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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SAlmighty:
Folks, settle down, relax, lol.

This question (Title of the Thread) is a figure-of-speech.

Nobody needs to do a scratch test to find out.

I need to simply know, does the Galaxy Note have Gorilla Glass or anything equivalent or better like DragonTail?

I've been reading that because of the high resolution, Galaxy Nexus and Galaxy Note uses Fortified Glass.

What the heck is that suppose to mean? :confused:

Request to Moderator--> Please change title of thread to "What glass is used in Galaxy Note"

Thank you
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DMax99:
Is it going to be that bad to just put a screen protector on it???
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koniakki:
A similar/same thread below. Not very conclusive but you never know..

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1325530
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ph00ny:
You guys are aware that corning's gorilla glass can get scratched right?

specially with things like sand rubbing against the screen in the pocket can do some damage
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SAlmighty:
I know a thread similar to my question exists, but I'm trying to be more specific in respect to durability. How durable is the quality of the glass on the Note?

How come there has been no news or dis-assembly to find out?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xaddict:
Glass is made by Samsung Corning Precision Glass.

Excellent post on Android forums re Gorilla Glass on SG Nexus, the same applies to Note.

I, for one, will not be putting screen protectors on my Note.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koniakki:
Good read again Xaddict, but I didn't see any actual proofs/confirmation that it uses any type of the known glass types except that is some kind of "fortified glass". They are just arguing like us here. :p

I only wish they could had use that Dragontail glass! Because the photos from the poor guy in the below thread, says something about the glass used in the GNote.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1338544
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phytrax:
I have used my SGS and SGS2 without screen protectors and have had no problems with scratches, though I am fairly careful. The feel is much nicer and smoother than a plastic screen or a protector. Response is great also. I will never go back to a plastic screen or protector.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SNiiPE_DoGG:
I dunno how any of you scratched your Note's but I have:

- Used the phone bare in my work slacks and tight jeans pockets for a week

- Used the stylus a bunch

- Let my girlfriend play with the phone a lot

- It partially fell on a tile floor from 1.5ft

- I went out drinking with it multiple times, once for about 8 hours most of which was spent without any memory of events

And my conclusion: The screen is pretty damn scratch resistant as I have no scratches on mine what-so-ever. There are a couple marks on the back battery cover and that is it.

So not everyone should listen to the people that abuse their phones and pass it off on the forum as "I was really careful but it has a bunch of scratches"
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pscampbell:
I have the same exact experience. Used a Samsung Infuse for months with no protector. Not a SINGLE scratch. Treated it very carefully. Had my Note for a weekend (which I LOVE, by the way), and treated it even more carefully. Now I have a very noticeable scratch, and am livid as well as puzzed as to how it got there. The scratch looks like the kind of line I was drawing with the pen in the game Crayon physics, so I actually think the pen did it!!!! Not happy about that! Be careful. This is clearly NOT gorilla glass!!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ph00ny:
Just to be crystal clear, gorilla glass can scratch with ease. It all depends on what your device gets exposed to
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Phytrax:
There is no way the stylus scratched it unless you had something stuck to your stylus. Or used the wrong end maybe.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbzorg:
Also, please do a Blofeld Laser-Blast Test for me.

I really, really want to get this phone but I sometimes get captured by supervillains and I need to know I can place the GNote on my crotch for when they strap me to a table and try to laser-blast me in half. I would really, really appreciate this.

---------- Post added at 08:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:53 PM ----------

I almost forgot. Please do a "Get Drunk and Pound the Cr*p Out of It" test for me.

I really, really want to get this phone but I'm afraid I might accidentally get drunk and pound the cr*p out of it. I need some helpful person to risk theirs for this urgent reason.

Thanks. This is really, really important.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Pops_G:
Can someone do a toilet drop for me? This is one of the most common places phones meet their end. I would like to know if the Note is somehow immune to its effects.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fjdu:
Could someone do a thief test for me? Put your Galaxy Note in your out pocket, and go to an insecure place...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ArcticCat:
can I be the thief?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] 5150Joker:
I just did a few tests:

1. Dropped it from the second floor of my building

2. After #1, I proceeded to run it over a few times with my car

3. For good measure, I dropped it in the toilet

I'm happy to report it doesn't have a single scratch and still works fine. :rolleyes:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koniakki:
Thieft test completed.

Report:

Thief recovered, phone NOT. So, I will call that unsuccesful and will declare the Samsung Galaxy Note, neither thief-proof or thief-resistant. :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] siamchen:
My GNote screen got few scratchs already. They are visible and could be damaged by my key when they spent time together.

