However, did it become iPhone 7 really more reliable than previous models? Video blogger JerryRigEverything decided to answer this question.
For testing, he purchased a matte one (just a “black” iPhone 7). Let us remind you that the color option for the case iPhone 7— “Black Onyx” Apple, as even small scratches are clearly visible on it.
Does iPhone 7 get scratched?
After a series of tests, it was found that the aluminum part of the back panel (this applies to all colors except “black onyx”) corresponds to 6 points of hardness on the Mohs mineral scale, which is quite good.
This means that the smartphone can be carried in the same pocket as keys or coins without the risk of significant damage to it. At the same time, the camera lens, the Home button and the glass covering the LED flash received a similar rating (they were scratched by a tool corresponding to 6 points of hardness on the Mohs scale), but Apple claims that these elements are made of sapphire, which should correspond to a rating of 9 on the Mohs scale.
Does iPhone 7 bend?
Bending the iPhone 7 is not so easy (compared to the iPhone 5, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus) - you need to apply considerable manpower. At the moment of bending, the display model of the device is separated from the body at the location of the volume buttons.
It is in this place that the chips are located, which often caused the screen of last year's flagship iPhone 6s / 6s Plus to break. However, it is worth noting that upon completion of the load application (if the bending angle was not large), the body returns to initial position, but probably with already leaky characteristics, protecting the smartphone from moisture penetration.
Thus, it can be concluded that the housing design iPhone 7 practically unchanged compared to the iPhone 6s, and dust and water resistance was achieved due to more hermetically sealed modules and the abandonment of the 3.5 mm audio jack.
Identical results were shown by the IBP test from the creator of the YouTube channel EverythingApplePro:
For a long time after purchasing a new phone, we cannot get enough of its functions and admire its beautiful appearance. But after a week or a month, scrupulousness towards a brand new iPhone disappears. Now, instead of blowing dust off it, we can throw it into a bag or pocket along with the keys, or accidentally drop it on tiles, granite or asphalt.
The materials from which the American smartphone is made are of high quality, but it is very easy to cause mechanical damage. We will give you some practical tips on how to remove scratches from your iPhone. Here is a list of tools that are suitable for trying to save your smartphone screen:
- Tooth powder or toothpaste.
- Paste GOI.
- Powder for powdering the skin.
- Baking soda.
- Sanding paper for polishing.
- Any vegetable oil.
- A piece of suede.
- A specialized product for polishing phone screens.
- Car body polish.
Almost all of the above materials are in every person’s home. Let's try to figure out exactly how they will help remove annoying scratches from the screen of your favorite smartphone. Please note that it is not possible to get rid of them completely and forever, you can only hide them.
Toothpaste or powder
This method is considered the most accessible and effective for iPhone users. Before starting a rescue operation, you should completely degrease your phone screen. This can be done using a cotton swab and a few drops of alcohol. If there is no alcohol, you can simply wipe the screen with a cotton pad. You will only need a small amount of toothpaste: a pea-sized ball. If you use tooth powder, dilute it with water in a ratio of 1:2. Apply the paste to the damaged screen and rub in with gentle circular movements until completely dry. Shallow small scratches, indeed, become almost invisible, but you will not be able to get rid of large ones.
Paste GOI
This miraculous ointment is used to polish non-ferrous metals, glass, ceramics, furniture and jewelry. Why then not try to remove scratches from your phone display using this paste? This is not so easy to do: apply a small amount of paste to a piece of soft cloth (preferably flannel). It is advisable to soak a cloth in gasoline before use. You should drop a couple of drops of machine oil on your phone screen and start polishing. This method masks all small scratches, but large ones continue to hurt the eye.
Baking soda or skin dusting powder (baby powder)
These two technologies are almost the same, so there is no point in talking about each separately. Soda, like powder, is mixed with warm water in a 1:2 ratio. You should get a thick, creamy substance. Apply this paste to a cotton pad or a piece of soft cloth and rub it into the scratches on the screen with smooth circular movements. Once the screen is dry, wipe off any remaining powder with a cloth.
Sandpaper
The most severe method for getting rid of scratches on the display, which not everyone decides to use. Its essence lies in the fact that microcracks are not filled with any material, but are simply erased from the screen. You should use the softest and most forgiving paper.
Vegetable oil
Although vegetable oils have healing properties, they will not heal the iPhone screen from wounds, and the effect of this method will be rather cosmetic. Apply two drops of any vegetable oil to the smartphone display and rub them in with quick circular movements. The resulting shine on the screen hides scratches for a while, but does not eliminate them.
Suede
If you rub your phone's display with a piece of suede, you won't be able to get rid of scratches. You will simply remove grease from the display, which will give it more shine. This method is considered the least effective by Apple product owners.
