Nexus 4 screen **** you

[JumBie]

So I've had my device since the beginning of February. Had the screen protector on the whole time mind you it was bubbly because i removed it and put it back on thinking i had a scratch. I finally took it off this week and I fell in love, the screen was bright and the contrast was good. It felt smooth as butter when i was gliding my fingers on it. After a week of NOT putting it anywhere other than my hand and my desk i finally decided to give it a shot in my pocket. Brand new jeans, made sure nothing was in it, slid my phone in and off to my exam. I come out of my exam pull out my phone and guess what I see? A tiny scratch a little bit bigger than a pin size. I put my fingers over it in disbelief maybe it was some dust, that's when i felt my nail go into it and just pull on it, I knew right there it was a scratch. Great, time to get another ugly screen protector and pop it on, great to know you cant put this gorilla glass shit in your clean pocket without it getting fucked up. And while the scratch is small, I notice it and that's all that matters. I went from having a sexy perfect phone, to a phone with a scratch on it, FML.


Cant wait for those cheap ANTI-SCRATCH phones coming out. Might get rid of this and go for something that is guaranteed not to scratch.

 

[jacktesterson]

Weird

Been using my Note II for 6 weeks or so, naked, in pocket daily, not a single scratch.


I hate protectors and cases.

 

[Red Storm]

I guess I'm just incredibly lucky then. Never bought a screen protector or case and I pocket my phones all the time. I don't even remember the last time I scratched one of my phones.








*knock on wood*

 

[zerocool84]

I have the Optimus G which is nearly the same phone since December and have been scratch less, I work in a very dusty and dirty environment but keep my phone in a pocket with nothing else in it.

 

[ChronoReverse]

If there's a single speck of sand, it WILL scratch the screen. If you're lucky then you won't encounter that but I just use a screen protector.

 

[WelshBloke]

A small scratch annoys me less than a screen protector though.

 

[NikolaeVarius]

No screen is immune to scratches.

 

[magomago]

yup a single spec of any material harder than the screen will do it. i visit the beach ~1/month, so I'm not willing to run naked on a phone

 

[Bateluer]

No screen is immune to scratches.

This. Gorilla Glass does a fantastic job at being resilient, but it'll still easily get scratched by a grain of sand in your pocket. :/


I do know some people that put their keys in the same pocket as their phone and then complain when the screen gets scratched though.

 

[Ravynmagi]

I've had my Nexus 4 since November. Never used a screen protector. I sometimes put a bumper on. But often I just put the phone in my front pocket without any projection. After about half a year, still not a single scratch on either side.

I like in Phoenix, so we got plenty of sand and dust storms (expecting one this afternoon).

 

[Fire&Blood]

As a fellow N4 user I can sympathize. I have a scratch on the right side of the screen, midway along the screen but I cannot always see it and can barely feel it but it's there. Though the title of the thread made me think your screen shattered after a fall.

I forgot it's there after a while. Maybe I'm more tolerant because I got lucky twice when the phone slid off the bed and hit loud again the wooden bed frame yet survived without any damage.

 

[jacktesterson]

A small scratch annoys me less than a screen protector though.

I agree

 

[JumBie]

I am too scared to ever put it back in my pocket again. Any chance i could get it warrantied?

I purchased it from someone else, they gave me the Google play receipt but its still tied to their account, I am assuming its a no no. I am so OCD about having a clean phone, the tiniest defects really really bother me.

 

[T_Yamamoto]

Galaxy Nexus.

Naked screen since I got it. 12/24/2012

Not a single scratch.

So you must be doing something wrong

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

This. Gorilla Glass does a fantastic job at being resilient, but it'll still easily get scratched by a grain of sand in your pocket. :/


I do know some people that put their keys in the same pocket as their phone and then complain when the screen gets scratched though.

Keys is not sand. And the whole purpose of gorilla glass is so that you CAN put your keys with your phone. Sand is a whole different story.

