So, it's been, what, 7 years now. By now we all know how these fads work. Anything, anything will be picked up and magnified. Often to be completely forgotten just a couple of months later.
This discussion is about determining if this time is "for real" or just the usual fad. I don't wanna live with a screen protector because of a fad.
I do know there's already the "Hairline scratches" thread but that's a broader (or vaguer) topic with people talking about the oleophobic coating, "what if" sapphiregate scenarios, screen protectors, warranty policies at the Genius Bar, etc. (please don't dilute the discussion with those topics, if possible)
This thread is specifically about the hardness (and hence resistance to scratches) of the glass on 6/6+ compared to previous iPhones.
It's a widely accepted fact that the average user (i.e. not carrying diamond cutters or sand in his pockets) could use every iPhone before the 6/6+ without any screen protector with no big risk of scratching its glass (or at least no visible scratches), even with occasional keys in the same pocket. You can quote me on that for the 3G, 3GS, 4, 4S and 5. I don't know about the original, 5C and 5S.
Now, if you are
- a 6/6+ owner
- who used previous iPhones without screen protectors
- and isn't using a screen protector on the 6/6+ either
are you finding the 6/6+ glass to be more susceptible to scratches than previous iPhones in terms of hardness?
Because that's the core of the issue and what a "scratchgate" would imply.
Alleged worsening of quality control, alleged rushed choices because of sapphiregate (??? how do you manage to make the glass SOFTER than every one of the previous eight iphones by virtue of pure "rush"?), blah blah blah that's all background noise.
Something is either softer or harder than something else.
Something is either able to scratch something else or it's not.
So, can the latest iPhones' glass be scratched by "that same keychain" that wouldn't scratch the previous eight iPhone models? Yes or no. Plain and simple.
ps:
if you're a Samsung employee, please refrain from posting, I'm tired of reading carbon copy "I'm never gonna buy apple again" fake reports like a lot of the ones here:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6555765
edit: since the astroturfers landed here too, I want to point out that I won't take seriously any post "casually" mentioning an Apple competitor or a particular screen protector brand (and neither should anybody reading this thread)
This discussion is about determining if this time is "for real" or just the usual fad. I don't wanna live with a screen protector because of a fad.
I do know there's already the "Hairline scratches" thread but that's a broader (or vaguer) topic with people talking about the oleophobic coating, "what if" sapphiregate scenarios, screen protectors, warranty policies at the Genius Bar, etc. (please don't dilute the discussion with those topics, if possible)
This thread is specifically about the hardness (and hence resistance to scratches) of the glass on 6/6+ compared to previous iPhones.
It's a widely accepted fact that the average user (i.e. not carrying diamond cutters or sand in his pockets) could use every iPhone before the 6/6+ without any screen protector with no big risk of scratching its glass (or at least no visible scratches), even with occasional keys in the same pocket. You can quote me on that for the 3G, 3GS, 4, 4S and 5. I don't know about the original, 5C and 5S.
Now, if you are
- a 6/6+ owner
- who used previous iPhones without screen protectors
- and isn't using a screen protector on the 6/6+ either
are you finding the 6/6+ glass to be more susceptible to scratches than previous iPhones in terms of hardness?
Because that's the core of the issue and what a "scratchgate" would imply.
Alleged worsening of quality control, alleged rushed choices because of sapphiregate (??? how do you manage to make the glass SOFTER than every one of the previous eight iphones by virtue of pure "rush"?), blah blah blah that's all background noise.
Something is either softer or harder than something else.
Something is either able to scratch something else or it's not.
So, can the latest iPhones' glass be scratched by "that same keychain" that wouldn't scratch the previous eight iPhone models? Yes or no. Plain and simple.
ps:
if you're a Samsung employee, please refrain from posting, I'm tired of reading carbon copy "I'm never gonna buy apple again" fake reports like a lot of the ones here:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6555765
edit: since the astroturfers landed here too, I want to point out that I won't take seriously any post "casually" mentioning an Apple competitor or a particular screen protector brand (and neither should anybody reading this thread)
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