iPhone X iPhone X Screen Easier to Scratch?

[cc00lltt00nn]

I do not like the slight loss of touch sensitivity that comes with glass screen protectors, so I suffer the consequences of pocket sand. I have had nearly every iPhone since the beginning and I have never had such prominent scratches on any of my screens like I do my X. I cannot recall any events that my screen came into any contact with an unwanted surface (no drops, no keys, etc.). This pocket sand (I assume) has done a number on this puppy. Has anyone else experienced this? Isn't this supposed to be the most durable glass yet?

 

[rugmankc]

Pocket "sand" or lint.

Sand is basically glass and may scratch, not sure

But, my X has no scratches of any kind. It is in my pants pocket a lot.

 

[csurfr]

I rarely use a case, and never use a screen protector on my X. I don't have any scratches currently, but what @rugmankc said is absolutely correct. Whatever the random bits are that appear in your pockets can cause micro-scratches or whatever you'd like to call them. However, I think you're more likely to get scratches on the glass (front or back) from setting the phone down on a surface (table, bar, etc).

 

[now i see it]

What happened to your phones in your pocket in the past doesn't really have anything to do with what just happened to your X screen. All it takes is a few moments with something abrasive in your pocket to scratch things up. If it had been any other phone, the same thing would have happened.

 

[Newtons Apple]

I get lint in my pocket but never sand. Sand will scratch any iPhone screen.

 

[44267547]

I do not like the slight loss of touch sensitivity that comes with glass screen protectors, so I suffer the consequences of pocket sand. I have had nearly every iPhone since the beginning and I have never had such prominent scratches on any of my screens like I do my X. I cannot recall any events that my screen came into any contact with an unwanted surface (no drops, no keys, etc.). This pocket sand (I assume) has done a number on this puppy. Has anyone else experienced this? Isn't this supposed to be the most durable glass yet?

Similar threads already started:

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-x-scratched-in-4-days.2086364/

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-x-scratches.2108120/#post-25923106

https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...ll-over-screen-of-brand-new-iphone-x.2083960/

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/iphone-x-get-scratched-extremely-fast-even-with-a-case.2086602/

 

[davidmartindale]

I would say my screen is scratching to the same extent as all my other iPhones. Very light fine scratches and that is not. Nothing serious. I don't use a screen protector and usually (but not always) have a case on it. Always loose in my pocket and car and locker. Use it is a platform at times. No issues

 

[44267547]

I would say my screen is scratching to the same extent as all my other iPhones. Very light fine scratches and that is not. Nothing serious. I don't use a screen protector and usually (but not always) have a case on it. Always loose in my pocket and car and locker. Use it is a platform at times. No issues

SomeThing else to consider, is when you have a brand new iPhone, it’s typically the oleophobic coating scratching versus the Actual display. And When the oleophobic coating scratches. They are very fine scratches, which The best way to conceal the scratches is through a screen protector.

 

[StarShot]

I do not like the slight loss of touch sensitivity that comes with glass screen protectors, so I suffer the consequences of pocket sand.

I too have a glass screen protector and I would say the "slight" loss in an understatement, at least on some parts of the screen. I'm tempted to get rid of the glass, but I'm afraid more of breaking the screen when dropping the phone (which I sometimes do).