5 Things You Didn't Know: Cheap vs. Expensive Screen Protectors for iPhone 12, 13, and 14

[@jonas8266]

I like how all your information comes from your own tests and experience and not just repeating someone else's.

[@MobileReviewsEh]

Thanks! Help me out by sharing this video! This videos take so much effort and they keep getting buried in KZbin's algorithm.

[@akashvyas5070]

you've been working so hard to make the production quality higher and you're doing a great job. thank you for making these and helping us out as always. wish you the best.

[@MobileReviewsEh]

Thanks! With KZbin, the harder I work, the fewer views I get!

[@911mykid]

Would be nice in the future if you could talk about swiping/ finger tapping performance. I’ve used some screen protectors that affected tapping on the screen.

[@Kirmo13]

you're content is so well produced and researched! I love it

[@TechnicallyTee]

As cheap as Spigen screen protector are, I’ve used them for years and they get the job done. Not even wasting money on anything any higher lol.

[@MobileReviewsEh]

The oleophobic coating on the Spigen product was terrible in my last round of tests. 26 out of 29 in rankings.

[@ReviewTechTexas]

Holy shit epic crossover.

[@ShadowLinkxMaster]

I remember when Spigen was the first company on the market to come out with glass screen protectors, when they debut the GLAS.t for iPhone 4S. Even prior to that, they came out with their steinheil shields, which were wildly popular. Since then, they've been my ol' reliable for screen shields. ;)

[@ClashingwithTofu]

I just cracked my screen with an ESR glass (lasted a little over 2 years). Concrete missed the case entirely and cracked both protector and screen. Cost me $279 at Apple. Cheapo works 95%

[@btbd2785]

so 3 years ago you tested one of the brabds AM glasand it $10 and didnt break until the 6ft drop test and also had scratches at level 7.Thids was for the Iphone 13 Pro Max. Does those ratings still stand?

[@lifematch]

which one gives the most clarity? If they are all the same, then I'll just get the cheap one and replace it when it's broken.

[@prettygneissproductions]

I go with Zagg because there’s a kiosk in my mall that puts it on beautifully for a small fee. I don’t need that stress in my life lol. And I know some people don’t like Zagg but I never get scratches, just inevitable hairline cracks, which then, for a small fee, I can get replaced. But good to know cheaper brands are just as good if not better. I just can’t handle putting it on myself!

[@Ucfahmad]

Yesss I've been waiting for a screen protector video!

[@MobileReviewsEh]

:)

[@JDW-]

What are the names of all 29 protectors you tested? (I asked this same question on your other video. That info should be in the text description!)

[@Ucfahmad]

My issue with flolab lately is they've gotten pretty expensive. I bought flolab for my XR, but when I came to buy it for my 14 PM - I couldn't bring myself to buy it for full price - and there didn't seem to be a 30% or even 20% code that would make it reasonable price.

[@MobileReviewsEh]

I think my link has a 10% if that helps. The normal Nanoarmor 3 is $20 bucks which is on the cheaper scale of double tempered glass.

[@KarenChan353]

I could not find the 13 pro max one, do they even have it?

[@rohitbhatnagar7599]

Love seeing your dog - what's he doing... constantly looking at you

[@BJPerryJr]

You mentioned how durable the Rhinoshield screen protector is BUT it doesn’t make your top 10. Curious to know why

[@Sarahonwheels]

I bought a Flolab onetime anti glare screen protector and installed it on my phone and it is definitely better than the smartish tuff sheet I was using. Cheap is convenient but if you want your screen protector to feel better then get a Flolab

[@DarkZero310]

Does the sapphire have any issues with case compatibility since it covers the entire screen? Going for an iphone 13 pro and it'll be my first time going with iphone over android. Have been watching a ton of your videos and I'll be going with the Mous Limitless case and don't mind spending more for a better scratch resistant protector (sapphire).

[@billiamnotbob]

The only cases you would have an issue with would by something like the Otterbox Defender. Any 'edge to edge' glass will be a problem for the Otterbox. Any normal case, it shouldn't be an issue.

[@peacefulremedy1233]

I was looking at getting the amplify from apple so they could install it but you mentioned it lacks coverage which isn't ideal ... I could go for the alpha or another brand (bit limited here in aus) but I am concerned since I have heard the clarity when the protector is on can vary and I have heard the amplify looks good even with it on which is why I was going for it. Does the alpha look just as good? or should i just deal with the smaller coverage

[@jaychang67]

Can you do privacy screen protectors especially 360 privacy screens?

[@bender75]

The dog assistant nodding off is priceless!

[@ChaseDizzie]

I can buy 40 JETech tempered glass screen protectors for the price of one sapphire. I'm good with cheap.

