Hello everyone,
I just got my S9 a few days back and i noticed a dotted pattern all over the display. Is this normal? Does it have to do with the screen technology? Also i see this ...rainbow effect under the screen protector, it moves if i press it. It is only visible under a bright neon light (the only one I have in the house) so it's not disturbing, but i'm just curious if it is indeed the screen protector's "fault". The dots are visible with the screen on if it is exposed to a strong light (sunlight, the same neon).
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Is it a screen issue or is it normal?
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I have the dot pattern too, not that much as you, but I can see it. I believe it is the touch layer of the screen.
I had it on old phone too. Were you able to see it without the screen protector?
Not sure about the rainbow effect it looks like some refraction issue under the protector. It could be the case.
If it was not an expensive one, I would buy a tempered glass and replace it.
The screen protector is tempered glass, from Eiger.
I've not seen anything like that on mine. Are you sure it's not on the back of the screen protector?
After doing a bit of research, I found out that tempered glass screen protectors have this "dot matrix" pattern. Those little dots are actually where the screen protector makes contact with the screen itself for better touch sensitivity. Indeed, I have the touch sensitivity option turned OFF and the screen responds with the lightest touch even though the protector is made of thick glass.
Can anyone confirm if this is true?
doza102 said:
I have the dot pattern too, not that much as you, but I can see it. I believe it is the touch layer of the screen.
I had it on old phone too. Were you able to see it without the screen protector?
Not sure about the rainbow effect it looks like some refraction issue under the protector. It could be the case.
If it was not an expensive one, I would buy a tempered glass and replace it.
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The rainbow effect is called Newton's Rings and is caused by the differing refractions of the interior sides of any 2 glass surfaces placed together. The rings move because of the flexibility of the screen protector and that changes the angles of refraction. Some glass made for photographic purposes has one side made slightly less smooth than normal glass so the opposing surfaces can't reflect off of each other and create competing refractions which cause the rainbow pattern.
You can find out more about this, if you are interested, as Wikipedia has a decent article on the topic.
Don't know if any glass screen protectors are made to minimize this.
Edit: corrected auto correct error.
I am a one plus 5t user [I know I know I am at other universe, still like to give my 2 cents ], faces same issue after instilling a screen protector [glass one] from local shop.
First I was worried that the protector was applied to harsh that it may be pressing the screen & resulting in the rainbow effect. It was also having dotted pattern. Screen protector was a cheap one so just for my piece of mind I went ahead & removed it & there you have it, the culprit was the protector. Now installed another glass protector which does not have any dots or rainbow effect.
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The reason I ask this is because tap tap doesnt seem to work very well for me,
Its usually when im holding down on the one spot and i try to tap other ones at the same time.
It just doesnt recognise that im tapping the screen.
Is this a problem for anyone else?
Also is it down to how the phone screen works, or the app?
Just wondered as i loved tap tap on my ipod touch but its no where near as useable on my phone.
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It's MEH!
Plastic and it's not OLED/AMOLED. Toooooo dim.
Only time I get wow'd at the screen is when it's dark xD
GetPatriotized said:
It's MEH!
Plastic and it's not OLED/AMOLED. Toooooo dim.
Only time I get wow'd at the screen is when it's dark xD
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Pretty sure our screen is glass.
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It's a 4" 854x480 transflective tft-lcd panel covered with fortified mineral glass which has a shatter protective lamanant screen cover that's factory fitted. The lamanant covering is prone to scratching, and is whatever the oposite of oleophobic is (it loves oil from your skin). There have been some who reported that after removing the covering to expose bare the mineral glass, the brightness and responsiveness are better. I've also noticed in my own testing that this panel is capable of registering only 4 points of multi touch contact, but that could just be in the driver.
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The screen is **** with the ff sheet.
Most of us on here removed it and it's very resilient.
Also looks a heap better.
DeadlyDazza said:
The screen is **** with the ff sheet.
Most of us on here removed it and it's very resilient.
Also looks a heap better.
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if you removed the anti-shatter film will it leave any marks or adhesive? Im not so sure of this film
I regret the day Ive put it, shouldve waited for screen protectors..
the film is a fingerprint party right now, i wipe it often.. its also annoying outdoors, the reflection is getting in the way..
noojster said:
I regret the day Ive put it, shouldve waited for screen protectors..
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Are you saying you've put the spare on top of the factory fitted one?
I regret I ever removed the original screen protector. Yeah, the screen does get marginally brighter but not very much, and it gets more sensitive. But the downside is it gets speckled a lot. The original screen protector is very resistant to speckles and that alone far outweighs the somewhat brighter screen.
I was never happy with the screen when I had peeled of the original protector not even after a month.
Hence I bought some new original protectors and put it on as late as today. God I love the screen now again. It doesn't get speckled all of the time with fingerprints that shows on brighter backgrounds. I will never take it off again. The difference is HUGE when it comes to speckles.
Speckles??
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There's no speckles sitting on my screen!
