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My big question is... does the new "Ceramic Shield" mean that I won't need a screen protector anymore?

by cbsks 6y ago

texuf 6y ago
I don't put my iphone in the same pocket as my keys and my phone is scratch free after 3 years. The screens are made of sapphire, you don't need a screen protector. [edit] Not made of sapphire. My head has been in the sand.
- matthewmacleod 6y ago
  The screens are very much not made of sapphire.
- Nextgrid 6y ago
  I'd still recommend a screen protector. They cost a couple bucks on Amazon so IMO it's a no-brainer.
- saagarjha 6y ago
  Just the camera lens and the home button on devices with Touch ID; their deal with GT Advanced Technologies fell through and the company folded.
jaywalk 6y ago
You haven't needed a screen protector in a long time.
- mikeyouse 6y ago
  FWIW, I tried to use my iPhone X without a screen protector but the glass was getting scratched all to hell. I had no worries about it cracking or anything, but it seems to have been a common problem: https://gizmodo.com/iphone-x-damage-report-two-months-later-1822644663 https://gizmodo.com/iphone-x-damage-report-two-months-later-...
  - mamon 6y ago
    What are you using it for, driving nails? I had many smartphones in over a decade and never a single scratch on a screen, without using any screen protector.
    - jldugger 6y ago
      This seems like the inevitable outcome of the equation of gigantic phones and key fobs while wearing skinny jeans.
      - mamon 6y ago
        yeah, if you put your phone in a pocket together with you key fob then that's not so different from using it to drive nails :) Fortunately, even skinny jeans usually have more than one pocket.
    - josho 6y ago
      The X was just bad for tiny scratches. Mine had a bunch and it was stored in my pocket without anything else in the pocket to scratch it. It was the only phone I had that scratched like this.
- bluedino 6y ago
  I actually scratched my iPhone 8 a few weeks ago (using the light on my phone while working under my car...my fault). I've never scratched an iPhone (or used a screen protector) since the 4S.
- cbsks 6y ago
  That's what they told me about my Apple Watch, and it is super scratched after only 6 months.
- jdietrich 6y ago
  Glass screens are reasonably resistant to scratching, but they're very prone to shattering. A tempered glass screen protector acts like a crumple zone, dissipating energy and spreading shock loads that would otherwise shatter the underlying screen.
  - BOOSTERHIDROGEN 6y ago
    earlier version of gorilla glass used to be very hard to scratch but easy to shatter, now, the glass is easy to scratch but hard to shatter. I forget the actual references, but from corning spokeperson, they focus more on shattering for recent version
- josephagoss 6y ago
  Unfortunately the iPhone 11 Pro has a softer screen, I had mine accumulating permanent scratches within just a few days which surprised me as every other phone I’ve owned had no issues without a screen protector. So iPhone 11 Pro max become the first phone I had to buy a screen protector for, really disappointing in such an expensive phone.
  - whynotminot 6y ago
    Do scratches really matter anymore? The screens now get so bright I don’t see them unless I’m really looking for them. Cracks are the far bigger problem.
    - Polylactic_acid 6y ago
      Agreed. If I turn the screen off and tilt my phone I can see hairline scratches but when its on I can't see anything so who cares.
  - fiblye 6y ago
    Do you keep it inside a purse or in a pocket with keys? I got mine on launch and have zero scratches. I've even zoned out at work and started writing on the screen with a pen a few times, but it's still perfectly smooth. I grabbed a piece of metal and started scratching at my screen halfway through this post just to double check, and it's still fine.
XCSme 6y ago
This is what I thought they wanted to advertise by showing the attachments that go directly on the phone.
nvarsj 6y ago
Nope... it just seems to make the glass stronger (more shatter resistant). Which is unfortunate, given how bad iPhones scratch over the last few generations.
can16358p 6y ago
Unless you drop your phone every week or so, then I wouldn't recommend a protector.

