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Gorilla glass.

Does the bionic really have gorilla glass?
We shouldn't need a screen protector if that's the case. What's peoples opinions?
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My opinion is this:
I don't care if it has super mega indestructable ultra mega king kong glass, my 600 dollar smartphone will have a screen protector.

My fiance's iPhone4 has Gorilla Glass and it's scratched up..
My Tbolt also has Gorilla Glass and I somehow managed to put a quarter inch scratch in the screen.
Gorilla Glass, sure, might be a little more durable than plastic/cheap glass.. But you should still protect your screen, it's not invulnerable to scratches.

If Verizon can charge you for something, they will.

I've never put a screen protector on and I'm on my fourth gorilla glass screen. Haven't had a scratch yet, but I've never dropped a smart phone either. If you're a dropper, I'd put a case and a protector on it, maybe an Otterbox Defender.

Thanks. I guess I'm not sure if this anti glare screen protector I'm using is causing the screen to look so fuzzy. My thunderbolt looked better.
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Since when do Tbolts have Gorilla Glass? Yours must be special.
At any rate I've got ghost armor on my screen. You never can be too careful.
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iheartrevenge said:
Since when do Tbolts have Gorilla Glass? Yours must be special.
At any rate I've got ghost armor on my screen. You never can be too careful.
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Tbolts actually do have Gorilla Glass.
http://www.corninggorillaglass.com/products-with-gorilla/htc
However, I know from repairing many, many phones that while they may be resistant to scratches (ie throwing your phone in your pocket with your keys), they are NOT resistant to falls where your screen will receive an impact from greater than a couple of feet or more. In fact if you drop your gorilla glass phone on either the top or the bottom (ie not back or not screen), I have seen enough evidence to say that it is MORE likely to CRACK your screen than cheap plastics of old.
As always, it's a trade-off. Simple solution--take care of $600+ devices.

I've definitely already managed to obtain a very light small scratch in the center of the screen. That won't change my opinion of needing a screen protector however. Girls that constantly throw their phones in their damn purses full of keys and such, sure. But if you store your phone in an unoccupied pocket I don't really see the point.
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Abradax said:
My opinion is this:
I don't care if it has super mega indestructable ultra mega king kong glass, my 600 dollar smartphone will have a screen protector.
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Do any protectors fit around the curved edges of the glass?

iheartrevenge said:
Since when do Tbolts have Gorilla Glass? Yours must be special.
At any rate I've got ghost armor on my screen. You never can be too careful.
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Nice one, pulling the trigger without doing your research. But someone schooled you anyways.
Staying on topic, I picked up the screen protectors that VZW is offering and it doesn't add any bad side-effects you see with a lot of other brands. They are just plain clear I guess and work well.

rancidcrab said:
Do any protectors fit around the curved edges of the glass?
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In time i'm sure someone will have ones with the pre-cut holes for the ultimate clean look.

Ive got an otterbox it makes it huge. And another screen protector i put on before i decided on otter box im going to remove. Its obviously less sensitive to touch.
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I have Ghost Armor on my Droid 3. Can't stand to have a scratch on my screen. I paid 200 for the phone and I definitely wanna protect it. And on the Bionic, if you push on the screen, it distorts, while other GG phone don't, making me think the glass is very thin. So why risk it?
And anyone that's looking at screen protectors, I recommend ghost armor. It doesn't grip your finger like the invisible shield(it's very smooth), and it is completely clear and doesn't dirty whites.

Anyone know when Ghost Armor might have a kit for the Bionic?

Diversion said:
My fiance's iPhone4 has Gorilla Glass and it's scratched up..
My Tbolt also has Gorilla Glass and I somehow managed to put a quarter inch scratch in the screen.
Gorilla Glass, sure, might be a little more durable than plastic/cheap glass.. But you should still protect your screen, it's not invulnerable to scratches.
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Actually if I am correct the Iphone 4 doesn't have real Gorilla Glass... Either that or it just sucks on the Iphone 4. I broke the glass on my old Iphone easily while Droid,Droid x and even my bionic have suffered drops no other phone would survive... My Bionic took a long plunge on top of my metal hdd enclosure's edge... I was scared for a moment cause I saw two huge dents... They were in the screen protector screen was still like new.

