thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=611939
I hope its actually a HD2 they are shipping me and not another phone, fingers crossed!!
The direct replacement number they gave me was 08448540430 but I'm not sure if thats the right one for insurance but you can try it. Let me know how you get on

Sounds promising, thanks! If I get another i'll be wrapping it in cotton wool...

hammers4life said:
Sounds promising, thanks! If I get another i'll be wrapping it in cotton wool...
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If I could I'd cover it in adamantium...

This is quite worrying. I mean sure dropping a phone would not be considered "normal use" but surely it should have been taken into account when designing the unit that phones do get dropped?
My Touch Pro has hit the deck on more than one occassion and it's unscathed!! I'm not the careless type either, I look after my tech but these things happen. It's worrying that a 2ft drop onto laminate could cause the screen to completely shatter.

Strange, dropped mine 6 feet onto a tile floor yesterday, i was like nooooooooooooo!, picked it up, still perfect, must have been lucky.

Syphon Filter said:
This is quite worrying. I mean sure dropping a phone would not be considered "normal use" but surely it should have been taken into account when designing the unit that phones do get dropped?
My Touch Pro has hit the deck on more than one occassion and it's unscathed!! I'm not the careless type either, I look after my tech but these things happen. It's worrying that a 2ft drop onto laminate could cause the screen to completely shatter.
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Your Touch Pro also happens to have a plastic screen. Sounds stupid comparing it to a thin glass screen, doesn't it? You make it sounds like it's the coming of the apocalypse because the HD2 is the first of its kind to have screen cracked when dropped. Take a look at iphones, droids, hero, etc...
People here freaked out because it's probably the first capacitive screen they've owned and continue using it like it's plastic like past HTC phones. Be extra careful. Period.

You were extremely fortunate, either that or I was extremely unfortunate. Ive been reading about the HD2 apparently theres alot of internal stress so although the screen is pretty much scratch proof its not so good on when struck. Very annoying as Ive been very protective of this phone

its actually pretty tough
in my drunken state on new years eve I dropped my phone from shoulder height onto tar! some little dents on the bottom but 100% fine! Impressed...

stefanfuchsuk said:
in my drunken state on new years eve I dropped my phone from shoulder height onto tar! some little dents on the bottom but 100% fine! Impressed...
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Being intoxicated whilst using this phone is what I fear the most...

lude219 said:
Your Touch Pro also happens to have a plastic screen. Sounds stupid comparing it to a thin glass screen, doesn't it? You make it sounds like it's the coming of the apocalypse because the HD2 is the first of its kind to have screen cracked when dropped. Take a look at iphones, droids, hero, etc...
People here freaked out because it's probably the first capacitive screen they've owned and continue using it like it's plastic like past HTC phones. Be extra careful. Period.
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I'm not saying your wrong, but things like "drops" should be taken into account at the design stage of a device such as a phone.
Your car keys are not meant to be dropped, but they'd survive wouldnt they? A mobile phone, by it's very nature, is prone to a drop or two over it's lifetime...
Your reply is very condescending and poorly thought out.

Seems like the phone is a bit like an egg. Squeeze an egg from the top and it won't break. Squeeze from the middle however...! So some drop the phone and it shocks the "middle" while others drop it and it shocks the "top". Some are lucky, some are not. Hey ho, them's the breaks! (No pun intended)

HTC HD2 very fragil
hammers4life said:
My son woke me up in the morning i bent over to look at the time knocking my HD2 all of 2 foot onto my laminate flooring..... screen has completely shattered!! this is one fragile device. Thankfully its insured through Vodafone I took it into the store today, but there doubtfull it can be fixed as it also chipped a piece of casing off as well. Now I'm a bit concerned they have no stock of the HD2 . I'll be gutted if thats the case.
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I recall at list 7 users in this forum having broken screen and so on, so it seems to be taken in consideration >> a hard protector box be highly recommended.

