After a year of no scratches on the 11 Pro, I put it in my pocket and it came out with deep gouges on it. From an empty pocket. No idea how it happened.
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Early iPhone 12 Tests Show Ceramic Shield is Stronger and More Scratch Resistant Than iPhone 11 Glass
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This is exciting. I haven't used a screen protector on my iPhone SE and in the intervening 3.5 years it's gained a lot of scratches. If I can manage to have a phone without a protector and have it hold up to scratching that'd be amazing.
Yes they do prove something when different phone models are tested using the same parameters.
That was a very good video. Thanks for the article, MR. I was surprised the new phone did that well. I admit that it got me rethinking screen protection for a few moments.
Or maybe don’t throw your phone against walls? Just a thought.
It’s the little hairline scratches that give me ocd. If that’s the case it doesn’t scratch as easy this is awesome !
They don't prove that much if they just test one of each phone. A sample size of one doesn't make for the most representative sample. All you've determined is that one specific phone broke earlier than the other, it doesn't prove that it will hold true for the rest of the phones in each of their respective production runs. Obviously testing more than one phone gets expensive fast though.
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I'm super scratch averse. When I sell my XS Max, it will be in mint condition without a scratch on it. I'll still put a glass screen protector on my 12 Pro Max, but I am considering going either caseless or with a bumper style case.
You're never going to get that test unless you have the budget to buy a sample of 1000 iPhone 12s and 1000 iPhone 11s and drop them all.
Where are the people that said ceramic shield isn't going to prevent scratches? 
that's all great news. i used an iphone 11 pro without a screen protector the entire last year and don't have a single scratch on the front glass... i just got my 12 pro so that give me further confidence that i'll never use a secret protector again.
Probably more than that. Mohs level 7 is actually 39% harder than level 6. It's not a linear scale. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohs_scale_of_mineral_hardness
mobilereviewseh deserves more subs than he has. He puts out good stuff.
I'm sorry you have a tendency to abuse your electronics that way.
But I do agree with replaceable parts. That's what I liked about the iPhone 4, you could unscrew the back and replace it if you had to. The 4S moved to replaceable front screens, but it would be great if both were replaceable.
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Like with this test here, I'm assuming drop tests are also designed with some consistency in mind (e.g. height, surface, angle). Or were you saying that even when they do do that, there are still too many unaccounted for variables?
I found him a few days ago and was very impressed. When reviewers actually put stuff through its paces it’s great to see unbiased reviews and less edits to see what actually happens.
The replaceable plastic that you want instead of the back glass is just a silicon case.
This is great news! My work badge belt clip took a nice gouge out of my Xr screen the second week I had it because I forgot I had put them both in the same pocket. It seemed a lot softer than my iPhone 6 screen, which was still pristine after 3 years.
