Are you using a screen protector?

Itaintrite · Jul 16, 2014

I'm using a cheap i-Blason glass screen protector which goes for $10 shipped on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JV93WC4/ref=oh_details_o04_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thin and works well enough.

D_Rock899x · Jul 16, 2014

seboj said:
Screen protector likely wouldn't have helped.

Perhaps. Only time will tell just how fragile these screens are. I do find it a bit ridiculous it can't withstand a 1 foot drop.

Screen protectors helped in the test linked below. Further testing would obviously need to be done to really determine if they would help.

Drop Protection

"Finally, can a screen protector really help prevent cracks in the glass or, worse, shattering if you drop your phone? I’ve dropped phones in torture tests before, and it’s harder than it looks to crack the screen. So for this drop test, I haul out the ladder and climb up 15 feet to stand on my roof.

One iPhone has a screen protector on it and the other has no screen protector. Bombs away! Both phones land hard, screen down on a tile surface. The phone without a screen protector shatters on over half the screen. The glass on the phone with a screen protector is undamaged."

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/upgrade...eally-need-a-screen-protector--232808534.html

seboj · Jul 16, 2014

D_Rock899x said:
Perhaps. Only time will tell just how fragile these screens are. I do find it a bit ridiculous it can't withstand a 1 foot drop.

Screen protectors helped in the test linked below. Further testing would obviously need to be done to really determine if they would help.

Drop Protection

"Finally, can a screen protector really help prevent cracks in the glass or, worse, shattering if you drop your phone? I’ve dropped phones in torture tests before, and it’s harder than it looks to crack the screen. So for this drop test, I haul out the ladder and climb up 15 feet to stand on my roof.

One iPhone has a screen protector on it and the other has no screen protector. Bombs away! Both phones land hard, screen down on a tile surface. The phone without a screen protector shatters on over half the screen. The glass on the phone with a screen protector is undamaged."

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/upgrade...eally-need-a-screen-protector--232808534.html

Yeah, that's why I added the 'likely' to the statement. There's so much variability in how the phone will land, what it will land on, and what type of protection it has, that it's hard to make a solid overarching statement about screen protectors.

Protecting your phone is a bit like buying insurance. Sure, you can insure yourself for every possible outcome, but is it worth the opportunity cost? You can protect your phone against every possible danger in the world, but is it worth the reduction in aesthetics, usability, size, etc?

I, personally, use a case without a screen protector. I'm willing to give up the aesthetics of the phone and add a little bulk, in order to protect myself against what I consider the majority of dangerous falls. I'm not willing to stick something on top of the screen, which I consider the most important aspect of my smartphone. In all my years of owning smartphones, I've only had 1 screen scratch or break, and that was due to a corner drop.

Such a simple question as "Screen protector, yes or no?" has many levels to it.

D_Rock899x · Jul 16, 2014

seboj said:
Yeah, that's why I added the 'likely' to the statement. There's so much variability in how the phone will land, what it will land on, and what type of protection it has, that it's hard to make a solid overarching statement about screen protectors.

Protecting your phone is a bit like buying insurance. Sure, you can insure yourself for every possible outcome, but is it worth the opportunity cost? You can protect your phone against every possible danger in the world, but is it worth the reduction in aesthetics, usability, size, etc?

I, personally, use a case without a screen protector. I'm willing to give up the aesthetics of the phone and add a little bulk, in order to protect myself against what I consider the majority of dangerous falls. I'm not willing to stick something on top of the screen, which I consider the most important aspect of my smartphone. In all my years of owning smartphones, I've only had 1 screen scratch or break, and that was due to a corner drop.

Such a simple question as "Screen protector, yes or no?" has many levels to it.

I agree completely. I have never used a screen protector on any phone but I always use a case. With the introduction of glass screen protectors I'm going to give it a shot. I may hate it in which case I will remove it but I figure it's worth a shot. My G3 was not in a case when it cracked, the case was out for delivery as it happened. I do feel if it was in a case there would have been a good chance it would not have cracked. I have never had insurance on any phone but I got it on the G3 for whatever reason. There was a $200 deductible but at least I'm not stuck with a $580 paper weight.

seboj · Jul 16, 2014

D_Rock899x said:
I agree completely. I have never used a screen protector on any phone but I always use a case. With the introduction of glass screen protectors I'm going to give it a shot. I may hate it in which case I will remove it but I figure it's worth a shot. My G3 was not in a case when it cracked, the case was out for delivery as it happened. I do feel if it was in a case there would have been a good chance it would not have cracked. I have never had insurance on any phone but I got it on the G3 for whatever reason. There was a $200 deductible but at least I'm not stuck with a $580 paper weight.

