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Depends on how long you want to keep the phone and how you carry. I didn’t use protectors for a long time. I carry my phones and keys loose in the same pocket all day every day and the screen would last about a year and a half before the they stared to become difficult to read. If you are going to clip you knife and your flashlight is small I wouldn’t bother with a protector.
I had one for a while. It negatively impacted how well QR codes were scanned off the phone for things like my pharmacy and supermarket cards and concert tickets, so I took it off. Still haven’t accrued a scratch on my 4S in all the time since.
I had a Galaxy S3, washed it. I got a new one. On the old one my sons and I did an experiment to see how strong gorilla glass 2 was. I took my keys shoved them on the screen applied pressure until my hand hurt and could not scratch the screen. We then took an exacto knife to it. Granted it wasn’t a new blade. And still couldn’t scratch the screen with it. I will never buy a screen protector again on anything that has gorilla glass 2 or above.
I’m a little worried about dust getting trapped behind the protector and damaging the screen. Of course the screen protector I’m using is just a clear plastic cover on the Otter Box on my note 2. Eh, it’s a work phone anyways.
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I recently bought a Nokia Lumia 520 with Corning Gorilla Glass and have carried it in my right front pocket with keys and a small SAK.Although the keys and the knife rub almost constantly against the glass there are no scratches so far.So, if you have a smartphone with Gorilla Glass you can forget the screen protector.If it has regular glass it might be a good idea to get a screen protector to avoid scratches and make the screen last longer.
I like using a matte finish screen protector because it reduces glare from outside light sources. The downside is the picture quality of the display suffers a bit.
I seriously don’t understand why there are any people at all who vote to not use one. I have had the best success with the ones that come with otterbox cases. When I had my Nexus One one friend had a fight with me telling me that I didn’t have one on but I did…couldn’t notice it…
yes you should use one…nothing is more annoying than scratching your glass…
I have the Spigen glass screen protector on my iphone 5 and just ordered one in anticipation of getting the 5s, feels just like the screen.
I do alot of farm work and my hands tend to be greasy sometimes when using the phone so I am a big fan of screen protectors. Between the screen protector and a case the phone still looks practically new.
I don’t use one because mine rides in my front left pocket by itself. If you have keys or a pocket knife in there you better believe it’s gonna get scratched.
Agreed. Most smartphones today use a version of Gorilla Glass. The Samsung Galaxy S3 used the thinner Gorilla Glass 2, whereas the S4 uses the even tougher Gorilla Glass 3 and so does the iPhone 5. Normal use will not scratch this glass.
Now I say it’s scratch resistant – that doesn’t mean the glass won’t crack if you drop it. As long as you have a decent case that helps protect against drops, there is no need to get a screen protector.I’ve got an S4 in an otterbox case and I’ve still got a screen protector on there (mainly because i’m lazy) but before I got the otterbox it definitely saved the scratches in my pocket. Also make the resale value higher if that’s a thing you’re interested in.
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