Why Apples "30x stronger/herder than plastic" is a bogus lie

[Tom G.]

We are questioning both his intelligence and his motives.

When someone posts 11 anti-iphone threads in about 19 days and 4 of them are on the subject of glass, and he's been told before what a troll he is and still keeps up his unwanted trolling then yes you should question both his intelligence and his motives.

 

[xmtgx]

How many iPhone 3G and 3GS devices have had shattered plastic backs when dropped? Inquiring minds would like to know.

Stronger and Harder means more scratch resistant, but more brittle and more prone to cracking, I seriously dont understand how people dont know this...

 

[reservedegotist]

We are questioning both his intelligence and his motives.

When someone posts 11 anti-iphone threads in about 19 days and 4 of them are on the subject of glass, and he's been told before what a troll he is and still keeps up his unwanted trolling then yes you should question both his intelligence and his motives.

I'm sure it's just a kid throwing a tantrum because his own iPhone's defective and is too lazy to replace / get checked out. Or he dropped it and the glass shattered hence his frustration. The OP has no intelligence that we can question anyway.

 

[jwwpua]

Here is an excerpt about diamonds:

"A diamond is 58 times harder than the next hardest mineral on earth, corundum, from which rubies and sapphires are formed. It was only during the 15th century that it was discovered that the only way to cut diamonds was with other diamonds. Yet, diamonds are brittle. If hit hard with a hammer, a diamond will shatter or splinter."

Basically, hardness is related to SCRATCH resistance, not SHATTER resistance.

The iPhone glass is hard but also brittle, meaning it will shatter if hit with enough force.

Plastic scratches VERY easily. Do a scratch test with your phone and a plastic screen (such as palm pre). The plastic will scratch more easily every time.