Screen protector or Tempered Glass

mejias_wnstn

Did you guys removed the pre-installed screen protector and applied a Tempered glass?

Samarth97

mejias_wnstn obviously that’s the whole point

mejias_wnstn

Is it okay not to remove the screen protector then apply tempered glass?

Coldpaw

mejias_wnstn Applying the tempered glass right on top of the screen protector doesn’t make any sense, it’s also very much possible the adhesive of the glass won’t be sticking as well as it should. It could also severely impact the performance of the fingerprint and proximity sensors.

So far I haven’t removed the pre-applied protector because I haven’t found an appealing tempered glass solution, I just sent the Spigen Slim Fit glass back to Amazon and canceled my order, because that glass was disappointing in quality.

In general, tempered glass protectors are superior due to a number of reasons:

Real glass feeling when touching your screen
It can absorb direct impacts on the screen better than a thing plastic film
It’s more resistent against scratches
Personally I always think the application is a bit simpler

Downsides are: More expensive and they are thicker (so you should look for one with rounded edges), but that’s already pretty much it.

alkaliv2

Okay so this isn’t a direct endorsement, but I picked this up because it was one of the first in Amazon US to have a camera cutout and relatively quick delivery: https://a.co/d/8GHjKEF

This will work if you want tempered glass as a replacement to your factory screen protector. However, the glass width is too small meaning it leaves an additional 1-2mm gap on the left and right side of your case. So it is case friendly in the sense that I would only use it with a case because the left and right edges of your glass will be vulnerable. The glass is literally only wide enough to cover the pixels of the glass and if you don’t line it up precisely it will cut off some of your screen. Camera cutout is good and a good size. Kit is literal barebones. It comes with guide stickers (no guiding plastic or frame), tempered glass stickers for the cameras (which I don’t recommend using as they will introduce lens flare), cleaning wipes, dust stickers and two pieces of glass. Both of mine were intact so Amazon did deliver on that much. Oleophobic coating is fine. Fingerprints wipe off but the glass isn’t smooth. I’m waiting for someone to make actual good slippery glass that feels nice to touch.

Do I recommend it? Only to people currently using the stock case with the phone to close the edge gap this glass leaves. The factory screen protector has much better coverage but glass is glass and if you drop your phone this will probably save you.