Maybe I have "specklier" fingers =)
I had my beloved GN2 charging on my night stand, and went to open the roll-up shade on the window near my bed, which is also right over the night stand. Mr. Murphy sensed an opportune moment and the end of the shade somehow escaped my grasp. The shade rolled up in the blink of an eye and lept from its mounts. If you are not familiar with these shades, there is a tube that has a small, rectangular metal bar sticking out of the end. Since Murphy was guiding events, that end plummeted down and landed directly on the up-facing screen of my Note. I stood for a minute, not believing what had just happened, knowing for certain that my phone now had a spider's web instead of a smooth glass screen...perhaps even a hole right through the glass.
I picked it up to inspect the damage, and winced as I noticed a wicked looking gouge and a chunk of screen missing. Knowing that fractures are hard to see straight on, I tilted the phone, and did not see the expected spider web. Further inspection revealed that my cheap $5 Fosmon Screen Shield had absorbed all of the blow, and a chunk of the plastic had even been ripped out. I peeled it back, expecting that there must be at least a few small cracks. Once it was off, I cleaned the screen to reveal shiny Gorilla Glass perfection. No damage! I know the debate rages on as to the need for screen protectors. In my mind, the jury is in and the verdict is unanimous....use them!
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The Fosmon protectors I have been using are cheap and fit poorly, but in this instance, they did the job for which they were intended.
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I got a pack of fosman protectors when I ordered one of their cases....this is really making me consider putting it on
Screen protectors are meant to prevent scratches... you avoided a scratch, but the greater danger here was glass shattering... which probably has very little to do with the screen protector and more to do with the gorilla glass itself. But yes, you did avoid a gouge/scratch, but I wouldn't say you avoided a shattered screen...
In my case, I use a case with a lip that'll raise my screen off any surface if i place the phone face down which is the only reason i'd get a screen protector.
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Screen protectors are meant to prevent scratches... you avoided a scratch, but the greater danger here was glass shattering... which probably has very little to do with the screen protector and more to do with the gorilla glass itself. But yes, you did avoid a gouge/scratch, but I wouldn't say you avoided a shattered screen...
In my case, I use a case with a lip that'll raise my screen off any surface if i place the phone face down which is the only reason i'd get a screen protector.
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I'm not sure I understand what you're saying. In my mind, the screen would have been shattered without the protector. The force of the impact was enough to dent the plastic badly and tore a 1 inch chunk right out of it.Yes, gorilla glass is tough stuff, but we are seeing lots of reports of relatively minor drops completely shattering it. This was not a minor impact, yet the phone is undamaged, while the protector was destroyed. Draw your own conclusions, and please show the courtesy of allowing me to draw my own.
I think he is saying that the screen protectors protect the screen from scratches and wouldnt protect the screen from shattering. I dunno tho, in my experience, if my phone hit something hard enough to break the glass the glass would break. And im an advocate for screen protectors...
amFilm Premium Screen Protector
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Compatibility: Specifically designed for LG Google Nexus 5 (2013)
Invisible, superior quality, 3-layer PET film that will not distort the High Definition screen clarity/colors
Protects screen from daily scratches, dust, scrapes, and normal signs of wear
Attaches smoothly with self-adhering surface, leaves no residue when removed
Includes: 3x Screen Protector, Micro-Fiber Cleaning Cloth, Squeeze Card
First, The screen protectors were in a nice stiff card board packaging. This protects it from bends during shipping. This is a nice change from the usual screen protectors I order off ebay thats in a simple envolope and sometimes comes bent.
The accessories are of good quality. The microfiber is better than the ones I usually get with screen protectors. It's grey, decent in size and has a good feel to it. It's tons better than the pink, blue or yellow cheapies that come with other screen protectors. (You know the microfiber sheets I'm talking about, we all got one of those before), It also comes with a squeegee and lint remover/hinge stickers. The lint remover/hinge stickers are meant for any dust you can see on the screen before applying or used as a hinge for applying the film.
Also for the first timers in applying a screen protector; it has step by step directions for best results. There are instructions for 2 methods. Hinge method (what the stickers are for) and regular method.
It has cutouts for the camera, ear piece speaker and light sensors. They are cut and aligned correctly. This being said it is a little difficult to get an absolute perfect alignment of all three since the "remove tab 1 here" is at the bottom of the protector. This means that you need to apply the bottom first on the phone and aligning the 3 at the top is a little difficult. There are 3 protectors so thats good if you mess up once or twice.
The film is definitely clear, no rainbow effects, no loss of touch sensitivity and not too sticky when swiping my finger across it. When removing the second film on the protector, it is quite sticky however. Just do a quick wipe with a liquid lcd/glass cleaner. It went away and now its has a good smooth but feel when doing finger gestures. You can barely tell there is a screen protector on the thing.
Overall I'm very happy with it. 3 Protectors with lifetime warranty. Techmatte, the maker of the protectors, also has good customer service. What not to like about that?
I'd give it an easy 9.5/10
I was wondering how screen protectors fit on the screen. All the screen protectors I look at mention that the screen has rounded edges. Does the screen round down right at the edge or is there a little space to add a screen protector properly?