Special care products for phone screens
They are made specifically for polishing touch displays and do their job really well. After applying the gel, small scratches practically disappear, as they are filled with a special material, but large scratches remain, but become less noticeable.
Car polish
The method of using available tools from car enthusiasts is recognized as one of the best for caring not only for the car body, but also for the touch screen. You need to apply a thin layer of a paste-like substance, wait a couple of minutes and start polishing with a soft cloth or cotton pad. The result will surprise you: small scratches will practically disappear, and large ones will become almost invisible. But after two weeks the whole operation will need to be repeated.
It’s better to take care of your smartphone from the first day of purchase and don’t skimp on protective films, or even better protective glass and a cover. Then there will be no need to experiment with various methods of restoring the integrity of the screen.
Fair, not overpriced and not underestimated. There should be prices on the Service website. Necessarily! without asterisks, clear and detailed, where technically possible - as accurate and concise as possible.
If spare parts are available, up to 85% of complex repairs can be completed in 1-2 days. Modular repairs require much less time. The website shows the approximate duration of any repair.
Warranty and responsibility
A guarantee must be given for any repairs. Everything is described on the website and in the documents. The guarantee is self-confidence and respect for you. A 3-6 month warranty is good and sufficient. It is needed to check quality and hidden defects that cannot be detected immediately. You see honest and realistic terms (not 3 years), you can be sure that they will help you.
Half the success in Apple repair is the quality and reliability of spare parts, so a good service works directly with suppliers, there are always several reliable channels and your own warehouse with proven spare parts for current models, so you don’t have to waste extra time.
Free diagnostics
This is very important and has already become a rule of good manners for service center. Diagnostics is the most difficult and important part of the repair, but you don't have to pay a penny for it, even if you don't repair the device based on its results.
Service repairs and delivery
Good service We value your time, which is why we offer free shipping. And for the same reason, repairs are carried out only in the workshop of a service center: they can be done correctly and according to technology only in a prepared place.
Convenient schedule
If the Service works for you, and not for itself, then it is always open! absolutely. The schedule should be convenient to fit in before and after work. Good service works on weekends and holidays. We are waiting for you and working on your devices every day: 9:00 - 21:00
The reputation of professionals consists of several points
Company age and experience
Reliable and experienced service has been known for a long time.
If a company has been on the market for many years and has managed to establish itself as an expert, people turn to it, write about it, and recommend it. We know what we are talking about, since 98% of incoming devices in the service center are restored.
Other service centers trust us and refer complex cases to us.
How many masters in areas
If there are always several engineers waiting for you for each type of equipment, you can be sure:
1. there will be no queue (or it will be minimal) - your device will be taken care of right away.
2. you give your Macbook for repair to an expert in the field of Mac repairs. He knows all the secrets of these devices
Technical literacy
If you ask a question, a specialist should answer it as accurately as possible.
So that you can imagine what exactly you need.
They will try to solve the problem. In most cases, from the description you can understand what happened and how to fix the problem.
Protective glass is installed on top of the screen and protects the smartphone from scratches. When dropped, it can take the blow without leaving any traces on the display.
Today we will try to understand how to choose a protective glass for iPhone 7 and how it differs from film.
How to protect your iPhone from damage?
No matter how carefully you handle your smartphone, there will still be first invisible and then visible marks and scratches on it.
Due to the design features of the iPhone 7 model, it will not be possible to separately replace the glass with a new one (for example, if cracks appear). The entire display will have to be replaced.
Therefore, it is much cheaper and more practical to secure your smartphone screen special film or tempered glass, which are glued to its surface. Let's take a closer look at them.
Film
This is an ultra-thin, versatile and most affordable protection. Made from special thermoplastic polyurethane, which provides high strength.
Most of the models on the market are able to protect the device from all types of scratches and hide greasy fingerprints that remain from contact with the screen.
More expensive films remove glare and make using a smartphone in sunny weather more comfortable. Some block the passage of ultraviolet rays.
The main disadvantage of films- they are not able to protect the screen from shocks and accidental falls.
Therefore, if the iPhone is handled carelessly and there is physical impact from the outside, it will not save the screen from cracks, or the display module from more serious damage.
Strained glass
A more modern and more expensive option for protecting the display.
Its main advantage is that it can protect the phone not only from minor scratches, but also in the event of a fall, absorb the full force of the impact.
To break the screen on which it is installed, you need to really try.
Interesting fact. In 95% of cases, after a serious fall, it is enough to replace only the protective glass. The screen underneath remains intact and unharmed.
In addition to impact resistance, it protects against minor scratches, does not affect color rendering, etc.
More expensive models They have an oleophobic coating, which prevents greasy stains and fingerprints from appearing on the display.
