[Extreme frustration] Choosing a Pixel 2 XL screen protector

[LukeLinusFanFic]

Hey guys

I've had the Pixel 2 XL for a while now, (love this phone, seriously), but the problem of it, and I guess any other modern curved glass phone is the fragility of the screen.

I always use thicc glass protectors, the first one i had was pretty narrow and didn't cover the edges (by amfilm) and I had one by heroshield that was great but eventually broke, and was discontinued. 

 

It's really important for me to have a good glass protector, so I want to ask you guys for recommendations, tell me what you have and how it stands the test of time.

Thanks!

P.S. Is the 40$+ screen protectors worth it? It's an amount I wouldn't want to spend, but if it won't crack after a few days like the cheap-o ones, I'd definitely consider it.

Thanks

P.P.S If you tell me "just buy an iPhone", I will personally ask Linus to shame you in his next video.

[Quadriplegic]

Just buy an ePhone!

Expensive screen protectors are not really worth it from what I have experienced. Most of time that price is due to crazy marketing, not special features.

[beavo451]

Look at Whitestone Dome. Probably *the* glass screen protector for any curved screen. 

[Darkseth]

I never used a screen protector at all. Neither tempered glas, nor even just a foil.

 

I have never had 1 single Scratch, not even a little one.

 

In my opinion, screen protectors are a complete waste. You don't have gorilla glas for nothing, that's more than enough.

Don't drop it, don't scratch it over your keys like you're insane, and nothing will ever happen.

 

* using a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge since pre-release (5th March 2016) every single Day. I always put it into my jacket or pants-pocket, no special bag or anything. Just a somewhat slim case. Nothing on the Screen.

[Oskar94a]

1 hour ago, beavo451 said:

Look at Whitestone Dome. Probably *the* glass screen protector for any curved screen. 

I second this, if you want a screen protector that covers a curved screen this is the one to get, sure it might be a little more expensive than a normal one but to have the curved side protected makes up for the higher price imo.

[beavo451]

1 hour ago, Darkseth said:

I never used a screen protector at all. Neither tempered glas, nor even just a foil.

 

I have never had 1 single Scratch, not even a little one.

 

In my opinion, screen protectors are a complete waste. You don't have gorilla glas for nothing, that's more than enough.

Don't drop it, don't scratch it over your keys like you're insane, and nothing will ever happen.

 

* using a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge since pre-release (5th March 2016) every single Day. I always put it into my jacket or pants-pocket, no special bag or anything. Just a somewhat slim case. Nothing on the Screen.

Lol. Don't drop it. Sometimes life happens.

[dcgreen2k]

1 hour ago, Darkseth said:

I never used a screen protector at all. Neither tempered glas, nor even just a foil.

 

I have never had 1 single Scratch, not even a little one.

 

In my opinion, screen protectors are a complete waste. You don't have gorilla glas for nothing, that's more than enough.

Don't drop it, don't scratch it over your keys like you're insane, and nothing will ever happen.

 

* using a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge since pre-release (5th March 2016) every single Day. I always put it into my jacket or pants-pocket, no special bag or anything. Just a somewhat slim case. Nothing on the Screen.

Both of my two newest phones had gorilla glass, and both got small scratches from daily use within 2 weeks somehow. Neither of them had been dropped either. Now that I have a good case and screen protector, I don't have to worry about anything!

[Darkseth]

Fair enough^^ Just writing my own experience there

 

i've even read somewhere, somebody had a screen protector, and it dropped.

Screen protector didn't had a single scratch, but the Displayglas underneath it got cracked Talk about Luck haha

[LukeLinusFanFic]

On 9/14/2018 at 10:47 PM, Darkseth said:

I never used a screen protector at all. Neither tempered glas, nor even just a foil.

 

I have never had 1 single Scratch, not even a little one.

 

In my opinion, screen protectors are a complete waste. You don't have gorilla glas for nothing, that's more than enough.

Don't drop it, don't scratch it over your keys like you're insane, and nothing will ever happen.

 

* using a Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge since pre-release (5th March 2016) every single Day. I always put it into my jacket or pants-pocket, no special bag or anything. Just a somewhat slim case. Nothing on the Screen.

That's what I thought when I had the iPhone 4 and the Nexus, but I reaaaally don't wanna risk it. You are probably American or European, so fixing the phone isn't a big deal. In my country (Israel) no one has ever heard of this phone. If it breaks, I can either live with it, or try to understand how to repair it on my own. 

 

I appreciate what you're saying, and you might be right, but I really don't want to risk it.