Tempered glass screen protector for phones. Check Amazon, they have good prices on Tempered Glass Protectors - I've bought many from them and have never had any issues. Prices are usually very good as well. I'll spend the $10 on 3-6 pack Super Shieldz from eBay.
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I got my Pixel yesterday and right away installed the Supershieldz Tempered Glass screen protector I received Friday.
Here is a picture of it installed The bubbles went away within 12 hours. The edges still didn't adhere.
The good:
- The Oleo-phobic coatings really prevents fingers from sticking to the screen
- Install went fairly smooth using the hinge method. This the best I have ever done installing a screen protector!
- Everything needed for the install is included
- $7.99 for a two pack on Amazon is very reasonable
The Bad:
- It is much narrower and shorter than the screen.
- About 40% of the edges didn't fully adhear. This is causing the protector to pick up dust and fuzz from my pocket
- I had 3 bad bubbles on the screen despite a successful install. They did end up going away over night.
Conclusion: I emailed Supershieldz for a replacement if they make a revision. I recommend not buying these until they revise their screen protectors.
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The good news is the Newton rings are mostly noticeable when the display is off (as seen in my photo above), it'll mostly go away once the screen is turned on.
A final problem with tempered glass screen protectors that only have adhesive on the edges is that they have a tendency to trap muck/dust/dirt. This was never a problem before on flat screen tempered glass protectors. The curved ones had to double down on the adhesive, as they rely exclusively on the edges to keep everything in place.
I'll admit, the collection of dust and muck around the edges of the S8 drives me crazy -- but I'm a bit of a gadget snob who likes everything pure and clean (I don't even use a case on my phones). I find that wiping down edges with some alcohol wipes will help matters, but it'll never look fully clean like ... a plastic film screen protector.
I have two Galaxy S8s, and I've been using a tempered glass screen protector on one and a plastic film protector on the other (the official Samsung version). All the flaws of the tempered glass protector (Newton rings, trapped dust, dot matrix) do not apply to the plastic film protector, which fits seamlessly. I've had the plastic film protector on since day one of purchase (it's been over two months now) and the fit is still mostly flawless, save for one little spot of air bubble (but that's totally my fault... I've explained in the video below).
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So if you're someone who can't stand the dots or the dirt, a plastic film protector might be the way to go, but the tempered glass offers a bit more protection, because ultimately -- it's an extra piece of hardened glass on top, whereas the plastic film is just a flimsy piece of plastic. I feel that if I were to drop a small rock on both phone's screens, the device with the tempered glass protector would suffer less damage.
The tempered glass protector I got for my S8 is by AmazingThing, and other than the three flaws, it works very well. I can report there are no touch sensitivity issues whatsoever -- I can type on it just as fast as I can on an uncovered display -- and the texture of the glass feels better than the plastic film.
So whether you're buying the Galaxy S8, or the upcoming iPhone 8, you'll have to make a decision: do you want to go glass and get more protection but with minor annoyances, or plastic and get a much cleaner look?
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