Hi, I thought I would make this thread, this is where I will be posting some videos I have made of cases for our tab. I think is a good Idea, and I hope you like it. It is my first video I have made on You Tube. But I want to give back to this community. So I hope you like them
I have also a black & a purple leather cases + a fake smart cover cases coming, which I will do video reviews for. Please feel free to ask questions about the cases and I will answer them below, and I will try to answer them in the video reviews.
Reviews for the official galaxy tab 10.1 Book Cover Case:
Buy it at: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Samsung-Gal...2XQK/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1330064363&sr=8-3
This is My unboxing and first thoughts video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_0eSmzDjj4
This is My walk around and thoughts about the tablet case:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZa4OeptsE4
This is my final thoughts of the case + some concerns about it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W98kBIWWEHA
More coming very soon...
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danielsf said:
If you want me to review other cases, just click on one of the adverts in the you tube video (it's free), after that just close the tab that would have just opened, just that simple thing will allow me to get more cases to review for you.
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Just so you know, that's a violation of the youtube agreement. Nice videos though.
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Just so you know, that's a violation of the youtube agreement. Nice videos though.
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Thanks, I didn't know that, I've just removed it
This is Part 1 of review for Seidio VITREO Tempered Glass screen protector. http://www.seidioonline.com/samsung-galaxy-note-2-vitreo-screen-guard-p/sptssgt2-cl.htm
I decided to review it in 2 parts. At the current moment I'm not ready to install it yet, so in Part 1 of the review I will go over what's in a box, and how it fits on top of the screen prior to installation. Plus, I took a lot of pictures for you to get a better idea.
My screen protector experience is based purely on dry installs where I typically prefer 3H hardness-rated PET film. I always look at screen protector as disposable/replaceable option because even the best one will get scratches at some point. Typically it won't happen on a daily basis with a regular use, but one of these days when you forget and end up with keys rubbing against your screen protector in the pocket, or while you are yanking the phone out of the zippered pocket brushing against screen protector, etc. Those times call for tempered glass material which is a lot more durable (typically 9H hardness) and more impact absorbing on a direct contact with a screen. And of course, glass will feel like a glass!!! It will cost more, but perhaps will last a lifetime of the phone so you don't have to replace/buy more regular screen protectors. Of course, this is really like a premium luxury option lol!!!
I have read a number of reviews for other tempered glass screen protectors and found one common problem. Its a glass which has less flexibility than a plastic screen protector, and in combination with curved Note 2 glass - a lot of people complain about edges not sticking with their other screen protectors. Furthermore, I noticed some designs use completely enclosed cutout around Home button, and in conjunction with thickness of the tempered glass you will actually need to add a stick-on Home button to raise it up so it doesn't feel recessed. So with all that in mind, I decided to give it a shot to Seidio VITREO tempered glass. To quote their spec:
- High grade tempered glass with a 9H hardness rating prevents damage in the event of scratches and abrasions
- Tapered (rounded) edges provide a premium and more aesthetically enhanced profile for your device
- Engineered to reinforce the strength of the critical points of impact which results in prolonged durability
- Oleophobic coating resists marks and smudges with advanced technology that reduces the appearance of fingerprints
- Designed precisely for your device with slim cut to prevent bubbling around edges
- Allows touch sensitivity and enhances optical clarity
- Easy installation without bubbling and lifting
- Only 0.55mm (0.02in) thin
As I mentioned already, I haven't installed it yet, so can't judge about touch sensitivity, optical clarify, and oleophobic characteristic yet. That will be included in Part 2 of the review (probably in a week). What I can tell you is that it feels very solid, kind of reminds me of thin plexiglass. Edges are rounded/tapered off. It's very lightweight. And it definitely has a VERY slim cut. I mean, it's so slim that it ONLY covers visible display part of the screen. I tried to take close up pics so you can see it. I guess Seidio decided not to take any chances with lifting edges, thus covering only flat part of the screen. In theory that is the only part of the screen where you glide your finger anyway. But at the same time having almost no margin will mean that you have to be VERY careful during install because you don't have any wiggle space. As I read in some other threads, this would be a good opportunity to use one of those suction cups to hold the tempered glass while lowering it down and aligning with a screen. Otherwise if you hold it by the edges with your fingers, you won't be able to align it precisely.
