The complaints from iPhone 17 Pro users about scratches showing on the display after scarcely a few days of usage have since gone viral on the internet under the name of "Scratchgate". The question that is haunting many is why, if indeed this screen is the best in Apple line-up, it scrapes so easily.
iPhone 17 Pro : What Has Been Observed in Teardown?
Famous tech pundit unleashed the teardown and scrutinized it. He opened the almighty layers of screen, frame, and coating, only to find that this iPhone 17 Pro uses a new generation type of glass, which, notwithstanding it being thinner and lighter than last generation, somehow has backslid a notch in scratch resistance.
Microscopical Scratch Analysis
Observing through the microscope did show scratches on the surface, but passed through to the coating layer and further down to a level much deeper into the glass. Now, adding to the agony is the oleophobic coating of the screen coming off as easy as it did, leading the way for deeper scratches later on.
What Do The Experts Advise?
Experts say that it is the major factor for scratchgate, considering Apple intelligent design. The matter that should really have been discussed was how to have it much weight lighter and thinner, hence the use of weaker material. Hardness of glass screen got lowered from 9 to 7 in reality, making it more prone to scratching from minerals.
How To Fix It?
Experts tell that good quality screen saver is much required as soon as iPhone 17 Pro is used. And Apple, if it improves the coating of the screen in the next software/production batches, may somehow minimize the magnitude of the problem.
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