If your screen is scratching, you're handling it wrong, regardless of what you say. Your fingers aren't scratching it, so what is? Figure it out and quit blaming Apple for your mistakes.
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iPhone 6s Plus screen scratches.
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Burning hot home button? Never herd of that before. There must be some issue with your device.
Precisely, this experience reflects my own. Although the 6 Plus faired better than my 5S which was by far the worst I had for this issue. But again these were only micro scratches nobody is going to see unless they stick it under direct sunlight. I believe that was down to my own usage anyway, certainly not a manufacturing defect.
This is why, as soon as the plastic covering came off, the tempered glass screen protector and the case went on. This is exactly the kind of thing that would bother the hell out of me.
That's the exact one that's on my phone. I also installed a different tempered glass screen protector on somebody else's phone. It really is remarkable when you think of the screen protectors from a few years ago. It was damn near impossible to get that thing on without any air bubbles. With these, you can do flawless installs, with ease.
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I hear you. I bought the new iphone 6s in space grey. I take very good care of my devices, however for the first few days at least i tend to enjoy my shiny new device in its orignal form without any screen protector or case (i have paid big bucks for this piece of beauty there is no reason why i cannot enjoy it for a few days).
Within a week of light use my new iphone had tiny hair line scratches on the screen, i always make sure i do not have any other items in the pocket in which i carry my phone. Initially i thought i may have been negligent and do not remember now, but then i heard one of my friends complaining, he kept his brand new phone in his bag pack just like he used to keep his 5S, after a couple of hours when he took it out there was a long hairline scratch on the screen from top to bottom in the middle of his phone. Well, we both ended up returning our 6s devices.
Within a week of light use my new iphone had tiny hair line scratches on the screen, i always make sure i do not have any other items in the pocket in which i carry my phone. Initially i thought i may have been negligent and do not remember now, but then i heard one of my friends complaining, he kept his brand new phone in his bag pack just like he used to keep his 5S, after a couple of hours when he took it out there was a long hairline scratch on the screen from top to bottom in the middle of his phone. Well, we both ended up returning our 6s devices.
When Apple says the screen glass is "stronger" this year on 6s & 6s Plus, I don't know what that means. Stronger is a very loose term which is more marketing than technically explanatory. Stronger in regards to breakage from drops? Stronger as in more scratch resistant.
From my understand of the ion exchange process, atoms in the glass crystal matrix are substituted for larger atoms of another element. Like potassium ions for sodium ions. In the double ion process this is done again with even larger atoms replacing the potassium ions.
This is done to impart a tension to the outermost layer of glass, akin to askin that is under tension. This makes the glass more resistant to fracturing from falls and impacts. This process does not and never did impart any additional scratch resistance.
Glass is about 6-7 on MOHs scale of hardness. True Saphire is a 9 and diamond a 10, the hardest. Sand in the environment, in your pockets varies depending on what mineral each grain is, like Quartz, 8-9 on MOHs scale. The oleophobic coating is what increases the scratch resistance as well as reducing the adherence of oils and water. This coating is extremely thin, a few atoms thin and is subject to removal by rubbing over time and chemicals like alcohol.
There is a great deal of confusion, misunderstanding about what will scratch and what won't. Coins, keys and other metals normally carried in pockets and purses, except for cutting tools, are a hardness of 4-5 on MOHs scale and will never scratch any glass, including phone screens. That's why the tests you always see done with keys and coins are in a way fake. As they never have nor never will scratch glass. The metal is simply too soft.
Most scratches including micro scratches come from particles of sand. In pocket, blown around by air, sitting on screen and rubbed by micro cloths. Don't overlook the diamond earring women sometimes wear, which will put a nice deep scratch or series of micro scratches as phone is presses to ear during a call.
From my understand of the ion exchange process, atoms in the glass crystal matrix are substituted for larger atoms of another element. Like potassium ions for sodium ions. In the double ion process this is done again with even larger atoms replacing the potassium ions.
This is done to impart a tension to the outermost layer of glass, akin to askin that is under tension. This makes the glass more resistant to fracturing from falls and impacts. This process does not and never did impart any additional scratch resistance.
Glass is about 6-7 on MOHs scale of hardness. True Saphire is a 9 and diamond a 10, the hardest. Sand in the environment, in your pockets varies depending on what mineral each grain is, like Quartz, 8-9 on MOHs scale. The oleophobic coating is what increases the scratch resistance as well as reducing the adherence of oils and water. This coating is extremely thin, a few atoms thin and is subject to removal by rubbing over time and chemicals like alcohol.
There is a great deal of confusion, misunderstanding about what will scratch and what won't. Coins, keys and other metals normally carried in pockets and purses, except for cutting tools, are a hardness of 4-5 on MOHs scale and will never scratch any glass, including phone screens. That's why the tests you always see done with keys and coins are in a way fake. As they never have nor never will scratch glass. The metal is simply too soft.
Most scratches including micro scratches come from particles of sand. In pocket, blown around by air, sitting on screen and rubbed by micro cloths. Don't overlook the diamond earring women sometimes wear, which will put a nice deep scratch or series of micro scratches as phone is presses to ear during a call.
This is same hoopla that happened when the 6 and 6+ came out and people were shocked that their screen scratched.
I am shocked that people thought it would not scratch!
I am shocked that people thought it would not scratch!
Apple should put a disclaimer, use carefully with screen protectors and cases !
No they shouldn't. That is up to the individual owners. You don't see any other companies doing this. Why should Apple?
This is why I put a screen protector on my 6S Plus out of the box. I can't even tell that it's on which is nice.
Microscopic dust and grit particles are everywhere, they surround us even at home. They're in our pockets and in the air. Obviously there's more about on a windy street, and yet more down at the beach. We all have these tiny particles on our fingertips at times and one swipe on that uprotected screen can cause a tiny scratch. It's absolutely impossible to keep a screen free from tiny scratches unless you don't use your phone and keep it in the box, or use a screen protector.
I think there are some who believe that just because they had their phones in pockets without keys that the screen won't get scratched, but this is not the case. They forget about the tiny particles in their pockets that cannot always be seen that can put micro scratches in the screen well.
Moreover blame the fanny bois who boast about how they don't need cases or screen protectors for their phones (been doin so since the early iPhones!) and claim that it's virtually scratch proof.
I'll preface by saying I had a 4s for 3 years, 10 months and 90% of the time it spent in my pocket it was naked.
My 6s has a very small chip in the screen already, and upon closer inspection, I also have many of the hairline scratches. Not sure what to think. My 4s had hairline scratches on it when I got rid of it, as to be expected.
Disappointing. And going to post in the "too much 6s camera noise ". More disappointing.
My 6s has a very small chip in the screen already, and upon closer inspection, I also have many of the hairline scratches. Not sure what to think. My 4s had hairline scratches on it when I got rid of it, as to be expected.
Disappointing. And going to post in the "too much 6s camera noise ". More disappointing.
Grrrr KEYS DON't SCRATCH GLASS PHONE SCREENS !!!!!
Keys and coins are too soft to scratch glass. Sand particles, Quartz are what scratches screens. All you need is a microscopic particle of Quartz on screen or micro fiber cloth and rub nice and hard, bam you have micro scratches.
Have you washed your micro fiber cloth lately?
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Relax. Growling and the use of all caps is most certainly unnecessary here.
Relax. Growling and the use of all caps is most certainly unnecessary here.
He was keyed-off.
William, you are not alone. I too have noticed progressively more scratches on my 6s plus than my 6 and even my 5s. You don't notice them straight on, but if a lamp or sunlight hits it the right way, you can see them all over the screen.