 

[lopri]

I spent on Ghost-Armor instead of any casing for my Nexus 4. There won't be much protection in case of drops, but it prevents scratches or dirts. I tried a bumper but it makes the phone too bulky. N4's front glass has cascading curves on every side, making it a damn sleek phone, and the bumper completely go against that design.

It's a compromise that I made with my N4, so that I can enjoy its beauty. :biggrin:

 

[killster1]

i bought a iphone 4s off someone that listed it as "100 condition scratch free" well it had scratches. fine very finescratches you can see in the sun but not inside during use.. i wonder if people saying "im fine with no screen protector" really know what a scratch is / need glasses / or really have good luck. i went a while with no screen protector and just made sure never pocket my keys / knife / gun / anythign else in that pocket and seemed to work but i know like others said sand etc will scratch.. also dirty fingers will scratch


but to the OP saying "FML" over a cellphone scratch? hahahahah what a psycho.. if this is the things in life he worries about maybe he has bigger problems than screen scratches.. (altho that is so annoying to me to use scratched phone)

 

[thecapsaicinkid]

These threads are always the same; OP posts about how he's scratched his phone and thought Gorilla Glass was supposed to be scratch proof. A dozen or so people reply reporting how they go to the beach each day to roll around in the sand and have never put a single scratch on any phone they've ever owned and the OP is clearly an idiot and should look after his stuff. The same people who've never dropped a phone I'm guessing.

 

[aceO07]

New jeans sometimes have sand in the pockets. My N4 has a couple of small scratches on the back, but the front is fine.

 

[DefDC]

Get a wet screen protector. Zagg, Ghost Armor, or for cheapskates like myself, BestSkinsEver.

That's all I've put on my Omnia1, Droid1, and Galaxy Nexus. I've been lucky enough not to have my phone killed by a drop, but the glass has always been like new.

 

[StrangerGuy]

These threads are always the same; OP posts about how he's scratched his phone and thought Gorilla Glass was supposed to be scratch proof. A dozen or so people reply reporting how they go to the beach each day to roll around in the sand and have never put a single scratch on any phone they've ever owned and the OP is clearly an idiot and should look after his stuff. The same people who've never dropped a phone I'm guessing.

I don't believe those here who claims their devices are scratchfree day in day out without using protection either, they just aren't looking hard enough. I had a speck of dust under my screen protector that I didn't notice until 2 weeks later, just wasn't that OCD enough to scan every micron of the phone on day 1.

 

[tdawg]

Weird

Been using my Note II for 6 weeks or so, naked, in pocket daily, not a single scratch.


I hate protectors and cases.

Ditto

 

[Red Storm]

I don't believe those here who claims their devices are scratchfree day in day out without using protection either, they just aren't looking hard enough. I had a speck of dust under my screen protector that I didn't notice until 2 weeks later, just wasn't that OCD enough to scan every micron of the phone on day 1.

Spec of dust != scratch.

Believe it. Not everyone needs cases or screen protectors.

 

[WelshBloke]

I don't believe those here who claims their devices are scratchfree day in day out without using protection either, they just aren't looking hard enough. I had a speck of dust under my screen protector that I didn't notice until 2 weeks later, just wasn't that OCD enough to scan every micron of the phone on day 1.

My screen is completely scratch free and I bought my phone from eBay. The trim around the phone has a few dings from being dropped though.

 

[tdawg]

I don't believe those here who claims their devices are scratchfree day in day out without using protection either, they just aren't looking hard enough. I had a speck of dust under my screen protector that I didn't notice until 2 weeks later, just wasn't that OCD enough to scan every micron of the phone on day 1.

Wait, so we're talking about imperfections we'd need an electron microscope to find? If it's not visible to my naked eye, then it's not there--out of sight, out of mind--what's the point of "looking hard enough" if no imperfections are visible in normal use? My note 2 screen is as perfect as the day I took it out of the box at the level I'm going to scrutinize the thing (read: daily use from typical viewing distances, not nose-to-screen).