Five Tips To Keep Your Smart Phone Scratch Free

We can become addicted to using our Smartphones as we engage in emailing, surfing or just chatting with loved ones and colleagues throughout the day. This is why we need our phones to last. One of the key issues Smartphone users encounter is the constant array of scratches they experience due to a multitude of factors.

If you carry your phone in your pocket or purse along with coins, keys and other hard angled objects, these objects will almost take no time to mark your phone if left unprotected. There are a 5 actions you can take in preventing further damage to your phone and thus preserve its surface.

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1. Don't Apply Pressure To Screen

Although you may be used to the touchscreen technology of Smartphones, it is easy for you to get carried away if you apply intense pressure. This may sometimes happen out of frustration if the screen is not moving quickly enough, but please try to be patient. Smartphones simply need a tapping action to apply the command given.

2. Protect It In Your Pocket

If you are going to slide your Smartphone in your pocket, which is the usual place for many, you want to make sure you have it in a pouch or at the very least make sure that you don't have any sharply angled or hard objects in your pocket that are near the phone's screen display. If you don't have a pouch available, you can wrap it temporarily in a cloth material until you need access to it again.

3. Use A Phone Case

When you are ready to buy a case for your Smartphone you will need to ensure that it is durable and of course it will last for quite some time. Also make sure that your phone will not be subject to slipping out unexpectedly if you happen to drop it. If you constantly drop your phone, while in its case the scratches will be few and far between.

4. Store It In Tight Area

When you store your phone, you will want to make sure it is tucked in away in a stationary place tight area of your briefcase, purse or even shirt pocket. This will decrease the risk of it moving and rubbing against pennies or other objects that may be in the way of the screen. It may be helpful to care for your phone's screen like you would a CD ROM which is laying it on its back with the screen facing upwards, when it's not in use.

5. Use A Screen Protector

It is highly advisable to cover your phone with screen protectors. The screen is the most delicate area of the phone where most of your activity happens, so you want to be able to decipher what is happening on the screen at all times. Screen protectors are also designed to prevent any hard objects from harming your phone's screen, while it's in your pocket, purse or any storage.

Screen protectors are very thin sheets of plastic that are adhesive to your phones screen display and they come in several different formats that also prevent children or any individual from fingerprint marks as well.

At the end of the day, you will want to ensure that you are protecting your Smartphone at all times, so that you are able to communicate effectively for business or pleasure without being concerned about replacing your phone after a multitude of scratch events. If you apply the above methods to start, you will be well on your way to preserving your phone's upkeep.

      Abby

About the Guest Author:

Abby is an apple product addict and loves to blog about her strange addiction. For more tip on smartphone care and advice check out iFixandRepair.com