stefanfuchsuk said:
in my drunken state on new years eve I dropped my phone from shoulder height onto tar! some little dents on the bottom but 100% fine! Impressed...
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hammers4life said:
My son woke me up in the morning i bent over to look at the time knocking my HD2 all of 2 foot onto my laminate flooring..... screen has completely shattered!! this is one fragile device. Thankfully its insured through Vodafone I took it into the store today, but there doubtfull it can be fixed as it also chipped a piece of casing off as well. Now I'm a bit concerned they have no stock of the HD2 . I'll be gutted if thats the case.
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Seriously. I let it drop like every god damned day from the 24th to the 1rst, and it's still pristine. no scratches. I even let it drop from my height (6 feet 2) while drunk and playing with a girl who tried to snap it out of my hands, my heart skipped a beat, but when I took it up, again, no scratches. I was like, God exists!
But neverthless, I ordered three different cases. I don't want to run out of luck.

Dropped mine from 1,5 meter on a stone floor, nothing happend....
Thank god!

I've dropped my HD2 more than 6 times already (usually from holding height, so about 4 feet) sometimes with the leather case sometimes without. It is still in perfect condition. Come to think about it, it think it always landed on the ends so that may prove the egg theory. I do not have it insured so I'm not gonna go prove that theory just yet

It really must depend the way it lands, but trust me 2 foot (bedside cabinet height) was enough to write off my new love lol. Or maybe someone didnt build mine and the other poor bast*rds phones right... maybe forgot to do up a few screws haha, but anyway all I'll say is be damned careful and take out that insurance it really is worth it.

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It really must depend the way it lands, but trust me 2 foot (bedside cabinet height) was enough to write off my new love lol. Or maybe someone didnt build mine and the other poor bast*rds phones right... maybe forgot to do up a few screws haha, but anyway all I'll say is be damned careful and take out that insurance it really is worth it.
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Friday afternoon unit maybe!

Syphon Filter said:
I'm not saying your wrong, but things like "drops" should be taken into account at the design stage of a device such as a phone.
Your car keys are not meant to be dropped, but they'd survive wouldnt they? A mobile phone, by it's very nature, is prone to a drop or two over it's lifetime...
Your reply is very condescending and poorly thought out.
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Condescending? Poorly thought out? Like how you're comparing dropping your brick of a phone with plastic screen to a thin one with GLASS screen? LOL. I'm not even going to vilify that judging by your lack of common sense and logic.
Of course it's taken into account during the construction of the phone. Some people enjoy the finer things in life, and that means sacrificing some structural integrity for form factor. I'm sure being as naive as you are, you probably didn't think about that. You see, Syphon, the HD2 is like a Ferrari F430 comparing to your Civic of a Touch Pro. It has carbon fiber exterior mated with 490 ponies strapped to the back, and like any other cars out there, it has been crash-tested. It's expensive because of lightweight material, because of exquisite engine design, and because of engineering. All this to ensure that the driver gets the most thrill and satisfaction out of driving it. These cars are well maintained and pampered due to the common sense that these owners have and to be able to understand that these toys are expensive and you'd take the utmost precaution to enjoy them. Now the majority of the people who own these cars are smart, successful people who take pride in taking care of their valuables...the kind of stuff that you lack.
Your Civic, on the other hand, are a dime a dozen...and are the stuff that junkyards are made of. They're cheap, easily to get thrown around and can be easily fixed. The fact of the matter is, your civic is nothing more but a rolling scrap metal that attracts door dings, bird poo, and a variety of things that happen to a car with as much of a presence as a piece of rock. In case you're still clueless, your touch pro should never be compared to an HD2. It's a giant slab of plastic that doubles as a door stop.
Now, I was going to stop but you made another grand of a post. In case you haven't noticed, most car key FOBs are PLASTIC. Yep. Quite a shocker huh? You know what else is a shocker? It doesn't have a screen. All it is, is a small PCB board with a round battery attached to it. Though I wouldnt expect you to understand that based on your inane inability to understand what plastic is and what glass is. I suggest having a running start and smashing your head through your car window so you'll know what the difference is.
....I should aso tell you to put on a helmet to protect that smart brain of yours.

How many times have you dropped your N1?

Just curious too see how many times people have dropped their phones.
Mine has fallen off my desk a couple times but nothing serious, no damage done at all.

