Last updated: April 16, 2022
Having become indispensable, smartphones follow us everywhere whether in our private or professional activities. These little jewels of technology perfectly reflect our personality and we all have a particularly emotional relationship with them.
In recent years, we have been witnessing a veritable technological festival of manufacturers who offer smartphones that are ever more efficient, lighter, with dizzying technical characteristics and with ever larger, ever thinner screens.
However, our mobile phones remain quite fragile, never safe from blows, falls or other various and varied accidents and in most cases, it is the screen that wipes the plaster.
Unfortunately, none of the many manufacturers on the market have yet found the magic solution of the ideal smartphone that does not wear out, is resistant to shocks and falls!
It is therefore up to us, propriétaires, to do everything necessary to best protect this smartphone that we care about so much, with particular attention to the screen.
Why protect the screen of your smartphone?
The smartphone screen is the centerpiece, the most expensive to replace, it is particularly exposed on a daily basis.
The slightest clumsiness, a simple friction with other objects (keys, coins, etc.) in a bag or pocket and these are the first scratches that appear, not to mention the supreme catastrophe, the dreaded fall with the arrival, the breakage of your smartphone screen.
Under these conditions, you have understood, it is essential to offer the screen of your mobile phone very effective protection.
This is where the films of smartphone protection justify all their effectiveness, because only they can offer maximum protection to your screen.
You will find on the market different types of protective films for smartphone screens, classic plastic films, polycarbonate films, tempered glass films or even hydrogel films (the latest technical innovation in screen protection).
Finally, note that screen protectors can also be used for tablets, portable game consoles, connected watches, in short all equipment with a touch screen.
The plastic protective film for smartphones
It is the very first protective film for smartphones, it has been around for a good ten years.
It is reminiscent of the original film of a new smartphone in its packaging. This type of film is made up of very thin layers of plastic with a thickness of 0.1 mm.
It effectively protects against scratches and other small degradations that a screen may suffer in daily use, but will not be of much help in the event of a fall..
However, the big problem with this type of protection turns out to be the laying of the film, far from obvious, since very often small air bubbles form between the screen and the film and make the use of the smartphone very disagreeable.
You will always find these protective plastic films on the market for all brands distributed on the market (Apple, Samsung, HTC, Xiaomi, Sony, Oppo, Asus...) but the interest of the public is no longer what it has summer.
The polycarbonate protective film for smartphones
Polycarbonate films are an improved version of plastic film, they offer increased protection against scratches and other types of incidents, but it will not be very effective against drops.
This time, the tactile sensation is much more pleasant and clear, unfortunately again, installation is not easy between small air bubbles and impurities which lodge between the screen and the film.
This type of protective film also has the disadvantage to peel off at the angles quite quickly making the use of the smartphone far from pleasant and practical.
This type of film is still on sale and is for all brands distributed on the market (Apple, LG, Samsung, Google, Xiaomi, Microsoft, Lenovo, etc.), but once again, consumers are moving away from them.
Protective tempered glass films for smartphones
Smartphone tempered glass films are made of specially treated glass to improve impact resistance.
The standard for this type of screen protector is set at 0,33mm thick and with a density of 9H.
It is a real barrier against all shocks and other scratches, this variety of films fits the screen perfectly and you benefit from double protective glazing, a real Back to back insurance.
In the event of an accident, it is your tempered glass protection film that absorbs all shocks and aggressions and optimally protects the original screen which is almost completely safe.
This type of smartphone screen protector is currently the best-selling, it is offered for absolutely all brands available on the market (Apple, ZTE, Samsung, HTC, Google, Xiaomi, Microsoft, Realme, etc.).
The hydrogel protective film for smartphones
protective films hydrogel are composed of a gel whose absorption power and flexibility are incredibly effective.
The hydrogel film has the power to automatically regenerate in case of scratches while absorbing shocks considerably.
It is much more efficient than tempered glass, indeed in the event of a violent impact the tempered glass cracks while the protective hydrogel film will not be able to split.
However, consumer opinions agree that the touch would be less pleasant compared to tempered glass.
Hydrogel protective films for smartphones are available for all brands distributed (Apple, Nokia, Samsung, HTC, Google, Xiaomi, Microsoft, Motorola, etc.)
Install the protective film on your smartphone
The ideal for this more or less delicate operation would be to ask the seller to install it, more and more of them are offering the service by the way.
However, if this service is not available or if you buy the protective film on the web, you will find hundreds of tutorials on YouTube which will certainly be very useful to you and even more if you are not very manual. .
Conclusion
You understood it, the protection of the screen of your smartphone is priceless and that is very good, because the screen protection films offered on the market are really not very expensive compared to the tens or even hundreds euros that it would cost you to replace or repair your smartphone screen.
Don't wait any longer and quickly invest in a protective film for your smartphone screen before disaster strikes.