I was wondering if it's like the iPhone. I know when I try to add a screen protector to an iPhone 6 there is no wiggle room because of the way the glassrounds off right at the edge of the "screen panel"
rebretz000 said:
I was wondering how screen protectors fit on the screen. All the screen protectors I look at mention that the screen has rounded edges. Does the screen round down right at the edge or is there a little space to add a screen protector properly?
I was wondering if it's like the iPhone. I know when I try to add a screen protector to an iPhone 6 there is no wiggle room because of the way the glassrounds off right at the edge of the "screen panel"
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If you buy a good one, the screen protector ends at almost exactly where the glass curves away. I'm using Spigen's and they fit pretty nicely.
vancecwtan said:
If you buy a good one, the screen protector ends at almost exactly where the glass curves away. I'm using Spigen's and they fit pretty nicely.
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Does the glass curve away right at the end of the viewing panel/LCD screen or is there some space between the edge of the viewing panel and the curve.
It's hard to tell from the pictures and there are no stores close to me that have the HTC 10 on display so I can't even go look at one in person.
vancecwtan said:
If you buy a good one, the screen protector ends at almost exactly where the glass curves away. I'm using Spigen's and they fit pretty nicely.
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Can you send me a photo, I'd really like to see how it looks
Here is a link to a thread over in accessories about the tempered glass screen protectors. A few people have gotten them but most, if not all, report halo.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/htc-10/accessories/tempered-glass-screen-protector-htc-10-t3352014
rebretz000 said:
Does the glass curve away right at the end of the viewing panel/LCD screen or is there some space between the edge of the viewing panel and the curve.
It's hard to tell from the pictures and there are no stores close to me that have the HTC 10 on display so I can't even go look at one in person.
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joshuadjohnson22 said:
Can you send me a photo, I'd really like to see how it looks
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Not sure if you can see them clearly tho. In the 3rd photo you can see where the screen protector ends. And that's almost where the glass starts to curve out.
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vancecwtan said:
Not sure if you can see them clearly tho. In the 3rd photo you can see where the screen protector ends. And that's almost where the glass starts to curve out.
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I feel like white is more forgiving
Thanks for the pictures. I hat how companies are rounding the screens like that. Then the screen protectors can't cover the whole glass front.
I gave up on a tempered glass one for now and not a fan of PET, went with the Unicorn Beetle case which has a built on one and its decent. atleast the whole screen is protected. I don't use the fingerprint so I wish the hole for that wasn't there to prevent and dust from getting in there but o well. Its pretty tight against the screen. but its the plastic type which always wears out fast in my experience but its great for now.
Anyone have suggestions for this device when it comes to screen protectors? Sorry if this isn't the right area to post this question but.... it's a relatively new model and doesn't seem to have it's own forum section unless I'm mistaken!
Tried a film protector and it bubbled and scratched extremely easy, looked awful after just one week of use.
Ordered a glass protector, only to discover today that the screen on this actually is curved slightly..... I could rant about the poor design choice of that, but that's not the point. The protector doesn't fit well on it and leaves the sides of the protector sort of unstuck, so there's an unsightly stripe down the center. I removed it and the screen is currently bare, because it just looked absolutely terrible.
The phone itself is great, just that there's not very good cases for it yet (that I've seen), the one I have isn't exactly going to do much to protect the screen if it faceplants. And the protectors I've tried have been terrible.
What do any of you recommend for this? Will I have to go film? And are there good film protectors that perhaps are more resistant to bubbling/scratching? This is the Sony XA2 H3123, not the ultra.
https://www.imak-hk.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=3146:good:
I'd like to know how the Imak one works, I don't think I saw any reviews of it when I was trying to order one. I got a cheapie from amazon first, it was glass and didn't accommodate the curved glass at all, causing it to be about 1/4 inch short on both sides from the edges, and even then the edges didn't stick.
right now I'm using (amazon link) http://a.co/de99wiN and the glass is curved to fit the screen well, size is good...they only used adhesive in a ring around the edge it seems so you get a ring near edge of the screen. Was hoping selection improves later also.
also, I figure this probably belongs in the accessories not questions but I'm not a mod so...
Drenyx said:
right now I'm using (amazon link) http://a.co/de99wiN and the glass is curved to fit the screen well, size is good...they only used adhesive in a ring around the edge it seems so you get a ring near edge of the screen. Was hoping selection improves later also.
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Is there a chance for pictures of how this screen protector looks? Thanks in advance!
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Is there a chance for pictures of how this screen protector looks? Thanks in advance!
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Sorry in advance if these pictures take a long time to load on slow connections...if people still suffer from those. You were warned.
with amazon cheap tpu case:
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Particularly with the screen on, you can see a ring around the border of the screen. This appears to be the only location the adhesive is applied to hold the protector on the screen. It looks like some dust is working it's way through the camera hole and getting between the phone screen and glass protector.
This one did take 2 weeks to get to me direct from china, but this bothers me less than the one amazon had 1 or 2 day prime that left 1/4" unprotected around the edges. The price was ok, I'll probably look to replace this later down the road when there are some better options.
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also sorry if I confused things earlier, with any of my posts, I may have missed OP was asking about non-ultra version. hopefully the content is still relevant. I have the H3223 xa2 ultra.