Is a screen protector really necessary on the S8/S8+?

[Dconn1975]

Ive been using the full screen Ghost Armor for almost 2 weeks. Wraps down the edges nicely and you have to look closely around the speaker/sensor/camera cutouts to notice it's there.

Glad I have it. I've been unusually clumsy, and had 2 face-own drops. Just scuffs on the protector, and these are smoothing out. (GA is self healing.)

Is that like mine which is a liquid type skin? Mine I can't even tell is there. It's form fits to the screen and you can't even see it. Plus it does not collect fingerprints hardly at all. I wipe mine down every once in a while but hardly need to. I'll have to check yours out. Where did you get yours? Amazon?

 

[LeoRex]

couple of things.. first... it is going to be extremely difficult to get a good fitting screen protector for a curved screen. Even on something with more subtle curves, like a "2.5D" screen, you aren't going to get edge to edge coverage. Samsung's curved screens are a nightmare to design for, especially for tempered glass.

As for if you need them.... You don't. The glass is fairly resilient, but it is still glass. All it takes is a few grains of sand in your pocket, etc, and that sucker will get scratched up right good. Fact is that the world is filled with bits of stuff that will mark up your screen, either with fine scratches you may only see when the light hits it just so, or a substantial gouge that you can see no matter what. If you are OK with that, go without.

When my wife had her S7 Edge, I couldn't for the life of me get a protector that a) fit and b) didn't look like junk. I ended up leaving it naked. I dumped it about 6 months later and it had a few fine scratches but otherwise was in good condition. But scratch is scratch... and if I can spend a small amount of money to put on a good fitting and unobtrusive screen protector, I'll take that over the alternative every day of the week.

 

[Doug Moffat]

That's actually a decent idea. Your phone would be protected against particulates in your pocket and such. I'm a bit too paranoid to do this, but good to know it's worked out for someone so far.

Has worked better than I ever expected. The Samsung leather is plush which makes holding the phone feel luxurious. Also substitutes as a wallet which I don't use. Good place to place a business card in the event of loss.

As I said, couldn't be happier. An NO scratches.

 

[uncaged74]

Not sure about necessary but all the smart phones I owned I always had screen protection. Most of the time was the Otterbox or the Lifeproof cases that have the plastic cover for the screen.

 

[Qc_Anubis]

It kind of confuses me because I see some people saying it scratches easily, some people saying it doesn't. Then some youtubers do scratch tests that prove it doesn't scratch, and some do tests that prove it does. I honestly have no clue what to believe.

Don't go by what youtubers say nor what anyone else says on that matter since no one acts the same with their own phones, i for one never used screen protectors and was fine using a phone for 2 years with microscopic scratches. If you're more clumbsy or prone to dropping your phone then yes i'd suggest getting a screen protector though the s8(+) dosen't seem to have alot of good options out there.

Keep in mind curved screens are more fragile than say a flat one so they will break easier even with gorilla glass 5 edges are what kills those screens so beware.

 

[Rami H]

I just use mine with a case that has raised bumps in case of a fall. Due to the curved screen, it's really hard to find a screen protector that applies perfectly.

You could go to the lifeproof website and order a lifeproof case through their warranty and pay less than 10 bucks for shipping total, it comes in like a week and you have your phone protected by the screen already coming with the case attached and water proof and all that.
I have tried it with my phone and its pretty good with the s8+ with the case ,
its the cheapest and best way to protect your phone. I have also bought those nano fix it liqudi protector for screen i have yet to try , becuase i have tried screen protectors that have cracked inthe past because of the curved edges and such .