None, but close a few times before I got the Seidio case!

none...try to keep the phone nice and clean.got my zagg screen protection the same day with my phone.so..unbox the phone and first thing i do was straight to install the screen protector(i got the whole body protector).and i don't even charge the battery or turn the phone first.

dropped it a lot. on the street and in the water. still works great. this thing is build to last. although i have a bunch of scratches and dents. LOL poor me!
engadget.com/2010/02/07/watch-nexus-one-get-built-then-beaten-mercilessly

Futomaki said:
none...try to keep the phone nice and clean.got my zagg screen protection the same day with my phone.so..unbox the phone and first thing i do was straight to install the screen protector(i got the whole body protector).and i don't even charge the battery or turn the phone first.
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Wow... I applaud your self-discipline.
Personally, I wouldn't have installed the Zagg until I'd played around the phone for a few days to make sure I didn't need to send it back for any reason.

uansari1 said:
Wow... I applaud your self-discipline.
Personally, I wouldn't have installed the Zagg until I'd played around the phone for a few days to make sure I didn't need to send it back for any reason.
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lol...that's what i thought and my friend tell me right after i finish install the screen protector.what if something wrong with the phone??what if i have to send the phone back??but lucky me the phone is working good till now(my 3rd day with N1).

1 time.
Hopefully never again. Luckily it was in the sleeve and from my back pocket to the floor.

Not yet. Almost dropped it in Costco onto the concrete floor once... luckily quick reflexes caught it.

My wife dropped hers several times really hard on rough surfaces. The screen is fine, one corner got dented inward, and 3 side scratches, on the volume key side, that show some shiny metal layer. Due to the dark colour, you still have to look for the damage to see it.

I dropped it face first into gravely gravel. =( Battery cover popped off, I stood there for like five seconds with my face = O
The chin has a gouge in it, and on the right side of the screen the metal has small gouges too.

Futomaki said:
none...try to keep the phone nice and clean.
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Same here..

Got it Jan 6th, dropped it on the street Jan 15th and cracked the screen.. $200 to fix... SUCKS!!

Once. One slip... climbing out of a SUV. Hit the pavement. My heart stopped for a moment. Picked it up, worked great still. Got a nice ding on the top now though... Makes me sad

Never. And hope it stays that way However, I do have a sh---y silicone case on it at the moment. Hopefully will upgrade the case soon.

0 so far. got a seidio case now to protect it now hopefully still no drops

r0adki111 said:
1 time.
Hopefully never again. Luckily it was in the sleeve and from my back pocket to the floor.
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Same exact scenario happened to me. Luckily the floor had carpet too. That sleeve is almost more slippery than the actual phone!

I've only dropped my G1 just ONE TIME in the 15 months I had it.
Bricked a few times learning about root, ADB commands, and flashing many roms.
My N1?
NEVER!
I'm even scurred to put it in my pocket with a little loose change, even with the silicone casing + screen protector!

Usually I'd never drop it, but I was doing something stupid and forgot it was in my shirt pocket and it smashed on the ground and the lid and battery flew off and the top insides came unclipped and loose - couldn't get the cover back on and I was really gutted - while my so called friends laughed their heads off. managed to get everything back in place but it has a scratch on the bottom and a few tiny dents on the side. owell. nobody wants to buy it now!

None thank GOD. the phone is so good i am scared to use it.. and the surface of the phone is not that grippy like google say.

Once, Put luckily it was in the sleeve and was only from where i was holding it to the ground, made a cute noise but not a scratch or ding on it! Hoping to never experience that again though

N1 got dropped, do I need anger management?

The screen impacted the floor squarely and the phone was naked. Bottom panel popped out of alignment, though thankfully it could be popped back in. There's a new scratch at the bottom of the front. FFFFUUUUUUUU.
I mean sure, it still functions as normal--and to this I must testify for HTC's build quality--but ****ing **** ****. It'd be one thing if I was the one clumsy enough to drop it, but it's a co-worker's clumsiness which sent me into quite a rage. I was this close to demanding that he either buys me a replacement or gives me the money to buy one, because honestly ****ing **** is it so hard to be mindful of other people's belongings, especially expensive belongings?
God.

