XR screen scratches easily

I have had my XR for 1 week. I ordered a screen protector and between the time I got the phone and installed the screen protector, I noticed small surface scratches. I am EXTREMELY careful of my phone. I did not carry it in my pocket until I got the case and screen protector. I left the plastic protector that the phone was delivered with until it finally fell off after a few days. This is my 4th iPhone and I must say I have never seen the glass scratch so easily. Quality issues? The new Apple? Anyone else notice the diminished durability?

iPhone XR

Posted on Jan 5, 2019 5:04 AM

47 replies

y_p_w

Level 6

17,762 points

Jan 13, 2020 10:17 AM in response to RomanBesedin

RomanBesedin wrote:

Yes! I just had an exactly same issue. I literally scratched my iPhone XR screen with PLASTIC! I don’t how that’s possible but it happened.

In a basic material science class on physical properties, the correlation between strength, hardness, brittleness, and toughness is explored. It's possible to make something practically scratch resistant, such as using sapphire. But that would be extremely brittle and requires a lot of thickness to resist breakage.

Michou1

Level 1

4 points

Aug 11, 2019 9:40 AM in response to JanisG1

Same thing, my iphone was scratched after one week, which it was only thing in a pocket. I’m really disappointed about this phone quality especially for this money.

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XR screen scratches easily