Anti-Glare Yes? or No?

[Elevon]

Would you recommend Anti-Glare screen protectors for the iPhone 5 (or iPhones in general)

if yes then any recommendations?

 

[jbromer]

I've never liked them. They ruin the retina display and feel all "zippy" to the finger.

 

[TM WAZZA]

No way. It gives the screen a fuzzy look and the surface is unnatural.

I don't mind it as a back protector. In fact, I actually prefer it as a back protector as it won't catch fingerprints.

 

[class77]

I love my PowerSupport AG. What you lose in clarity(just a tiny bit), you make up for by being able to see the screen in the sun

 

[yezza]

I have an anti-glare on my 4S (Belkin possibly..?). Had a clear on my previous iPhone. The matt is great for doing what it's supposed to do - reduce glare - and another big bonus is not having to constantly wipe the fingerprints away. This particular screen protector also has a very nice feeling to it, somewhat different to a plain clear type.

I've ordered the SGP Ultra Optics for my iPhone 5 when it arrives.

So, if you value screen visibility (not to be confused with quality) and fingerprint resistance over clarity, I recommend you give an anti-glare a try.

 

[CatsTide]

I like it for the anti-fingerprint quality...I use a Moshi iVisor AG

 

[NovemberWhiskey]

and ruin the beautiful screen quality of the iphone 5? Why?

AG screen protectors never looked right to me. The iphone 5 is already great when it comes to glare.

The only benefit I can see is if it cuts down on the grease/fingerprints.

 

[docprego]

I love my PowerSupport AG. What you lose in clarity(just a tiny bit), you make up for by being able to see the screen in the sun

I don't think describing it as a tiny bit is accurate. A lot of people describe it that way but every time I've installed one I could not live with it for more than a few hours. It just degrades the quality of the screen far too much.

The best compromise I have found is the SGP Ultra Optics. It truly does degrade the screen a tiny bit but even so it's nowhere near as clear as a crystal screen protector. I have it on my retina iPad and I find myself thinking about removing it every day even though it's a lot more clear than an anti-glare screen protector.