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[Vibrant Accessories] sjetexas:
I have a teeny scratch, so it's definitely possible. I've been careful with my Vibrant, but it has once or twice been with my keys in the same pocket for a short period. No drops or collisions that I can recall. The scratch is almost invisible...its like 3mm long and can only be seen if you look at it with the screen dark and at an angle under good lighting. But it's definitely a scratch or permanent mark...it will not buff out.

Scared me enough to get a screen protector.
[Vibrant Accessories] michaelh99:
Is there any chance that tmo replaced the glass with something that's not GG? I wouldn't put it past them in order to save money.

One reason I ask is that the video posted earlier in the thread is showing a phone that's *not* a tmo variant of the galaxy S
[Vibrant Accessories] Alex530:
I call B.S. on it having gorilla glass. Mine fell from approximately 4 inches and the screen has a tiny crack and a deep scratch. :/
[Vibrant Accessories] down8:
That's because TMobile doesn't make the damn phone - Samsung does. They wouldn't have variants on the same phone - higher mfg costs & risks of warranty claims based on public info.

-bZj
[Vibrant Accessories] 30Glock:
Is it possible for everyone who claims to have a scratched glass, To post a pic of this? I am not expecting to see not even one pic, I call BS on all of you.
[Vibrant Accessories] michaelh99:
I'm interested in a pic or three as well. If these do have GG, I wasted $25 on an invisishield.
[Vibrant Accessories] zaduma:
I'm with this man, and I want a far shot showing T-Mobile & Samsung Logos and a close up with logos still in shot.

There will not be one picture, as I stated earlier in this thread I use my phone with naked screen at my work around limestone rocks and concrete, which scratches EVERYTHING, and i have no marks.
[Vibrant Accessories] michaelh99:
I just took a stupid risk and removed my invisishield and tried to scratch the glass near the lower right. I figured if I was able to scratch it, at least it would be in an area I wouldn't be looking at all the time.

Tried with a paper-clip end, nail and a sharp jewelers screwdriver.

Nothing. The glass looks pristine under several different light sources and every angle.

I pressed firmly but didn't attempt to grind the edges into the glass but I'm convinced that someone would have to use a sharp blade to harm these screens.

The OP must have scratched his screen before putting the SP on. I'm also calling BS.
[Vibrant Accessories] DKYang:
Is it hard to youtube the video?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3by5u9ax2EU#t=180

That is one of many videos that show scratch tests. Why do we need someone from the community to do a scratch test when there are already videos of it on the internet. C' mon now.

Oh, not so hard to invest $10 for a screen protector after paying so much for the phone already.
[Vibrant Accessories] jjuice525:
Its true I thought I didn't have to put a screen protector until I got a minor scratch. I had an HD2 previously and never used a screen protector. I never scratched it. With this phone I managed to scratch it within a week. Like I said its minor and hardly visible. You can only see it with sunlight. I never dropped the phone I only had it on my pocket. Maybe the lint scratched it? I don't know... whatever.
[Vibrant Accessories] skater4690:
i know ive been on everyones side about you cant scratch it and guess what i got a couple scratches this weekend they are minor but i know they are there if i get hold of a camera ill take pics
[Vibrant Accessories] PolishDude:
im very careful with my phone and notice the screen has a ton of little scratchs and one deep one, i never carry it with anything else in my pocket :(
[Vibrant Accessories] tjhart85:
My girlfriend got a scratch on hers .... BUT, we figured out that it was because of her earring. It's a cubic zirconia earring, not a diamond, but cz is still pretty high on the hardness scale.

So, maybe all these people with scratched phones should see if the scratch lines up with where an earring would be compared to the speaker.
[Vibrant Accessories] rizzxx7:
My wifes earring also scratched my phone but it was a diamond earring and I got a replacement phone by complaining about gps issues :-)
[Vibrant Accessories] kizer:
No offense, Agents at T-Mobile go through so many phones and are bombarded with so many people a day they borderline on telling the customers anything just to get them out of their faces.