My big question is... does the new "Ceramic Shield" mean that I won't need a screen protector anymore?

by cbsks 6y ago

My big question is... does the new "Ceramic Shield" mean that I won't need a screen protector anymore?

I don't put my iphone in the same pocket as my keys and my phone is scratch free after 3 years. The screens are made of sapphire, you don't need a screen protector. [edit] Not made of sapphire. My head has been in the sand.

matthewmacleod 6y ago
The screens are very much not made of sapphire.
Nextgrid 6y ago
I'd still recommend a screen protector. They cost a couple bucks on Amazon so IMO it's a no-brainer.
saagarjha 6y ago
Just the camera lens and the home button on devices with Touch ID; their deal with GT Advanced Technologies fell through and the company folded.

jaywalk 6y ago

You haven't needed a screen protector in a long time.

mikeyouse 6y ago
FWIW, I tried to use my iPhone X without a screen protector but the glass was getting scratched all to hell. I had no worries about it cracking or anything, but it seems to have been a common problem: https://gizmodo.com/iphone-x-damage-report-two-months-later-1822644663 https://gizmodo.com/iphone-x-damage-report-two-months-later-...
- mamon 6y ago
  What are you using it for, driving nails? I had many smartphones in over a decade and never a single scratch on a screen, without using any screen protector.
  - jldugger 6y ago
    This seems like the inevitable outcome of the equation of gigantic phones and key fobs while wearing skinny jeans.
    - mamon 6y ago
      yeah, if you put your phone in a pocket together with you key fob then that's not so different from using it to drive nails :) Fortunately, even skinny jeans usually have more than one pocket.
  - josho 6y ago
    The X was just bad for tiny scratches. Mine had a bunch and it was stored in my pocket without anything else in the pocket to scratch it. It was the only phone I had that scratched like this.
bluedino 6y ago
I actually scratched my iPhone 8 a few weeks ago (using the light on my phone while working under my car...my fault). I've never scratched an iPhone (or used a screen protector) since the 4S.
cbsks 6y ago
That's what they told me about my Apple Watch, and it is super scratched after only 6 months.
jdietrich 6y ago
Glass screens are reasonably resistant to scratching, but they're very prone to shattering. A tempered glass screen protector acts like a crumple zone, dissipating energy and spreading shock loads that would otherwise shatter the underlying screen.
- BOOSTERHIDROGEN 6y ago
  earlier version of gorilla glass used to be very hard to scratch but easy to shatter, now, the glass is easy to scratch but hard to shatter. I forget the actual references, but from corning spokeperson, they focus more on shattering for recent version
josephagoss 6y ago
Unfortunately the iPhone 11 Pro has a softer screen, I had mine accumulating permanent scratches within just a few days which surprised me as every other phone I’ve owned had no issues without a screen protector. So iPhone 11 Pro max become the first phone I had to buy a screen protector for, really disappointing in such an expensive phone.
- whynotminot 6y ago
  Do scratches really matter anymore? The screens now get so bright I don’t see them unless I’m really looking for them. Cracks are the far bigger problem.
  - Polylactic_acid 6y ago
    Agreed. If I turn the screen off and tilt my phone I can see hairline scratches but when its on I can't see anything so who cares.
- fiblye 6y ago
  Do you keep it inside a purse or in a pocket with keys? I got mine on launch and have zero scratches. I've even zoned out at work and started writing on the screen with a pen a few times, but it's still perfectly smooth. I grabbed a piece of metal and started scratching at my screen halfway through this post just to double check, and it's still fine.

XCSme 6y ago

This is what I thought they wanted to advertise by showing the attachments that go directly on the phone.

nvarsj 6y ago

Nope... it just seems to make the glass stronger (more shatter resistant). Which is unfortunate, given how bad iPhones scratch over the last few generations.

can16358p 6y ago

Unless you drop your phone every week or so, then I wouldn't recommend a protector.