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1. Kuba Orlik (kuba@toot.kuba-orlik.name)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 06:04:22 JST Kuba Orlik

   Can someone please bring back smartphones with plastic screens? Why isn't it a thing anymore? Why glass? Why the fragile glass? Plastic doesn't break so easily

   • Kuba Orlik (kuba@toot.kuba-orlik.name)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 06:25:01 JST Kuba Orlik

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     • Patryk

     @pgronkievitz but I need a glass protector anyway, so it won't get scratchy

   • Patryk (pgronkievitz@wspanialy.eu)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 06:25:03 JST Patryk

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     @kuba it doesn't break, but
     1. It gets matte
     2. Scratches easily
     3. Screen protectors can break the screen with their glue (adhesives can bind the screen chemically)
     4. IMO it's awful in touch (and I think oleophobic layer wasn't as popular, but I don't know whether it was technological problem or cost-cutting)

   • Kuba Orlik (kuba@toot.kuba-orlik.name)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 06:25:31 JST Kuba Orlik

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     • Grzegorz Cichocki

     @cichy1173 I have to use a screen protector anyway when using a glass smartphone

   • Grzegorz Cichocki (cichy1173@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 06:25:32 JST Grzegorz Cichocki

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     @kuba Plastic is more prone to scratches and abrasions. It is also less pleasant to use on touchscreens.

   • Kuba Orlik (kuba@toot.kuba-orlik.name)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 15:07:42 JST Kuba Orlik

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     • Patryk

     @pgronkievitz but is there really no way around it from manufacturing side? I refuse to believe glass is the only way

   • Patryk (pgronkievitz@wspanialy.eu)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 15:07:43 JST Patryk

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     @kuba point 3 is still relevant. My friend worked at electronics shop and had absolutely the worst experience with replacing screen protectors from plastic screens. It's almost impossible to take off from the screen and then it's often cloudy (cleaning with IPA doesn't help)

   • Kuba Orlik (kuba@toot.kuba-orlik.name)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 16:58:39 JST Kuba Orlik

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     • Radek Czajka

     @rcz Why so?

   • Radek Czajka (rcz@101010.pl)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 16:58:41 JST Radek Czajka

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     • Grzegorz Cichocki

     @kuba @cichy1173
     I hate screen protectors and refuse to use them. I'd rather have the glass cracked half the time with pieces of glass falling out than touch the phone through these abominations.

   • Kuba Orlik (kuba@toot.kuba-orlik.name)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 17:16:15 JST Kuba Orlik

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     • Radek Czajka

     @rcz hydrogel screen protectors ones feel great in my opinion. As per protective cases - they don't protect from scratches on the screen...

   • Radek Czajka (rcz@101010.pl)'s status on Wednesday, 07-Feb-2024 17:16:17 JST Radek Czajka

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     @kuba Plastic ones give me an uneasy feel, glass ones feel too thick. I haven't done extensive testing, there might be a comfortable option out there and I may already have some bias, I don't know. Case protectors seem to do a better job protecting the screen (from cracking on drops etc.) for me anyway.

     (And yes, there is a condom joke there, which I'm very self-congratulatory for not making.)

   • Kuba Orlik (kuba@toot.kuba-orlik.name)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2024 19:52:29 JST Kuba Orlik

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     • Peter Kotrčka

     @petersk yeah... broken glass shards are much nicer

   • Peter Kotrčka (petersk@mastodon.nl)'s status on Friday, 29-Mar-2024 19:52:30 JST Peter Kotrčka

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     @kuba But the fell of finger sliding on a plastic screen is terrible.