My new baby, the new iPhone 3GS, went naked for a little over a week “ but no more, and I feel much, much better now that it ‘s got a bit of protection. Yesterday afternoon I went to the Apple Store and got an anti-glare screen protector film for it, and threw on an InCase Slider for good measure.
The screen protector I got is the same one I had on my 3G for ages “ and have been super happy with “ the Power Support anti-glare film set sold at the Apple stores. It costs $14.95 and both this year and last year I ‘ve had good luck on having a ‘genius ‘ tech around to install it for me “ as they do it in about 1 minute flat, whereas I ‘d have to fumble around for ages with it.
I had debated for a while about whether or not to get a screen protector for the 3GS, as initially there were some reports that Apple did not recommend using one, due to some sort of ‘conflict ‘ with the oleophobic screen. I was also seeing some reports of the new phone ‘s screen being more prone to scratching than previous models, and that was making me very nervous.
I called and spoke to a couple different Apple Store staff members during this week and discussed whether it was OK to use a screen protector on the 3GS. They assured me they ‘d seen no warnings against doing this and were confident it was fine.
That was enough for me “ as my nervousness about scratching was growing by the day “ and if there is a trade-off between loss of oleophobic-tasticness vs. stronger scratch protection, I ‘m fine with that.
I also love the way the film protector makes the screen feel smoother and less ‘sticky ‘, and how smudge-resistant it makes it feel.
The Incase Slider is a case I ‘ve heard good things about for ages and at $35 it didn ‘t seem outrageous. They didn ‘t have any left in white, to go with my 3GS ‘ color, but that was fine too “ I was in full-on ‘let ‘s protect my baby ‘ mode. I ‘m very impressed with the case so far “ it feels very solid and pleasant to touch (oh, that sounds creepy) while also feeling as if it will provide quite decent impact protection.
What are you all doing “ those of you who grabbed the 3GS “ to look after your new baby? Going naked or using any protection?
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