I've asked a few questions I out right knew the answer to and honestly I'd say they are batting at best 30%. They know the basic specs, how to turn them on and off, but when you get technical forget about it. Your better off asking them the horse power of a Nascar motor than asking them if the phone has a gorilla glass screen.
[Vibrant Accessories] BossDj:
Once in a while you find a knowledgeable one that is actually helpful, but i don't take their knowledge on the manufacturing specs very seriously. If these aren't made with gorilla glass then samsung has a hell of a class action lawsuit on their hands, i don't think they would take that chance. My beliefs haven't changed from my previous post on this, and I still have a naked screen, not a mark on it.
[Vibrant Accessories] AlexSochi8:
People are so quick to talk **** on forums... All I did was write an OP... I am new to android but I was a cellphone technician in a small repair shop for two years. Not trying to say Im a smart ass but WOW trust me I do know a few things about phones and especially how to treat my technology... All I asked is there a evidence of any kind that T-MOBILE VIBRANT NOT the original euro galaxy S!!!!! has gorilla glass?

Because I didnt scratch the phone before putting a screen protector... And No My gf that i dont have never scratched it with her diamond earing lmao!!

Obviously the scratch didnt appear out of nowhere... I just wanted to see if someone knew facts!! yes there are tons of videos showing galaxy s scratch test!! BUT not T-mobile vibrant..... just like euro galaxy has a front camera and vibrant doesnt... there could be many little variations to lower cost on behalf of T-mobile!!

So please if a lot of u didnt get a scratch Im glad for you!! But dont call BS and start asking for pics... U know how hard it is to take a photo of a glass screen withou having it glare back? and its not a smudge... I wiped the screen thousand of times and when i swipe with my finger u can feel the little line scratch and cut on my finger.

If no one has valuable information just close this thread because so far there have been like 70 posts just talking **** and not taking time to research or help others in learning something about their phone!!!!

Bunch of groupies....
[Vibrant Accessories] ELStiko:
Um maybe its ur english that is not good, but from what I read from your original post, you are ranting about how it is "false" advertisement that Samsung is advertising Gorilla Glass on this product.

You started this "****" talking by stating that this phone does not have Gorilla Glass without posting proper evidence of it. If Samsung states they use Gorilla Glass and Corning states they are partners with Samsung, and if 9/10 Vibrant owners are not experiencing the same problems as you are, it is entirely up to you to produce evidence to prove your stance. And apparently you did not, have not, and will not. This just tells me you are are the one full of ****, until you provide proof otherwise.

Your Vibrant is already jacked up.. so instead of telling those with perfectly good Vibrants to deface our property to make you feel better about yourself, why dont you go ahead and do the scratch test on your already scratched phone. Come on dude, just because I have run flat tires on my car doesnt mean i am gonna purposely run over nails to prove they are run flats.

My theory is, you tried to show off how scratch proof your phone was and used the wrong thing to scratch your phone. The scratch you described is consistant with a very sharp object like a blade of some sort.

And you want us to do research? on what? **** you if I am gonna take a key to my phone like you want me to. Call us groupies, ur just a liar.
[Vibrant Accessories] lolcopter:
Sooo..... no pics then?

Kthxbye
[Vibrant Accessories] s15274n:
To be completely honest, this thread is slam full of.....

FAIL!!!!
[Vibrant Accessories] jjuice525:
The vibrant gets scratched. Even if its a tiny scratch and and barely visible that you can only see with a glare. Maybe the original galaxy doesn't get scratched but the US vibrant definitely gets scratched. People if you get a vibrant then buy a screen protector on the first day. Enough said.
[Vibrant Accessories] lolcopter:
so no pics then?
[Vibrant Accessories] MMcCraryNJ:
I must also call shenanigans without pics.

Unless you tried REALLY hard to scratch the screen, it didn't happen. I'm talking like, packing a tight jean pocket with your phone, your keys, your pack of cigs, your zippo lighter and switchblade, etc.
[Vibrant Accessories] tjhart85:
It was just a possibility, no need to be a **** about it. It was a very reasonable way that a scratch could have gotten on your phone.

But WAIT

Your original post DID say it came from nowhere!

Hey, you're the one who's saying that this phone doesn't have gorilla glass and it scratched. Other people have put their phone in their pockets with their keys and have had no problems. Since Samsung has said that the Galaxy S line has gorilla glass and we have seen what gorilla glass can do, the burden of proof is on YOU. Just because we haven't seen a video of it in action on the vibrant doesn't mean ANYTHING.

OK, so you want other people to do work and research for you, but aren't willing to do....well, anything in return except whine?

LOL, just don't come back to this thread & as far as you're concerned, the thread is closed.

And my last point I want to make

How the hell is it false advertisement when you state you don't even know if the phone has gorilla glass?

