Hard cover or screen protector

To protect the phone (with touch screen), do you prefer to use a hard cover or a screen protector?
Which one is better?
And what is the best way to apply a screen protector?

Both together would of course be the best way to protect your device, but I often stick with just the cover as I think the screenprotector takes away some of the smoothness using a capacitive screen - but that's my opinion.
There are tons of different screenprotectors out there, some thick, some thin and some thinner and rubber like which you apply with some gel which comes with it - e. g. invisible shield (I would only use that on a capacitive screen).
The best way to apply the screen protector depends on what protector you buy. I have used the invisible shield on two iphones and some other phones and found it working very well. If you buy it it comes with a description on how to do it.
But common rules for applying a protector is:
Make sure the screen is clean and dry. Use a dry micfrofibre cloth to wipe it off. Then apply it starting from one edge and roll it down while you use a credit card to even it out and remove bubles.
For the invisible shield alike protectors, there will be bubbles anyway at first, but they will disappear in 12 hours if applied correct. The package also says that.
I don't know what type of phone you have, but If you want to protect it the best way buy a silicon case which covers above the screen around the edges. If it falls down with the screen towards the ground, chances is that it will cover the hit instead of it falling right on the screen. Silicon absorbs the hit pretty well too.
Good luck!

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