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Have you noticed any difference in various Android screen protector shields?

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#143278 — Have you noticed any difference in various Android screen protector shields?

From	Peter <confused@nospam.net>
Date	2024-09-04 05:54 +0100
Subject	Have you noticed any difference in various Android screen protector shields?
Message-ID	<vb8p5u$3n33j$1@dont-email.me>

They range in price from a dollar each to five to ten dollars each.
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=screen+protector+pixel+7

But are they all essentially the same?
Or is there a difference?

If they're different, what do you look for in a screen protector?

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#143285

From	AJL <noemail@none.com>
Date	2024-09-03 23:41 -0700
Message-ID	<vb8veq$3ntmc$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to	#143278

On 9/3/2024 9:54 PM, Peter wrote:
> They range in price from a dollar each to five to ten dollars each.
> https://www.amazon.com/s?k=screen+protector+pixel+7
>
> But are they all essentially the same? Or is there a difference?
>
> If they're different, what do you look for in a screen protector?

Unless you're especially tough on your phone, (or perhaps have a very
cheap one?) they're a waste of money IMO. My Galaxy S10+ is 5 years old,
has never worn one, and has nary a scratch...

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#143286

From	Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid>
Date	2024-09-04 08:59 +0100
Message-ID	<vb941t$3oeeo$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to	#143285

On 04/09/2024 07:41, AJL wrote:
> On 9/3/2024 9:54 PM, Peter wrote:
>> They range in price from a dollar each to five to ten dollars each.
>> https://www.amazon.com/s?k=screen+protector+pixel+7
>>
>> But are they all essentially the same? Or is there a difference?
>>
>> If they're different, what do you look for in a screen protector?
> 
> Unless you're especially tough on your phone, (or perhaps have a very
> cheap one?) they're a waste of money IMO. My Galaxy S10+ is 5 years old,
> has never worn one, and has nary a scratch...

I had a Huawei for over 6 years which I kept in a small holster and it 
was unmarked when I replaced it by a Xiaomi Redmi Note 10. That got 
badly marked within a couple of months by coins in the same pocket (they 
were the only metal with which the screen came into contact). It was 
supposed to have had a gorilla glass screen.

-- 
Jeff

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#143287

From	Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
Date	2024-09-04 12:11 +0100
Message-ID	<ljqtj0Foe30U1@mid.individual.net>
In reply to	#143286

Jeff Layman wrote:

> a Xiaomi Redmi Note 10. That got badly marked within a couple of months 
> by coins in the same pocket

Nothing /ever/ goes in the same pocket as my phone ...

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#143288

From	"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date	2024-09-04 13:15 +0200
Message-ID	<d4slqkxlkt.ln2@Telcontar.valinor>
In reply to	#143287

On 2024-09-04 13:11, Andy Burns wrote:
> Jeff Layman wrote:
> 
>> a Xiaomi Redmi Note 10. That got badly marked within a couple of 
>> months by coins in the same pocket
> 
> Nothing /ever/ goes in the same pocket as my phone ...

My phone has a lid.

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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#143296

From	Peter <confused@nospam.net>
Date	2024-09-04 20:21 +0100
Message-ID	<vbabvf$3usn1$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to	#143288

"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:

>>> a Xiaomi Redmi Note 10. That got badly marked within a couple of 
>>> months by coins in the same pocket
>> 
>> Nothing /ever/ goes in the same pocket as my phone ...
> 
> My phone has a lid.

Every screen protector I've ever bought had to be replaced because it
cracks (usually at the edges, but depending on how the phone is dropped).

I think that's a good thing, as I'd rather the screen protector is
shattered than the screen (for the obvious reasons we all agree on).

I work outdoors with my hands and as a result, I drop my phone a lot.
I mean a lot. More than any of you maybe. 

Dropping the phone only a few times a day would be a normal day.
Not every phone drop results in a cracked protector, but some do.

So I remove the screen protector once it cracks & I apply a new one.
The screen protector never breaks unless I've already dropped the phone.

So I go through about five or ten screen protectors during the life of a
phone, but I haven't really counted the number - I'm estimating how many.

Alls I'm wondering is if one screen protector is better than another.
And how to tell.

Specifically what keywords to look for in a phone screen protector shield.

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#143301

From	"Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
Date	2024-09-05 00:24 +0200
Message-ID	<r93nqkxhsv.ln2@Telcontar.valinor>
In reply to	#143296

On 2024-09-04 21:21, Peter wrote:
> "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
> 
>>>> a Xiaomi Redmi Note 10. That got badly marked within a couple of
>>>> months by coins in the same pocket
>>>
>>> Nothing /ever/ goes in the same pocket as my phone ...
>>
>> My phone has a lid.
> 
> Every screen protector I've ever bought had to be replaced because it
> cracks (usually at the edges, but depending on how the phone is dropped).
> 
> I think that's a good thing, as I'd rather the screen protector is
> shattered than the screen (for the obvious reasons we all agree on).
> 
> I work outdoors with my hands and as a result, I drop my phone a lot.
> I mean a lot. More than any of you maybe.
> 
> Dropping the phone only a few times a day would be a normal day.
> Not every phone drop results in a cracked protector, but some do.
> 
> So I remove the screen protector once it cracks & I apply a new one.
> The screen protector never breaks unless I've already dropped the phone.
> 
> So I go through about five or ten screen protectors during the life of a
> phone, but I haven't really counted the number - I'm estimating how many.

