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Purchased this morning for $15. They stink. Or I stink at putting them on. They don't sit fully on the phone, especially by the top speaker grill. The edges are bare all the way around. Small amounts of bubbling on the sides. The matte works fine for glare but distorts the beautiful screen. Seems like the SP can take a beating, so that's good.
In short: I hate them. Or I hate myself for not doing this correctly.
In long: I'll keep them on until I find a better replacement since I really don't want to scratch the screen. Is this was a 32GB GN I'd screw the SP since I know I'm going to keep the mobile for a year.
Would be more helpful if you would post a pic of the protector on the phone and not just the box. Thanks!
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I impulse-bought the same protectors. They're terrible. Solid 1mm gap around the entire screen, and the speaker cutout is slight off-center, annoyingly.
Total waste of money.
The reason why there is a gap around the edges is because of the curved glass display. there is no way around this for a dry applied screen protector.
Ghost Armor is the best product I've used. And I've used dozens of products. No orange peel affect, great feel & maximum protection
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I've only had my GN for about two weeks now, but the other day I noticed that when a bright light is reflecting off its screen, I can see hairline scratches in the surface. Never experienced this with my Nexus One, or Panache, or Milestone, or Optimus One. Is anyone else getting these too?
Happened to me too. I just put a cover on it. Not even noticeable
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Luckily no scratches here. I keep mine naked, and never keep it around any of my keys.
Yes you can only see them in sunlight at the right angle. I think its actualky just the oleophobic coating which the nexus one did not have.
Okay well I grabbed a cheap $8 screen protector at a local store to prevent further damage for now. And you're right, the scratches are no longer visible. Unfortunately it's an awful protector. I thought the matte texture might be nice, but it creates this distracting effervescent effect on the screen. Also I can't seem to get the air out of the edges.
But it'll do until I order something better and it arrives. Any recommendations for protectors that look and feel good, aren't overpriced, and will ship to Canada without costing double?
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Check out Liquid Armor
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Check out Liquid Armor
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A little apprehensive about that one. Can it even be removed?
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just ignore them if they are so small that you can only see it under sunlight at certain angles. my atrix had a bunch of those after a while but i can never see them when the screen is on. sounds like you prefer the feel of the glass than a plastic screen protector anyways.
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just ignore them if they are so small that you can only see it under sunlight at certain angles. my atrix had a bunch of those after a while but i can never see them when the screen is on. sounds like you prefer the feel of the glass than a plastic screen protector anyways.
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Without a protector - they are very visible when any light, even soft indoor lighting, reflects off the surface of the screen. And in the few weeks since I got my GN, a total of about 6 prominent scratches and 4-8 other little tiny ones have appeared. I do prefer the feel of the glass but this is just ridiculous - every Android I owned before this had so much more of a resilient screen.
Not sure about where to buy the screen protector, but a hint in putting them on to get the bubbles out and them position correctly.
After you clean the screen ... put a fine mist of glass cleaner on the screen then apply the protector ... the liquid will allow you to slide the protector into place and then as you smooth it out, it pushes the excess liquid out the side and will generally smooth out without leaving the air bubbles.
What kind of glass cleaner do you mean? Many are alcohol based, which I assume would affect the plastic and also fail to evaporate when trapped in between.
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bigmike2424 said:
Happened to me too. I just put a cover on it. Not even noticeable
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Mine scratched on some coin change in my pocket.
I did a good screen cleaning today in sunlight, and damn just have tons of micro scratches, all in the bottom middle where it gets constant use. No way its the glass, just the coating considering how well i treat my phone. Like crazy insane, its never been in any pocket ever, not even once.
Yeah I'd say any scratch that is hard to see under a screen protector is only on the coating - when you add the protector, the total thickness of the two "coatings" becomes more even and the optics don't favour visibility. If the scratch gets down into the glass, then you'd still see it under a protector.
Hi Everyone,
Does anyone know of any product that will allow me to successfully cover up a small crack on the screen near the earpiece (see attachment)?
I've tried the cheap self-adhesive screen protectors from eBay and the screen protector won't adhere to the cracked portion as it is raised i.e. the cracked portion is not at the same level as the rest of the glass.
