Idk how you scratched it up like that. My 7 plus has seen heavy use daily for 6.5 years without a screen protector and the screen could still pass for brand new. It looks like you had loose change or something in your pocket with it.
I will never understand putting a $3 piece if,plastic over a highly engineered piece of performance glass, same thing with SLR cameras.
Is there a gap between screen and frame at the bottom of your phone?
Honestly don’t know how anyone would feel comfortable putting a thousand+ dollar iPhone in their back pocket…I treat mine like a newborn.
Do you keep it in the same pocket as your keys? I use my 13 since 2 years without a screen protector, not a single scratch anywhere. Had my iPhone 4 for 4 years without protection and also no single scratch.
Dumbass
I hate using screen protector. I’ve never broken a screen. I don’t like the added bulk, and I absolutely notice the diminished touch capacity with a screen protector. Good on you for using the device and enjoying it.
Same! I’m always looked at funny for it, but I paid so much for it, I wanna feel the quality of it.
Don’t know why you are downvoted mate, feel the same.
Have you tried a hydrogel screen protector ? It’s almost unnoticeable and it doesn’t add much weight nor bulk to the phone
I don’t really like how hydrogel feels, it is not as smooth as glass
You don’t notice
Yes I absolutely notice, 100% of the time with absolute certainty. It diminish the responsiveness of the touchscreen. Those who aren’t power users and may seldom use their iPhone, may not notice.
And those fuckers get way more damaged than your screen normally would.
Same. Hate screen protectors and hate cases. Used a case once on an iPhone 4 a long time ago, threw it out pretty much immediately. Same for screen protectors.
I’m buying a premium device, I don’t want it to feel cheap and plastic because of added crap. Just be careful and your device will last.
I’ve touched wood before this statement but I’ve dropped my 8+ once or twice and it’s still going strong. It does now have a small crack and some dents on the bodywork, but it’s a 5+ year old phone, I’d be crazy to not expect that at this point.
I’m not one for reselling my devices either, I’m planning on getting the 15PM and will likely to caseless, phones just feel so much nicer without attachments that stop you seeing what you’ve bought
That’s true, But u gotta remember there are other materials like leather, which make a great premium case. It’s literally skin on skin contact and it doesn’t make the iPhone feel any less premium imo. Metal buttons too so you don’t even miss out on that. I can’t stand plastic cases either bro. But I still gotta stay protected out here
While leather looks and feels a lot better, I still don’t like that it feels bulky. It’s just the general feel that I strongly dislike.
I’m buying a premium device, I don’t want it to feel cheap and plastic because of added crap. Just be careful and your device will last.
I’d like to not buy a premium device twice lol.
If $15 worth of plastic can solve that problem on a $1500 device, I’m all in.
Buy it twice lol. You’re worried about your phone getting completely destroyed from a drop? A new screen/backplate is $30. Your case and screen protector cost more than that.
$30? Is this the AppleCare price?
I prefer a spigen screen protector my iphone 12 (3 years old ) has zero scratches, plus a gold quality screen protector if not betters the screen’s feel, atleast keeps it good.
i prefer no screen protector. My 4 yr old XR which I just replaced has 0 screen scratches. Just avoid putting it with keys
You should give a tempered glass protector like the Spigen one a try. I was in the same boat as you until I put one on my 14 PM a week ago. I literally cannot notice it unless I take my case off and look for the edges of the protector.
I always buy the absolute cheapest glass protectors now because I bought a $60 one from the Apple Store and it cracked the same way and around the same time a $2 protector would.
Same. Spigen rocks
Man from installation to durability and feel this must be my favourite phone accessory ever.
Every time I see a friend with a shitty screen protector I’m like “I gotchu” and I order them one and install it.
They are all amazed by the quality and you only need what? Two screen protectots a year ? Worth the money IMHO.
Are the Spigen ones really better than those cheap Chinese ones from ebay?
No, they break easily. The applicator is nice but they aren’t durable at all. The one I have on now has a big crack in it from falling off my lap into grass. Maybe a 2 ft drop with a case on
I rawrogged my s20 and the oleophobic coating wore off in the middle after 6 months, which felt terrible. always use screen protectors so when the coating wears off you can swap a new one :)
I didn’t use to put screen protectors on my phones. I just put one on my new 15 pro max (the spigen one) specifically for this purpose. Don’t even care about scratches and stuff but the oleophobic coating wearing off is so annoying.
i wanna buy it because i have been using my phone without a screen protector, but now that it has scratches do you think its worth it? it is already scratched
If you’re the type of person who can feel the scratches, then it certainly helps against that
Glad to see someone else say this. Most people seem to say screen protectors make the screen less sensitive, but I’ve found the Spigen one increases sensitivity somehow.
You gotta try the new ones that are a film. I used to use the glass ones like spigen… then I discovered the film ones on Temu. It’s called like polyphobic or something. You clean your screen, use the sticker, line it up and you peel the bottom half then the top then the bottom AGAIN and it’s goes on like magic. No bubbles and they work great. I had my one on my 14pm for like 5 months. When I traded it in it was like brand new. It’s almost like it feels better on your fingers too. Easier to type
So what screen protector do you recommend? And wdym by „gold“
Gold being a “standard” as in high quality, go with spigen ez it’s pretty good, end to end, smooth, 9h hardness, oiliophobic coating, doesn’t fuck up the colors on screen, costs about 2000 rupees here in india, maybe like 25 dollars in the US, idk, not to mention the pack has 2 of them, so you can either keep one for later of split with a friend.
Ahh! Thank you
Ceramic shield: * cries in the corner *
“Scratches at level 6 with deeper grooves at level 7” - source
Currently using an iPhone 15PM first time without case and screen protector. I love it so far. I tried this with 14 and earlier iPhones and they never felt comfortable to use without a case
I’ve never broken a screen in 15 years of iPhone owning as I’ve always had a case on. 3 weeks of owning the 15pm without a case it slipped right out my hand onto the road. Fucker is so nice and smooth it slipped right out.
I got the iPhone 12 Pro Max, also without case or protector, and similar good condition. If you take care of your products, you don’t need any protectors.
Screen protectors are thin and cheap, no reason not to use one and keep your screen in good shape lol
Ooof
I use a privacy screen protector lol, basically the screen is a lot dimmer (or black when outdoors) when viewed at certain angles at left and right. And I feel a lot more confident putting my phone face down at any surface as I know that the screen protector will catch all those pesky tiny scratches (if any).
Looks pretty bad for only 3 years
I’ll stick to using screen protectors. I hate the feel of screens with the oleophobic coating worn off.
Yeah same. This is the reason I started using them. A decent properly edge to edge tempered glass screen protector isn’t even noticeable. I buy a few at once and just swap it like every half year or year.
