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iPhone 6s Plus screen scratches.
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That was a sarcastic statement since the screen scratches so easily compared to older model iphones
I noticed a lot of hairline scratches on my SG 6s Plus too! Weird thing is that they're all along the edges of the glass!
I do switch from a bumper type to case to a super thin Caudabe case from time to time. I baby the phone and I don't think this screen is as durable as they say! Either way, I'm gonna get my phone checked out for another dead pixel/dust under the screen AGAIN! Last phone has the same dead pixel issue.
I do switch from a bumper type to case to a super thin Caudabe case from time to time. I baby the phone and I don't think this screen is as durable as they say! Either way, I'm gonna get my phone checked out for another dead pixel/dust under the screen AGAIN! Last phone has the same dead pixel issue.
Yep. Under "normal" usage the 6s Plus screen looks perfect. In the bright sun it's insane how covered my screen is with scratches. Again, my old 6 Plus is still perfect under any light. Crazy how one year of one device = no issues, and one week of a new devices = good grief.
So it goes..
Wonders if 3 D Touch is grinding particles harder into screen than previous. Could also be coating is softer than last years.
^^ Just don't put your phone and your diamonds on the same pocket...Nope, no nails in my pocket.
It was mentioned above a folio case may alleviate the need for a screen protector. A folio case does not make the phone immune to micro scratches. In fact, it can be an additional source for helping them appear. If you accidentally get a bit of sand/grit inbetween the screen and the case flap, and then put it in a pocket, as you move about the flap moves back and forth slightly against the phone as your pocket material flexes and moves, nicely grinding the grit into the screen.
Having said that, the Galaxy note 4 with a folio case I had, gained no scratches or micro scratches over the year I had it (as viewed under a spotlight)...but I know of others who had the scenario I described.
Right now my 6S Plus has no screen protector. I have been using it for a week and so far nothing has appeared in terms of scratches or micro-scratches.
If something as soft as a "CLEAN" micro-fibre cloth is able to scratch up some phones, then it can only be a defect in the coating manufacture.
Having said that, the Galaxy note 4 with a folio case I had, gained no scratches or micro scratches over the year I had it (as viewed under a spotlight)...but I know of others who had the scenario I described.
Right now my 6S Plus has no screen protector. I have been using it for a week and so far nothing has appeared in terms of scratches or micro-scratches.
If something as soft as a "CLEAN" micro-fibre cloth is able to scratch up some phones, then it can only be a defect in the coating manufacture.
You kid but beware of earrings as they will scratch a screen in no time.^^ Just don't put your phone and your diamonds on the same pocket...
No, they would simply find other things to complain about, lol.
If the sand/grit is on the screen or micro-fiber cloth and you clean the screen with it, you will add micro scratches. No coating defect is needed. No coating is harder than Quartz sand particles. Harder materials will alway scratch softer materials. Even materials of same hardness will scratch each other. Look at the home button in the bright light, you most likely will see no micro scratches on it's surface. Only other Saphire material or diamonds will scratch the Saphire.
The environment varies so the amount and type of sand particles will vary from place to place. As will the amount and degree of cleaning, rubbing each phone receives from it's owner. All manufacturers are subject to the same physical laws as we all are in using our phones.
There are trade offs in each choice of screen material and coatings. There is no perfect solution. Use Saphire and yes less prone to scratching, but also more brittle than glass and will fracture more easily. Also using Saphire means the oleophobic coatings will be softer than underlying Saphire which means micro scratches will still occur. Or we go without coating and finger prints will be the topic of the thread.
The best we can do is help ourselves with compromises, such as screen covers and gentle cleaning, and not being so finicky in looking at our screens under bright lighting at specific angles. I choose to use glass screen covers. Perfect no, but I can cheaply replace when surface is scratched and coating is mostly rubbed of. On other devices I don't pocket like iPod, I leave it bare and don't check it so critically.
