Dr_Boris_Goltz
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I don't use a case or a screen protector.
I like how my phone looks with minor wear I guess.
I like how my phone looks with minor wear I guess.
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Screen protectors - Y/N?
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Wolfe
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No, never used one on a phone and I stopped using them after the PSP (that thing is basically a game boy micro XL when it comes to design, plastic cover over LCD screen = "screen" easily scratched.)
Cracks me up when I see a phone with a ragged ass screen protector. Now I know some people like to use that as reasoning for using one "better the screen protector than the phone", but I've never had a phone since my Nexus One get any scratches on the screen and my shits been on the ground plenty of times. Hell the only major threat to most phone screens now would be shattering which a protector won't help at all.
I mean, you don't put a plastic film over your windshield too do you? It has to endure a lot more than a phones screen and it's just glass!
This is exactly what I'm talking about, I'm sure the screen would look just as good if you'd never used one on it. Those things are made of soft film, of course they're going to get all ratty. The phones screen is designed to take a certain amount of abuse and I doubt any of the things that caused that screen protector to deteriorate would have had any effect on it.
Cracks me up when I see a phone with a ragged ass screen protector. Now I know some people like to use that as reasoning for using one "better the screen protector than the phone", but I've never had a phone since my Nexus One get any scratches on the screen and my shits been on the ground plenty of times. Hell the only major threat to most phone screens now would be shattering which a protector won't help at all.
I mean, you don't put a plastic film over your windshield too do you? It has to endure a lot more than a phones screen and it's just glass!
This is exactly what I'm talking about, I'm sure the screen would look just as good if you'd never used one on it. Those things are made of soft film, of course they're going to get all ratty. The phones screen is designed to take a certain amount of abuse and I doubt any of the things that caused that screen protector to deteriorate would have had any effect on it.
Deaf Spacker
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Some of the high end phones like iPhones etc hold their resale value really well, even better if they are in mint condition. I'll be selling my S5 next May and I'd hope to get £250 for it at least.
Using tempered glass now, won't go back to the plastic ones. The feel and the fact most tempered glass protectors are oleophobic make them so much better. Application is so much easier too.
But even with the plastic ones, they were cheap enough to buy and replace whenever they actually did get scratched. I apply them nicely to boot so it never bothered me. I'd rather use those than risk a scratch from a random piece of grit/sand/dirt in my pocket.
But even with the plastic ones, they were cheap enough to buy and replace whenever they actually did get scratched. I apply them nicely to boot so it never bothered me. I'd rather use those than risk a scratch from a random piece of grit/sand/dirt in my pocket.
acheron_xl
Member
If the screen is is glossy, open-aired and plastic (Vita) then yes. If it's glass, protects itself, or is resistive (iPhone, 3DS, Wii U) then no.
bobawesome
Member
Why would you potentially risk getting scratches on your phone? You don't always have to be careless for scratches to appear.
The iPhone is capacitive, not resistive.
Well my cheap ass shitty phone has a plastic screen and that thing looks like shit pretty fast. I'd rather use a sceen protector on it than let the screen get all messed up.
Not anymore. Every screen protector I've had gets scratched up over time but none of my more recent naked devices have gotten scratched (yet). It's the screen cracking or shattering due to impact that worries me more and no screen protector protects against that.
Even the Vita that I've had for a while now is scratch free...at least as far as the display goes. The edges and rear are scuffed up but the screen is still unblemished to this day.
I have a protector on both screens of my 3DS XL though since I read somewhere that there's a design flaw that guarantees it will scratch itself eventually.
Even the Vita that I've had for a while now is scratch free...at least as far as the display goes. The edges and rear are scuffed up but the screen is still unblemished to this day.
I have a protector on both screens of my 3DS XL though since I read somewhere that there's a design flaw that guarantees it will scratch itself eventually.
Wolfe
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Fair enough dude, I didn't take into consideration plastic screens with that bit. I acknowledge their usefulness in that scenario as I mentioned I used one on my PSP.
The part of my post quoting you was purely in regards to glass screens though, my apologies if I came off like an ass.
Don't believe the hype, there was documented instances of it happening with the OG 3DS but even then it was not a large number of the total people that owned one. With the XL I've not read about it ever happening and mine plus all of the ones owned by friends have never gotten scratches in all of the time we've owned them. I even carry mine around in the back pocket of my jeans regularly.
acheron_xl
Member
I know. But my Wii U is resistive, and that doesn't have a protector.
