So My iPhone Screen Scratched , Oleophobic Coat To Blame ?

[OmariJames]

Originally Posted by traylorc

Before we all come to the undisputed conclusion that the coating increases the likelihood of scratches, let's remember this is one isolated instance. If this same situation starts to impact other iphone customers across the country maybe there is some truth to this assertion.

Until then, it sounds like the OP had the misfortune of dropping his phone and the end result is a scratch.

What does OP mean ? I've been seeingghis germ being thrown around.

[Alli]

In this case, you are the OP. OP=Original Poster.

[r0cketman22]

Dropping a phone is always the worst feeling ever.

That is, until, you find a scratch...

[Tramain]

Originally Posted by @heyart

Dropping a phone is always the worst feeling ever.

That is, until, you find a scratch...

Yes that is the worst feeling.

[thinkTwice]

Originally Posted by @heyart

Dropping a phone is always the worst feeling ever.

That is... until you discover no scratches!
Then it's like you won the lottery- I dropped mine without a case, had it it the edge of the a table and hit a carpted (thankfully) floor. No scratches or anything... whew!

[iMuggle]

The coating wouldn't have anything to do with it scratching. If anything...the coating would probably help prevent scratches as you now have a polymer OVER the screen.

As someone else said, maybe there's a scratch in the coating.

And yes, you could possibly get the coating off with a solvent such as alcohol, which would eat away at the coating.

I don't know how good of an idea that would be, as it would probably take quite a bit of effort to get it out. Have you tried buffing it with just an LCD cloth to see if it smooths out?

From what I see, that coating is pretty much bonded to the screen, so getting it off would probably be a task, but having taken several chem classes, alcohol will slowly eat away at any polymer, but it probably won't do it quickly.

I think that's why apple changed the cleaning directions for the 3G S. They used to tell you with the 1st gen and the 3G that you could use a lightly damp cloth, with the 3G S they tell you to use a dry cloth, nothing wet. I'm pretty sure that's why.

[bosox0898]

I would have to agree with the fact that the coating makes the screen easier to scratch. Any soft polymer over a harder and therefore denser surface would be easier to damage than said polymer by it self. It's like clear coat and flex additive on a car, it protects the paint from minor damage and weathering but in doing so sometimes gets damaged in protecting the paint and metal underneath it. The oleophobic coating is a great idea, it just means to be more careful with the screen, IMO.

[YoungKevin]

What is oleophobic?

[bosox0898]

Oil resistant

[Ardoreal]

A friend of mine who also got the 3GS had the nuts to do a scratch test. Pushing with full force with a razorknife with the razor's corner left no scratch. I am not going to try this on mine though.