Iphone 6 screen scratches

dodzy

mad muffin wrote: »

What are you guys doing to your screens? :eek:

Bought my 6 on the 19th of September, no screen protector no scratches either.

It lives in its own pocket. When ever I need to wipe the screen I try to use a microfiber cloth, I give the cloth a quick shake to make sure its free of any debris and if I use my shirt I just wipe down the area with my hand before using it to wipe the screen. I never use my jeans.

That way I minimise any potential scratches to the oleophobic coating.

I think we're going a bit OTT carrying around freshly shaken micro fibre cloths for tentative wiping though. Should not be necessary. Obviously something amiss here. Not nearly as resilient as it's predecessor, and that's simply not good enough from such a top tier manufacturer.

NSAman

sheezz,, I have the iphone 6+ 128gb have had it for a while and there is not a mark on it, it has been put in the pockets while travelling, has been dropped and stuff placed on it yet it is pristine.

Have had them all and this is by far the most slippery of the phones I have had, hence the dropping. the screen has not a mark on it... compared with the older phones they always had a scratch or two at this stage... maybe I am babying it too much.;)

mad muffin

dodzy wrote: »

I think we're going a bit OTT carrying around freshly shaken micro fibre cloths for tentative wiping though. Should not be necessary. Obviously something amiss here. Not nearly as resilient as it's predecessor, and that's simply not good enough from such a top tier manufacturer.

Would you go away with yourself :rolleyes:

Where did I say I carry freshly shaken micro fibre cloths where ever I go?

99.9999% of all scratches are to the oleophobic coating created by careless wiping.

dodzy

mad muffin wrote: »

Would you go away with yourself :rolleyes:

Where did I say I carry freshly shaken micro fibre cloths where ever I go?

99.9999% of all scratches are to the oleophobic coating created by careless wiping.

Yeah OK MM, I hear ya

That aside, there is definitely a difference in the material from the screen on the 5 series to the current model in terms of screen toughness. Its a step back in terms of resistance.

On a happy note, my 64gb 6 Space gray was ordered on Nov 3rd. En route today !

I'll have it sandwiched with Spigen before its powered up !

dodzy

All wrapped up

Sonic Death Monkey

No offence, but that's ugly. I'd never do that to such a nice looking device.

Of course, if your job dictates you're out and about our that, I'd use one, but otherwise - 'dedicated pocket, never had a problem' brigade.

Kaizersoze81

I've my 6 plus since late September, not a single scratch on it. Not sure what people are doing. Carrying keys in same pocket as phone maybe. I haven't used a screen protector since the iPhone 3GS. There's simpy not a need for them anymore

kefir32

Im minding mine like an electronic baby, no hard surface impact or contact with keys, the only incident i can think of leading to slight grazing of the oleo surface was the phone coming into contact with a carpet while charging.
Its probably planned obsolescence on the part of Apple to get us upgrading every year

dodzy

Sonic Death Monkey wrote: »

No offence, but that's ugly. I'd never do that to such a nice looking device.

Of course, if your job dictates you're out and about our that, I'd use one, but otherwise - 'dedicated pocket, never had a problem' brigade.

Yeah, unfortunately I have little choice . I'd love to have it naked but I had to make a compromise. Its about the best case I could find which offers all round protection. A small consolation is that it feels really nice in the hand.

Snake Plisken

Snake Plisken wrote: »

ordered one of these from China http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-Nillkin-Full-coverage-Temper-Glass-Screen-Protector-For-Apple-iPhone-6-4-7-/301359326992

I'll let you know if it's any good!

I received this last week and it's great quality, I use a Spigen case with mine and it just about fits, no issue with touch sensitivity on the screen. Might actually order a spare one and one for the wife's IPhone 5 as well.

eorpach

Which Spigen cover is this? I have the 6Plus which cracked inside a Spigen cover whilst in my hand. Wasn't dropped. IMHO there is a serious weakness in the glass around the home button - around the home button's 5-7 o'clock area - which your screen protector will do nothing to address.

dodzy wrote: »

All wrapped up

BMmeow

I have the same issues with my iPhone 6 Plus. Im on my second one, got the first one replaced for free due to a crack in the glass that wasn't my fault, now have the new phone less than 2 weeks and already a scratch in it that feels deep when you run your finger over it and looks like chipped plastic! Awful! Have had 4 iPhones previous to this since 2008 and never one so much as put a tiny dent in the phone let alone scratch the glass. I think Apple really had no idea what they were doing when the made the 6 plus in terms of durability, it doesn't stand up to equally sized rivals like Samsung at all.

kefir32

I guarantee the next unique selling point for the next incarnation of iPhone will be scratch resistant sapphire glass thus negating the need for ugly bumpers and cases

Zcott

kefir32 wrote: »

I guarantee the next unique selling point for the next incarnation of iPhone will be scratch resistant sapphire glass thus negating the need for ugly bumpers and cases

It was the plan for the iPhone 6 until they realised they weren't getting the sapphire yields they needed, so it was probably a scramble to find glass.

I think they'd love to put it on the 6S but haven't heard any rumours about new sapphire suppliers after GT went bust.

Snake Plisken

Zcott wrote: »

It was the plan for the iPhone 6 until they realised they weren't getting the sapphire yields they needed, so it was probably a scramble to find glass.

I think they'd love to put it on the 6S but haven't heard any rumours about new sapphire suppliers after GT went bust.

Yeah reckon that we won't see the Sapphire screens until IPhone 7 at the very earliest.

mad muffin

Snake Plisken wrote: »

Yeah reckon that we won't see the Sapphire screens until IPhone 7 at the very earliest.

They also will get scratched, why? Because it will have oleophobic coating. Which is what gets scratched 99% of the time.