I've tried the two screen protectors from RhinoShield. One is a polymer film and the other is tempered glass.
https://rhinoshield.io/pages/shop/Google?device=google-pixel-2-xl&category=screen-protector
The tempered glass (pic 1-4) was great even tho it uses dot matrix and is not full adhesive (only adhesive around the edges) because whatever they did with the dot matrix they did right. There was no loss in touch sensitivity (rare for a dot matrix protector), it felt great to touch, it's not edge to edge so it is compatible with cases and fingerprints were easy to wipe off. However, because of the edge only adhesive, when I dropped the phone and it bottom planted onto the floor, the screen protector literally just popped off. That was concerning because if it was say a 'tumble' drop versus a face plant or bottom plant, the screen protector could pop off at first impact which leaves the screen unprotected the rest of the tumble. I wish they come up with a stronger adhesive material for these types of screen protectors. Otherwise, as far as glass goes, UV tempered glass is the only way to go but there's the added risk of the adhesion liquid damaging your phone.
The polymer film is my favorite of the 3 I tried (pic 5-6). It is not a wet applied TPU protector and it is not your usual plastic film protector. You apply it like a regular plastic film protector, but it is much thicker and it actually provides impact protection like a tempered glass. If you see my other review on pixel 2 xl cases, you will see that my phone has endured many drops and I'd say this screen protector has done its job. This polymer material feels very smooth to touch, much better than the Sparin wet applied protector that I used. It is not edge to edge, in fact it leaves quite a bit of the curved edge exposed in comparison to the Rhinoshield tempered glass but that means it is case friendly. I am not as concerned about the edges and corners since I expect my case to provide impact protection those areas. This is the one that I kept on the phone and it has been for the past 10 months.
Lastly, the Sparin wet applied screen protector (pic 7-8). There's not much for me to add as it carries similar pros and cons as other wet applied protectors. It provides full coverage but left a little bit of space to be case friendly. How it handles impacts, I would never know but I don't expect much from these types of screen protectors. I was surprised as it actually felt pretty nice to touch and the orange peel affect wasn't nearly as bad as I expected. It came off after a week or two as I really only used it to tie me over until the Rhinoshield stuff arrived. It was easy to remove and left no residue.
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0784FGZY4/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
https://rhinoshield.io/pages/shop/Google?device=google-pixel-2-xl&category=screen-protector
The tempered glass (pic 1-4) was great even tho it uses dot matrix and is not full adhesive (only adhesive around the edges) because whatever they did with the dot matrix they did right. There was no loss in touch sensitivity (rare for a dot matrix protector), it felt great to touch, it's not edge to edge so it is compatible with cases and fingerprints were easy to wipe off. However, because of the edge only adhesive, when I dropped the phone and it bottom planted onto the floor, the screen protector literally just popped off. That was concerning because if it was say a 'tumble' drop versus a face plant or bottom plant, the screen protector could pop off at first impact which leaves the screen unprotected the rest of the tumble. I wish they come up with a stronger adhesive material for these types of screen protectors. Otherwise, as far as glass goes, UV tempered glass is the only way to go but there's the added risk of the adhesion liquid damaging your phone.
The polymer film is my favorite of the 3 I tried (pic 5-6). It is not a wet applied TPU protector and it is not your usual plastic film protector. You apply it like a regular plastic film protector, but it is much thicker and it actually provides impact protection like a tempered glass. If you see my other review on pixel 2 xl cases, you will see that my phone has endured many drops and I'd say this screen protector has done its job. This polymer material feels very smooth to touch, much better than the Sparin wet applied protector that I used. It is not edge to edge, in fact it leaves quite a bit of the curved edge exposed in comparison to the Rhinoshield tempered glass but that means it is case friendly. I am not as concerned about the edges and corners since I expect my case to provide impact protection those areas. This is the one that I kept on the phone and it has been for the past 10 months.
Lastly, the Sparin wet applied screen protector (pic 7-8). There's not much for me to add as it carries similar pros and cons as other wet applied protectors. It provides full coverage but left a little bit of space to be case friendly. How it handles impacts, I would never know but I don't expect much from these types of screen protectors. I was surprised as it actually felt pretty nice to touch and the orange peel affect wasn't nearly as bad as I expected. It came off after a week or two as I really only used it to tie me over until the Rhinoshield stuff arrived. It was easy to remove and left no residue.
https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0784FGZY4/ref=oh_aui_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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