So I have some Oakley with polarized lens and I can't see anything I'm doing using my phone.. Is there any app to change the phones color to make it easier?
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I believe a lot of screens, this one included, are also polarized. Nothing can change that. Try rotating the phone 90 degrees, should allow you to see.
If that's not even the problem, then maybe you just need to turn up the brightness.
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thlinx said:
So I have some Oakley with polarized lens and I can't see anything I'm doing using my phone.. Is there any app to change the phones color to make it easier?
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Sort of my area of expertise here ... unfortunately, polarization has to do with the orientation (horizontal/vertical and everything in between) of the waves of light and not the wavelengths themselves, so color changes won't help. Your polarized sunglasses are designed to block most light that has a horizontal orientation of the light waves because these most often cause glare, while allowing the vertically oriented light waves to pass through. Try turning the phone 90 degrees - should fix the problem.
Interesting though because when I hold my One vertically, my polarized sunglasses don't block the screen, but if I hold it landscape they do. Is it the opposite on yours?
and FYI on lens quality (IMO): Maui Jim > RayBan > Oakley :good:
iDoc21 said:
Sort of my area of expertise here ... unfortunately, polarization has to do with the orientation (horizontal/vertical and everything in between) of the waves of light and not the wavelengths themselves, so color changes won't help. Your polarized sunglasses are designed to block most light that has a horizontal orientation of the light waves because these most often cause glare, while allowing the vertically oriented light waves to pass through. Try turning the phone 90 degrees - should fix the problem.
Interesting though because when I hold my One vertically, my polarized sunglasses don't block the screen, but if I hold it landscape they do. Is it the opposite on yours?
and FYI on lens quality (IMO): Maui Jim > RayBan > Oakley :good:
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He is absolutely correct about the orientations, and light... And the lens...
But still Oakleys are my favorite... Look very nice
iDoc21 said:
Sort of my area of expertise here ... unfortunately, polarization has to do with the orientation (horizontal/vertical and everything in between) of the waves of light and not the wavelengths themselves, so color changes won't help. Your polarized sunglasses are designed to block most light that has a horizontal orientation of the light waves because these most often cause glare, while allowing the vertically oriented light waves to pass through. Try turning the phone 90 degrees - should fix the problem.
Interesting though because when I hold my One vertically, my polarized sunglasses don't block the screen, but if I hold it landscape they do. Is it the opposite on yours?
and FYI on lens quality (IMO): Maui Jim > RayBan > Oakley :good:
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This is correct... And Maui Jims are all I wear. I worked at Sunglass Hut for two years... But yeah, I believe any sort of digital display is hard to read with polarized lenses. That's why pilots aren't supposed to get polarized sunglasses for flying.
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This is correct... And Maui Jims are all I wear. I worked at Sunglass Hut for two years... But yeah, I believe any sort of digital display is hard to read with polarized lenses. That's why pilots aren't supposed to get polarized sunglasses for flying.
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I just bought some new Pradas at the Hut and first thing I noticed when wearing them was I couldn't see my screen on my phone when it was in my car dock, I literally thought something was wrong for my phone then I pulled off my glasses and was like...
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My plan was to add the 7 to my array of GPS devices, mostly to get traffic info. bought a windshield mount intended for landscape use, which is how I want to use it. Put it in the mount, fired up Maps and started to drive away and the screen was suddenly off... hit the button, but nothing... hit the button again and it came back on. Started to leave again and screen went off again (way sooner than it is set to).
Pulled over, took off my sunglasses and instantly it was back on.... hmmm. Apparently, something that is not mentioned in any review or specification that I saw... the friggin' screen is POLARIZED! As are all my sunglasses.
If you are planning to use in landscape mode in the sun, be prepared to not be able to wear polarized sunglasses.
I still am really liking my new 7, but not luvin' it as much as I planned on.
I think that's the case with polarized glasses and all LCD screens isn't it?
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Hwaiting said:
I think that's the case with polarized glasses and all LCD screens isn't it?
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I've been trying to remember if I have ever tried looking at any of my phones in landscape while wearing sunglasses. Will check tomorrow.