So, guys, get some protector for your GNote.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sunshine76:
can someone do a stretch test for me, i would really like to stretch it to 7" and use it as a tab
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GreenishApples:
I've done a thief test with a Motorola Atrix three months ago. Hopefully the data will be of some use for this thread.

I laid down on a bench at my local community college with my phone beside my hip, along with my Nintendo DSlite. I had 45 minutes until my next class so I decided to take a quick nap. However, I skewed the data a bit by covering my eyes with a tag. I'm positive this increased the chances of theft by 500%. My class was directly next to me, and I set an alarm for my phone to go off 10 minutes beforehand.

I woke up 20 minutes late to my class with both my Motorola Atrix and DS gone. I'm hoping Samsung has done more theft testing than Motorola, and will provide more protection.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koniakki:
So?? What happened in the end? Did you missed the class completely or the Prof. let you attend? Don't leave us in agony... :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GreenishApples:
I just walked in, on the verge of tears from losing two of my most valuable devices. I tried tracking my phone through the internet, but I had both my data and GPS turned off on my phone.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] koniakki:
Damn it... I knew it I should had left them enabled! DAMN BATTERY APPS! :D
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] guitarhero72:
The Galaxy Note have a Gorilla Glass!...guys look this Attach Files...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shinichi_c00l:
is that samsung italy your quoting from ?.. look at the spec of the processor :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] CGI_Ram:
I just tied my Note via string to the bumper of my car and did a "drag it around the neighborhood test".

It failed. I don't recommend doing this.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] -NRG-:
Hi Everyone,

Watch this:

http://www.phonearena.com/news/Sams...es-about-Gorilla-Glass-look-silly-now_id23880

Same glass as the Note.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derhannes1983:
Some information (German) about a guy testing the Gorilla Glass on his Motorola Defy http://stadt-bremerhaven.de/motorola-defy-im-displaytest

I would not give too much on fortified glass or Gorilla Glass, in the end it is just... glass, and glass can be scratched.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] LordManhattan:
http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/full-products-list
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] derhannes1983:
Lol, full list (it might be your phone has it)

Would it call 'as far as we know list'

Sent from my GT-N7000
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Aoler:
i will buy a screen protector
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] joe2316:
Youtube screen test Gnote

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH-hyp-zS88
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JulyDerek:
The Note has Gorilla glass, check the specifications. And I doubt anyone will deliberately try scratching his screen. :-)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hamadhmd:
mine got a scratch too. but it can handle drops
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] yentlequible:
I have been using mine for 3 weeks now without a screen protector. No scratches. Just get the phone and live a little. It is no use to hide such a beautiful screen. So what if it gets a hairline scratch on one of the corners. It isn't going to hurt anything. Just appreciate the phone for its beauty and use it to it's full potential.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] edanfalls:
Agreed, I can't understand why people worry so much that they end up not enjoying the device.

All sources seem to suggest that the Note does have Corning's Gorilla Glass, but for patent reasons it's not advertised as such.

What I find interesting is that everyone is saying that Gorilla Glass does still scratch fairly easily. My only other device with Gorilla Glass is the HD2, which - correct me if I'm wrong - was one of the first smartphones with Gorilla Glass. I remember being really impressed with the glass display when I first got it - so much so that in a moment of madness I decided to go at it with a kitchen knife! I wasn't even recording it!

But I seriously couldn't scratch the screen at all. So have they been making inferior glass since and still labelling it as Gorilla Glass to save on costs?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] prudviraj:
Report here from a friend of mine

A friend of mine has the sgs 2 and when he was getting into his car, the phone dropped and he did not notice.. he backed up the car twice on his SGS2 and noticed it while driving away.. not a scratch nor it broke... so pretty impressive and i believe note is that way too...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fluoxethine:
My new GNote from Polish distribution had a few barely noticeable scratches. I couldn't replace it because of the law - I can't proof that I didn't make those scratches. Anyway they are hardly noticeable - you can see them only under bright light and at specific angle. My GNote has now a screen protector and I can't see these scratches at all. This is due to the fact that these scratches aren't deep and the foil sticks to it without leaving any micro air bubbles. Scratches also won't distort the view.

So my advice - check the device with a flashlight before you take it home in front of the seller - otherwise you won't be able to proof anything.

However there are two facts that are far more important than scratches:

1. Oils and dust on the screen distort view much more than scratches - especially when some light source reflects from the screen.

2. Color banding (or similar effect) in HD Super AMOLED - you can see artifacts in form of stripes and tiny areas of uneven brightness when displaying grey test image.