So here you go, pre-install pictures for your enjoyment!!! Feel free to comment if you have experience with VITREO or to suggest tips for tempered glass installation since I'm noob in that area
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OK, for those who cares here are the pictures after the install and few of my comments!
Since this is my first tempered glass install, I actually found it to be easier because with a sturdier piece of glass, versus a typical dry install flexible screen protector, it's easier to hold it in your hands while positioning. Most of the positioning work goes into trying to align it with visible part of the display. Unfortunately, the width of this glass is probably 1mm wider than visible area of the screen so its not an easy task. If you don't have a steady hand or OCD, forget about it lol!!! Looked like the sticky side has some kind of a glue substance. I didn't see much of a bubbles, but noticed what seems to be like "wet" spots. I tried my best massaging it out, but probably at least a dozen still remain. When you put a pressure on it - it disappears, but then it's back. I read enough of the other tempered glass threads to realize that I probably will have to wait a few days to see how it goes. Again, speaking from a previous dry install experience where within minutes I get a perfect sp on contact - it looks to me tempered glass is not for those who want instant gratification. I will wait and see the progress, or lack of it, how these disappear. Will post updates and pictures as well. They just don't look like typical bubbles, but rather wet/glue spots.
About the glass itself. Edges are very nicely rounded off and VERY smooth. While sliding the finger over the edge you feel a very smooth transition. Thickness of the glass is higher than Home button, so the button feels a little bit recessed. Doesn't feel too bad since Home button opening is not enclosed. But if/once there is no wet spots and I decide to keep this permanently, I might consider Home button sticker. But as of now, I don't feel it's necessary. Once display is on, you don't see any wet spots at all. Everything is crystal clear, colors come through like with original glass screen, and it feels like a real smooth glass. S-pen glides smoothly too. Overall touch sensitivity and feeling is like you have an original glass display. Also, doesn't pick up too much fingerprints.
I will post an update and pictures in a few days how it looks, and hopefully those spots will disappear. As I said, they do not interfere with display on, but when it's off - its visible. At this point I will wait and see.
Here are the pictures. I tried my best to get every edge in focus since its not easy with a clear glass.
OK, so here is the-morning-after UPDATE. I run my finger across the screen and every wet spot just disappeared!!!!!! This is a picture of PERFECTION!!! No bubbles, no spots, no lifting edges, just perfect and smooth. The only comment, since it has oleophobic coating, glass feels a little slippery right now which noticeable when you need to press'n'hold while using the phone (like press'n'hold on the link to open in another window of the browser). I believe that will wear off since it's a brand new layer of coating.
Here are the final updated pictures. This one is a KEEPER!!!
I know that the edge of the Note2 glass curves downward near the edges, but having a lip like that with the protective glass would be very annoying imo.
I have no idea what to expect when I install it. I know it's tapered off, so perhaps the transition won't be as bad sliding a finger across the edge? I would have installed it right away, but I have another screen protector (regular PET film) coming my way for review, and I want to install this tempered glass afterwards.
I promise to give you my honest opinion. Just honestly don't know what to expect or even what to compare it to since I have never installed or tried tempered glass screen protectors before. I will leave it up to you guys to read my review and compare it with other reviews in this forum to figure out if it works for you or not. Hopefully pictures can do some justice as well, since those worth thousand words
Also, I do realized it is on a pricey side in comparison to other ones, and someone already mentioned ebay options. But having a previous bad experience with cheap ebay film screen protectors I learned my lesson and would rather deal with brand names. Ebay cheap stuff comes off mass production lines with hardly any quality control.
The pictures look great and show great detail, but personally, I can't justify $40 for a screen protector, no matter how good. I'm very careful with my phones and have never broken or significantly damaged one and I've switched through about 7 phones in the last 5 years so I'm knocking on wood here.
Sadly, most of the "brand name" accessories probably come off the same production line as the cheap ebay stuff, but don't get the fancy name and packaging as the stuff you pay 2-3x more for.
That was a lot of words for a pre-install. Brevity is your friend.
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LittleRedDot said:
That was a lot of words for a pre-install. Brevity is your friend.
