I had an SS S0 and the sapphire display on that is still flawless to this day, or at the very lease appears flawless. I’ve discovered last night that if you rub it hard with your finger and hold up to the light in an exact certain way, it has micro-scratches. I discovered this by complete accident and honestly I think that’s pretty cool, because never once before last night have I ever seen a single scratch on that thing from normal use, and even holding it up to the light you can’t see anything. Only if you really mark the **** out of it and hit the light JUST right.
But for the SS S4 which I got yesterday, the first one had a scratch that was really visible as soon as the light hit it only a few hours after bringing it home. I figured maybe this was a weird defect or something, so I brought it back for another, but sure enough after a couple hours of use on the new one that too has gotten a scratch in the middle. What’s going on here? Is this sapphire (or the coating) easier to scratch on the S4? It’s pretty disappointing because the whole point I got the SS was for the sapphire display which performed above and beyond on the S0, but seems to be just as fragile as the glass on the aluminum on the S4. If I had known that, I would’ve just gotten the aluminum and a Skinomi or something.
It’s definitely a scratch because it doesn’t come out with a microfiber cloth. I know, I know, it’s a watch and scratches from daily use are to be expected, but this is supposed to be the premium model with a scratch resistant sapphire screen with a bar set really high by the S0, and a scratch on Day 1? Come on now.
But for the SS S4 which I got yesterday, the first one had a scratch that was really visible as soon as the light hit it only a few hours after bringing it home. I figured maybe this was a weird defect or something, so I brought it back for another, but sure enough after a couple hours of use on the new one that too has gotten a scratch in the middle. What’s going on here? Is this sapphire (or the coating) easier to scratch on the S4? It’s pretty disappointing because the whole point I got the SS was for the sapphire display which performed above and beyond on the S0, but seems to be just as fragile as the glass on the aluminum on the S4. If I had known that, I would’ve just gotten the aluminum and a Skinomi or something.
It’s definitely a scratch because it doesn’t come out with a microfiber cloth. I know, I know, it’s a watch and scratches from daily use are to be expected, but this is supposed to be the premium model with a scratch resistant sapphire screen with a bar set really high by the S0, and a scratch on Day 1? Come on now.
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