I'm happy that plastic screens have all but vanished, as they could be scratched by keys, coins, knives which we don't have to worry about. Every time I see these key, coin and knife tests I am amused as they are meaningless. These softer metals never have, nor never will scratch any glass. But a piece of sand paper will destroy a screen in seconds.
Yeah my 15 mo daughter just wrecked her ipod screen with a nail file in no time. She also dropped it in a mop bucket with water in it. I was able to dry it with a hairdryer. You can't tell when the screen is on so I'm just going wait until something worse happens to get it swapped through AppleCare. I've only had it a week.
Every year, the same thing. People thing glass is immune to scratching. Lest they forget all the old phones that had plastic screens that scratched far worse than glass ever will. You all remember that? Guess not. Glass is NOT immune.
Those are micro scratches. Your pocket, cleaning cloth or whatever you're putting your phone in/on has particles in/on it that is scratching the screen. Just because it's in your pocket doesn't mean it's safe. Turn that pocket inside out and you will see lint and other particles in it. People forget this. There are buttons/metal parts on jeans/pants near the pocket. Slide it against that and boom, a scratch. Dirty fingers with grit will do it. This isn't witchcraft, it's science. It happens. If you're that worried, wrap your phone up in a case and screen protector like 90% of the OCD world.
Yeah my 15 mo daughter just wrecked her ipod screen with a nail file in no time. She also dropped it in a mop bucket with water in it. I was able to dry it with a hairdryer. You can't tell when the screen is on so I'm just going wait until something worse happens to get it swapped through AppleCare. I've only had it a week.
May I ask why the hell you're giving a 1 year old a ****ing ipod? Why not some toys, games or other **** to enhance her brain capacity and help her learn? You're doing her a disservice by giving her an electronic toy like that. You've failed as a parent.
Might want to wait with expensive gadgets a bit longer than just over a year old. After all we all made it to adulthood without gadgets.Yeah my 15 mo daughter just wrecked her ipod screen with a nail file in no time. She also dropped it in a mop bucket with water in it. I was able to dry it with a hairdryer. You can't tell when the screen is on so I'm just going wait until something worse happens to get it swapped through AppleCare. I've only had it a week.
Been using my 6S+ for several hours a day since day one, and there is not a single scratch, tiny or otherwise, on my display.
Put a Zagg glass on screen and so far since 9/25 do not see any scratches on the Zagg Glass. We must be living in areas where the sand and grit are of less hardness, and perhaps not overly rubbing screen. Stating obvious here that glass protectors will scratch just same as glass screen. Just easier to replace.
Was at a Japanese Steak House yesterday, and person sitting next to me had phone on table. Was something other than iPhone, but not pertainent to my observation. The screen was covered in stains, crud, debry of all kinds. It was amazing to me as I could never let my phone get to that state. Just shows you the various levels of tolerance people have for what screen looks like. This person was happily using phone.
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For your information she's got all kinds of toys from her older sister and she doesn't use the iPod that much. It's a much better alternative than letting her play with the phones which cost way more to fix or replace.
Pictures or you have scratches.
But really, did you put it in a wizards sleeve or how did you keep it immaculate? Seems like you spend more time with your screen off than on.
Are you sure its not a tiny tiny bit of dust under the screen? Shine a torch such as from another phone on it and see if it looks like a tiny curled up fibre. I have now seen 2 iPhone 6s with this. It just appears from a quick glance like a dot that won't wipe away, but a really close look may show something else. It is actually quite hard to make a dot like that as a scratch because most scratches happen in the pocket due to lateral movement of a bit of grit against the screen.
I'm not sure, it's so tiny. At first I thought that it's a dust particle and tried to wipe it away. The odd thing is that it's a dot not a scratch. I'll try to shine a torch at it.
Exactly...it isn't totally impossible to end up with a dot if a particle was pressing hard against the screen but it is extremely unlikely as in a pocket it is normally dragged across the screen. It is much more likely the tiniest dust particle under the screen that you just noticed and a common way this shows up is looking like a dust particle you often see ontop of the screen but it won't wipe away.