Hey guys. Just ordered an S6 edge plus and now I want to get a protective case and screen protector. There aren't that many drop test videos out there for cases and none for screen protectors. What are you using that's protecting your phone without losing functinality of the screen? Would love some advice. My S4 was never a fragile phone and besides a few bits of chiped paint it never had problems with just a screen foil and a flip case, but the s6 edge plus seems super frigile. Thanks!
Best case + screen protector combo?
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Theoretical best case is a protector made of transparent armorplate or a sheet of diamond.
Practical best case is one of those 3/$5 plastic protectors.
Forget about protecting the screen from being dropped on the screen - nothing but steel will do that. Plastic has a bit of cushioning effect, and will give you a tiny bit of protection.
Tempered glass? If it's applied properly, a sharp object will penetrate the protector, the touchscreen and the LED screen under it, and you'll need a new screen. The only advantage of tempered glass (it's the same hardness as Gorilla Glass 3, slightly less hard than Gorilla Glass 4) is that it won't break into shards, it'll crumble, so you won't slice your hand up. If the touchscreen is applied properly, it will also break - but the tempered glass will break the shards into much smaller pieces, so it gives you some protection against cuts.
Mr. Scott, where's that transparent aluminum?
Practical best case is one of those 3/$5 plastic protectors.
Forget about protecting the screen from being dropped on the screen - nothing but steel will do that. Plastic has a bit of cushioning effect, and will give you a tiny bit of protection.
Tempered glass? If it's applied properly, a sharp object will penetrate the protector, the touchscreen and the LED screen under it, and you'll need a new screen. The only advantage of tempered glass (it's the same hardness as Gorilla Glass 3, slightly less hard than Gorilla Glass 4) is that it won't break into shards, it'll crumble, so you won't slice your hand up. If the touchscreen is applied properly, it will also break - but the tempered glass will break the shards into much smaller pieces, so it gives you some protection against cuts.
Mr. Scott, where's that transparent aluminum?
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