Ruthless_Barbarian
Member
I use screen protectors.
Only to remove them after a while and get the new phone feeling with the naked screen. So good...
In other words, no.
Only to remove them after a while and get the new phone feeling with the naked screen. So good...
In other words, no.
bobawesome
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Oh, sorry, I completely misread your post.
Damn, wish I knew that when I bought my 3DS XL. Would've spent the money on an eShop card instead. Ironically, the fact that the hinge design naturally protects the displays means that my screen protector doesn't have a scratch on it yet so its presence hasn't bothered me so far. Also, that proves your point.
PhantomZone
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Have screen protectors on my psp's........ never had one on my old mp3 player and i dropped it so many times (luckily it would land on it's side and never GLASS side first. However i purchased a new mp3 player a few months ago and i hunted a screen protector for it......wound up using a 3ds screen protector as the screens were of similar size.
Tal Shiar Agent
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I got a free Otterbox Defender with my Galaxy S4 and that has a built in screen protector.
Otherwise I only use them on my Vita and (2)DS. Something about game consoles makes me obsessive about keeping them as perfect as possible. I don't really use my phone outside of making calls, so I don't really care.
Otherwise I only use them on my Vita and (2)DS. Something about game consoles makes me obsessive about keeping them as perfect as possible. I don't really use my phone outside of making calls, so I don't really care.
iNvid02
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Used to be yes, i went full on with those zagg total body things. Was trying to apply the tricky thing to my iPhone a couple of days after release and got frustrated and realized I don't need this shit. Bareback ever since, no case either, the phone feels much better this way. Hasn't been damaged yet either.
I've had my iPhone 4S for two and a half years, sans protector, and it doesn't have a single scratch on it.
For modern phones a screen protector is a placebo that tech stores make a healthy profit on.
Absolutely, i'm obsessive with scratches and damage on my tech objects i monitor them every single time before using them.
I couldn't be happier with the protectors on my iPhone4S both front and back, the are full of scratches now but if i want i can remove them and have the phone as good as new and apply new ones.
Obviously people are different so most probably do not care about that half a millimeter long scratch on the glass outside the display that is visible only under certain light condition but to me those are as ugly and damaging as a shattered glass so for me it's not even a question if i have to protect them or not.
I couldn't be happier with the protectors on my iPhone4S both front and back, the are full of scratches now but if i want i can remove them and have the phone as good as new and apply new ones.
Obviously people are different so most probably do not care about that half a millimeter long scratch on the glass outside the display that is visible only under certain light condition but to me those are as ugly and damaging as a shattered glass so for me it's not even a question if i have to protect them or not.
Skellig Gra
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Nope, I used one on my first smart phone years ago but never again. No case either.
One device I owned that really got thrown around was my Nokia Lumia 720. I had no love for the poor thing so it got dropped around the floor of my house a lot. No screen protector. A year later when I sold it the buyer inspected the phone and told me, "Obviously you didn't use a case because look at these scuffs around the camera lens. At least you took good care of the screen though."
I guess maybe it landed on its back half of the time when I dropped it. But it's true, the screen never got scratched despite all the abuse.
I guess maybe it landed on its back half of the time when I dropped it. But it's true, the screen never got scratched despite all the abuse.
purnoman3000
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It won't stop a crack or shattered screen but I like to keep my phone scratch free for resale and it definitely helps that. Also like them for minimizing fingerprints and such.
They're easy to apply but most I see are applied so poorly they may as well not have one or it looks terrible.
At work I have seen one of the thicker screen protectors actually prevent real damage to a screen.
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They're easy to apply but most I see are applied so poorly they may as well not have one or it looks terrible.
At work I have seen one of the thicker screen protectors actually prevent real damage to a screen.
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synchronicity
Member
I never use them. I even dropped my phone off a roller coaster once and went back to lost-and-found to see if they had it a couple of days later, and there wasn't even a scratch on it. Still works perfectly today. (iphone 4)
italianfreak240
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Screen protector plus a Otterbox case is worth every penny. I have dropped my Samsung Galaxy S4 a ton of times but nothing has broken. It is easier to change a screen protector then buy a new screen or phone.
radios shipping overview
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Screen protectors are the modern equivalent of putting plastic covers on your home furniture.
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