Yeah, I make it a point to buy a case at the store at the same time I buy my phone. I then go on to Amazon or wherever, order the case I like, and return the store-bought one later. That way, my phone is always in a case, to avoid that type of situation.

I'm really tempted to give SquareTrade a try. That $75 deductible sure is tempting..

Alleskyjr · Jul 16, 2014

Yes. Got it with my ballistic case. Great case, but screen protector tends to scratch too easy

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D_Rock899x · Jul 16, 2014

seboj said:
Yeah, I make it a point to buy a case at the store at the same time I buy my phone. I then go on to Amazon or wherever, order the case I like, and return the store-bought one later. That way, my phone is always in a case, to avoid that type of situation.

I'm really tempted to give SquareTrade a try. That $75 deductible sure is tempting..

The $75 deductible is very tempting. Be aware there is a 30 day exclusionary period from the day the coverage is purchased. I am thinking of switching to that over AT&T's once I get my replacement phone.

jaythenut · Jul 16, 2014

I got cheap ones of eBay £1.69 for 4 lol but they do the job

CB620 · Jul 16, 2014

Grabbed some glass protectors from Xtremeguard. Using one now with a Spigen case.

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Azfrodroid · Jul 16, 2014

Sure, cause very important

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RMXO · Jul 16, 2014

I got the SGP Nano but messed it up. So many dust underneath from trying to wipe them off. I knew I shouldn't of wiped off the sticky side. Lesson learned and ordered a new one. This time I'm going to a TMO store to ask a CS to do it for me.

galaxie500fb · Jul 16, 2014

I used to a long time ago but now I think it takes away from the phone. The g3 feels good in my hand and I don't get the feeling like I may lose my grip like I did with my LG g pro.

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npaladin2000 · Jul 16, 2014

RMXO said:
I got the SGP Nano but messed it up. So many dust underneath from trying to wipe them off. I knew I shouldn't of wiped off the sticky side. Lesson learned and ordered a new one. This time I'm going to a TMO store to ask a CS to do it for me.

Try using a wet-application protector like Skinomi or Zagg. You have to wait 12 hours for them to dry, but dust particles get caught in the liquid and get squeegeed out.

SperVaxjo · Jul 16, 2014

What happend to that screen protector you sprayed on the display? Cant remember the name.

fgcchevy · Jul 16, 2014

Itaintrite said:
I'm using a cheap i-Blason glass screen protector which goes for $10 shipped on Amazon.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00JV93WC4/ref=oh_details_o04_s01_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Thin and works well enough.

I got the same one, it feels great n can't hardly tell its there.

Sent from my Black Lg G3

Tillmorn · Jul 17, 2014

D_Rock899x said:
Perhaps. Only time will tell just how fragile these screens are. I do find it a bit ridiculous it can't withstand a 1 foot drop.

I wouldn't say that the G3 screen is any more fragile than other phones. I had the same thing happen with my first S4. Had it less than a week, then it fell out of my back pocket from a foot off the ground and the screen completely shattered. I'm starting to think that manufacturers have simply moved away from trying to provide good drop resistance. The last few iterations of the iPhone, the Galaxy line since the S3, the Nexus 4, etc. None of them can hold up to a drop from any height well, if the device lands on the screen or side. Whereas my old HTC Eris and Droid Bionic stood up to drops and impacts like champs.

galaxie500fb · Jul 17, 2014

I seem to think that manufacturers are giving in to the wants of consumers who desire thinner and lighter phones. Thinner components I would assume makes them less durable. To get the phone to be lighter than previously phones probably has thinner screen? Just my guess.

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PapaRhino · Jul 17, 2014

I just use a Dry Zagg screen protector and the bubbles went away after a little bit of playing with it and about 15 hours, feels a little bit you know, sticky, because it's a screen protector and not glass, but I'm happy with it

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