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ImChimeraX t1_j8mu7yy wrote

Many people don't use one and have had no issues, many will have installed a screen protector from day one, and many are walking around with broken and scratched displays.

It certainly doesn't hurt to use one and it will protect it from scratches, however as most breakages occur from the edges of the display, it's unlikely to protect it from a drop if it catches it on a weak spot.

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EscCtrlAltGr OP t1_j8muova wrote

I read through a Google search that if you have a scratch on the front screen for example, it can potentially be more at risk of cracking there from a drop, where it might not have cracked if it had had no scratches.

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ImChimeraX t1_j8muvz5 wrote

Yup, think about how some glass and tile cutters work, they basically put a deep scratch across the surface and that creates a weak point and allows it to break almost perfectly along that line.

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