I was in my local AT&T store and decided to do a little scratch test with the display model. I scratched hard with my finger nails, and also scraped it VERY hard along the edge of the iPhone display. To my surprise there was NO damage whatsoever. Until I did this, I was very scared to even try and snap a case around it in fear that it would chip off or scratch. I am now very confident that this coating is no where near as delicate as people are making it out to be. Now, if it drops on concrete, or has hard metal to metal contact, I'm sure it will scrape
But so will anything else.
I know this video is pretty lame. I was trying to video it and not be too obvious about it. The store was packed and there were a lot people trying to look at the iPhone. And I am pretty sure the employees wouldn't appreciate me trying to damage the new device. But I was so curious to test how durable it really was. And I am convinced that this coating will hold up very, very well with normal usage.
http://youtu.be/GxFx3xktAbQ
I know this video is pretty lame. I was trying to video it and not be too obvious about it. The store was packed and there were a lot people trying to look at the iPhone. And I am pretty sure the employees wouldn't appreciate me trying to damage the new device. But I was so curious to test how durable it really was. And I am convinced that this coating will hold up very, very well with normal usage.
http://youtu.be/GxFx3xktAbQ