Yea, it really sucks to drop a naked N1. I remember walking out of the gym once and I pulled my keys out of my pocket. My N1 decided to go along for the ride and jumped right out and landed on the ground. I was so pissed at myself. After noticing the scratches, I cried a little inside. But it's okay though, I just remind myself that it's just a phone and I will be getting a new one in less than a year.

I've dropped my nexus so many times I've lost count.
It really does suck though, it's so damn expensive that it's almost a part of you.

I have dropped my phone also, not a N1 but a Droid and the first time i almost wanted to cut off my clumsy hands, but as DOHCtor says i remember it's just a phone and if by any chance was broken i could do nothing but buy another (Although at that moment i didn't have enough money to do it right away).
Fortunately my droid keeps working

Yeah, I'm glad it's still working and come some time next year I'll be getting a new phone, but grrrrr. Right now I don't really want to change yet because the phone's nice and I like it, and even if I managed to squeeze the dude for a new-phone fund, I'd have been quite heartbroken.
My next phone's going to be aluminium.

DOHCtor said:
Yea, it really sucks to drop a naked N1. I remember walking out of the gym once and I pulled my keys out of my pocket. My N1 decided to go along for the ride and jumped right out and landed on the ground. I was so pissed at myself. After noticing the scratches, I cried a little inside. But it's okay though, I just remind myself that it's just a phone and I will be getting a new one in less than a year.
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So you have your phone in your pocket with your keys? Seriously?

I dropped my phone once onto road, chipped a small bit off the top right, i felt terrible about it. Im very careful with it these days, i still haven't got any idea what a replacement phone would be like, the N1 is still the best imo.

noooooo you people are insane. or i am just OCD about chit like that. yes its just a phone if you look at it. however, that one scratch, nick or dent will haunt you til you get a replacement. I remember my first real cell phone back in the days. "NOKIA 8900" yes the slider. i cradled that thing like my first born. one day my friend asked to see it and she decided to close the lid by slamming the phone to the table. I nearly killed her. ever since then, when they ask, i say no and say its just a phone. LOL.
I don't know i am maybe little insane but i just cant over look the damage. i prob replace it or change out the casing. i done that many times. however, if you were looking to replace it no biggie.
PS. I know somebody who can take care of your coworker if you want.

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PS. I know somebody who can take care of your coworker if you want.
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How much are we talking about?

Not much..... lol.
Plus its different when others drop your phone. When you do it you can shrug it off but others.... i don't know I'd I can handle it.....
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Bummer! Hope u can fix it up. I keep mine in a bank safe

yeah i'm terrified of damaging my N1 that i just got and the guy i bought it from had dropped it once and it has a few dings on 1 side at the corners from it.
this is probably the first phone i've had that will stay in a rubber case most of the time. its just too thin and small in my clumsy hand to use without it i'm certain i would drop it and these screens break even easier than older phones did because the glass is so close to the edge of the housing.
my G1 however took many falls and the screen stayed intact. i was surprised how well it has held up. i used it for 2 years straight with no case.
to the guy who keeps his N1 in the same pocket as his keys, thats a recipe for disaster. remember glass is hard and brittle. when objects that are as hard or harder than glass touch, press or hit glass like a key or a rock the glass is more often than not going to break and at the very least get scratched and scratches if good enough can develop into a crack pretty easily.
i always have and always will keep my phone with screen facing my thigh in my pocket opposite of the pocket i keep my keys in

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Aluminum scratches and dents worse than plastic! I'd choose plastic over aluminum. But that Liquidmetal material (a special patented alloy of titanium and other stuff that has no ordered crystal structure) looks pretty good; it might be tough enough. Hopefully more manufacturers will start using it.

Yall dont use cases?????

