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> Unless you're using a screen protector... Isn't everyone? I feel like the percentage of smartphone users who don't usually have some sort of protection over

• kingcharles 4y ago
  I tear that shit right off. I hate anything between me and the screen. The manufacturer didn't deem it necessary, although they might have profit motives for that.
• upbeat_general 4y ago
  If by vanishingly small you mean the majority of people who own a phone them sure. I’d guess the tech literate crowd is much more likely to have a screen protector than a regular person.
• giraffe_lady 4y ago
  No I don't see the point and have never used them. In the first half of the smartphone era phones would accumulate microscratches but it took a couple years before they became distracting to me and that was around when I replaced phones anyway. Since, idk, 2016-ish? the screens are resilient enough that they don't scratch in a way that's noticeable while using it, only if you're specifically looking for scratches. Sand is the big exception, I basically keep it in a ziplock at the beach. Otherwise I don't worry about it much. I don't really think they meaningfully improve your chances when you straight drop the phone. I try not to drop them.
• t-3 4y ago
  I just buy decent phones. My OnePlus 8 doesn't even have a single scratch, despite no case/screen protector and lots of rough use.