Any ideas?
the problem is that is a glass, you could use displex, but that only good to fix scratches
Could you try sanding it smooth, then using some quality compound and polish to get a good finish again?
How well does displex work?
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i wonder if you can go to a glass or windshield place to get them to fill it in for you. they can fill chips and cracks on a car windshield but not sure if they can do a job that small or if the glass is too different. even if they cant make it perfect it will save you from having to buy a new screen soon since that glass is now compromised and will start to spiderweb even if you dont drop it again.
I think a mirror screen protector will hide the crack.
I cringed a little when I saw that picture. Really sorry for you there, hopefully a wet screen protector will reduce the look. I'd suggest XOskins for any wet app ones.
Ouch. Dude I don't think I'd call it small... wet screen protector will fill in a scratch, its the only reason I have a screen protector on mine. But a) that's a big uneven crack, not a scratch. And b) I would think twice about using a wet install on that, liquid would surely make its way in(not a whole lot but still). No insurance?
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Looks like this: http://www.otterbox.com/Samsung-Gal...or=20&start=1&cgid=samsung-galaxy-nexus-cases should hide most of it
How did this happen?
That wasn't my idea of small either. Commiserations
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not sure if it's just a bad screen protector or the screen is not entirely flat, but it seems kinda strange to me that only the edges of the phone that the screen protector won't stick. i've never seen this in any of my previous SP installations. any thoughts anyone? btw, these are the really cheap SPs from ebay, but they've always worked for me.
Correct, screen is not flat. Take a good look at the edges and you'll see they curve awat in the last few mm.
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Correct, screen is not flat. Take a good look at the edges and you'll see they curve awat in the last few mm.
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It looks pretty cool imo. Like when you drop water onto a penny.
That is why some screen protectors don't cover the entire front of the GS3. If it bothers you I believe this screen protector is slightly smaller than the front so it doesn't leave those lifted edges.
http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Rear...41&sr=8-1&keywords=galaxy+s3+screen+protector
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That is why some screen protectors don't cover the entire front of the GS3. If it bothers you I believe this screen protector is slightly smaller than the front so it doesn't leave those lifted edges.
http://www.amazon.com/Ultimate-Rear...41&sr=8-1&keywords=galaxy+s3+screen+protector
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the SP i had on is slightly smaller than the screen already, but i don't think this is the problem here though, instead i think it's my screen's edges that is not flush. has anybody else with a S3 that has this problem? it would suck going back to costco and telling them this is the reason i wanted to exchange my phone.
its ur screen protector
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the SP i had on is slightly smaller than the screen already, but i don't think this is the problem here though, instead i think it's my screen's edges that is not flush. has anybody else with a S3 that has this problem? it would suck going back to costco and telling them this is the reason i wanted to exchange my phone.
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the entire edge of the screen is beveled downward to create a curve at the edges. run your finger along the edges and you'll notice it, it's pretty substantial and was an intended design. if you want a protector that will cover all the edges you will need a flexible one. u suggest the skinomi one that's on sale on Amazon.
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the entire edge of the screen is beveled downward to create a curve at the edges. run your finger along the edges and you'll notice it, it's pretty substantial and was an intended design. if you want a protector that will cover all the edges you will need a flexible one. u suggest the skinomi one that's on sale on Amazon.
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So does that mean all the S3s are with the same glass design and mine is not a defect?
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MMakoto said:
So does that mean all the S3s are with the same glass design and mine is not a defect?
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Did you really even have to ask that?
And this is really unfortunate. My 5 for $0.99 screen protectors from ebay have the same stupid 2mm non-sticking edge at the top/bottom. Maybe I just use a scalpel to cut the next one before I apply it? Might leave a really sharp edge though..
SGP has a Flex HD protector that is supposed to offer full screen coverage. It's $18 but I'm going to give it a shot.
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I have used belkin and incipio protectors, and both do not stick around the edges of the phone. It does detract from appearance a bit, but I am not going to worry about it anymore. I have yet to see a screen protector that is 100% flush with the screen.
