re: Glass screen protectors

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Seems like these $20+ fancy screen protectors would make me just as afraid of scratching the protector as I would my phone screen.

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They used to pop up on Groupon in the $10 range quite frequently (and I am seeing this one on Amazon with nearly 10,000 reviews maintaining a 4.5 star average). I heavily debated grabbing one to work in tandem with my uNu battery case, since that case offers essentially no buffer around the edges, and my biggest fear is a drop that cracks the screen- seemed like this would offer decent protection against that. I read that these, much like the plastic, static cling screen protectors are prone to falling off over time (that time being shorter than the 2-3 years that I typically hang on to phones), so in the end, I opted against it. I think the average time I was seeing was 6-8 months. As usual, despite the 4.5 star rating, I let the 600 or so 1 star reviews with valid concerns (difficult to install flat with no bubbles, discolors the screen, is actually somewhat scratch-prone).

That combined with a malfunction of my uNu battery case pushed me to a Jackery (threw the concept out to my mother who was struggling to find a gift for me for my birthday and would not allow me to request nothing, so I don't actually know whether she'll go for the 3200, 5600, or 12000mAh version...thanks to those who recommended this in a previous thread) + a $15 Otterbox Defender from Groupon