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Oh, you have not seen everything yet, this was my short review lol! If you want to kill a few hours, read all of my reviews in signature link. You know I get paid per word? lol!
Btw, thanks for insightful reply/comment!
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That was a lot of words for a pre-install. Brevity is your friend.
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Don't chastise vector for his verbosity! I appreciate how much time and detail he puts into his reviews. It's not like he's a paid reviewer. If you don't like it, move on to something else which doesn't force you to read so much.
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*drops phone*
screen protector shatters glass into my glass screen which in turn shatters
*wtf'd*
Just ordered one. $60 case, $50 screen protector. Sheesh. This is why I work so much overtime!
Hey, I got thick skin Listen guys, I'm not on payroll or invested in stock of these companies. Don't care if you buy or not these products. I'm just here to help. I do spend considerable amount of time on these reviews and typically have a format of lots of "text" and lots of "pictures". I don't mix it together 'cause different browsers/app-forum viewer scale/resize and mess it up. If you don't want to read my view, I always provide a link to a vendors site where you can read a brief summary. If you have a few minutes to kill - read my thoughts about it. And as usual I provide all the detailed pictures to cover every angle - and those worth at least a thousand words If you don't like it, just skip it - no need to complain. If you appreciate my work hit Thanks. If you have positive or negative comment about the product - it's what this forum is for, to discuss our opinion and have civilized conversation!
Check out Post #2 after the original one. I updated with my comments about the install and lot's of pictures how it looks now!!!
Here is a final update of VITREO Tempered Glass install. I picture of PERFECTION!!!!!!!! I also updated my original post for consistency.
Hey, I appreciate the review and most importantly the quality pictures.
I'll throw in my feedback on this thread if you don't mind.
That is once mine arrives later today.
looks good might have to cop one..
Again, great review bro. Everyone else who hates or undermines your reviews are either 1) too lazy to read 2) are jealous that you can afford such things ( even though it's just to share and help others) 3) are trolls. So, don't even pay attention to them. Also, the fact that you handled such comments maturely makes you the better person, my friend. This is XDA - a community to help each other rate/review/discuss everything in a positive manner. You can hate a product, but don't bash an individual (especially one who has nothing to gain by helping you). Everyone has an opinion, but the same message can be said in a kinder, more respectful tone. If anyone wants to bash what I said, feel free, but you'll just prove my point
apallohadas said:
Hey, I appreciate the review and most importantly the quality pictures.
I'll throw in my feedback on this thread if you don't mind.
That is once mine arrives later today.
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Of course, I would be happy if you post your comments!
One thing for install, I actually used provided alcohol swipe. Gotta get screen super clean and remove any oil fingerprint residue. I didn't want to take any chances. Also, I started alignment from top of the phone, just worked better for me. Prior to alignment play around with placement of the glass to figure out how to align it. It will be almost as wide as LCD part of the screen, so you need to get it right. Since I have white Note 2, I could see it better due to contrast with white bezel of the phone. But once installed right, it make it looks nice because the end of the glass is almost aligned with the edge of black LCD/white bezel. Good luck!
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Again, great review bro. Everyone else who hates or undermines your reviews are either 1) too lazy to read 2) are jealous that you can afford such things ( even though it's just to share and help others) 3) are trolls. So, don't even pay attention to them. Also, the fact that you handled such comments maturely makes you the better person, my friend. This is XDA - a community to help each other rate/review/discuss everything in a positive manner. You can hate a product, but don't bash an individual (especially one who has nothing to gain by helping you). Everyone has an opinion, but the same message can be said in a kinder, more respectful tone. If anyone wants to bash what I said, feel free, but you'll just prove my point
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Thanks bro, and everybody else for kind words! I do my best to handle my replies maturely lol!!! Sh!t like that doesn't fly in forums where I'm moderating Plus, I provide links of my reviews back to the vendors because they like to read feedback and also comments from other users. XDA-Developers community held in a VERY HIGH respect with every vendor I communicate. I'm not representing vendors, but in some way I feel like I representing XDA community in a face of the vendor. I don't have to sugar coat my review, I try to present facts and support it with pictures. There are too many YT and Blog reviews where every single product is "great" and "must have" and they just read description bullets off vendors website. I'm honestly telling you that tempered glass is NOT for everybody, and its an expensive accessory. But if you decide to go with one then do your homework and read other comments on this forum. It's a big investment and you want it to work right
Also, about being able to afford such things. Just please don't take it in a cocky way, but with amount of reviews I have posted, amount of time I spend on it, and feedbacks I provided back in direct email communication with vendors, I earned their trust and respect to receive review samples. I don't want you to think I have disposal income, and I also don't want you to think that because I review something it's a must have for you to get it. I just want you guys to have as much of valuable info as you can get from my reviews so you can make up your own mind how to spend your own hard earned money. And perhaps save you and vendors hassle and headache of buying and returning it back because you based your buying choice on a pretty photoshoped picture or some blog or YT channel where they only care about number of Likes or Subscribers to build their reputation.
