It should technically still protect your screen from shattering instead of just the screen protector shattering only. It's not so thin that it offers less protection as it's still very sturdy. The reason why I know I'd because in the past when one time I dropped the screen protector before I stalling it so I had to take and load it up wish dishwashing soap and rinse it off in the sink. When I was doing that it allowed me to actually feel how sturdy it was as it would still bend to a certain degree without breaking and the thickness is not as thin as it would lead you to believe but it is thinner than than the what is it I think 0.33 thickness of a typical screen protector. So the protection for your real screen against a drop is still there if that was what you were worried about. It's plenty still very sturdy enough to protect your screen if you were to drop your phone. It's not paper thin or anything but it is a little thinner than the average protector but due to it being a little thinner I believe this is why it leaves no halo what so ever. I've never dropped my phone on a hard surface before to prove what I'm saying about how it should protect just fine but handling it like I did that time allowed me to feel just how sturdy it still was even though just a little thinner. I strongly believe it's the best screen protector you can get for the Honor 8 as it gives you full cooverage still with no halo. All the others I've tried and I've tried a lot of them certainly left a visible halo after applying the protector. I only tried this one bc it specifically said it was thinner so I thought to myself at that moment that I wonder if that will help with the huge halo left by all the other ones I tried and I was right. I got lucky and found it but I don't think you have anything to worry about in regard to it protecting your real screen if you were to drop it. It's still plenty thick enough to be sturdy so you'll be fine. I highly recommend it. It's by far and away the best screen protector you can get for the honor 8. I do know that for sure. Ive used it for a long time now and I swear by it.