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Form-fitting iPhone 3GS case with built in screen protector
Centipeed
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I tried applying screen protectors to a new iPhone 3GS, and kept getting dust underneath. I was wondering if there's a good case for the 3GS that includes a built-in screen protector and doesn't just come with a separate one you have to apply in a hermetically sealed room.
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Well you're wrong.
You don't need a screen protector.
It's very very difficult to scratch glass screens like the iPhone's - you could deliberately scrape your keys across the screen and not see a mark.
Screen protectors are by definition things that you need to attach directly. A touch screen just won't work through a plastic window.
I hear you - I'm asking on behalf of my aunt, who has just purchased an iPhone and is worried about throwing it in her bag all the time.
If I owned an iPhone I certainly wouldn't care about screen protection.
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I have never had a screen protector for my iPhone. I've had it a year and a half, and my screen is scratch-free. This is despite my putting it in my pocket with my keys by accident with regularity and dropping it on gravel on occasion.
The only iPhone I've ever seen that was scratched-up is my uncle's, who gave it to his son to play with, who would attempt to draw on the screen with a biro as hard as possible. Even after a year, it was a barely visible scratched patch, and it was still perfectly usable.
If she wants to get a hard case for the back to prevent it from splitting if she drops it, that's advisable. The screen will be just fine, though. If she insists, I've heard the InvisibleShield branded ones are good.
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The only marks on the thing are some very light scratches along the chrome edge. I have a GelaSkin sticker on the back to tell it apart from other phones.
I have a Zelda background and the theme from TF2 as my ringtone to do that.
@gamefacts - Totally and utterly true gaming facts on the regular!
http://www.otterbox.com/iPhone-3G-/-3GS-Defender-Series-Case/1942,default,pd.html?dwvar_1942_color=20&start=1&cgid=apple-iphone-3g-3gs-cases
I would get this if I was using my iPhone to take video of my extreme sports adventures*. Otherwise, extreme overkill.
* Fictional
I'm sure that the iphones probably have better screens, but my ipod touch, which I almost always put into an empty pocket or with headphones which were wrapped around it, has the front screen scratched to hell. And unlike softer resistive screens, the glass makes for much deeper and harder to ignore scratches.
err, i've scratched mine by accidentally dropping it. and it was completely by accident, too; i accidentally pulled it out of my pocket along with my keys one day.
i've also seen iPhone screens scratched up by keys and such in a shared space (like a pocket or purse).
this is a good solution. relatively inexpensive, comes with some solid screen protectors, and doesn't look half bad. also rated really highly.
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