A tip for those who got the same screen protector. If you have a hair blow dryer, hot blow dry the screen protector first to the point where it gets kinda soft, peel off the part 1 of the SP then apply it. blow drying the SP would soften it and would make it cooperate to stick in the screen. Now, I haven't tried this as I had just ordered the SP similar to this but I've tried the same method when I had the htc sensation(contour glass). There's a big possibilty that this would work
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A tip for those who got the same screen protector. If you have a hair blow dryer, hot blow dry the screen protector first to the point where it gets kinda soft, peel off the part 1 of the SP then apply it. blow drying the SP would soften it and would make it cooperate to stick in the screen. Now, I haven't tried this as I had just ordered the SP similar to this but I've tried the same method when I had the htc sensation(contour glass). There's a big possibilty that this would work
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Nice suggestion, but it doesn't make the glue more gummy or anything? Would really have appreciated it if samsung took this into account before they put this odd curve on the glass. Why don't phone companies just ship screen protectors and cases with their phones? In fact the casing should be shock resistant and cheap to replace on EVERY phone. Maybe just a chassis and then you put whatever case around it even.
90% of people stick their nice phone in an ugly $2.99 case. It's a huge market that samsung and others are just giving away. The $39.99 cases don't look any better either...
Is it just me or do i have a weird Nexus 5?
I purchased these tempered glass screen protector:
MIME
Anker
iloome Flex
I am having a bit of frustration. The MIME and Anker both thicker than iloome Flex have both created "exact" small bubble areas between the led notification light. The bubbles are small and are about the size of half a grain of rice. It is very annoying. I have attempted to push the bubbles out but they always and will tend to just come back to its original form. I am mind blown. I ordered the Anker brand first and figured it was a defect to which I ordered MIME version and it was the exact same problem. Anyone experience this?
iloome Flex fits just fine but it is a bit thin with no bubbles but it doesn't feel the same as a thicker one like MIME or Anker.
I noticed a small dimple in my screen when I was looking at an overhead light being reflected off the screen. The image seemed slightly distorted. You could try that to see if you have the same issue.
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Very strange I'm using the iloome on my Note 3 I've had zero issues
I'm using The Mime Feather on my N5 awesome zero issues
It sounds to me like you have gotten like oil from a or some other foreign substance right there where the problem lays I would
Try to lift up the bottom with a razor blade and take a Q tip with some monster cleaner on it or something of that
Nature it's just really weird that happening in the same spot I'll bet money there's a foreign substance on phone
Since it's happened more then once I'll rule out the Protector itself, if your anything like me it probably you
Crazy so maybe it's worth the shot, I don't think it's a Protector thing......
Quite a few people were reporting this with all the early glass protectors. The phone's can have small dimples and if the adhesive isn't strong enough this can happen. I wouldn't count out the grease mark idea either though.
According to the shop I purchased from, it is normal because the tempered glass are flat. But the screen is not exactly flat. That's why. I am not quite too sure about this. But I chose to tolerate with it because I am happy with the build of the material.
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According to the shop I purchased from, it is normal because the tempered glass are flat. But the screen is not exactly flat. That's why. I am not quite too sure about this. But I chose to tolerate with it because I am happy with the build of the material.
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The first edition of the Spigen glas.tr had the same problem. They recalled them, made it thinner, thus more flexible, and increased the amount of adhesive, and the new version adheres perfectly, no bubbles.
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you need a thinner flexible protector because the phone is very pliable... it's kind freaky but occasionally if you put it down on a table it will rock on the corners. but you can actually straighten the phone with just a little twist. my samsung phones were light and had some give but they had much better memory/elasticity... not so much maliability/ductility. one member sat on his n5 the first week and the screen ended up curving like a smasung gnex or nexus s resulting in some light bleed but a functional phone otherwise... i've never really liked the way lg makes a phone but i do love the overall package... i mean this thing is really fast and i love stock android simplicity.
I'm on my second Spidgen Glass.Tr (first one I got dust particles on). Both originally kept giving me air bubbles in the upper right hand portion of the screen I was able to work them out but it took a long time. Possible surface bump on the glass on the phone, perhaps on yours as well.