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Actually if I am correct the Iphone 4 doesn't have real Gorilla Glass... Either that or it just sucks on the Iphone 4. I broke the glass on my old Iphone easily while Droid,Droid x and even my bionic have suffered drops no other phone would survive... My Bionic took a long plunge on top of my metal hdd enclosure's edge... I was scared for a moment cause I saw two huge dents... They were in the screen protector screen was still like new.
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Nice. Makes me second guess my decision to remove my anti-glare one that the verizon rep at the store put on for me.

My droid 2 was dropped under my car and skidded face down over rough pavement. It's been dropped on concrete. Never a scratch, crack or any functional problems. Same with my old LG Voyager. That said I'm going to get a defender for the bionic mostly for the holster but also because there's a baby on the way.

azwildfire said:
Anyone know when Ghost Armor might have a kit for the Bionic?
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Don't know, but if you buy it now, they'll custom cut one for now and call you when they get the real ones in and put it on then. For my D3, they got the rounded corners and everything with the custom cut.

Nexus S Screen Protectors

Does anyone know of a reputable and cheap seller of screen protectors for Nexus S i9020, in the UK? I am suspicious of eBay results but perhaps I should not? Links/Names would be appreciated.

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Does anyone know of a reputable and cheap seller of screen protectors for Nexus S i9020, in the UK? I am suspicious of eBay results but perhaps I should not? Links/Names would be appreciated.
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I suggest eBay. Got mine, an XtremeGuard protector which is a vinyl type protector (from user xtreme_guard). First one I got was damaged during shipping, too much weight was put onto the envelope containing it and it got marked by the application tool and he sent me another one free of charge. Best protector I ever bought and definitely a good ebay experience.

polobunny said:
I suggest eBay. Got mine, an XtremeGuard protector which is a vinyl type protector (from user xtreme_guard). First one I got was damaged during shipping, too much weight was put onto the envelope containing it and it got marked by the application tool and he sent me another one free of charge. Best protector I ever bought and definitely a good ebay experience.
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Also try amazon, they are very cheap on there

i've bought a skinomi screen protector, i think it's better than zagg protectors

can anyone suggest a screen protector from ebay.in ..... i have no idea about screen guard..
till now rocking my nexus s without a screen guard...

abcduploader said:
can anyone suggest a screen protector from ebay.in ..... i have no idea about screen guard..
till now rocking my nexus s without a screen guard...
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Lol I used to use a screen protector then I took it off because the two end wouldn't fit properly since the nexus has a curved screen but so far no scratches I actually had scratches on my screen protector :banghead:
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I've had my phone for over a year...and I'm rough on it. It's always in my pocket everywhere I go, and I work at construction sites at least two days a week. After 14 months of owning it I have only gotten one tiny, barely noticeable scratch on the screen.
Don't waste your money...screen protectors aren't necessary with gorilla glass

hp420 said:
I've had my phone for over a year...and I'm rough on it. It's always in my pocket everywhere I go, and I work at construction sites at least two days a week. After 14 months of owning it I have only gotten one tiny, barely noticeable scratch on the screen.
Don't waste your money...screen protectors aren't necessary with gorilla glass
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The Nexus S doesn't have gorilla glass...

polobunny said:
The Nexus S doesn't have gorilla glass...
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Well I'll be damned!!! this whole time I thought I had gorilla glass! I have no idea why not. I'm not sure where I got the idea that it had gorilla glass, but now I'm just REALLY disappointed after over a year of thinking I had it

hp420 said:
Well I'll be damned!!! this whole time I thought I had gorilla glass! I have no idea why not. I'm not sure where I got the idea that it had gorilla glass, but now I'm just REALLY disappointed after over a year of thinking I had it
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Have faith. There are no scratches. Gorilla glass isn't the only sturdy/scratch-resistant glass in the world.

hp420 said:
Well I'll be damned!!! this whole time I thought I had gorilla glass! I have no idea why not. I'm not sure where I got the idea that it had gorilla glass, but now I'm just REALLY disappointed after over a year of thinking I had it
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I was under the same impression when I bought the phone too.
Gorilla glass or not though, the biggest screen scratcher isn't rusty nails or whatever gimmicky thing they show you in the phone screen protector ads but rather pocket sand. Any sand you have in your pockets will DESTROY the phone over time. I've seen some phones become completely hazy, including ones equipped with Gorilla glass from people working more physical jobs.
Mine has a protector, but it's for the OCD rather than anything else. As long as you put your phone in a pocket of it's own, empty of any debris, and you don't rub it face first on a table, it should be fine.