Wow, you are in a different league :-D

> 
> Alls I'm wondering is if one screen protector is better than another.
> And how to tell.
> 
> Specifically what keywords to look for in a phone screen protector shield.

Sorry, I don't know. I no longer use any, I just have the phone in a 
foldable fake leather cover with a lid. Works perfect for the few times 
I drop it :-)

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.

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#143297

From	The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>
Date	2024-09-04 12:39 -0700
Message-ID	<vbad1o$3v0uu$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to	#143285

On 9/3/24 11:41 PM, AJL wrote:
> On 9/3/2024 9:54 PM, Peter wrote:
>> They range in price from a dollar each to five to ten dollars each.
>> https://www.amazon.com/s?k=screen+protector+pixel+7
>>
>> But are they all essentially the same? Or is there a difference?
>>
>> If they're different, what do you look for in a screen protector?
> 
> Unless you're especially tough on your phone, (or perhaps have a very
> cheap one?) they're a waste of money IMO. My Galaxy S10+ is 5 years old,
> has never worn one, and has nary a scratch...

I use the matte protectors to reduce the screen reflection.  The 
'protection' is of secondary value.  They used to be under a buck each, 
but inflation has hit everything.  The selection of matte protectors is 
small and I just buy the cheapest.

-- 
Cheers, Bev
    It's not the speed that kills, it's the stopping.

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#143303

From	Anssi Saari <anssi.saari@usenet.mail.kapsi.fi>
Date	2024-09-05 13:38 +0300
Message-ID	<sm0ikvamll0.fsf@lakka.kapsi.fi>
In reply to	#143297

The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> writes:

> I use the matte protectors to reduce the screen reflection.  The
> 'protection' is of secondary value.  They used to be under a buck
> each, but inflation has hit everything.  The selection of matte
> protectors is small and I just buy the cheapest.

So is your matte protector glass or plastic? I've used some plastic
matte ones before but they got scratched up pretty fast and so I haven't
bothered with those any more. Also my installation sucked and there were
always bubbles.

Whatever Samsung put on my phone now has an ugly gash on it so I'm
thinking of replacing the protector. If I could get a durable matte
protector, all the better.

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#143304

From	The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com>
Date	2024-09-05 09:28 -0700
Message-ID	<vbcm83$djea$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to	#143303

On 9/5/24 3:38 AM, Anssi Saari wrote:
> The Real Bev <bashley101@gmail.com> writes:
> 
>> I use the matte protectors to reduce the screen reflection.  The
>> 'protection' is of secondary value.  They used to be under a buck
>> each, but inflation has hit everything.  The selection of matte
>> protectors is small and I just buy the cheapest.
> 
> So is your matte protector glass or plastic? I've used some plastic
> matte ones before but they got scratched up pretty fast and so I haven't
> bothered with those any more. Also my installation sucked and there were
> always bubbles.

Plastic.  It's 3 years old now, and I have a second one in case of 
failure.  The guy who replaced my battery put some scratches in it (I 
don't hold it against him -- the job was a real bitch), but they seem to 
be healing themselves and are certainly not a problem.

The ones I had for previous phones were harder to apply, had more 
bubbles, and lifted at the edge.  This one went on easily and was 
bubble-free.  No idea how they do that.  Got it from Ebay. 
"Professional SCREENGUARD  THE GREATEST GUARDER FOR LCD SCREEN"  but 
they're probably all the same.

My phone is mostly on the table next to my computer.  I've dropped it 
only once (maybe twice) since I've had it, and that was on a rug.

> Whatever Samsung put on my phone now has an ugly gash on it so I'm
> thinking of replacing the protector. If I could get a durable matte
> protector, all the better.

-- 
Cheers, Bev
     Some mornings it's just not worth chewing through the straps.

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#143305

From	Bodger <nobody@nowh.ere>
Date	2024-09-05 17:37 -0400
Message-ID	<uwpCO.27860$kOne.902@fx36.iad>
In reply to	#143278

On 9/4/2024 12:54 AM, Peter wrote:
> They range in price from a dollar each to five to ten dollars each.
> https://www.amazon.com/s?k=screen+protector+pixel+7
> 
> But are they all essentially the same?
> Or is there a difference?
> 
> If they're different, what do you look for in a screen protector?

For the past few phones (back to early Nexus days) I've been using Supcase 
holster-type cases and have never had a screen scratch or problem. These 
super rugged cases have a built-in thin plastic film that goes over the 
screen and although it might get smeary it has never allowed any screen 
damage. These films have never interfered with fingerprint readers on 
phones which have them. To me, putting a phone in a pocket is just asking 
for it.

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#143327

From	"s\|b" <me@privacy.invalid>
Date	2024-09-09 20:32 +0200
Message-ID	<lk8t9cF2169U2@mid.individual.net>
In reply to	#143278

On Wed, 4 Sep 2024 05:54:22 +0100, Peter wrote:

> If they're different, what do you look for in a screen protector?

I don't use 'm, at all. Last time I used a screen protector was for my
HP iPaq h2210. (Good times...)

-- 
s|b

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