Edit: And also, pretty much everything ELStiko said!
[Vibrant Accessories] AlexSochi8:
LOL aww make me into a celebrity
[Vibrant Accessories] orells:
Okay kill this thread. Take some glass cleaner and a micro fiber cloth and clean your screen. Wipe it HARD. I've seen these so called scratches and they all come clean!
[Vibrant Accessories] tjhart85:
Yeah yeah yeah, enjoy your 5 minutes of fame, lol.

Have you found any decent ways to hide those scratches and make them less noticable? Assuming that your story is mostly true (sorry, but scratches don't magically happen, you got it somehow and it's not from the inside of your pocket with nothing else in the pocket).

You could also try the solution suggested above and whine about your GPS not working & see if they'll swap it out for you.
[Vibrant Accessories] Smokexz:
Its funny mines had not even one scratch and I have no screen protector. I don't see anything wrong with the screen, clean even in the sunlight so maybe its just difference in models or I am A LOT more careful with my device which I doubt it.
[Vibrant Accessories] AlexSochi8:
Im thinking of getting it polished and buffed, same thing that they do to watches when they get scratched up... I wonderif it will help or not coz the scratch isnt long its short but deep,, u can feel it on the bottom part of ur winder when u swype on the screen :/ hope it will work... I know there are plenty of polishing items for metal casings that remove appearance of scratches I just hope it will work on a screen
[Vibrant Accessories] applebook:
I never acquired a scratch on either my Bell or T-Mobile units, used for 2 weeks each. When I purchased my Captivate used, it came with a handful of very, very, very fine scratches that are extremely thin and short. I obviously examined them and didn't see them when I bought the phone, but upon close scrutiny under florescent bulbs, at certain angles, I can see them. They bothered me quite a bit at first, but my thinking is that if they are so minute that I cannot see them under normal use, then I should just live with it.

Many of my friends/acquaintances' iPhone 4 backs have tiny hairline scratches too. To my knowledge, the aluminosilicate glass on the iPhone is similar to "Gorilla Glass." Both will obviously scratch when met with RESISTANCE harder than their properties. This means that something much weaker, when striking/grinding/rubbing against the glass with force will damage it.

I still refuse to use screen protectors because they ruin the overall touch experience. Touch is not as accurate, and the film masks image quality. If my limited experience with the T-Mobile/Bell models is any indication, I will not, barring accident, add to the scratches on my Captivate.
[Vibrant Accessories] applebook:
Are you talking about buffing the glass? Because if you are, then forget about it. There is nothing capable of buffing something as hard as gorilla glass. When a synthetic sapphire watch crystal gets scratches, it's a write off. This is one of the beauties of plastic crystals like on my Speedmaster Moon Watch ;) because we just buff off the marks.
[Vibrant Accessories] TheLaughingMan:
For people who STILL don't think it's Gorilla Glass

http://www.corning.com/gorillaglass/devices.aspx
[Vibrant Accessories] DKYang:
That's not good enough. You have to SHOW ME that it's REAL gorilla glass. I don't believe it even if the company that makes gorilla glass says it's on the device. :rolleyes::rolleyes::p
[Vibrant Accessories] applebook:
Indeed, you must smash yours up and upload it to YouTube for proof.

Anyway, even synthetic sapphire can get scratched, and the marks that I've seen on iPhone 4 glass, especially the backs, are far more noticeable and prevalent than on any Galaxy S.
[Vibrant Accessories] AlexSochi8:
Thanx for the knowledge... So there is nothing I can do about that scratch huh?
[Vibrant Accessories] 30Glock:
there will never be pics, I still call BS on OP.
[Vibrant Accessories] talltexan:
Just chill if you can't help don't flame.
[Vibrant Accessories] Sapient Prophet:
Mine got all scratched up... TERRIBLE... when I was smuggling diamonds and happened to put my Vibrant in the same pocket. What was I thinking! :eek:

I thought Gorilla Glass was supposed to make my phone indestructible, reflect radiation, stop evil, promote good, remove viruses from my computer, solve world hunger, lower poverty and increase ones over all well being?! What a rip off... I don't even feel anything!

*shakes head*

Actually, it would really suck to scratch your phone because of a diamond or harder than GG stone. It could happen.