If you guys want to continue this discussion, feel free to post it in my official "vectron" summary review post (in my sig).
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Thanks bro, and everybody else for kind words! I do my best to handle my replies maturely lol!!! Sh!t like that doesn't fly in forums where I'm moderating Plus, I provide links of my reviews back to the vendors because they like to read feedback and also comments from other users. XDA-Developers community held in a VERY HIGH respect with every vendor I communicate. I'm not representing vendors, but in some way I feel like I representing XDA community in a face of the vendor. I don't have to sugar coat my review, I try to present facts and support it with pictures. There are too many YT and Blog reviews where every single product is "great" and "must have" and they just read description bullets off vendors website. I'm honestly telling you that tempered glass is NOT for everybody, and its an expensive accessory. But if you decide to go with one then do your homework and read other comments on this forum. It's a big investment and you want it to work right
Also, about being able to afford such things. Just please don't take it in a cocky way, but with amount of reviews I have posted, amount of time I spend on it, and feedbacks I provided back in direct email communication with vendors, I earned their trust and respect to receive review samples. I don't want you to think I have disposal income, and I also don't want you to think that because I review something it's a must have for you to get it. I just want you guys to have as much of valuable info as you can get from my reviews so you can make up your own mind how to spend your own hard earned money. And perhaps save you and vendors hassle and headache of buying and returning it back because you based your buying choice on a pretty photoshoped picture or some blog or YT channel where they only care about number of Likes or Subscribers to build their reputation.
If you guys want to continue this discussion, feel free to post it in my official "vectron" summary review post (in my sig).
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:good: Well said! Also, yeah I didn't mean the affording comment in a negative light. many people have nice things and don't show off. I wanted to outline that you don't do your reviews to show off, but rather inform the good and bad of each item you have.
seems like hundreds of screen protectors for V20 on amazon and every single one of them shows some kind of photoshop pictures of the product with not a single picture of actual product let alone the product installed on the phone ...
presumably if you went through the trouble of designing and manufacturing a product you could take a picture of it - no ? teenage girls manage to take dozens of pictures on every trip to the bathroom but a hundred manufacturers combined can't take a single picture ?
what costs more - using computers to generate a fake image of a product or simply snapping a photo of the actual product ?
what's going on ? i'm getting angry. this is not cool.
and you guys on this forum are not much better. hundreds of posts along the lines of " i ordered this one " blah blah NOBODY CARES ! where is the picture of it installed ? and if it is a glass one show the top and bottom edges. one guy was specifically asked to do that so he did - he showed the close up of the edges from an angle where you can't see jack **** ...
what is this conspiracy ? why is everybody trying to be worthless so hard ? be useful for once ! show me ONE GOOD SET OF PICTURES of a single glass protector installed or a single detailed ( not worthless as you like to do ) review of a non-glass protector.
you people with your absolutely worthless feedback are just proving that you DESERVE the garbage products that the crooks are selling you.
step up your game.
Surprisingly, more people are willing to do a favor for you when you don't berate them
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Then why don't you step up and bite the bullet. Go out and buy a few screen protectors and install them while posting pictures of the install and the end result. All you are proving is how cheap you are by wanting others to do the work for you. Whats the old saying you catch more flies with honey than vinegar. You could have asked if people could post pics and what protector they have. Ever think of that instead of going on a rant insulting the community?
