Comments on: iPhone 3GS oleophobic = fantastic

By: Michael (Admin)

Michael (Admin) — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 21:57:45 +0000

I never never never put my iPhone in the same pocket as my keys!! That’s just asking for trouble, and by trouble I mean scratches, lots of em

By: Justin

Justin — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:20:45 +0000

Are you referring to the person’s head, Doc? That they need head protection if they actually put their keys in the same pocket as the phone? I tend to agree. I just got my first iPhone (3GS) and I keep it in my right pocket with nothing else. Tempted to leave a screen off because the longer I use it without it, the more I know I’m going to hate it when I put a screen on.

By: Sfstktd

Sfstktd — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 07:14:09 +0000

Seconded.

By: Doc

Doc — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:09:04 +0000

If you have your phone in your pocket together with your keys the last thing that needs protection is the screen.

By: PL

PL — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:59:40 +0000

Thanks. :)
That’s a very good tip.

By: Swain Valasek

Swain Valasek — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:20:42 +0000

PL, no not saying the 3GS wouldn’t benefit from a screen protector but only for scratch resistance as you noted; it would of course defeat the oil-resistant coating. In fact I’m reading some reports out there that the 3GS screen is easier to scratch than the 3G but even saying that, the iPhone screen in general is made from a quite scratch-resistant glass.

All I’m saying is the oil-resistant coating specific to the 3GS is a wonderful thing and while I had a screen protector on my 3G I’m definitely not putting one on my 3GS and defeat this killer feature. I’ll just try and be more careful with it. =)

By: PL

PL — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 05:53:25 +0000

Are you saying 3GS doesn’t need screen protector?
It won’t get scratch from the keys in my pocket?