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Do you use a screen protector under your Smart Cover?

  • Yes, I do keep both on my iPad.

    Votes: 25 21.9%
  • No, Just a Smart Cover.

    Votes: 74 64.9%
  • Just a Screen Protector.

    Votes: 3 2.6%
  • Nothing is protecting the screen.

    Votes: 12 10.5%

  • Total voters
    114
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I have a question, does a body shield (attached to the back of the iPad) fit with a smart cover?
 
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I have never owned an iPad, but I have had an iPhone for four years (albeit not the same device for all four years :p ). I always prefer the feel and touch of the screen. When I used to work in the mobile department at Best Buy, I would put on a bunch of Invisibleshields for customers. Installation was always easy. But I really disliked the feel of the screen.

Then they came out with the anti-glare matte Invisibleshields. I thought the texture and feel of that screen was acceptable, but what it did to the image was not.

I've never had a screen protector on my iPhone and I do not plan on getting one. I keep my phone in my pocket and I put nothing else in that pocket, so there's not much to scratch my device with.

I'll look closely into cases though. If the Smart Cover really does have a problem with gathering dirt/crap as you fold it out, then I will reconsider purchasing that. But as for a screen protector? I do not particularly prefer the feel of the clear ones and the image effects of the matte ones. :p
 
I have never owned an iPad, but I have had an iPhone for four years (albeit not the same device for all four years :p ). I always prefer the feel and touch of the screen. When I used to work in the mobile department at Best Buy, I would put on a bunch of Invisibleshields for customers. Installation was always easy. But I really disliked the feel of the screen.

Then they came out with the anti-glare matte Invisibleshields. I thought the texture and feel of that screen was acceptable, but what it did to the image was not.

I've never had a screen protector on my iPhone and I do not plan on getting one. I keep my phone in my pocket and I put nothing else in that pocket, so there's not much to scratch my device with.

I'll look closely into cases though. If the Smart Cover really does have a problem with gathering dirt/crap as you fold it out, then I will reconsider purchasing that. But as for a screen protector? I do not particularly prefer the feel of the clear ones and the image effects of the matte ones. :p

One thing you have to remember about Invisibleshields is that they are a rubber based screen protector. I have used them in the past and they are not good to me. Even the matte protectors.

The SwitchEasy AntiReflect protector I use lets your finger glide across the screen much easier than strait glass. They is almost 0 friction. The rubber ones I have used have like a grip to your fingers and that I do not like. The antiglare one I used looked a lot worse than the SwitchEasy.
 
One thing you have to remember about Invisibleshields is that they are a rubber based screen protector. I have used them in the past and they are not good to me. Even the matte protectors.

The SwitchEasy AntiReflect protector I use lets your finger glide across the screen much easier than strait glass. They is almost 0 friction. The rubber ones I have used have like a grip to your fingers and that I do not like. The antiglare one I used looked a lot worse than the SwitchEasy.

Yeah, that's true. I haven't really had the chance to see and feel any other ones in person, so Invisibleshields are all I have to judge, sadly ): I will definitely take a look at the SwitchEasy one you recommended. Hopefully I can find a retailer that has a demo of this screen protector.

And yeah...I abhor Invisibleshields. Don't get me wrong, they're great and protective (we would put shields on our demo phones and whip out our keys and attack the phone screen to try and make sales :p ), but I just cannot get used to the feel.
 
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