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Is the iPod touch really scratchproof?

Mitchell at GearDiary decided to put Apple’s claims about the resilience of the touch’s screen to the test. The video may make you cringe, but don’t worry, because its author assures us that no iPods were harmed in its making. We only wish that the back of the touch was as resistant as the screen.


Posted by admin on Monday, October 8, 2007 at 3:29 pm.

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13 Comments on “Is the iPod touch really scratchproof?”

  1. Nameless Nick says:

    They should have made the screen out of sapphire and the body out of tungsten carbide. Then it really would be scratch proof.

    October 10th, 2007 at 7:09 pm

  2. Jason says:

    =( Then why does mine have a few tiny scratches….

    I wonder how it got there… maybe my keys?

    October 10th, 2007 at 9:18 pm

  3. Ch0si says:

    But the back -.- thousands of scratches :’(

    October 11th, 2007 at 6:07 am

  4. nick botulism says:

    Jason: i’ve heard that sand or sandpaper will scratch glass, so perhaps there was a grain of sand or something in your pocket that scraped across the screen.

    October 11th, 2007 at 10:31 am

  5. nick botulism says:

    …and guess what. I now have a nice long scratch on the face of my iPod touch :( I’ve been carrying it in my pocket with my (plastic) cell phone… guess a bit of dirt got in there. Ah well. Time to look for some kind of face protector I guess.

    October 12th, 2007 at 11:38 am

  6. hoho says:

    Glass is made out of sand, so it has the same physical properties. Therefor sand and anything with higher “hardness-level” (forgot the english term :P ) could damage the screen.

    October 12th, 2007 at 2:04 pm

  7. evan says:

    that’s why I got a case for mine…..(posting this from my touch) :D

    October 17th, 2007 at 12:46 pm

  8. Angie says:

    mine 8gb iPod touch… got soooo many scratchessss at the back!! but there is no any other thing in my bag’s partition that I put my iPod touch, so disappointed!

    October 18th, 2007 at 11:35 am

  9. mkayy says:

    is that what the kids are listening to these days?!
    it’s sad to see corporate garbage be the music of choice for the youth today.

    this is the effect that the importance of videos has had on music. Music that doesn’t also look good for the cameras won’t make it - unfortunatly the first casualty is - well - the music!

    what is this $%** ?!

    November 5th, 2007 at 5:37 am

  10. VoxPopuli says:

    The screen is fantastic. You can get films for it that get rid of scratches. Surprisingly good substance and value from Apple, once again, thank you.

    November 13th, 2007 at 8:00 pm

  11. steven says:

    I actually like Fall Out Boy…
    Great video now I feel a little more carefree about getting scratches on my screen. The back is messed up though… :(

    November 20th, 2007 at 11:41 am

  12. chris says:

    my screen has 2 scratches on it :( …. can u get rid of those though?

    December 9th, 2007 at 4:50 pm

  13. CalebPhotographer says:

    I would be willing to bet that the people here who have scratches let someone wearing a ring use their iTouch. Rings have diamonds. Diamonds scratch glass. =)

    Also, another thing that would tell you if it was scratched near your cell in your pocket is to look and see if there are any scratches on your cell…

    January 31st, 2008 at 11:07 am