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Hwaiting said:
I think that's the case with polarized glasses and all LCD screens isn't it?
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Exactly. This is a notorious problem with any LCD screen. My Nook Color gets blacked out in portrait and my Nexus 7 gets blacked out in landscape. It's a problem that's common and not Google's or Asus's fault. You'll just have to deal with it. Most Navigation apps I found use portrait by default anyway.
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It's your sunglasses, not the nexus 7. Get some cheaper sunglasses .
Well, you may try portrait mode or just use a navi app with voice navigation.
It seems not only for Nexus 7's LCD, a lot of other LCDs are encountering the same problem with sunglasses.
This is the case with all LCD screens and polarized sunglasses. Had a pilot new to an aircraft with LCD screens complain that the screens were broken. When I looked everything was perfect. I looked at him to see if he was trying to be funny, then realized that he still had his sunglasses on. I asked if they were polarized then told him to take them off a second. Sure enough, problem solved.
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db1911 said:
This is the case with all LCD screens and polarized sunglasses. Had a pilot new to an aircraft with LCD screens complain that the screens were broken. When I looked everything was perfect. I looked at him to see if he was trying to be funny, then realized that he still had his sunglasses on. I asked if they were polarized then told him to take them off a second. Sure enough, problem solved.
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Yes I noticed that! No big deal for me though, thankfully. I know for a fact it didn't happen on my Transformer Prime or Wildfire S. In fact, I've never noticed it with any of my tablets or phones. Weird though how it's only landscape mode
Hwaiting said:
I think that's the case with polarized glasses and all LCD screens isn't it?
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Ips slcd/slcdII's .... Yep.
jaycustom said:
Weird though how it's only landscape mode
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No, not weird at all. Think about what a polarizing lens does - it's like a million microscopic parallel lines running one direction. When you have 2 lenses (screen and sunglasses), rotating one or the other so the lines are perpendicular to each other causes the image to black out. If the lines are all running in the same direction, there's no interference.
This really doesn't have anything to do with Navigation on the device
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This really doesn't have anything to do with Navigation on the device
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It does if you are planning on using during the day and wear polarized sunglasses and want to use in landscape mode. I didn't want to try to put all that in title.
When I get my Proclip holder when they come out, I will be able to use in portrait. The generic cheapee holder I got to use in meantime is only usable in landscape.
drumtrucker said:
I've been trying to remember if I have ever tried looking at any of my phones in landscape while wearing sunglasses. Will check tomorrow.
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I tried with my Droid Bionic today and it does NOT go blank when turned, so it must NOT be polarized.
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I tried with my Droid Bionic today and it does NOT go blank when turned, so it must NOT be polarized.
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Droid Bionic uses a Pentile SAMOLED screen. More info on the difference here:
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/difference-between-lcd-and-led.htm
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I never buy polarized sunglasses. They are so annoying, especially if you rid motorcycles and use a full face helmet. Even in a car, the dash is plastic and in some cars you get a rainbow effect. If you buy decent sunglasses, you don't need them to be polarized. I use Sergenti drivers and they are the best for me.
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I never buy polarized sunglasses. They are so annoying, especially if you rid motorcycles and use a full face helmet. Even in a car, the dash is plastic and in some cars you get a rainbow effect. If you buy decent sunglasses, you don't need them to be polarized. I use Sergenti drivers and they are the best for me.
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This^
I only wear polarized sunglasses when protecting my eyes from water glare. Many cars have ploarized windows that look blotchy when wearing Polarized sunglasses. I never wear them when riding my motorcycle because they can block puddles of water and pot holes from being seen in the road. I can't see the radio display in the car when wearing them either.
Get another pair of glasses with good coatings.
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I never buy polarized sunglasses. They are so annoying, especially if you rid motorcycles and use a full face helmet. Even in a car, the dash is plastic and in some cars you get a rainbow effect. If you buy decent sunglasses, you don't need them to be polarized. I use Sergenti drivers and they are the best for me.
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Hadn't thought to try my Serengeti's, THANKS. they are NOT polarized and will go back to being my primary pair.
