I've been going with no screen protector because of the shattershield. I've seen the drop tests and was convinced I'd be fine without one. Turns out though that while I'm confident my screen won't "shatter" if dropped, it doesn't seem to protect against chips any better than any other screen. I was sitting on a concrete step and the phone slowly slid out of my pocket and onto the step face down. I mean, this was about as lightly as the phone could have touched the concrete without purposely setting it down. When I looked at it there were 2 small chips in the screen. I guess I would have thought a screen marketed as super tough would be able to protect against such a light interaction with concrete.
So this got me thinking... What good is shattershield anyway? If I drop the phone from my hand while standing, even if it doesn't shatter this experience tells me it would still be messed up pretty bad with chips and scratches. So what's really the difference? I'd want to get the screen replaced anyway.
I can understand a few light scratches appearing without a screen protector but never thought I'd get chips from such a minor accident.
So this got me thinking... What good is shattershield anyway? If I drop the phone from my hand while standing, even if it doesn't shatter this experience tells me it would still be messed up pretty bad with chips and scratches. So what's really the difference? I'd want to get the screen replaced anyway.
I can understand a few light scratches appearing without a screen protector but never thought I'd get chips from such a minor accident.