All of our problems with scratches would have gone if Samsung could offer us glass replacement with reasonable price.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mustang2012:
can somebody do a scratch test ---- YOU GOTTA BE F__ING KIDDING RIGHT??

why don't you buy the note and you do the scratch test and tell us huh ???
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeromepearce:
Mate, you need to go out drinking with people, it's far more fun! :p
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WereCatf:
I have two devices from before that both have Gorilla Glass, I haven't been using any sort of screen protectors or such on either of them, and I don't have a single scratch on either of them. One of the devices is now over a year old and the other one is about half a year, and I sure haven't been paranoid or even just plain careful with them. Hell, I often use my tablet to carry things on or just slap stuff on it.

And. Still. Not. A. Single. Scratch.

I have no idea what those people do to their devices who can actually scratch Gorilla Glass.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeromepearce:
OR ....

how about not keeping your Note in the same pocket as your keys? That might work too ... :p
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] WereCatf:
Even placing the keys BEHIND the Note instead of on the side where the screen is would likely alleviate that issue...

Common sense, people, common sense.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] good4y0u:
Skinomi .....I live by that on my prime, backflip, and atrix 4g :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoJo ^^:
I had it only few days, take care of it AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE and now what, a long scratch in the middle of the screen. Can't believe it. If it's a Gorilla Glass, then it's a chinese copy. I have other device with gorilla glass and there's NO SCRATCH at all on them, even though i made the Gorilla test (keys, needle, and more)!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijai2011:
Actually people I have been using my note for couple of weeks without screen guard and with my sharp nails.....and no scratch at all.And as other reported In a thread that they have screen issue I check that too but to be truthful My note is perfect.No issue to be reported at all.Now please dont think I'm not working for sammy :P
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keejoonc:
I've had my Note for a couple of weeks without screen protector and although I've been very careful I still have few fine scratches. I'm wondering whether it's the S-Pen that caused it. I don't see how else I could have got these long scratches.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] vijacdblz:
http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/samsung

also this

http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/full-products-list

what does that mean?

cheers:)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] keejoonc:
I guess that means gorilla glass is overrated?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] robmeik:
Had my Note since the end of November - no screen protector, just the Samsung flip case - no scratches at all. Use the Note daily with s-pen and putting and pulling out of my Jeans pocket. I have even dropped it a couple of times onto a ceramic tiled floor - no damage to screen or body.

I have not and would not put it in the same pocket as a bunch of keys!!! That is just stupid!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoJo ^^:
Man don't say that, it makes me crazy, just in 5days i got a long scratch in middle on the screen even though i took extreme care of it.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mustang2012:
"can someone do a scratch test on galaxy note?"

WTF ?? as if someone's really going to scratch their loved galaxy note.... well how about this ... " why don't you scratch your balls huh ?" LOL
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] M3TALLICA:
Well I had more acidic reply in my mind but the 1st post was made on 12th Nov (too late to reply to OP) and I don't wanna get another infraction...lol
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] D600abc:
It does have Gorilla Glass

According to corning's website

http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/samsung
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JazonX:
Misconception 1: Gorilla Glass does not scratch???!?!?!?!?!?

Absolutely FALSE. While it's true that Gorilla Glass is scratch resistant to many materials, some will scratch Gorilla Glass. Gorilla Glass has a hardness of 7 in the Mohs scale, so any material with higher hardness, such as sand or diamond , will scratch your screen.

So, if you drop your phone, and if it happens to land on a grain of sand, it will scratch your Gorilla Glass screen. Or, if a grain a sand goes into your pocket where you keep your phone, then the screen can be scratched.

To those who didn't learn hardness scale in elementary school, materials with lower hardness than 7, such as steel knife, coins, or car keys, will never be able to scratch Gorilla Glass no matter how POINTY and SHARP it is.

Source - Internet
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GoJo ^^:
The galaxy phone doesn't have a gorilla anyways unlike what it says. Got a iPod touch that truly got such scratch proof glass and if i find back the sand i had around here, I'll try it!
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] kudo shinichi:
Can anyone suggest me how to increase score in quadrant benchmark

galfit cm7.1 + oc 763 mhz
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] Bhocan:
try help

use noFrillscpu app and you can change Governo options and I/O options on the application :cool:

sory for my language:D
[Samsung Galaxy Fit GT 5670] kudo shinichi:
But which governor and I/o will give Max performance and Max result

galfit cm7.1.0 + oc 763
[Motorola Droid RAZR] sebastianraven:
I'm irritated with the Bionic and wanted to know if anyone jumped to the Razr. If so, how are the initial impressions and was it worth the switch?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] spongers:
I did, and so far it was an awesome decision. Battery life seems to be better (was running Th3ory's ROM on my Bionic) so far, the RAZR is SO MUCH thinner and lighter, and the screen is amazing. I have only had it since Thursday, so that may change, but so far it was a great switch.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] obededom:
I did.

