Why Your Flagship Phone Scratches Just Like a Cheap One
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Summary
While it is a common belief that flagships are more durable and less prone to scratching or cracking, this is not necessarily true, as their durability has not improved significantly compared to cheaper models.
This is due to the fact that making a sheet of glass more flexible and harder simultaneously is impossible, explains the writer, hence why foldable phones are still not 100% reliable.
Therefore, as Corning prioritises drop resistance over scratch resistance, it is inevitable that there is a trade-off between the two.
Nonetheless, scratches are not as damaging to a phone’s functionality compared to cracks, which may justify why flagships are still valuable in other ways than just their durability.
