screen protector

bonline · Nov 14, 2013

I am curious, under normal wear conditions - how often do you guys change your screen protector?

I am at one year.

krs128 · Nov 14, 2013

bonline said:
I am curious, under normal wear conditions - how often do you guys change your screen protector?

I am at one year.

how did you get a Nexus 5 a year ago?

Rukbat · Nov 14, 2013

I usually change mine when the "rubbings" on the plastic get annoying enough. So far I've changed my phones before I wanted to change the screen protectors. (But back when I had a pocket sized "computer" and I used Walmart plastic fabric as a screen protector, I changed it about every month. It was cheap, though. A square yard cost about $2.)

BigCiX · Nov 14, 2013

I don't even have a Nexus 5 yet alone one on order and I've already ordered a screen skin from bestskinsever

lgldrgdlr · Nov 14, 2013

I don't use a screen protector...haven't on the last 4 or 5 phones I've had

So I don't change it very often

Lettuce · Nov 15, 2013

If you manage to fit it perfectly the first time, i.e no specks of dust or debris underneath then it should last a long time. But everyone handles their phone differently so there is no exact answer.

charliecc · Nov 15, 2013

lgldrgdlr said:
I don't use a screen protector...haven't on the last 4 or 5 phones I've had

So I don't change it very often

Has your screen scratched up?

I went naked with the GNex and all was fine. Did the same with the Nexus 4 and there were 3 or 4 quite significant scratches on the front. It was never dropped and always went solo in my pocket (except I expect for a few grains of sand).

I'll be using a screen protector on all new phones from now on, at least until a glass manufacturer releases an unscratchable screen.

iowabowtech · Nov 15, 2013

I usually figure around a year on average. So I order 2 protectors when I get a new phone. That way I'm covered for as long as I'll own the phone.

screamer · Nov 15, 2013

i've had my screen protector on my One S for 18 months

I've had to re-order some more nexus 5 SP as i made a right howler in fitting it lol

lgldrgdlr · Nov 15, 2013

charliecc said:
Has your screen scratched up?

I went naked with the GNex and all was fine. Did the same with the Nexus 4 and there were 3 or 4 quite significant scratches on the front. It was never dropped and always went solo in my pocket (except I expect for a few grains of sand).

I'll be using a screen protector on all new phones from now on, at least until a glass manufacturer releases an unscratchable screen.

Nope, I've never gotten any significant scratches on my screens. My reason for not using one has more to do with the feel of them rather than the scratch resistance of the glass. I've never been able to find one that felt like the the naked screen...there's always a different feel to them.

Lona808 · Nov 15, 2013

lgldrgdlr said:
Nope, I've never gotten any significant scratches on my screens. My reason for not using one has more to do with the feel of them rather than the scratch resistance of the glass. I've never been able to find one that felt like the the naked screen...there's always a different feel to them.

Of course because they are plastic and not glass. SPIGEN on Amazon has an expensive screen protector ($30) for a glass screen protector. Given it might not feel like the Nexus 5 screen but it will have the feel of A screen. But if you have no problems with scratches, more power to ya. I on the other hand am too paranoid. I've had gorilla glass phones before and it doesn't end pretty.

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