After a long thought and asking some questions in this and another subreddit about smartphones I eventually decided to get the Fairphone 5 this week. Currently using it for about 2 days and I’m content with the choise. I’m still adjusting to the bulky size and weight (coming from a Huawei P10). But considering there practically aren’t any compact modern smartphones anymore, I’ll have to deal with that. Anyway, before I’m rambling on too long:

I’ve ordered two screen protectors for it, both didn’t fit. One from Aiziki/Amazon, the other from Rosso/GSMpunt.nl. Both are too short in length and width, leaving more than half a centimeter of screen unprotected. And the largest of the two (Aiziki) has a too small diameter on the rounded edges, so it actually doesn’t fit between the larger diameter rounded edges of the Fairphone 5. Meaning there’s at least one edge where it doesn’t stick properly to the screen.

I’m reluctant to spend around €30 for a screenprotector from Fairphone themselves. It’s a sacrificial part after all, don’t want to be paying that much if I drop my phone once and need to replace it. Are there any alternatives that actually do fit?

All other brands on Amazon for example don’t have a review or have at least one bad review saying they don’t fit.

  • justanotherrepper_@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I don’t think there is sadly

    The upside is that fairphone ones are quite resistant, I’ve had one for years on my fairphone 3 and it kept well

  • betelgeuse4242@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I bought this one. The fit is very good and so far there are no scratches or anything like that.

    The one from Fairphone broke the first time I dropped the phone.

      • betelgeuse4242@alien.topBEnglish
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        11 months ago

        Blue surface. It’s more than just the screen, but not the whole surface. It’s enough for me, but if you want something to cover the entire surface, then it’s not right for you. Sorry, I overread that in your post.

    • TheManshack@alien.topBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Bro me too! Had this just a few days, dropped it, and screen protector immediately cracked ):

  • waspbr@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    You can find a few brands on amazon, I got a brotech anti-reflection protector for my FP5

    • AlbanyPrimo@alien.topOPBEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Unfortunately most brands on Amazon have bad reviews for not fitting correctly on the FP5. And one of the two I ordered myself was from Amazon and wasn’t fitting correctly either.

      But I’ll check that brand out

      • waspbr@alien.topBEnglish
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        11 months ago

        maybe I am just not super strict about those things. There is indeed a 1 mm gap between the screen protector and the bezel, but for me it is good enough.

        I also have a clear TPU cover around the phone, I reckon it is very unlikely it will get damaged or scratched