iPhone screen protector black border too thick - normal or defective?

[yummysapple]

Hi all,

Just installed a tempered glass screen protector on my iPhone (Pro Max), and I noticed the black bezel/border looks quite thick.

It seems to slightly intrude into the display area — for example, the scroll bar and content don’t reach the true edge of the screen. Everything is aligned properly, so I don’t think it’s an installation issue.

Is this normal for some screen protectors, or is this considered a poor cut/defective product?

For those using good-quality protectors:
• Does your black border sit exactly on the bezel?
• Or is there always some level of screen coverage?

Trying to decide if I should just live with it or request a refund.

Thanks!

 

[iFone88]

It’s not defective. You’ve just likely bought cheap.

There’s a whole thread on screen protectors.

You need to be looking at Benks, Torras or Flolab for the best fit and thinnest black borders

 

[Motionblurrr]

All those black border screen protectors cut into the screen. Even the thinnest ones with the thinnest borders, it still still cut a pixel or two out.

I tried protectors like that and though I enjoy that it looks like there's nothing on the screen, the black borders cut into the pixels and I could notice it right away because it looks "3D" in a sense, where the screen looks like it's another layer underneath the protector. I hated that about them.

 

[iFone88]

All those black border screen protectors cut into the screen. Even the thinnest ones with the thinnest borders, it still still cut a pixel or two out.

I tried protectors like that and though I enjoy that it looks like there's nothing on the screen, the black borders cut into the pixels and I could notice it right away because it looks "3D" in a sense, where the screen looks like it's another layer underneath the protector. I hated that about them.

Incorrect.

There are some on the market that don’t cut into the screen.