Also known as toughened glass, tempered glass is 4 to 5Xstronger than normal glass and is made by heating glass and thencooling it very quickly, after which it is further chemicallystrengthened by a surface finishing process.

Unlike traditional plastic screen protectors, tempered glasshelps absorb impact from drops, leaving the phone screen belowintact. Simply remove the broken glass screen protector and replacewith a new oneu2014a worthwhile investment since broken phone screensare expensive to repair.