[@amansheikh5558]

Why should i not buy rhinoshield impact 3d i want to see protector after test Please

[@collinzheng7518]

Which screen protectors have the best oleophobic coating, and which one has the best coverage? I use my phone without a case

[@Hhhh22222-w]

Check the review

[@collinzheng7518]

@@Hhhh22222-w Yeah I have watched it a few times already. His older screen protector reviews, he would have a ranking just on oleophobic coating and then another ranking just on coverage. For example, kzbin.info/www/bejne/hnObfWqLm5Z0jbM

[@MobileReviewsEh]

If you haven't watched it yet: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3vQc6Jnic6BsK8. For coating, Otterbox, Flolab and Zagg came in Top 3. Coverage, Shellrus, Hoda and DBrand

[@invalice123]

Can you please review the Zagg Manhattan (new cases?) please? You have recommended the glass screen protectors and they promote a compelling bundle offer (-30%)

[@jessicawilson8240]

I’ll still stick with my cheap glass protectors - I buy a bunch of them so I don’t have to worry if they get scuffed up or crack because I always make sure I have at least one more ready and waiting to replace the current one. My thinking is if I spend a fair chunk of money on one, when it cracks I’m not gonna be in a hurry to run out and drop that money on another one, leaving me more likely to end up breaking my actual screen. Also…. Tell me I’m not the only one who thinks it makes logical sense for the screen protector to *not* be stronger than the screen? Force from impacts is going to follow the path of least resistance and I want that to be the protector and not the screen.

[@MobileReviewsEh]

Great comment. Make sense. I'll add that the more expensive ones won't crack or scratch as easily so you don't have to worry about replacing it the protector. If I'm not actively trying to break my device, a good screen protector will last me several months. For the last part, I think that is what happens.

[@jessicawilson8240]

@@MobileReviewsEh I’m clumsy as all get out and regularly break protectors because my phone is either dropped or in my jacket pocket at work and swinging into corners and counter tops. I absolutely love the work you guys do - it absolutely gives an amazing data set and jumping off point, what I do just works well for me especially since I haven’t broken an actual screen since my 6s plus lol

[@simracingchannel7691]

Lol for real. You want your screen protector to crack, that absorbs the impact and saves your screen. Just buy a bunch of cheap $1-2 screen protectors and replace them when they crack or get scratched. I haven't had a actual screen crack on me for so long and all i ever use is cheap tempered glass protectors and a bumpercase. I cant stand a scratched screen either. Of course these cheap protectors will scratch more easily than some $50 one but if it gets to bad i just replace them and then the phone is like new again.

[@prinzseptim33]

I had a Spigen ezfit w/e they call it on my iphone 13, bottom chipped so I swapped for a Zagg Glass+ Defense for $24 (the warranty is nice). Was that a good upgrade or is the Elite for $40 better? What's your opinion on the older Glass+ vs Glass Elite, is it just pure marketing or is there a protection difference between them? Zagg's website says they are same except for the Elite being a little thicker. I saw your other video but didn't seem to have a clear conclusion due to the inconsistences but it looks like only a few pts different in ratings between the 2

[@AlejandroGonzalez-rq5hg]

Does anyone know the best screen protector for the s23 ultra? I'm having a hard time finding the right one that works with the fingerprint reader but maybe that's the sacrifice you get with it

[@jammies701]

I heard somewhere that the screen protector fingerprint issue can be fixed if you register a new fingerprint after adding the protector, since the glass messes with the light angles a little

[@AlejandroGonzalez-rq5hg]

@@jammies701 thank you! I've tried this with a film screen protector but it peeled way to easy. So trying to look for a tempered glass/plastic one

[@BJPerryJr]

@@AlejandroGonzalez-rq5hg use the amfilm glass with the UV light OR the Whitestone Dome glass with the UV light. I’ve used both with good results

[@AlejandroGonzalez-rq5hg]

@@BJPerryJr thanks! I'll give it a try

[@NathyIsabella]

lol I still haven't removed my S10's plastic protector for that reason: not sure how would fingerprint sensor work out, also the curved edges on the phone are a bit harder to work with in a glass screen protector + gorilla glass 6, why would I bother? the plastic is already keeping it from scratching really bad 🤷‍♀️ and I don't have to pay anything also hahaha but if I found a super nice one that isn't too expensive I might buy it

[@GreyWolfe-p7e]

Other then drop damage, the worst scratch gouge I've ever put into an iphone was due to a rotary dental lab handpiece running about 12-15K rpm with a #8 steel round bur probably about 2 mm in diameter. I had my phone off to the side and set the handpiece down which proceeded to run across the bottom of the screen about 3/4 to an inch long which stopped when it hit the side of the thumb button on my 6S. Luckily it was on the non image part of the screen in the black part. And no I didn't have a protector on the screen and was directly into the screen surface. The phone is now 8 years old and finally replaced it with a 15 pro this past week... lol Probably used it about 4 years with that gouge and without a screen protector the entire time afterwards. Considering the abuse my phone takes the screen is still in decent shape otherwise. Goes to show you the quality of the glass apple uses.