Some interesting comments and info generated in here.
I saw this brought up in this forum previously and in other forums, with polarized glasses being an issue. I wear a pair of polarized glasses while driving almost every day. I also use the nexus 7 almost exclusively in my car, and its always locked in landscape mode. I haven't had any issues with being able to use it or seeing the screen in any app. Everything seems to display fine for me?
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I saw this brought up in this forum previously and in other forums, with polarized glasses being an issue. I wear a pair of polarized glasses while driving almost every day. I also use the nexus 7 almost exclusively in my car, and its always locked in landscape mode. I haven't had any issues with being able to use it or seeing the screen in any app. Everything seems to display fine for me?
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I am skeptical that your sunglasses are actually polarized...
It's not that the screen is polarized exactly. All LCD screens just use a filter that allows light to go through in one direction. I'm pretty sure that's how you create black on a LCD, it will shift and no light escapes. The back light of an LCD is always on.
You could try turning the Nexus 7 upside down to what direction you had it. That will probably let you see the screen. It may be a little darker than normal though. I like polarized sunglasses for day driving because it stops glare so well and the glare kills my eyes. I never had problems not seeing potholes or puddles though...
Hey guys,
Anyone tried looking at their phone with polarized sunglasses on? Try making your screen white and putting on some Oakley's or something. I found a bunch of yellow looking "stains" that i can't see normally.
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kyleds said:
Hey guys,
Anyone tried looking at their phone with polarized sunglasses on? Try making your screen white and putting on some Oakley's or something. I found a bunch of yellow looking "stains" that i can't see normally.
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lol, all LCD's should look like that, LCD screens comes with a polarized film on top to refract the lights passed through the liquid crystals.
Your glasses lens are not "flat", which will make the polarized light passed through the film then to your glasses look uneven, as they pass in at different distance (outer edge of your glasses will have a greater distance to the screen than the center of the lens)
Depends on different manufacture of the LCD's calibration, you will see different colors - probably closest to a person's vision who is high on drugs.
Try looking at many other cars' windows, especially the rear window, you will see a dot like pattern when you use polarized glasses
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Hey guys,
Anyone tried looking at their phone with polarized sunglasses on? Try making your screen white and putting on some Oakley's or something. I found a bunch of yellow looking "stains" that i can't see normally.
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This is a new one I have not heard. lol I'm glad you did not post this as an issue out complaint or anything.. I bet someone will though and will even rma. I would love to hear that Google call.. lol
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lol, that would be funny! it's just when i use my glasses while im driving and im swiping a text, looks like coffee stains all over my phone, . sucks, didn't have it with the galaxy nexus.
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lol, that would be funny! it's just when i use my glasses while im driving and im swiping a text, looks like coffee stains all over my phone, . sucks, didn't have it with the galaxy nexus.
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Aren't you a genius, of course you wouldn't it was AMOLED not LCD.
I think things like this are common with LCD screens. I haven't tried it on my new N4, but my old iPhone's screen would go dark if I turned it sideways to landscape. It was very annoying when trying to drive in my car.
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I think things like this are common with LCD screens. I haven't tried it on my new N4, but my old iPhone's screen would go dark if I turned it sideways to landscape. It was very annoying when trying to drive in my car.
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Parts of my car's dash board does the same thing. That's just the problem with LCD based displays. That's why my last 2 Paris of prescription sunglasses have been non-polarized.
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lol, that would be funny! it's just when i use my glasses while im driving and im swiping a text, looks like coffee stains all over my phone, . sucks, didn't have it with the galaxy nexus.
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AMOLED emits lights on each pixels already, no polarization layer is needed - also one of the reason why AMOLED's are thinner, since they are diodes, not liquid crystals, does not require glass layer to trap the "liquid", hence why they can be made in thinner profile and some are flexible.
Think about AMOLED's are like a tiny piece of board with lots of tiny LED's, you don't see LED's in a different funny colour when you use polarized glasses. (Some AMOLED's might appear different probably due to polarized glass on top to improve the glass' own transparency or glare issue - only theory, haven't seen it happen)
LCD's needs a filter to bend out the lights unnecessary, but AMOLED's just are composed of lots of little light bulbs if you will, this process is eliminated.
