AmazonBasics Anti-Glare Screen Protector Film for iPhone 3G; 3GS; 3 pack
- Anti-glare screen protector film kit for iPhone 3G/3GS
- Easy to apply and remove; includes three screen protectors, squeegee, and cleaning cloth
- Measures 4.3 x 2.2 x .02 inches
- Distributed by Amazon.com; backed by one-year Amazon Basics warranty
- Ships in Certified Frustration-Free Packaging
Product Description
AmazonBasics products are quality electronics accessories offered at a great value.Amazon.com Product Description
AmazonBasics Anti-Glare Screen Protector Film for iPhone 3G and 3GS protects and lengthens the life of your iPhone screen while reducing glare. Specially designed to fit iPhone 3G and 3GS screens, the film will help prevent fingerprints, dirt, dust and scratches from marking up your iPhone. With everything you need in one package, this kit includes three screen protectors, a squeegee, and a cleaning cloth.
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 Screen protector film reduces glare and protects your iPhone 3G/3GS. View larger. |
 Includes 3 screen protectors, squeegee, and cleaning cloth. View larger. |
Easy-to-Apply Film Reduces Glare
This clear Anti-Glare Screen Protector Film features special anti-glare technology that allows you to view your iPhone screen more easily, even in direct light. For further convenience, this film is easy to apply and comes off without leaving any residue. Designed to fit iPhone 3G and 3GS, it measures 4.29 by 2.2 by 0.02 inches.
Squeegee and Cleaning Cloth Included
In addition to three screen protectors, this kit also includes a mini squeegee and a cleaning cloth, to help apply the screen protectors to your iPhone.
Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging
This AmazonBasics product features Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging that is recyclable. It comes without excess packaging materials, such as hard plastic clamshell casings, plastic bindings, or wire ties. The packaging is designed to be opened without the use of a box cutter or knife, and it will protect your product just as well as traditional packaging. Products with Amazon Frustration-Free Packaging can frequently be shipped in their own boxes, without an additional shipping box, saving on resources and reducing waste. In addition, the packaging materials that we do use are easily and frequently recycled, composted, or reused by our customers, and all the inks and dyes are biodegradable.
Warranty Information
The AmazonBasics Anti-Glare Screen Protector Film for iPhone 3G and 3GS is backed by an AmazonBasics one-year limited warranty.
What’s in the Box
Three anti-glare screen protectors for iPhone 3G 3GS, squeegee, cleaning cloth, and user manual and warranty booklet. (Does not include products and accessories shown in photographs.)
AmazonBasics Anti-Glare Screen Protector Film for iPhone 3G; 3GS; 3 pack
I have been using mobile pocket devices for almost a decade (Palm Pilot, iPod touch, iPhone), and most of them have screens that scratch relatively easily, hence the need for a protective screen. Screens, however, tend to be exceedingly hard to apply, and this one from Amazon is no exception. However, Amazon has gone the farthest as far as helping users apply the screen to their device with a few small improvements. The most significant of those are the two “masks” that are attached to the back and front of these protective films – one to be removed before the application, and one after. They help prevent accidental smudges on the film during the application process. The application process, however, is still exceedingly frustrating. It is very hard to align the protective film with the device screen, and even the smallest speck of dust that gets caught between the film and the screen can create air bubbles that give the whole screen and unappealing appearance. Once you get it applied though, the screen is as functional and effective as they come. The film feels good to the touch and has significantly reduced glare. My only objection is that the whole around the home button on the front could have been a tad bit larger.
This product comes in Amazon’s “frustration free” packaging, which was indeed very easy to open, albeit not exactly frustration-free. The cardboard that the packaging was made out was flimsy and that tab that needed to be ripped in order to open the package sort of broke of. Nonetheless, the very flimsiness of the packaging made it very easy to rip apart and open even without the use of the tab.
Rating: 5 / 5
UPDATE: I have revised my rating based on a tip from another reviewer.
It turns out that the situation I encountered (see below about “label 2″) was based on a error in the application instructions. The screen protector turns out to be sandwiched between TWO sheets of protective plastic. The second label is attached to a protective sheet, and pulling it is intended to remove that second sheet–not merely the label itself.
With the second sheet removed, the product now performs as intended. I am upgrading my rating from one star to four stars, deducting one star because of the incomplete instructions.
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An iPhone screen protector needs to be optically clear and “sacrificial” in the sense that it takes the scratches and gouges that you’d rather not find on the glass touch surface itself. Amazon’s “AmazonBasics” package should answer to that description nicely. In “frustration-free packaging,” the pack consists of three screen protector sets in a plastic envelope; a microfiber screen cleaner; a plastic “squeegee”; and a small illustrated instruction leaflet.
IF it worked as suggested, one performs the following steps:
* Clean and polish the screen with the microfiber cloth.
* Remove the film from the “screen down” side of the protector by pulling on a label affixed to it.
* Align the protector at top or bottom edge of the iPhone screen, and use the squeegee to chase bubbles out as you slowly lay it down. Use the second affixed label to do this without touching the adhesive.
* Remove the second label when application is complete.
Everything works…up to to the last point. The adhesive backing label 2 (blue) is gummy and would not come off the protector along with the label itself. Result: a label-shaped patch in the upper-left corner of the iPhone screen that is still adhesive-sticky and is sure to attract dirt and lint.
I would rate the product 4 or 5 stars but for this defect, because the protector itself is clear and tough. My spouse says that the optical touchscreen is working again after applying this protector. But the problem with the adhesive label means I cannot recommend it until Amazon fixes it.
Rating: 4 / 5