iPhone 4 scratches?

[alexhasfun28]

Hi, i just ordered an iPhone 4 yesterday. And was wondering, from those people who are iPhone 4 owners, is there a scratch on your glossy device? If there is, how big? How sensitive is it to get one? Do you think you can maybe throw in some pictures?

Thanks, Alex

 

[Roo Zilla]

I have a couple of big scratches on the antenna. I dropped my phone on a driveway. There are also a few dozen tiny scratches from being in my pocket with coins. The glass on both sides is pristine though. I don't think it's easy to scratch the glass.

 

[alexhasfun28]

I have a couple of big scratches on the antenna. I dropped my phone on a driveway. There are also a few dozen tiny scratches from being in my pocket with coins. The glass on both sides is pristine though. I don't think it's easy to scratch the glass.

So it's easier to scratch the stainless steal than glass? I actually tried that in the store, and scratching the stainless steal is like scratching the plastic with a key. So i agree with you.

Thanks

 

[Roo Zilla]

So it's easier to scratch the stainless steal than glass? I actually tried that in the store, and scratching the stainless steal is like scratching the plastic with a key. So i agree with you.

Thanks

To be honest, the scratches are barely noticeable since the metal band is such a small component compared to the glass.

 

[noaim]

no scratches on mine

 

[markhunsaker]

No scratches yet. I got mine launch day.

 

[pilsbury]

I guess Im anal about my devices, I didnt leave the store until I had a case and screen protector on it-too OCD I guess.

 

[Fausty82]

No scratches yet. I got mine launch day.

Ditto. A bumper and Ghost Armor screen protector (front and back) ensure that.

 

[sherlock]

I don't have any scratches yet but the first thing I do is slap it in a case and protect the screen.

 

[KStewart]

Hi, i just ordered an iPhone 4 yesterday. And was wondering, from those people who are iPhone 4 owners, is there a scratch on your glossy device? If there is, how big? How sensitive is it to get one? Do you think you can maybe throw in some pictures?

Thanks, Alex

"iPhone 4 owners, is there a scratch on your glossy device? If there is, how big?" "How sensitive is it to get one?"

You have got to be kidding me.
I like my iPhone but I swear some of the thread topics here...eh
If your 15 and a girl, disregard my comments...I understand.

 

[ghostface147]

I have some slight wear on the antenna and one tiny scratch on the back that isn't really noticeable. However I use the bumper now and that thing takes a beating. The bumper is all scuffed up and I question its durability.

 

[jakej914]

I left mine naked for quite a while. Didn't drop the thing once, and I ended up with hairline scratches on both the front and back. They bug me, but I'm a little OCD. Nothing major, but I'd definitely recommend some kind of case and/or screen protector.

 

[killthelights32]

I got mine a week after launch day and never put it in any case or a screen protector on it. I've dropped it a few times now and not a scratch on either the glass or the metal band. Very robust body! Very happy.

 

[lush242000]

Hi, i just ordered an iPhone 4 yesterday. And was wondering, from those people who are iPhone 4 owners, is there a scratch on your glossy device? If there is, how big? How sensitive is it to get one? Do you think you can maybe throw in some pictures?

Thanks, Alex

Sort of like riding a motorcycle. There are those who have crashed and those who are about to crash, but it will happen. Get a screen protector.

 

[jakej914]

I think if scratches would bother you, you should get a case and/or screen protector.

 

[Roo Zilla]

One thing about iPhones in general, they look much better than other phones after time. My 3GS had a bunch of scratches on the plastic back, but still looked much better after a year than my Blackberry did after 6 months. The glass screen helps out a lot with scratches from stuff like coins and keys.

 

[Miggs2002]

i was under the impression that the front and back of the iPhone 4 were un-markable due to some technologically advanced coating, i'm sure i read it on the apple website i will have a look...

...here we are, this is a sentence taken direst from the apple website

"Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating front and back"

i know that says fingerprint resistant but i'm sure i heard somewhere that it was resistant to scratches also, so much so they reckon you can put it in your pocket with your keys and it comes out unscathed

 

[markhunsaker]

As it has been stated before in several threads, the iPhone 4's glass is 20x harder than plastic. That doesn't mean it is unscratchable. Keys, probably not since glass is harder (on the Moh's Hardness Scale) than keys. Glass is rated at a 7 and steel is rated at 4.5. Hardened steel is rated at 7.5 (which would scratch glass). So there are many substances that will scratch glass. My tungsten ring is rated at 9.5...it will scratch the glass screens no problem. It all comes down to science.

 

[Miggs2002]

that sounded mighty impressive, but science is a bit too far over my head lol

 

[Watcher]

i know that says fingerprint resistant but i'm sure i heard somewhere that it was resistant to scratches also, so much so they reckon you can put it in your pocket with your keys and it comes out unscathed

As markunsaker was trying to say, "Scratch-resistant" doesn't necessarily mean it cannot be scratched because it most definitely can.