Assuming he'd been careful with it, of course it matters. You don't expect this on day 1.
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iPhone 12 Pro Iphone 12 Easily Scratchable Screen
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Huh didn't know they have that, but I think I am going to get the Belkin that they sell on their store.
I totally agree with you. I’m super careful with my phones and they are in top shape when I hand them down. However, I’ve put surface scratches on every device that I tried to use without a protector. So I always put on a protector now. It also feels great to swap out for a new one when the oleophobic coating wears off.
Definitely have the store install the protector, unless you are excellent doing it. Their machine does a perfect job and there is no extra cost to install.
I went back to the Apple Store, and I got out with the same results! Thank you
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I also have a lot of scratches on my 12 pro and haven’t even been using it for a day. It’s only been in my hands, on the table or on the couch. I never use screen protectors and my XS has no scratches at all. Very strange.
You can feel the scratches with your nails.
You can feel the scratches with your nails.
Forgive my ignorance here (I am male I can’t help it
Some people, not me, use their phones for talking, like making a phone call. When they put it up to their ear, scratch. Can you imagine what diamond ear rings do?
I keep my sand in my back pocket for just this reason.
I also never had the need to use a screen protector, but after seeing how easily the screen scratches, I think I am definitively going to get one asap.
Another trick back to the app store for a belkin one I guess.
Mine has a deep scratch (you can feel it when sliding your finger over it) out of the box as well. Thank God I already know about my bad luck with Apple purchases and filmed the unboxing. Bought it from a retailer that is out of stock, will have to drive to an Apple store again in a few weeks to get it exchanged. 11 Pro had several dust specs in the cameras, XS was scratched out of the box as well ... *sigh*
What did you tell them?I went back to the store, they were kind enough to hit me up with an exchange.
That's normal though. When you stack phones, the sapphire of the camera lens will scratch the screen. I thought this was known
They use sand to give the jeans the 'stone washed' look, make sure you clean the pockets out out first before inserting phone!
Forgive my ignorance here (I am male I can’t help it
Earrings with gemstones that are harder than glass can make contact with the screen when making a call and it does not take a ton of force to scratch the screen. Additionally, if someone is wearing a ring on their finger with a gemstone that is harder than glass, if it brushes over a glass screen it can scratch it. When I worked at a place that sold phones, we would often have customers come in with screens that 'scratched on their own' and these customers would not realize that the gems in the rings they wear were actually the culprit (it's very easy when putting a hand into a pocket and the ring brushes up against the screen). Until we can create a screen that can withstand scratching from a diamond, screen protectors make sense IMHO.
Bottom Line: get a good screen protector and a case. Save yourself agrivation
Many have reported the edges feel sharp. So you scratched glass with steel. I know now I will be putting on a screen protector because Apple has still not achieved a level or scratch resistance that will let me go naked.
Hardness tends to be inverse to tensile strength. I expected lower scratch resistance when they announced greater drop protection.
I’ve only ever broken a phone screen once. Someone accidentally knocked it out of my hands and it fell face down on a bolt. Any glass would have shattered. Normal use only gives me hairline scratches that are invisible during use. I’d say the traditional formula is the right compromise.
I’ve only ever broken a phone screen once. Someone accidentally knocked it out of my hands and it fell face down on a bolt. Any glass would have shattered. Normal use only gives me hairline scratches that are invisible during use. I’d say the traditional formula is the right compromise.
They did scratch tests so unles y’all have items with hardness of 7. I don’t get how this is happening. I had mine a year and it’s good