You'd have to crack it pretty bad yourself to get it replaced for that price. They don't do cosmetic replacements.
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iPhone X How scratch proof is the screen?
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You'd have to crack it pretty bad yourself to get it replaced for that price. They don't do cosmetic replacements.
My $8 Anker proclaims "Double Defense" and is also tempered -- of course it would have to be tempered or it wouldn't be of any use other than as a picture frame or a medieval torture device. "Premium" "Double Defense," whatever other kind of jargon a company wants to invent -- these protectors are all pretty much the same once you get past design. I've never bought one that cost more than $12.
Always been happy with my purchases. People who buy in the jargon need to realize these companies are playing on their worst fears. The truth is no flimsy sheet of glass is going to protect their device from their worst fears. And all of these protectors will do the job for less catastrophic blows.
Apple care covers screen replacements. I have to pay anyway so not sure why I couldn’t. You are allowed 2 claims for that are you not
Never put a screen protector on any of my iPhones for year and years. Never scratched a screen. In the sunlight you can see the micro scratches but that is normal.
I'm just saying if you try to take it in with scratches and want to use one incident they will most likely deny you because the T&C says it doesn't cover cosmetic damage.
Just remember you’ll only have one more screen replacement left for the two years. You might wait a bit before getting the first replacement.
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Apple will replace it two times for $29. They don’t care when you get it replaced.
I recently got a pretty long scuff that looks like it goes across the front camera (doesn't affect the photos tho) and I'm pretty peeved. I had a 6/6s for 2-3 years and didn't get scratches on it til the very end.
I ordered a tempered glass screen for the first time. Hope it works.
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I mean, this is a pretty big claim that is totally false based on the amount of scratch posts/threads not only on this forum, but countless others.
I ordered a tempered glass screen for the first time. Hope it works.
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I mean, this is a pretty big claim that is totally false based on the amount of scratch posts/threads not only on this forum, but countless others.
But the glass screen protector will get micro scratches too. Are you going to replace that every time too?
Also I’m in the boat of knowing every year I’ll get that newest iPhone anyway.
Also I’m in the boat of knowing every year I’ll get that newest iPhone anyway.
So are you implying that everyone who has posted about scratches on their phone is lying?
No, just that it takes a lot to scratch an iPhone screen. Pocket sand is one of the few things that can.
I've always thought the same thing, given I've owned 9 iPhones that survived without any major scratches (nothing more than micro scratches), but less than a month in on the X and I've got one major scratch. I have never put the phone in my pockets with any keys or coins or other metal objects, so I'm really baffled by how the scratch got there. As I noted previously I will get it replaced and promptly apply a screen protector so it doesn't happen again.
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Once they replace the screen, I'll get a protector for it, so hopefully I won't have to use the second screen replacement on the policy. I assume that replacing the screen won't negatively effect the water resistance?
I'd say your X years of experience just proves the point more so that it's just a single bad luck dud. Get the screen replaced and enjoy it is what I say
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Of course it won't. If you do the replacement yourself and mess it up, it might, but when you get it properly replaced, they'll reapply the rubber seal that keeps it waterproof
I don't necessarily think time is relevant, it just depends on how you scratched your iPhone. Micro scratches are inevitable either way, it's just a matter if somebody sees them ot not in the right light.
Technically, you can only hide them with the use of a screen protector, which easily conceals the scratches, but they exist either way, it's just a matter if you can ignore them or not.
There is a simple answer to this. The iPhone X scratches more than any iPhone i previously owned. Either buy a screen protector or better, don't buy the phone at all. For that price tag you expect the promise of the most durable glass to be true. On another note, the glass shattered twice for me also - each time costing me $400AUD to replace...
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That statement is in fact not true.
You are correct, but a company's claim of this being the strongest glass also does not equal fact.
I do trust my experience with various iPhones over the years and I am sure you would have at least 2-3 friends with similar experience of scratches or broken screens (I know I do and given the numerous online complaints, I am sure this is no coincidence of my social circle miraculously experiencing this).
Anyways, semantics schmemantics. Fact is though that I have a 2-year in use iPhone 6s with less scratches than my iPhone X has after 2 months of usage without obvious change in behaviour.
I do trust my experience with various iPhones over the years and I am sure you would have at least 2-3 friends with similar experience of scratches or broken screens (I know I do and given the numerous online complaints, I am sure this is no coincidence of my social circle miraculously experiencing this).
Anyways, semantics schmemantics. Fact is though that I have a 2-year in use iPhone 6s with less scratches than my iPhone X has after 2 months of usage without obvious change in behaviour.
I won't use a screen protector. I don't like the look of them. If you pay a premium for a device, your expectations rise. Give me a $500 phone and I won't complain. But if I pay extra for superior quality and design, I won't wrap up my phone with cases and protectors just so that it doesn't damage. Especially not if I didn't need any for the previous half priced devices from the same company.
I don't like covers in general but that would be a solution, thanks.
I ordered the Essential Phone instead and will sell my iPhone. Easy peasy.... Just wanted to share that the original poster is amongst many to realise the screen or coating to be softer than older phones...
I ordered the Essential Phone instead and will sell my iPhone. Easy peasy.... Just wanted to share that the original poster is amongst many to realise the screen or coating to be softer than older phones...