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When I bought my a new mobile phone last month<\/a>, I made a conscious decision to keep it in the case it was supplied with, and not to use a screen protector. Why? Because it has Corning Gorilla Glass<\/a>, which is described by its manufacturer as follows:<\/p>\n

“Gorilla Glass features exceptional damage resistance to the scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use. It’s cool to the touch, and cleans easily \u2013 making it the perfect solution for sleek, seamless designs. And it\u2019s sensitive enough to enable today\u2019s most sophisticated touch applications.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So, imagine my horror when, despite having been\u00a0incredibly\u00a0careful about not placing my phone in the same pocket as keys, money, etc. I spotted a small (about 3mm) scratch on the display of my two-week old phone.<\/p>\n

I started to research this and found that, whilst GorillaGlass is practically shatterproof, above the glass are the touchscreen electronics and then another coating – and that’s what’s scratched<\/a> (not the glass itself). I’ve tried to polish it out with Displex Touch Screen polish<\/a> (which might have had some effect, but it’s still visible – incidentally there is a similar product for non-touch screens – the one you need is in a yellow tube).<\/p>\n

I also tried to buy a screen protector for the Lumia 800 but, annoyingly, despite claiming that they were:<\/p>\n

“for Nokia Lumia 800”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

and that:<\/p>\n

“Our Vikuiti screen protectors are cut by laser in Germany on state-of-the-art machinery. Exact tailoring to forms and excellent border adhesion are guaranteed”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I found that the 3M Vikuiti covers I ordered<\/a> did not cover the entire screen area – and others have made the same complaint for the official Nokia covers<\/a>. I contacted the manufacturer and retailer (Bedifol GmbH), who said:<\/p>\n

“because of the curvature display there is no other crop for this device possible”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So much for a precision cut with state-of-the-art German machinery. I’ll be sending that back for a refund.<\/p>\n

I’m sure I can protect the screen with something like an Invisible Shield but I have that stuff on one of my iPod and its a) not invisible and b) has a strange texture. \u00a0I think I’ll stick with naked glass and hope for the best. \u00a0After all that works for my iPad (although the case I use for that covers the screen). I’ve also seen an anecdotal report of using car polishing compounds to remove scratches<\/a> but that sounds a little risky to me…<\/p>\n

So why bother with this post? Well, because it might serve as a lesson to others who, like me, assume that a scratchproof glass means a scratchproof touchscreen – and unfortunately that’s just not the same thing!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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