AMOLED's has very vibrant colours as the contrast is impressive, but it has a shorter life span. First gen Galaxy S' are already seeing ghosting of keyboards and the notification bar imprinted in the screen, my older Acer Liquid E's LCD screen still look as sharp as the first day minus the scratches of course.
Bring a set of 3D glasses from the theaters, take the lens out and stack them together in different order/sides and see cool effects such as turning the angles will allow the amount of lights pass through (adjustable sun glasses anyone?)
Plus and minuses on each side, who do you choose! Let me know your flavor
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lol, all LCD's should look like that, LCD screens comes with a polarized film on top to refract the lights passed through the liquid crystals.
Your glasses lens are not "flat", which will make the polarized light passed through the film then to your glasses look uneven, as they pass in at different distance (outer edge of your glasses will have a greater distance to the screen than the center of the lens)
Depends on different manufacture of the LCD's calibration, you will see different colors - probably closest to a person's vision who is high on drugs.
Try looking at many other cars' windows, especially the rear window, you will see a dot like pattern when you use polarized glasses
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His description was "coffee stains" I don't see anything that fits that when I look at any of my LCD's with polarized glasses. Not on my: TV, phone, computer screen or tablet.
Today was the first time I'd had the phone with the sun shining on it, and there were lines of dots along the screen at regular intervals covering the whole screen, that became visible at certain angles when the sun was shining on it.
I can't recreate it now with artificial light to give a better description, but they were there even when the screen was off.
Has anybody noticed this/is it there a simple explanation for this?
I see it too. It's imho sensors of capacitive display.
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I see it too. It's imho sensors of capacitive display.
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Yeah seen em too id agree with you about the sensors never noticed it on any other phone before, but then i never been so nervous about viewing my phone at an angle before lol, maybe it something to do with the fact we can use the phone when its wet.
I had seen them on every android phone, but everytime it looked different
Same here
Have it on my phone too. I noticed this on other phones, but not as obvious as this. I can even see it with the screen on, when looking at the darker portions. Kind of irritating.
Noticed it, but I though it was reinforcement spots for the dragontrail glass.
Doesn't bother me one bit, cos it's only in bright sunlight and at certain extreme angles that you see it.
And it looks somewhat beautiful.
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My GSM Moto X developer edition's screen appears yellow when viewed on axis, yet turns more natural (purer white) when viewed off-axis. I just received this phone and want to exchange it if it is defective. Are others are experiencing the same thing?
To test this, load something white like google.com in web browser. then tilt the phone.
Mine appears identical in either orientation. Are you using any kind of screen protector that might be affecting it based on viewing angle?
stevetsimmons.com said:
My GSM Moto X developer edition's screen appears yellow when viewed on axis, yet turns more natural (purer white) when viewed off-axis. I just received this phone and want to exchange it if it is defective. Are others are experiencing the same thing?
To test this, load something white like google.com in web browser. then tilt the phone.
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You aren't wearing any glasses with polarized lenses, are you? Most screens are polarized and if you wear lenses that are as well, you will have problems viewing at certain angles. It's quite common with sunglasses.
Is anyone else's Moto X screen yellow-ish when viewed on-axis?
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You aren't wearing any glasses with polarized lenses, are you? Most screens are polarized and if you wear lenses that are as well, you will have problems viewing at certain angles. It's quite common with sunglasses.
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Thanks for commenting back. I do not have a screen protector nor sunglasses on but those are both valid thoughts. The shift is especially noticeable on white and light greys. As I tilt the phone in my hand, the color temperature shifts from a subtle yellow-ish white when viewed straight on to more of a reddish white as it is angled away from me. It is subtle but bothersome. Are you guys not seeing ANY shift at all? If you don't mind, give it another try while viewing google.com. if you see no shift at all, please comment back and I will ship my phone back for exchange. Thanks again for your help with this.
I tried it on Google.com the other day after I saw your post, looked the same to me in landscape and portrait.
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Is anyone else's Moto X screen yellow-ish when viewed on-axis?
