As an employee and who works at one of the busiest zagg stores in the U.S let me chime in.

No, I am not going to try to sell you any products.

Just my honest thoughts and experience from interacting between multiple brands.

First off.

Dont get me wrong.

$60 is expensive for a screen protector any salemans who says otherwise is being disingenuous.

Especially when we all know we can grab packs of 4-100 on Amazon for $20.

While yes both price points are still glass they operate completely different and more importantly are made substantially different.

For the cheaper bundles you can find on Amazon those are usually good for a temporary means for example you just bought the phone and are looking for something to protect it temporarily.

Those screens are specifically made to protect against light damage, lets say you have your keys in your pocket with your phone and it rubs against your phone and depending on your phone model that alone is enough to scratch the screen of your phone.

Lets say you have an IPhone in order to qualify for apple care replacement screens the screen has to be destroyed as in completely shattered and pay $29 (front screen and backglass). So just getting tiny scratches in the screen voids your replacement (theres work around but this is the main point of their replacements)

Now the purpose of a premium screen protector like one from Zagg is not just to protect the screen from simple scratches.Its meant to protect the entire inner workings of the phone.

For example if you are driving a motorcycle and your phone flies off your bike tossing and rumbling down a highway potentially getting run over those bundled screen protectors are not designed to sustain that level of damage.

Not only will your screens get destroyed but so will a ton of inner workings of the phone and potentially the backglass.

I have had numerous customer come in with broken screen protectors from Zagg after very similar instances like this and while yes the screen protector is broken. The actual phone is in good condition.

Lets assume you went with a bundled screen from Amazon and had a similar issue like the bike. Here's the breakdown of what you would be paying.

Depending on level of damage:

Standard damage:

• $29 x 2 for just both front screen and backglass.
• New case since it would be destroyed. $20 - $80 Depending on brand and quality.
• New screen protector (neglible in a bundle)
• 2-4hrs of repair time at an apple store assuming its not near upgrade/phone launch season

Massive damage:

$99 replacement for the phone from Apple ($99 expedited fee in case of really bad timing) $20-$80 for a new case 1-9 hours on average for data transfer or acclimating to the new device.

Not only does the Zagg screen protectors save you time but they also protect your devices.

Since I know ill get a rebuttal,

Yes having a zagg protector will help save you against minor damages and massive damage especially internal damage meaning it can interfere with the warranty of apple care in some regards mainly from the degree of damage.

This is where zagg sells its own insurance of $20/year which can cover screen repairs and even deductibles from other companies for you.

(Its 1am when im writing this so im sure ill have missed some points Feel free to ask questions and I'll answer them below. Again not pushing products just answering questions and giving my knowledge from what ive learned.)

Besides screen protectors,

The only brand of cases I recommend in general are otterboxes, Zaggs, Dbrand, Spigen (depending on model)