Oh, everyone who is claiming a crack because of a drop... GG is not indestructible. Difficult to scratch, not impossible and FAR from indestructible. A drop, no matter the distance, could cause the screen to crack if it impacts just right. Mostly edge shots cause this. Seen it happen. So, before you call BS on GG, get your GG facts.
[Vibrant Accessories] frankwhitten:
You forgot that its also supposed to clean up oil spills and stop global cooling, warming, change, or whatever they call it these days.
[Vibrant Accessories] VICosPhi:
One of my vibrants also got a scratch after around a month and half of use...no SP installed, always carried it in a pocket with no keys or anything else.

Other vibrant also got sratches but to make sure I pulled off the Realook SP and found it was actually the SP that got scratched...can't believe the SP got a scratch already with just one month of use with extreme care...

Anyway, I'll try to post a pic. hopefully you can see the scratch in the pic...

EDIT: The scratch is very tiny to appear in various pics. I tried taking with my 12mp digicam... anyway its a small scratch that doesn't bother me but I can surely feel it with a fingernail.
[Vibrant Accessories] frankwhitten:
Saying it got scratched from nothing doesn't sound credible. It got scratched by something.
[Vibrant Accessories] tundra84:
Well my vibrant screen is already covered in tons of micro scratches and I've been treating this thing like it was made of paper machete so I have no idea where those scratches came from. They're not really noticeable except in sunlight at the right angle but I've ordered some real looks now that I've learned that gorilla glass is little more than marketing bs the hard way. I bet I could scratch this thing just cleaning it on my shirt. Not willing to try but I bet I could after seeing these scratches :(

Sent from my Samsung Vibrant using the XDA app. You may thank Swype for any and all grammar errors.
[Vibrant Accessories] -iD:
paper machete, rofl. those things are deadly.

yay swype!
[Vibrant Accessories] domtru:
I never want to know what that feels like again. After replacement bought invisi shield.
[Vibrant Accessories] bstromberg:
This is how i feel when old threads get revived for stupid ****
[Vibrant Accessories] PDP///M:
how about a screw driver test. i literally tried to scratch mine by banging the screen with the tip of a flathead srew driver and that glass does not have a single scratch on it.
[Vibrant Accessories] beren28:
Well that was worth the bump of a 5 month old thread.
[Vibrant Accessories] lotherius:
For me the non-glare diffused the colors, I could see reds, blues, greens, etc... it looked "sparkly"... maybe my eyes are just too good, lol.

FWIW, I gave up on the screen protector months ago. I've had my phone since August and it only had a protector on it for about a month before I ripped it off. Not a scratch on the screen and it stays in my pocket every day, and on a marble desktop face down at night (so I can hear my alarm better).

That said, I have some basic rules. NOTHING, not even a piece of paper, is allowed in the same pocket as the phone. EVER. Well, that's pretty much the rule :P.. and not a scratch yet.

EDIT: Just a note to say... I didn't notice at first that this thread was a victim of thread necromancy.... My bad too.
[Vibrant Accessories] Obi_Kwiet:
I didn't use protectors for a few months, and it was perfectly fine until one day a bunch of scuff marks showed up on it. It turns out that the right kind of sand or grit will quite definitely mess your phone up. Gorilla glass is quite good but it isn't magic. Metal probably won't mess it up, but if you do outdoors stuff a lot you should probably get a case or a protector of some sort.

It took forever to polish the stuff out. Gorilla glass is unbelievably hard. It took well over ten hours to do what should have been a one hour job. I really should have used some kind of diamond polish.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=821129
[Vibrant Accessories] Gibsonusa:
I was sprinting to the car, and forgot my phone was in my pocket. Yeah it went flying out and hit a cinder block. I have an itty bitty scratch on the upper corner. And for as hard a that phone hit I thought I broke the glass. So nothing I'm the pockets is some how worse than a cinder block?
[Vibrant Accessories] TheSneakerWhore:
I've not put so much as a case on mine...no scratches/dents since launch day.

