Is this a crack or an elongated scratch?

[Dj64Mk7]

Attached is a picture of my Al S3 from last Tuesday. When I returned home from class, I noticed the long mark on the screen. Would it be possible to buff it out, or do I really have to pay Apple $289 to fix the screen? At that point, is it better to just buy a new Series 3?

 

[Starship67]

Looks like a crack to me.

 

[Breezygirl]

Crack.

 

[vintagekeys]

It`s the Cracken.

 

[Hater]

You could do neither and just keep using it.

As long as it works, it works.

 

[Newtons Apple]

Impact damage, a crack.

 

[44267547]

Attached is a picture of my Al S3 from last Tuesday. When I returned home from class, I noticed the long mark on the screen. Would it be possible to buff it out, or do I really have to pay Apple $289 to fix the screen? At that point, is it better to just buy a new Series 3?

Even if it was the scratch, (which it is a crack in your situation), you would not be able to buff that out. Some scratches if they are minor, they can be concealed with a screen protector, but if you can feel it with your fingernail, there is nothing you can do.

 

[Dj64Mk7]

I thought the Ion-X Glass was supposed to be more resistant to cracking? The one or two times I've accidentally dropped it were on soft carpet, and, as I said in OP, I don't remember banging it against anything that would crack the screen.

It's my luck this happened about a week after after I got a refund for AppleCare +, as I expected to sell the thing.

Of course, it's also my luck that it's only two months old.

 

[Scotth48]

Attached is a picture of my Al S3 from last Tuesday. When I returned home from class, I noticed the long mark on the screen. Would it be possible to buff it out, or do I really have to pay Apple $289 to fix the screen? At that point, is it better to just buy a new Series 3?

That’s a crack