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[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I had to Google this because I didn't believe it was a real product.

Why on Earth would you buy one of these? You can literally wipe your phone screen with a microfibre cloth and you can buy a bunch of them for about £2.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or do what everyone does and wipe back and forth real fast on your shirt

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago

Been doing that for a lot of years, never had an issue.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago

Fine print: use of non-Apple cleaning tools voids warranty.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Well, this looks more premium. I'd be willing to buy it for up to 5 bucks.

Edit: $19, way too much

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Part of me is curious what could possibly make it so expensive. The other part knows it's just Apple tax. Both parts would like to touch it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

They put extra worker exploitation in this one

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I have one (came with my display) and it works really well. Plus it’s safe for their nanotextured displays (which are sensitive to having their nanotexturing worn off by cloth that’s even mildly abrasive).

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Like when I put my phone in and out of my pocket? Lol

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

More like when someone leaves a fingerprint on actual professional image editing equipment (refer to this insightful post by another lemmyng) and just rubbing spit on the screen will damage to screen.

For a phone screen, this cloth is overkill and absolutely unnecessary. You should put a sacrificial glass screen over expensive-to-replace phone screens anyway.