Thanks for looking. FWIW, the issue is not a landscape vs. portrait issue, but rather as you tilt your phone left to right or up and down while maintaining the same orientation. It sounds like I may have a defect.
I would say my screen looks just a whee bit bluer anytime I look at my screen at an extreme angle, orientation makes no difference at all. I have no complaints.
I checked as well, only difference is when I tilt the even to an angle where I can barely see the screen... Aside from that, no noticeable difference.
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thanks for your help, Mine takes just a slight tilt :+/- 5 degrees to see a noticible shift in color. so Mine appears defective. I will contact motorola and request an exchange. what an incredible resource you guys are: I have at my fingertips a host of people with moto x's to help me figure this out. thanks!
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thanks for your help, Mine takes just a slight tilt :+/- 5 degrees to see a noticible shift in color. so Mine appears defective. I will contact motorola and request an exchange. what an incredible resource you guys are: I have at my fingertips a host of people with moto x's to help me figure this out. thanks!
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I can't really tell if it's only when I tilt, but when I compare the "white" from my phone to the "white" of my brother's iPhone, or my laptop screen, it does indeed appear yellow-ish. But on its own, I can't really tell...
Is anyone having issue for the auto brightness?
The screen brightness adjust automatically, but is too dim in a dark environment.
Wanna know if anyone have this issue? Or my Z3+ have problem with the sensor.
Does it get bright enough under direct sunlight? If so, the sensor is probably good. Now in my case, it does get quite dim in a completely dark room. It's a good thing. I wish it could get dimmer!
You could also run a service test on the 'ambient light sensor' by dialing #*#*SERVICE*#*#. In a fully dark room, mine reads 0 as it should.
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Does it get bright enough under direct sunlight? If so, the sensor is probably good. Now in my case, it does get quite dim in a completely dark room. It's a good thing. I wish it could get dimmer!
You could also run a service test on the 'ambient light sensor' by dialing #*#*SERVICE*#*#. In a fully dark room, mine reads 0 as it should.
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Yes. Bright enough under direct sunlight, and 'ambient light sensor' also reads 0 in a dark room now (not fully dark, with PC monitor screen on).
I think mine is too sensitive at the dark environment. I was on the street around sunset yesterday, and the screen go very dim.
I will test the 'ambient light sensor' tomorrow around sunset time again.
Did you remove the screen plastic. Sounds silly but I didn't for a few days. I didn't realize it was there and i can now reduce my brightness level a lot which will also help with battery.
There are 2 covers one you remove and one that stays, I think
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aleekwen said:
Did you remove the screen plastic. Sounds silly but I didn't for a few days. I didn't realize it was there and i can now reduce my brightness level a lot which will also help with battery.
There are 2 covers one you remove and one that stays, I think
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Haha yes I removed both and put a new one on.
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Haha yes I removed both and put a new one on.
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That's good to know. I thought the second one (factory screen protector) might come off with the Sony logo like it did on Xperia Z
http://www.xperiablog.net/2013/03/2...-the-xperia-z-screen-protector-sony-logo-too/
Btw, did you try to slide up the 'Brightness Level' under display setting even though the 'Adaptive brightness' is on? It should set the minimum brightness level higher. It's more like semi-auto brightness on the recent Android version. So try it out when it feels dim to you next time in order to find a suitable 'brightness level'
http://www.androidpolice.com/2014/0...-is-gone-adaptive-brightness-takes-its-place/
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Haha yes I removed both and put a new one on.
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Do you know if the original screen protector is also shatterproof? or is it just some cheap crappy one?
It does not bright enough under direct sun.
xHok said:
Do you know if the original screen protector is also shatterproof? or is it just some cheap crappy one?
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http://www.xperiablog.net/2015/06/25/the-xperia-z3-plus-comes-with-a-pre-applied-screen-protector/
Seems it is a cheap crappy one.
BTW FYR I only removed the upper one.
The upper one with texture should be removed the second might as well be left in place until it gets scratched, its pretty okay and does the work. As for the back I taped on the texture one until I get a back protector. Kinda silly to not include one from Sony's side
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