How strong is the display oneplus 5?

[schoebi_zh]

Just switched from a Moto G5s Plus to this Oneplus 5 and think about whether I need a phone case.

My last phone without was a Google Nexus 5 which I broke, since then I always have a plastic case.

Do have the displays become stronger in the last years?

 

[Juergen1337]

Im not using any protection on this phone and i bought it in the early drop like 3 years ago. If you take care of it you don't need a case or screen protector.

 

[Khwaja7]

Im not using any protection on this phone and i bought it in the early drop like 3 years ago. If you take care of it you don't need a case or screen protector.

You still have the "default" screen protector, a tiny plastic screen cover, right ?

 

[Juergen1337]

You still have the "default" screen protector, a tiny plastic screen cover, right ?

No there is no protection on my phone at all. Of course it got some tiny scratches over the years. But all in one it's still in a very good condition.

 

[350Rocket]

I have dropped my first OnePlus 5 I had for 2 years at least 2 times onto laminate flooring on the glass and had nothing but minor scratches with no screen protector. With a glass screen protector I dropped it and broke the screen protector but the phone was fine.

The one I have now I dropped the other day with no case but the glass screen protector. It chipped the edges of the protector but otherwise fine. My experience has been that it's pretty tough. But it only takes one drop at the wrong angle and it can be destroyed.

It is definitely more solid than the Nexus 5 was though.

I've also noticed it's not as scratch prone as the Samsung Galaxy s8. I had a new one for a few weeks before switching to the OnePlus 5 3 years ago almost and it got scratched from being in my pocket by itself. (minor dust on my fingers from work must have scratched it). The OnePlus 5 held up much better than that. After 2 years I had a saltwater incident which killed my op5 and I got a used s8 again, it was already scratched but got much worse in a week of no case in my work vest (again no drops).

I tried a used pixel XL after that (wanted stock Android again) and it seemed better than the s8 but still scratched kind of easy. I ended up needing dual Sims for work so I got a used OnePlus 5 which ended up having an almost perfect screen and still has almost no scratches. Also no burn in on the AMOLED screen on either of my OnePlus 5 phones and the pixel and used s8 both did.