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Gorilla Glass ? Or not?

MiguelAMX

MiguelAMX

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i sent a tweet to boostcare asking if the design has gorilla glass. to my shock a rep sayed it has a plastic screen like the prevail. my prevail is pretty scratched up and becoming unresponsive sometimes. just wanted to throw a heads up before some of you buy.

Update: Well as many users pointed out. The screen is not plastic but of some other material. *sigh of relief*
 
I just looked it up in the reviews, and the screen is glass.
A lot of the time, the reps really know very little about the hardware of the phones they sell, unfortunately,
 
I have noticed the screen seems to get fingerprint smudges easier then the LG Marquee that I had before. The screen doesn't have the same feel to it as well. But I do know it definitely does not feel like the screen on the Prevail. I used to have the Prevail a while back and this screen is definitely not made of the same material. :P
 
The Design is not listed on Corning's site as being supplied with Gorilla glass. Whether it comes with standard glass or plastic, I don't know.
 
It is gorilla glass when not all devices are listed on their site when I get evidence I'll bring the link here definitely glass its capacitive so not plastic. Be back with a link or two or three soon guys butbif you can take nyvword for it rest assured it is Gorilla Glass
 
I don't know what it is, but I can give a little helpful hint. As soon as I got this phone, I went right to the mall and had "Ghost Armor" installed. I had it on my prevail and it didn't impede performance at all.
The best $20 you'll ever spend.
 
damewolf13 said:
I just looked it up in the reviews, and the screen is glass.
A lot of the time, the reps really know very little about the hardware of the phones they sell, unfortunately,
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Thank you I guess I shouldnt trust them all the time then.

Apache Thunder said:
I have noticed the screen seems to get fingerprint smudges easier then the LG Marquee that I had before. The screen doesn't have the same feel to it as well. But I do know it definitely does not feel like the screen on the Prevail. I used to have the Prevail a while back and this screen is definitely not made of the same material. :P
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Good that is great to hear. Well I hope its scratch proof. My prevail is pretty beat up.
 
joshua.worth said:
It is gorilla glass when not all devices are listed on their site when I get evidence I'll bring the link here definitely glass its capacitive so not plastic. Be back with a link or two or three soon guys butbif you can take nyvword for it rest assured it is Gorilla Glass
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You can still have a plastic screen with capacitive touch, it's fiber glass. Plastic woven with glass fibers. Also the phone has been available for over a year, I'm sure that it would have made it to Corning's site by now if it was equipped with Gorrilla glass.
 
I'm still a big fan of Invisible Shield - Gorilla Glass or not.

For the frugal, I constantly see clearance Invisible Shield kits at places like Marshall's and TJ Maxx. I buy one or two kits for a random 7"-9" tablet and then meticulously (and painstakingly) cut them to fit the phone. With calipers for precise measurement, a sharp XActo knife, and some round objects like coins, etc to trace out rounded edges for the corners, I end up with a flawless Invisible Shield for around $3-$4 rather than $25, with TONS of material left over to do more! :thumbup:

Just got my Evo Design 4G about an hour ago and loving it so far. Need to get offline (after I root) and make my screen protector!
 
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