Frito11 said:
yeah i'm terrified of damaging my N1 that i just got and the guy i bought it from had dropped it once and it has a few dings on 1 side at the corners from it.
this is probably the first phone i've had that will stay in a rubber case most of the time. its just too thin and small in my clumsy hand to use without it i'm certain i would drop it and these screens break even easier than older phones did because the glass is so close to the edge of the housing.
my G1 however took many falls and the screen stayed intact. i was surprised how well it has held up. i used it for 2 years straight with no case.
to the guy who keeps his N1 in the same pocket as his keys, thats a recipe for disaster. remember glass is hard and brittle. when objects that are as hard or harder than glass touch, press or hit glass like a key or a rock the glass is more often than not going to break and at the very least get scratched and scratches if good enough can develop into a crack pretty easily.
i always have and always will keep my phone with screen facing my thigh in my pocket opposite of the pocket i keep my keys in
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Actually, no, the nexus screen doesnt scratch easy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfqwKa4bT74

I don't usually put my keys and phone in the same pocket, it just happen to be in the same pocket at that time. And besides, my keys only consist of a car key and house key. It's not like I'm a janitor.

You could be the most careful guy in the world, but it just takes one bad drop and your phone could be done. I haven't seen it happen with the Nexus, but that's because no one I know has one. I've seen it with a handful of iPhones and other touch screen phones though.. It's well worth the investment to protect a $600 device

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Plus its different when others drop your phone. When you do it you can shrug it off but others.... i don't know I'd I can handle it.....
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Exactly. You can't very well punch someone over a phone, people'd think you are a complete lunatic. But the urge is there. Oh, how it is there.

S_Dot said:
Actually, no, the nexus screen doesnt scratch easy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfqwKa4bT74
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Good god, you think this video is real? It's faked, he's not pressing hard at all.
Besides, it's not the "one time" that'll necessarily get you, it's the "every day" stuff that gets you. The screen will get dull, the paint will start dulling.. There's zero chance I'll ever put my phone in my pocket with keys, coins, etc. In fact I rarely put it in my pocket at all, 99% of the time it's in my Krussel case.

Yeah I work in the glass industry the thinner the glass is the harder it is to scratch but the easier it is to break.
My nexus has a hand full of scratches on the screen
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Screen scratch test fail

hi chaps,
i recently got myself an evo 4g and was contemplating a screen protector. then i came across some videos on YouTube proclaiming just how tough the gorilla glass (?) on the evo is and withstood all kinds of torture.
anyway, in the spirit of finding out for myself, i tried the same thing to my phone and i definitely suggest not trying it yourself. The screen most definitely does scratch. Now we now.
Link below to see the video and pics.
http://asmd.wordpress.com/2011/05/17/a-blade-to-the-belly-of-the-beast/
regards,
asmd.

asmd6230 said:
hi chaps,
i recently got myself an evo 4g and was contemplating a screen protector. then i came across some videos on YouTube proclaiming just how tough the gorilla glass (?) on the evo is and withstood all kinds of torture.
anyway, in the spirit of finding out for myself, i tried the same thing to my phone and i definitely suggest not trying it yourself. The screen most definitely does scratch. Now we now.
Link below to see the video and pics.
http://asmd.wordpress.com/2011/05/17/a-blade-to-the-belly-of-the-beast/
regards,
asmd.
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i already knew it scratched hell iv even broke the screen on my first evo so yea my keys have scratched my screen however you can see it. it doesnt make it look bad or aweful in anyway just notice it under certain angles so kind of dumb to ruin yours to do this test could have just asked if anyone had scratchs on their screen and to take pictures

Ok, so, you went from "I should get a screen protector!" to "I'm gonna take a razor blade to this *****!" in the span of a youtube video?!
Jesus man, I hope to god you don't find out about failblog or else your hospital bills are going to be ridiculous.

ha ha!!
nah man... i was considering a screen protector. Always had one on my HD2 and Touch Diamond. But then i got to reading about how tough the glass was.. and then the YouTube videos. I though to myself, this is brilliant., no screen protector needed.
I initially tried with just the corners and there were no scratches, after which i figured let me catch the main test on video just for sake of it.
now, with what i did to my Evo, the outcome should have be the same as those other chaps who posted on Youtube, but i got a couple of scratches which i took pictures of.... what i proved was that its highly unlikely those Evos came away undamaged or theres something fishy going on.
Btw, im probably not going to use a screen protector. If anything, maybe a slip case. I mean, after all that coin scratching, scicssors scoring and blade cutting, it only came away with two scratches. The second was small enough that i found it hard to take a picture of. The one i could take a picture of is noticeable if viewed from a particular angle. Looking at it head on in normal use is not noticeable.
Plus if it does get that bad, the screens go for $20 bucks on ebay...
but then again, there is the question of resale though.... hhhmmm.
Anyway, i looked on the net and all i got was confused answers, take it from me chaps this is definitive. And ive got the scratch to prove it.
regards,
asmd.

