Google Pixel 2 owners are complaining about yet another problem, and this time it looks
like the oleophobic coating on the screen.
And reflective coatings on the glass (
like the oleophobic compounds often used to cut down on fingerprints and smudges) can make them very difficult to read in full sunlight.
The company is also offering freebies
like Oleophobic Tempered Glass and Clear Soft Case for free with the device and will be available national wide in over 150 stores.
Not exact matches
Screen size of the Topaz measures 9.7 inches of
oleophobic Gorilla Glass screen enabled display with a resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels and much
like the iPad, the Topaz will be available in three storage options of 16, 32 and 64 GB.
Around the front, the 2.5 D glass of the display finally has an
oleophobic coating, which sounds
like a small thing, but is hugely important in stopping the screen getting gunked up by fingerprints.
Speaking of oil, the rear glass panel on the Galaxy S8 and S8 + is not treated with an
oleophobic coating
like the front, so prepare for a permanent layer of grease and grime unless you plan to use a case.
Despite sounding
like a made - up marketing buzzword word, the iPhone X's «
oleophobic» outer coating does repel grease and smudges, though not significantly.
Apart from that, issues
like a lack of
oleophobic coating are small and manageable.
One of the biggest design feats here is that it feels
like a unibody design, though it's constructed with a mix of Gorilla Glass 4, glossy plastic on its sides, and an
oleophobic (oil resistant) plastic on the back that's influenced by the look and feel of ceramic.
The pixel resolution is at 1136 x 640 giving it a pixel density of 326 PPI, as well as an
oleophobic coating just
like the three - year - old iteration.
Others are baffling,
like the lack of
oleophobic coating on the screen.
The iPad comes with a 9.7 - inch LED backlit display just
like all Apple tablets, but it is going to be just a regular retina display with multi-touch support and
oleophobic coating.