Plastic screen for Librem 5?

Hardware Librem 5
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I’ve been thinking about the screen in my phone - and the fact that it’s made of glass. Glass makes the screen:

  • heavier;
  • easier to break.

I see no benefit to having a glass screen vs a plastic screen (I’m not saying there aren’t any, though). Are there any specifics on what Librem 5’s screen will be made of?

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Glass IMHO just feels nicer to use, and is not discolored or smudged/scratched as easily. (assumed we are talking about Gorilla glass or some other tempered glass derivative.) I also don’t think building a phone to compensate for improper care and use of it is necessary. Make it robust to a certain point for sure, but this isn’t supposed to be a Toughbook phone, right?

As such I’d prefer glass, but I’m open to whatever the engineers find to be the best for the LIbrem 5’s purposes.

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