Haha. You said chaps....... I remember the glass on my *gasp* blackberry storm being tough. I scratched it with everything and never once noticed anything. Never tried with my evo. Just too sexy of a phone
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where are you from out of curiosity?
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Some times the cheap ones work the best screen protector wise check out extreme guard or few others eBay there cheap and work well. I'm using a Kraken case to keep my new phone mint.

I have a watch that has a saphire crystal that is supposed to be unscratchble. I used to demo it when drunk rubbing the face on concrete. Well one night it actually did scratch, and it was a biggin. Luckily Rado replaced it for me free of charge. Lesson learned.
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btw, which screen protector has the most glass like feel to it in use?
ive consistently come across posts complaining about zaggs tacky feel and yellowing... so, which reigns as king of the hill of screen protectors?
i wish i could remember what mine was on the hd2. feels pretty nice and no discoloration.

Hmmm failblog sounds interesting......

I.... wouldn't have tried this. XD

halorin said:
I.... wouldn't have tried this. XD
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now that i have, you will never have to.
its just something i was really curious about. the youtube videos seemed so unlikely but technology does advance and i wanted to personally put it to the test.
no regrets.
its just a phone. nothing last forever.
and as a mate put it, i go through mobile devices faster than he updates his facebook status.

asmd6230 said:
btw, which screen protector has the most glass like feel to it in use?
ive consistently come across posts complaining about zaggs tacky feel and yellowing... so, which reigns as king of the hill of screen protectors?
i wish i could remember what mine was on the hd2. feels pretty nice and no discoloration.
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I like the boxwave clear touch protector, lasts a long time a.d feels pretty close to the glass
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I thought the gorrila glass was pretty tough until i bought some earrings and i had scratches all over my phone

I use my phone naked since there's no way I'm putting a case on such a huge phone.
It's stood up really well, actually. I've dropped it on concrete a few times and the only noticeable signs are some indents on the plastic around the outer rim.
Though if you look closely, there's little chips missing from my screen. You could definitely scratch it pretty badly without too much effort in my opinion.

My phone has a zagg screen protector on it and I don't have any yellowing issues... however if your fingers are oily or wet (duh most peoples are ) then yeah it can have a tacky sort of feel. I usually just do a quick wipe of my index finger on my jeans before I touch my screen.

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I use my phone naked since there's no way I'm putting a case on such a huge phone.
It's stood up really well, actually. I've dropped it on concrete a few times and the only noticeable signs are some indents on the plastic around the outer rim.
Though if you look closely, there's little chips missing from my screen. You could definitely scratch it pretty badly without too much effort in my opinion.
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i get the case thing. i had an otterbox defender series on my phone with out much trouble til it became to stretched to hit the buttons correctly kinda disappointing i guess im glad i used a gift card to try it out. The screen protectors that came with are not bad but my phone is back to being completely naked ( oh noeesss!! ) but it seems to be fine.
glass wise no i wouldn't of tried this carrying this no shalantly in my pocket has shown its wear on the screen from random things in my pocket even though i "try" to keep it in its own pocket

Thank you OP for test and results, this answers some questions

wynnemelvin said:
I thought the gorrila glass was pretty tough until i bought some earrings and i had scratches all over my phone
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stones in earring i would expect are much harder than the glass of the screen and would undoubtedly scratch.

NewZJ said:
Thank you OP for test and results, this answers some questions
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your welcome.
a thank you is always appreciated.
i knew those boob tube videos were too good to be true.
im still going to keep it nude, after all thats scratching a couple of scratches.. i'll take my chances. plus i'll just have to remember to keep blades and scissors out of my pocket.
regards,
asmd.