Effectiveness of hydrogel screen protectors?

Hello everyone,

I have a Honor 10, which I protected with tempered glass. Since that protection has broken, I now want to change it.
I don't think I'll go for tempered glass again because the Honor 10 has slightly curved edges, so the glass panel wasn't glued on the sides, which didn't look clean.
I saw that there are hydrogel protectors, which have the advantage of being softer, stronger, and thinner.

I'm hesitant to apply one because I've heard they can be quite difficult to remove, and I don't want to find myself stuck. Is that really the case?
Is it nice to the touch or does it feel "plastic"?
Do you have any feedback at all?

Thank you in advance!

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