I was still in my 30 day remorse period with Best Buy so I just swapped the Bionic for the Razr.

screen is better (but not as bright as Bionic)

overall faster

design is sleek and overall, amazing

takes faster pics

much better FFC

...pretty much what we thought, better overall device

still having data drops on the 4g/3g handoff I had with the Bionic.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] infamousjax:
Has Motorola acknowledged this issue? I'm sure people have reported this, but is there a good possibility of a firmware OTA to fix this?
[Motorola Droid RAZR] SemperAndroid:
I did too. All around better phone. Power is much better managed. Screen is amazing.

The only downside is the speaker, even cranked up, is not as powerful as Bionics. My 2 cents.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] Samzebian:
idk, my bro got the bionic for a penny on Amazon (lucky bastard!) and I compared my razor to it, mine sounds louder when we played the same audio tracks and notification sounds. I think the bionic has a better quality speaker, just not as loud
[Motorola Droid RAZR] obededom:
they have stated an OTA will be pushed for the Bionic to fix issues with it...the timeline on it is very hazy (as usual) first they said middle of this month then said it was still in testing.

point is: don't put a phone on the shelves (Razr) if one with mostly identical hardware is having issues unless you know those issues are cleared up...in the razr (at least mine) they are not.

I'm not ripping Moto, they will fix it. It's just annoying. No phone is perfect out of the box
[Motorola Droid RAZR] H3Dude:
I like the Razr better. Was a having a little lag on the lock screen on the Razr, but a restart cleared that up. Speaker is much louder on navigation. I like that. I was worried about the screen quality from some of the reviews, but I am not disappointed. I have had a few data drops where the Bionic would hold, but nothing major. Overall happier with the Razr.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] skoone68:
I made the switch from the Bionic and am very happy! The Bionic I had suffered terribly from the random 'power back on after turning it off' and BSOD syndromes. The Razr so far does not exhibit these issues. Battery life is pretty good for what's inside. Love to amaze friends and colleagues with the thinness of the device. It's feather light (that's what really sold me).

I'm waiting on Seidio or some other mfr. to produce a decent quality holster. The one that VZW sells is the same old cross hatch design that I'm simply not a fan of. I prefer the Droid X type where one large clip holds the phone in the holster.. Simply flip it out when I need it as opposed to struggling to slide it out of VZW's design.
[Motorola Droid RAZR] odiej34:
I was within my 90 return period at Costco (Along with six people behind me :D ) so I quickly dumped the Bionic. I would lose all data two to three times a day and sometimes even the ability to place or receive a call. (3g to 4G). That and the fact that they pumped this beast out so soon was enough for me.:mad:

Love how light and then this phone is. Screen is much better as well,
[T-Mobile LG G2x] xxjrsmith3xx:
Ok guys i have the G2x and it just shuts down when ever it wants and it restarts randomly when ever whats going on here... is there a way where i can fix this with a different rom? Thanks
[T-Mobile LG G2x] gman87:
Did you do a full wipe at first before flashing?
[T-Mobile LG G2x] shovelhead83:
Its a known problem with the G2x. Some custom roms and kernels help a bit. But its the main reason I'm ditching this phone. Its a great phone for those who don't suffer with this issue.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] gman87:
Luckily I've never had this problem ever. Apparently from what I've read around here and few other forums are that their are faulty devices and it takes a few replacements to get a good handset.

Also, maybe getting recent new made device would negate those bugs. Mine was manufactured 8/11/11 and not one bug what so ever.

Good Luck
[T-Mobile LG G2x] jboxer:
Random reboots are almost always app related. What apps have you installed? I have been running the stock GB and versions of it with no problems whatsoever. Never had a reboot or any other problems.
[T-Mobile LG G2x] russell956956:
This is a common issue with the G2x. When the phone came out a lot of people complained about it and got different phones but I suggest flashing a custom rom like Weapon G2x and it could help fix the problem. If that doesn't work replace it at tmobile or switch for a another phone.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harmless_noob:
now that i have rooted my phone what to do next still feel like i got a long way to go yet . . . .o_0
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Clienterror:
Honestly all the fun begins when you unlock the bootloader. You can flash new kernels, load custom roms, and over clock/under volt if you like.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] harmless_noob:
i knew there was a catch lol, wont over clock/volt damage the device?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacklebott:
Overclocking can damage your device if you let your phone get too hot. Undervolting will never hurt your device (but it can cause a forced reboot or even bootloops if you're not careful with your voltage testing). Now, a very silly thing to do would be overvolting (which can really hurt your battery)
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ultradj83:
Dear guys, after the update, I always have north at the top of the screen.

This is really bad, doesn't allow to easily follow directions.

Is it possible to have again the car direction at top?

Many thanks for help!!