Comments on: Is Your Palm Pre Scratched?

By: Nicholas

Nicholas — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 00:27:13 +0000

Would you dare do this with a Pre?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLgVfcj41uM

By: Nicholas

Nicholas — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 16:56:33 +0000

I’ve owned an iPhone for 2 years now – never a single scratch on the screen. It’s made of glass, so it’s very hard to scratch. The body which is aluminum and plastic has various scratches otherwise. I kept it in my pocket (even with keys) without a worry. Not so with the Pre.

The Pre’s screen is plastic – which makes it very prone to scratching. Even being extra, extra careful I somehow scored a very small scratch already (in under 2 weeks). I couldn’t imagine what it’ll look like in 2 years.

Get a screen protector day one if you want to keep it in good working order. (A small scratch on the screen can cause huge issues with the display – magnifying the pixels and creating rainbow like artifacts).

By: LetMe try

LetMe try — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:36:22 +0000

@STu

Let me hold that Iphone for a demo of key scratching unless you have some type of screen armor I can guarantee I can scratch it one go! Probably crack it as well since you want me to bang the key against it

By: STu

STu — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:39:34 +0000

Yikes, that sucks. I love to show people how scratch-proof the iPhone is.

Try this on a Pre.

Take a regular door key, you know, one with sharp points.
Bang it hard into the glass.
Press hard and slide the key up &down a few times.

I’ve done this almost weekly – for two years.

No scratches.

By: Jim R

Jim R — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:49:42 +0000

Totally!!
I’m a little depressed that I have some scratches, but am putting the invisibleSHIELD on it to keep more from appearing.

By: kpm700

kpm700 — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 03:41:21 +0000

I’m anal about screen protectors. I’ve kept the one it came with one and will install a phantom skin this weekend