i have my iphone 12 here with me still in the box, i’m scared to open it as a quick google search has resulted in many people saying their iphone 12’s have scratched really easily. As i’ve payed £799 i don’t want to scratch it, any answers?
Amyleigh23 wrote:
I’m going to go with Samsung.
Your prerogative, of course.
But be aware that the Samsung forums are full of customers complaining how easily their screens scratch, and Samsungs come with a screen protector preinstalled from the factory.
Corning, and the industry as a whole, worked together to move to a glass that is somewhat easier to scratch but is much more shatter-resistant.
You can add a screen protector to protect against scratches; there’s nothing you can apply to a screen to meaningfully protect it from shattering.
My iPhone 12 has scratches all over the screen even one on the back, I haven’t done anything to result in these scratches I’ve been very careful and haven’t even left the house because of lockdown majoratively. I got it at Christmas I don’t understand why it’s so fragile I’m very unimpressed. Just a second a go I dropped it by accident 5 cms maybe onto the concrete and thankfully the screen hasn’t broken but in the top right corner are small dents and you can see the silver under the red colour. The phone just seems way too fragile given how long apples has had to perfect this. This is meant to be a phone to last me through university till my first job gifted from my parents so I’m devastated it’s already getting scratched all over! I hope apple can fix this ASAP
Very easy. My iPhone 12 went without a screen protector for a week and it had multiple scratches. It drives me crazy and to think I babied it as well. Really disappointed in this phone kinda wish I’d went with the s20
The night I got mine I had the sellsman put an expensive screensaver on it. I started noticing scratches at the top of the phone. I was pretty upset that the screensaver was scratching so badly, I was really upset when I removed it to get a new one that the screensaver didn’t have any scratches. They were on the phone itself. I’ve had IPhone’s since they’ve came out. From the first tiny one, the 5’s,6 plus’s, the 8 plus and none have been as scratched up as this 12 Pro Max. I had XS Max since launch, never used a screen saver and it has no scratches at all. It’s gotten dropped at Bonnaroo and 30 thousand Phish fans walked on it, it was pressed as hard as possible against a railing during Childish Gambino. **** it even fell out of my pocket on the Areo Smith Rock N Roller coaster at Disney. Not a single scratch. This one look like it got more scratches than Dead Mouse and Skrillex combined.
Mines the same! Mine had awful scratches less than one day after taking it out of the box. After a week I’ve an absolute mess. I’m taking it up with Apple because I feel like they’re falsely advertising it as having a strong screen when this isn’t true at all. I’ve had my iPhone 7 two years & the screen on that is amazing! Still no marks on it. This 12 is a total waste of money if this is what the screen is meant to be like. I’m assuming it’s a manufacturing fault, if not I’m sending it back, no much worse quality than much older phones.
Btw- Apple fixed my phone free of charge. They’ve admitted to seeing more customers come in with screen-scratch issues with the iPhone 12, but would not agree that the screen is substandard to previous models. They assured me that my new screen should not scratch easily. So far it seems stronger... here’s to hoping it lasts!
I’m glad they took care of you.
Screen protectors are recommended for all premium smartphones.
Apple leaves you free to purchase the screen protector of your choice; Samsung Galaxy phones to name one come with a screen protector preinstalled from the factory.
Apple could do that too, but I prefer not to pay for the protector the manufacturer chooses.
Omg- the screen protector is not the issue. The issue is clearly that Apple made a HUGE mistake with an otherwise scratch-proof phone in years past to an inferior glass type in it’s newest model.
Even the best screen protectors won’t solve that issue - as mentioned in this thread by multiple users whose phones scratched WITH an almighty screen protector.
SMH
Just searched this due to a small scratch on my 12 Pro that far outsizes any thing I’ve ever gotten on every prior iPhone since the 3G. I keep it in my pocket by itself. Opted out of getting AppleCare due to how durable these devices have been. This is an incredible letdown for a flagship product. 🥲
I have iPhone 12 pro and while waiting for the screen protector (probably about 1 and a half week), it already has a tiny scratch on it :) although I always place my phone on a blanket and be very careful with it. So yes, it does.
ps- take your screen protector and stick it where the sun don’t shine. It’s worse with than without. Take yours off (iPhones 11&12) and see the damage it can do once a small fragment of dirt is caught in the edge-day after day scraping into the iPhone 12s delicate surface-Worst advise ever.
If your going to put anything on - use the liquid glass or ceramic. This saved my phone from the dumpster. For now.
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i bought iphone12 after 6 years with my iPhone 6S. Never even put a screen protector on the 6S. NO SCRATCHES! But while at the Apple store and handling by the employee to set it up it got scratched! She put it back in the box and when I got home noticed a long scratch across the entire screen sideways. I’m really ****** off that I have to go back to the store and expect them to believe me. Cheap POS screen.
This phone is objectively garbage because it’s too scratchable I’ve gone completely caseless for almost 10 years because they’re unwieldy uncomfortable and ugly and I’m forced to buy a case for this behemoth because it’s screen is so terribly soft. If i can’t put this phone anywhere near anything at all without a big gouge developing in the top of the screen it’s actually a terrible failure.
takes good photos though i guess.
I used this iphone exactly as I used every other smartphone I ever owned. The display is full of scratches, some of them as deep that they can be felt with the fingernail. I have never experienced something like this before and I never used screenprotectors. Very disappointed with the quality of this screen.
I’ve had my iPhone 12 since March and not a scratch. Just be careful with it. Everyone is impressed how I’ve kept it that way. I have dropped it on occasion, but still, nothing.
When it’s in my purse, it’s in a separate pocket for a cellphone. Handle with care and you’re phone will be ok.
Point is that the old iPhones (my 7 Plus for instance) did not scratch at all over 4 years of use. I used this phone the same way and it was covered in scratches within the first week. It may be as designed but it is BS.
Does the iphone 12 scratch easily?
