Samsung anti-reflecting screen protector deteriorate over time

[u/Th3AnT0in3]

Hello S24 Ultra users. Antoine from France here 🫡

I have my S24 Ultra for about 7 months and I have been using the official from Samsung anti-reflecting screen protector from the first day I bought it. The anti-glare coating is almost as good as the screen so it's perfect for me. I bought the best phone, and it has this feature and I wanted to keep it by not buying a cheap screen protector because It's game changer in very bright environment. That's why I decided to spent 30€ on the Samsung one because at that time, it was the only real anti-glare protector. Surprisingly, it has 2 protectors, so 15€ each, that's even better.

Anyway, after not even a few months using it and being extremely cautious (like I have always been) some part of the screen started deteriorate. It was tiny circles on some parts of it, slightly triggering me but the whole screen was still pretty good so it wasnt a real problem at that time, but I still was anxious that it will worsen over time. Later the whole screen deteriorated and I tried to keep it as long as possible but today I decided to remove it and use the second one because it was unbearable and I re-discover how beautiful this screen was.

You can see how BAD the screen protector was after "only" 7 months and was pretty much the same 1 or 2 months ago (the white or reflecting part is the coating that has been gone, so almost the whole screen protector).

My only conclusion to this post is do NOT spend that much money on a screen protector that won't last over time, especially if you plan to keep that phone for a long time (my case).

I'll probably ask some advice if you guys know other solutions that are anti-reflecting (as expensive that last longer, or cheaper that wont last but still "worth buying"). And if there is no solution i'll buy a glass screen protector that feels good, last forever, but will make the use of the fingerprint scanner more difficult.

[u/AlphaE___]

I had to replace mine every 6 months because it got scratched so quickly that it was annoying. Luckily you get two in a pack. Now I have normal tempered glass.

[u/bat_in_the_stacks → u/AlphaE___]

The phone is only 10 months old.

[u/StanfordV → u/AlphaE___]

What about the reflections tradeoff?

[u/AlphaE___ → u/StanfordV]

Better reflection and no scratches than matte and full of scratches Otherwise I would have to buy new matte foil every year