[@tsuyome_gyaru]

great vid

[@lkostia]

Hi, Aaron. What is the difference between: flolab ONETIME PRO and ONETIME Screen Protector? If it's Anti-Reflective, is it worth double the price?

[@Sarahonwheels]

The onetime pro is edge to edge and anti reflective. If you use a case, stick to the regular onetime. The onetime works with my velvet caviar case

[@Francis-xl2gu]

Spigen alignmaster and ez fit screen protectors work perfectly for me

[@maheAT]

Which one covers the most of the iPhone's display?

[@Joshtheweatherman]

I use those cheap Walmart branded "onn" screen protectors, and they work perfectly fine! I had an Invisible Shield on my 14, and it was disappointing garbage. I tore it off after a month. I could not stand the amount of fingerprints it collected, and the fact it already started to peel up.

[@grahamevans8567]

Always used the cheapies & have never cracked one! If i do i have another in the pack to replace it. Lesson is, put ur phone in a pouch, not in ur pocket with keys etc

[@soridosuneku]

thanks!

[@CliveVaz]

man I zoned out after 2 minutes of listening to you I was only watching your dog he is sooo cute and the tie and collar man he looks so cute. I could not help but pause the video and forget about screen protectors and was completely drawn by your dog he's a cutie

[@firstlast.3555]

Nooo , you forgot the most important thing . We want the sheet with the result of testing each screen in each category! Please put it at lesty in the description pleSeee

[@collinzheng7518]

YES !!! I asked him about coating and coverage is my comment and this is what he replied with. "For coating, Otterbox, Flolab and Zagg came in Top 3. Coverage, Shellrus, Hoda and DBrand"

[@whipMaNpleaserun]

Review bodyguardz Apex screen protector

[@dimitrisnanouris5528]

That's a nice dog OMG! 💗💓

[@jformaldehydem]

While having to replace your screen protector every other month is frustrating, so you don't want something that is going to break if you breathe on it, what you have to remember is that if you DO have an impact, say, you drop your phone, that energy has to go SOMEWHERE. You don't want a protector that is more shatter resistant than your phone screen. In many real world cases of impact, a harder (talking about Moh's scale) screen is going to offer some advantages. If you drop glass onto something pointy that is harder than the glass (say, a stone), it will shatte even if the impact isnt hard enough to otherwise break it, thats why dropping a phone onto asphalt or concrete is so bad, youll usually get tiny pebbles of harder stonesr. Harder glass is more resistant to these kinds of impacts. However, it will only save you from having to buy a new protector. Even if your hardness isn't up to scratch (pun), the protector will break but will still offer a physical barrier between whatever your phone landed on and your phone screen, and ultimately that is the point. But more impact resistance, like dropping your phone onto a flat tile with no little stones to break the glass like little ninja stones, this is very bad for your phone. Pristine screen protector, broken phone.

[@53125]

6:18 the “9H” is not a Mohs scale hardness

[@jedwardoo]

I hope you have an updated video for iPad cases for elders and kids. Not the ones with side handles please.

[@MobileReviewsEh]

I don't. I'll see what I can do.

[@Herbert685]

Love your videos 👍

[@MobileReviewsEh]

Thanks!

[@isramen4756]

I havent heard you mention or test some of this. 1 All glass protector will eventually break and crack, a simple film protector will not. 2 once they break the can cut your fingers. 3 they can SCRATCH YOUR SCREEN, (happend when I was trying to remove it). 3 some screen protector leave more finger prints and smudges than others, would be good to test, (its the reason why I stopped using screen protectors after iphone 12). 4 using any of the new iphones without screen protector and THEN applying a film protector will hide micro scratches, you can also use a liquid protectors to fill the groves/scratches

[@tbread1128]

I have personally never had a glass protector scratch my screen, they always have a thick plastic film on the inside which keeps the glass fragments together and I have never had a fragment get through or under this plastic layer I never used the cheap ones, only medium-expensive (like Spigen and Rhinoshield) so I don’t know if yours was rather cheap?

[@MobileReviewsEh]

I'm pretty sure I've mentioned it before in previous videos. 1. Simple film protector doesn't offer as much impact protection. 2. Yes. 3. Seem unlikely unless you had sand under your screen protector when you removed it? 4. I test oleophobic coating. kzbin.info/www/bejne/n3vQc6Jnic6BsK8 5. Film screen protectors show wear and tear quicker. Image quality isn't as good. I've tested liquid screen protectors before. They don't fill in groves/scratches much.