Methinks you messed up.
[Vibrant Accessories] spiz516:
If he did, I'm sure he figured it out 5 months ago when this thread was created...
[Vibrant Accessories] PDP///M:
ive seen one scratched and i was in disbelief. regaurdless, they do scratch, but pretty hard to do. if you go on cornings website, the vibrant is listed as having gorilla glass.
[Vibrant Accessories] madguitarist63:
Hard to believe, I have Case-Mate clear armor on mine but before I had it two months without it. I also got mine at first release so it may have been altered like the screen was and they may of quit using it due to shortages. I'm just glad mine has to be gorilla glass!
[Vibrant Accessories] ldsurftech:
This phone has been the best anti-scratch etc for me. I did the key test no scratches or dings at all. Better yet my 3yr old niece got a hold of it and did what any 3yo does minus water nothing wiped the cryan off with lint free cloth and mist. Don't know what happen w yours. T mobile will replace it as will samsung.
[Vibrant Accessories] Dallenj:
Invinsible Vibrant

This debate of vibrant gorilla glass is it has gorilla glass. Over spring break i whent to the Texas motor speed way it a go-kart track. These things go 0-70 in 3 seconds. I take a sharp corner going 40mph and my vibrant falls out of my pocket. It slide about 60 feet on the pavement screen down and slammed into the wall. after the race the only thing wrong was the chrome was warn down past the screen and there we light scratches on the screen you couldn't even feel them. The invincible vibrant
[Vibrant Accessories] Blkegk:
I bought my vibrant on release day and since then i havent had a single scratch on my screen. The bezel on the other hand is a different story.
[Vibrant Accessories] ewidtfeldt:
If anyone is close to Portland ME i work at a cart at the mall that will protect your screen with a warranty. come see me and mention this post and my xda name and i'll hook you up im right outside apple.
[Vibrant Accessories] fatihaky:
I dropped my vibrant once and amoled was cracked. Then I ordered a replacement amoled from ebay and I managed to replace it. After that, I tried some tests on old gorilla glass. I can tell that it is really hard to scratch it. You have to apply a lot of pressure with very sharp thing. Also then i hit it with hammer. It took 20-30 hammer hits to break it down. That thing is tough. Unfortunately i forgot to take a video :(
[Vibrant Accessories] Longcat14:
Yeah, out of pure curiosity, I hit my phone hard on the side of my desk, nothing. They all have gorilla glass, just that some take less to break.

Sent from my GT-i9000/Vibrant.
[Vibrant Accessories] jkhrist:
I have had my vibrant 8 months no screen protector and no scratches on it. Had it in pocket with keys, change, lighters, etc. Don't know what could have hapeened in your case.
[Vibrant Accessories] anteko:
I've also found the screen on the Vibrant to be incredibly durable. I've had my current phone for about 3 months with no protection and still no scratches are visible. However, over the winter I hopped out of my car and dropped my phone. I didn't realize this until I had already walked across the street at which point a snow plow was driving by. The screen was absolutely and totally destroyed (I really wish I had taken pictures of it). But needless to say, this is a bit more extreme than just putting the phone in your pocket and having scratches appear magically.
[Vibrant Accessories] infazzdar:
+1 ^_^
[Vibrant Accessories] getontarget:
The screen may scratch, but it's rare to actually crack the gorilla glass due to the fact that there are no buttons on the screen side. Iphones crack due to lack of surrounding(the soft chrome on the vibrant does this) and the sole button. On the other hand, the amoled inside the glass isn't as strong and just a strong shock could ruin it.
[Vibrant Accessories] misfitpierce:
I dropped mine on asphalt few times and screen landed face down has the tiniest scratch that you can't even see unless holding sideways in light. Its sufficient!

Sent from my Samsung Vibrant running Axura 2.3.X with OverStock 1.5 Kernel.
[Vibrant Accessories] Arkasai:
If it's a deep scratch visible from all angles, something serious had to happen. There are videos on youtube of people taking xacto knives and screws to te screen with no ill effects. My girlfriends phone had a retractable utility knife cut clean through her screen protector in her purse. I couldn't find a scratch afterward, so I'm assuming there needs to be an impact of some sort or lots of pressure to leave a real scratch.

I'm sorry about your screen though...it's like a scratch on a famous painting D:
[Vibrant Accessories] zigc:
Got my Steinheil Anti-Fingerprint SP today. I LOVE it. Easy to install and no more having to wipe smudges. Bonus: finger never sticks.
[Vibrant Accessories] SliderGT:
I've had mine for about 6 months and so far so good *knock on wood*. I did see a pic of someone that had a little bit of sand or something like that in his along with a credit card and it scratched the phone really badly. I'm not sure if it was on this board but it was on a vibrant.
[Vibrant Accessories] Blue-Raja:
Same here.

I may look into realook but, I'm pretty happy go'n commando...:rolleyes: