Sapphire vs. Glass Screen Protector?

the glass on screen protectors is more reflective and the adhesive, not the glass, interferes with clarity though a nice enough screen protector might beat sapphire in clarity a cheap one will not.

NYanakiev7 said:

That screen protector you will purchase will reduce visibility and increase the amount of light that reflects off the screen

Odie21 said:

The readability of the F6 during the day and at night is outstanding

jetguat said:

Plenty of folks with the 5x vs 5x sapphire have said that the sapphire reduces visibility.

I have a Fenix 6 Pro Titanium Sapphire and I would like to pay to have the normal Gorilla Glass because I prefer to have a better visibility (and less reflection) than an harder glass. 

runfreddyrun said:

The first scratch I see on my Sapphire I'm putting a tempered glass protector on.

Did you scratch one Sapphire glass? 

tickerguy said:

Sapphire is a LOT harder AND tougher.  You can BREAK (shatter) Gorilla glass.

Please, see this video: https://youtu.be/kVQbu_BsZ9o

I tried a screen protector, nano-self-healing on my 6X PS and looks cheap and ads reflections.

Cheap products for chip results. Next time buy something more quality with glass and not plastic ;) 

Video sais it all

Alot harder, that's all we need on a watch.

No need to be able to bend it.

I've scratched Sapphire once on my F3. Was running on gravel, full speed, and then my brothers dog ran into me and I landed ON my watch.

One little mini scratch. Lucky it wasn't Gorilla Glas..!

Others would say is useless or make the display worse.  For my prior Fenix 5 and 5X  I did use screen protectors.  I wear the watch daily.  I'm active on the forested trails with rocks (tripping on rocks is not uncommon).  Plus I'm active around the house fixing things, so the watch gets pretty banged up.

For the 6x.  I decided to NOT use a screen protector.  So far so good.  I've not gone out of my way to see how scratch resistant a sapphire glass is.  But i'm happy

The sapphire gives you peace of mind, because it is so much more difficult to scratch. I never scratched my previous Fenix watches, but I decided to go sapphire on my 6x. I don't have a non-sapphire to compare it to, but it's possible that the sapphire does have slightly more reflection. However, when you look at the sapphire in the real world, you don't see it. You just see the watch face. I can't say I have ever had trouble seeing my F6x under any condition because of glare or reflection.

I did try using an IQ screen protector for a while. The IQ shields are generally very good. However, I think it probably did affect screen legibility somewhat (one more barrier between me and the watch face), and so I took it off. Still no scratches after almost a year of daily use.

I compared glass to sapphire and sapphire definitely was lower contrast making it more difficult to read in lower light or at angles and it just doesn't look as nice at any angle.

I also compared sapphire to glass with both plastic and glass screen protectors.  Plain unprotected gorilla glass was best, followed by glass screen protectors.  Plastic screen protectors varied.  Some were as good as glass protectors, some were as bad as the sapphire.  

A few things to point out... One... I see a lot of Sapphire owners comparing their screens to BARE screens of Gorilla owners and arguing, based on facts, that Gorilla glass scratches a lot easier. This is true. However, many if not most Gorilla owners use screen protectors. As we know that Sapphire is not impossible to scratch, you might end up with a 800-dollar watch with a small scratch on the glass. However, with the Gorilla version, you can just take off the glass screen protector with scratch and install a new one. Or are you telling me that it's more likely to get a scratch to a Gorilla glass screen underneath a tempered glass protector than it is to get a scratch to a Sapphire screen?

Two... Sapphire is tough, that's for sure, but Garmin apparently uses a lower quality coating (compared to a Rolex Sapphire screen etc.) on the Sapphire glass. You can damage this coating even if you do not end up scratching the actual Sapphire glass. Some people do use glass protectors on the Sapphires to prevent this but then why wouldn't you just get the Gorilla Glass version with better readability (in certain conditions).

I can think of a few reasons why you would want to get Sapphire over Gorilla Glass. One... If you don't want a screen protector and feel comfortable risking scratches. Two... Probably better resale value. Three... You get the DLC coating on the bezel (again, not impossible to scratch). Four... Might be easier to get a watch without the screen having bluish tint. For me, though, these reasons were not worth it and I got the Fenix 6 Pro.

I had a Fenix 3 Sapphire for five years. Not a single scratch in the glass, even after wearing it through more than 20 OCR races in mud dirt. 

It was on my arm every day during these four years.

Now, since a few months back i have a new Fenix 6 Pro with Saphire and it has been through some *** already ,still not a single scratch, And when i say not a single, i mean it (looking at angle to see if any scratches or dents in the glass can be seen).

I will never buy a watch without Sapphire just because i know it can take a beating without having to worry.

Just my opinion.

I had a Fenix 3 Sapphire for five years. Not a single scratch in the glass, even after wearing it through more than 20 OCR races in mud dirt. 

It was on my arm every day during these years years.

Now, since a few months back i have a new Fenix 6 Pro with Sapphire and it has been through some rough *** already, still not a single scratch, And when i say not a single scratch, i mean it (looking at an angle to see if any scratches or dents in the glass can be seen).

I will never buy a watch without Sapphire, just because i know it can take a beating without having to worry.
Also, the Fenix watches has a bezel that protects the glass pretty well, that makes a big difference also compared to Forerunners or Apple watches and such.

Just my opinion.