[@iam_churchill]

I use the cheap one's because that will protect my phone much better, when the phone fall expensive ones break themselves to protect the screen it means i have to buy one more screen protector and cheaper ones does not even care to break and protect itself and phone's screen together so it is vfm for me... So yes my pick is the cheaper ones..

[@michaelspanish9738]

I find tampered glass cheep and crap they crack really easy

[@jaredweiman2987]

Horween leather is some of the best leather you can buy in the U.S. Their Shell Cordovan leather is extremely expensive (like $600 for a wallet expensive). I don’t know about the sport/eco stuff Nomad introduced over recent years, but I assume it’s designed for mass market consumers. I’ve used the Nomad case for five generations of iPhone now and have no complaints. New phone comes out, new Horween leather case from Nomad.

[@Akenrec]

How do they hold up over time?

[@coy9898]

I always use a good case but have never needed a screen protector and have never damaged my screen

[@MobileReviewsEh]

Amazing?

[@4toes1nose]

Monty 🔥

[@pinroshan020]

ESR Tempered Glass FTW, BAYBAY!

[@JohnnyVichi]

ADAM COLE BAY BAYYYY

[@MobileReviewsEh]

Check out their Armorite glass. It's spectacular.

[@briansheridan6915]

Zagg XTR 3 is awful for scratches, dont but.

[@Fliim]

I always go with a $10 3 pack of plastic matte screen protectors. I use my phone a lot in direct sunlight and find them great to reduce glare. Would be awesome to see a dedicated best matte screen protector comparison.

[@EggoEspada]

I’m not sure if it’s the best since I haven’t tried many, but the Floolab Matte screen protector is the greatest screen protector I’ve ever used. I’m now a repeat customer.

[@ZinoAmare]

here for Monty :3

[@MobileReviewsEh]

Woof!

[@Shishakhalifa]

I love Monty

[@pinroshan020]

Its sad that you’re only here just to see the dog. Lmao!

[@Shishakhalifa]

@@pinroshan020 I just said I love Monty who said I’m here just for the dog

[@stevetaylorftw]

I just don’t understand people putting things in their phone pocket. Like, maybe don’t do that with your kilobuck+ pocket supercomputer?

[@Hhhh22222-w]

People should just have different pockets

[@MobileReviewsEh]

Or people just put their phones where they can?

[@JohnMSawyer]

Yup. I put my phone and wallet in my right pants pocket, and my keys and other hard stuff in my left pocket.

[@philmanwarren3666]

STILL NO VAL ?

[@chadh6855]

Yeah they had a breakup. She was a hot friend from crossfit class he got to help with videos even though he's married with a kid. Things got strange when he rented a separate house away from the wife so he could do late night videos alone with Val and get her drunk, do whatever. She moved to Ecuador with her kids and sings in a band now.

[@livendi3229]

I’m looking forward to the video, “five things you didn’t know about Val “ 🎉

[@HwasabiGaming]

using Belkin :(

[@toyshanger8945]

I rather have a reasonable cheap one and if it cracks I swap it out.

[@pavelzhuravlev4177]

Screen protector should protect your screen (hello Сaptain Obvious) I don't care about scratches on screen protector....You always can remove it and install brand new in 4-5 dollars. I think we shouldn't pay more than 10 dollars for the screen protector.

[@tanjimahmed5098]

Meanwhile in INDIA you can get screen protectors for 80cents - 1dollar😂

[@stevec8791]

Do people really still use screen protectors? Never had one. Never had a scratch. Decent phone case and how well they make screens now it seems like overkill

[@MobileReviewsEh]

So I've tested the Ceramic shield and from an impact standpoint, it's tougher but not from a scratch perspective.

[@stevec8791]

@@YourChannel-r4v Good cases prevent this. i have a mous case ive dropped it many times from 3-5 feet on concrete and my phone looks brand new

[@lolo2lolo491]

I wish u had done these testet on real iphone screen rather then some surface.. we still need to see if these good screen protectors actually protect the screen and absorb the hit or do they not break but just damage the iphone screen, like dead pixel or lost of screen touch sensitive or even damage panel. please redo the tests on real iphone. Thanks for your hard work, detailed and amazing quality test videos !!!

[@letsg4353]

just buy $5 tempered glass like nilkin. buying expensive tempered glass is non sense if it's price match your screen price lol

[@gluteusmaximus7608]

what a handsome son you have edit: or daughter idk:D

[@chrisk5651]

Gasstation sushi!!!!!

[@Shishakhalifa]

First

[@Chriswoz83]

Been using flolab screen protectors since iphone 11 thanks to Monty…and his human. 🫡