screen protector - prevents screen from breaking ?

[InGearX]

I was in a store .. and sales guy recommended a screen protector - supposedly it has ability to prevent screen from breaking .. digitalizer might still break ..

and a customer in a store - had Note 3 with it .. said it is good ..

it does have "shatter proof" on front - see attached

And it is thick.. about 1mm thick =~ 1/20 inch thick

I am curious if it is worth getting it?

what do you think?

thank you ..

 

[palmtree5]

Screen protectors (at least the ones I've seen) are little pieces of plastic that stick to the screen and help protect against scratches on the screen

 

[Stuntman]

They provide better protection against scratches or breaks than a phone without a protector. It won't prevent your glass from breaking.

 

[CafeKampuchia]

Actually, it's true that screen protectors prevent the glass from breaking too. Cracks/breaks in glass tend to start and propagate along scratches. Preventing scratches prevents cracks and breakage later.

How tough? Gorilla

 

[codesplice]

I'm a pretty big fan of those tempered glass style screen protectors - they feel much more like the phone's glass than a tacky plastic protector. I don't know if they will actually prevent the screen itself from breaking, but I do know from personal experience that the protector will usually absorb the impact and shatter first. And I'd much rather replace a <$30 protector (tempered glass ones do tend to be a bit more expensive than the plastic kind) than a phone's display.