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seems like hundreds of screen protectors for V20 on amazon and every single one of them shows some kind of photoshop pictures of the product with not a single picture of actual product let alone the product installed on the phone ...
presumably if you went through the trouble of designing and manufacturing a product you could take a picture of it - no ? teenage girls manage to take dozens of pictures on every trip to the bathroom but a hundred manufacturers combined can't take a single picture ?
what costs more - using computers to generate a fake image of a product or simply snapping a photo of the actual product ?
what's going on ? i'm getting angry. this is not cool.
and you guys on this forum are not much better. hundreds of posts along the lines of " i ordered this one " blah blah NOBODY CARES ! where is the picture of it installed ? and if it is a glass one show the top and bottom edges. one guy was specifically asked to do that so he did - he showed the close up of the edges from an angle where you can't see jack **** ...
what is this conspiracy ? why is everybody trying to be worthless so hard ? be useful for once ! show me ONE GOOD SET OF PICTURES of a single glass protector installed or a single detailed ( not worthless as you like to do ) review of a non-glass protector.
you people with your absolutely worthless feedback are just proving that you DESERVE the garbage products that the crooks are selling you.
step up your game.
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Wow... Really?
"hey losers! You're stupid and worthless! Now... Go spend your own money and buy something so you can take pictures for for me because I don't want to spend my time or money on it. "
Let us know how that works out for you....
g1981c said:
seems like hundreds of screen protectors for V20 on amazon and every single one of them shows some kind of photoshop pictures of the product with not a single picture of actual product let alone the product installed on the phone ...
presumably if you went through the trouble of designing and manufacturing a product you could take a picture of it - no ? teenage girls manage to take dozens of pictures on every trip to the bathroom but a hundred manufacturers combined can't take a single picture ?
what costs more - using computers to generate a fake image of a product or simply snapping a photo of the actual product ?
what's going on ? i'm getting angry. this is not cool.
and you guys on this forum are not much better. hundreds of posts along the lines of " i ordered this one " blah blah NOBODY CARES ! where is the picture of it installed ? and if it is a glass one show the top and bottom edges. one guy was specifically asked to do that so he did - he showed the close up of the edges from an angle where you can't see jack **** ...
what is this conspiracy ? why is everybody trying to be worthless so hard ? be useful for once ! show me ONE GOOD SET OF PICTURES of a single glass protector installed or a single detailed ( not worthless as you like to do ) review of a non-glass protector.
you people with your absolutely worthless feedback are just proving that you DESERVE the garbage products that the crooks are selling you.
step up your game.
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What a ****.
Then don't be a cheap ass and test some of the screen protectors out?
i picked up the V20 today at ATT and had BodyGuardz glass protector installed on it. ATT installed it for me for "free" i put free in quotes because they charged me 40 bucks for the protector. i also had Speck Presidio Clear case installed on it as well. i'll make a YouTube video ... can't post links but i'll tell you how to find it.
EDIT: the youtube video is called "LG V20 - BodyGuardz Glass Screen Protector" by "unapologetic geek"
video description includes link to ATT page for the product ( can't post links here yet )
i would not advise buying this product form ATT to install yourself as there are similar products for about 10 bucks, however if you're going to be getting your phone at ATT having them install it for you is a somewhat better deal because they take the risk that it won't work. in my case they ruined the 1st one but succeeded in installing the 2nd one - i only paid for the one that worked. the reason the 1st one was ruined was that ATT guy didn't know what he was doing - he then got somebody else to install the 2nd one after ruining the 1st.
EDIT: i will say that in person it looks rather funny covering only part of the screen, but for functionality i would rather have it look funny than accept the compromises from other solutions currently on the market such as plastic protectors or glass protectors with adhesive only on the edges.
Bought this 2 pack of Spigen Tempered glass protectors on Amazon and they went on without a hitch. Great feel, clarity, no bubbles or halo.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L0F17LO/ref=cm_sw_r_other_apa_ah.hybXG5A37Z
only thing worthless is your post.
This should get closed...
Why? Cause you don't like it? Get over yourself. It's funny as hell.
Why open a new thread when there is an existing one here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/v20/accessories/tempered-glass-screen-protectors-t3467278
STOP MAKING NEW THREADS without any reason
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