Comparison of the functionality of glass and film
| Characteristic | Film | Glass |
|---|---|---|
| Protection against minor damage | Yes | Yes |
| Shock resistant to severe drops | No | Yes |
Oleophobic coating | For expensive models | For expensive models |
| Small thickness | Yes | For expensive models |
| Good color rendering | No | Yes |
| Low cost | Yes | No |
| Sun glare | Can remove glare | On the contrary, it gives glare in the sun |
| UV protection | No | For expensive models |
The best models on the market
In order to find out how to choose the best, we suggest you familiarize yourself with the rating best models, which will protect your device from minor damage and save the display from unplanned repairs.
The list includes both budget models and premium coatings with additional functionality (rubberized and reinforced frames, additional coatings).
Having become acquainted with them, you will definitely understand what functionality you need and what you can refuse.
OneXT
The most economical option for screen protection.
OneXT is made of tempered glass, so it will not only save your smartphone from minor scratches and chips, but will also absorb the full force of the impact if it falls.
His the main disadvantage of the rectangular shape, which is attached only to the flat part of the screen.
Therefore, the glass does not cover the side curves, leaving small “gaps” of 1.5-2 mm (at each corner).
But even despite this small drawback, OneXT copes with its main task and can easily protect the device even from serious damage.
If dropped, the protective glass may break, but it will not crumble into small fragments and will not scratch the “native” screen of the smartphone. You will have to carefully remove it and stick a new one on top.
Peculiarities:
- low cost;
- made of tempered glass;
- attaches only to the flat part of the screen (there are indents on the sides);
- withstands the force of a blow, taking it upon itself;
- may break (there will be no scratches on the screen).
Nillkin Amazing
Like the OneXT glass, Nillkin only covers the flat portion of the screen, leaving the iPhone's small curves exposed.
It has a higher cost, but its thickness is only 0.3 mm.
For this reason, after installing the glass, the volume of the phone does not increase at all, and the screen does not “stick out”, as happens with the use of cheap protection.
Withstands impact force, which will protect the smartphone from damage in the event of a fall. The improved one leaves virtually no traces of touches.
Additional protection from moisture and grease.
Peculiarities:
- enhanced protection;
- ultra-thin (only 0.3 mm);
- improved oleophobic coating;
- covers only the flat part of the screen;
- the cost is higher than that of budget models.
Glass from DF
High-quality and ultra-thin glass from DF has a more expensive price. This is clearly not a budget model.
It is glued to the entire surface of the screen, so it does not leave even the side roundness unprotected.
An ideal choice for those who want to not only protect their device from minor and more serious damage, but also do it discreetly.
Available with a special frame, the dimensions of which exactly match the dimensions. Once the DF glass is attached to the screen, it will be almost impossible to see.
Peculiarities:
- high price;
- covers the entire surface of the screen;
- ultra-thin (almost imperceptible);
- shockproof.
Baseus
High-strength tempered glass that exactly fits the dimensions of the iPhone 7 model. Protects not only the main part of the screen, but also the side curves.
home distinctive feature Baseus- it does not transmit harmful blue radiation, which tires the eyes and deteriorates vision.
But be prepared that this feature may cause the image to fade a little.
This will be especially noticeable at first. This does not affect the clarity of the picture in any way, and you quickly get used to the slight shading of the screen.
Peculiarities:
- protects the entire screen, including the side curves;
- impact resistant;
- protects against harmful blue radiation;
- slightly obscures the screen.
Nillkin Amazing CP+
It has excellent color rendering and does not reduce the sensitivity of the sensor at all.
Thanks to a special manufacturing technology, when the smartphone falls with the screen down, it absorbs the force of the impact.
Even if the damage turns out to be too serious and breaks, this will not affect the iPhone display in any way.
When broken, it does not shatter into small fragments and is not capable of injuring or damaging the screen. You just need to carefully remove it and stick on a new one.
Peculiarities:
- reinforced glass frame;
- Available in several colors;
- high protection against chips and scratches;
- attaches to the entire surface of the screen;
- does not crumble into small fragments.
Which option is better to choose?
If your budget allows, then choose curved glass that protects the entire surface of the screen.
The presence of small gaps will not affect the appearance of small scratches, but can play a serious role if the device is dropped.
Such glass is much less resistant to impact.
And if they are installed incorrectly or purchased a cheap model, then over time they become mobile, spoiling the color rendition and reducing the clarity of the picture.
Therefore, be prepared that in a few months you will have to change it.
The presence of an oleophobic coating should not be neglected. Unpleasant greasy marks can greatly spoil the experience of using the device.
Even if at first glance this does not seem to be a significant problem.
Protection from harmful blue radiation is necessary for those users who often read books or.
It will help reduce eye strain, preventing vision from deteriorating.