Don't use a screen protector

Loss of response and screen clarity
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iujona said:
Loss of response and screen clarity
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not with sgp ultra crystal, what screen protector are you using?

AW: Don't use a screen protector
Was just about to say. Use a real protector and not some transparent plastic you found in your fridge.

In defense of iujona some expensive "military grade" screen protectors are almost like sticking a combination of bubble plastic and syrup to your screen.
I finally settled for a hard plastic variety that does not get marked by my S-Pen and cheap enough to change every month or so.

A screen protector goes a long way towards protecting your screen from enemies like sand. It also helps in preventing dynamic tension release. Allow me to explain. When gorilla glass is made, the final step is to dip the glass into a polymer, which makes a thin oleophobic coating, and then shrinks a bit, making a tight fit. This greatly improves durability, but puts the entire pane under orthogonal volumetric shearing strain, or for the common man's day to day vocabulary, stress. When the screen them scratches, this stress/pressure is released, and causes a crack, similar to how one would score a glass pane to cut it. The panel of glass will, on the next fall, fail along this near invisible hairline. Screen protectors prevent the layer on the glass from breaking in this manner, by acting as the first line of defence.
Tl;dr: spans l spend a few bucks on a good screen protector, even if you feel its a tad expensive. It's a miniscule portion of what was spent on the phone, and is well worth it
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AW: Don't use a screen protector
True, yet...
1. people report that after the factory fitted protector is removed, the glass does not exhibit oleophobic properties
2. as can be taken from above, a protector is already fitted, so the shattering effect should be eliminated already
3. I spend a whopping 20 bucks on the one I ordered and planning to glue it on top of the already fitted one

What a great and insightful thread
DO USE a screen protector.
If your screen protector caused any losses in responsivenes or clarity - change brand because it's not very good...
How can you buy a 500 pounds glass phone and not apply a screen protector on it ?

Akiainavas said:
How can you buy a 500 pounds glass phone and not apply a screen protector on it ?
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I don't use screen protectors and never have it always reminds me of people who leave plastic covers on their car seats.
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I put on an 'invisibleshield' from zagg and haven't noticed any difference in response.
It set me back about 15 pounds sterling but since my last phones screen got badly scratched bouncing around in my pocket, I figured that 15 bucks really wasn't much.
It's worth looking after stuff sometimes.
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Have you Tickled Your Android lately?
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After trying many screen protectors seems like there's no quality ones yet in hongkong.
Gonna wait and order one from Japan, rakuten...

I have use a screen protector anyway , I don't think that had any responsible problem
Everything find !!
I'm using a screen protector that made in japan
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Guys there is such a choice it's overwhelming; maybe care to present your favourite brand and why you chose it?
BTW apparently there are screen protectors made out of tempered glass...
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redThd said:
Guys there is such a choice it's overwhelming; maybe care to present your favourite brand and why you chose it?
BTW apparently there are screen protectors made out of tempered glass...
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Christ, just rip off the protective foil. Then you'll have a -lo and behold- scratch resistant screen! Or make up your mind on a 2nd protector to buy.
I don't understand why I need a thick foil on a screen that doesn't scratch. No other recent phone needs it. Neither does this. And don't bring up the shatter thing again. If it breaks it breaks. You can drop it and break it without shattering the display.

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redThd said:
BTW apparently there are screen protectors made out of tempered glass...
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Spigen does that, they have nothing/not yet online concerning the Z though.

schaggo said:
Spigen does that, they have nothing/not yet online concerning the Z though.
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They do now!:silly::highfive::
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38683874&postcount=61

Tempered glass screen protectors for the G2 are available...

Ships on 10/4 apparently... It looks like it's some kind of glass, maybe not the normal hard tempered glass type, but they claim 8H hardness.
http://www.iloome.com/LG-G2-Screen-Protector-Flexible/dp/B00F4IIGMM

DeaconBoogie said:
Ships on 10/4 apparently... It looks like it's some kind of glass, maybe not the normal hard tempered glass type, but they claim 8H hardness.
http://www.iloome.com/LG-G2-Screen-Protector-Flexible/dp/B00F4IIGMM
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Looks interesting. If you order one, let us know how it is.

YES finally!!

Careful, looks like this protector goes all the way to the edge of the screen. The edges of the G2 are curved, which means a screen protector will not attach properly

pmoradi2002 said:
Careful, looks like this protector goes all the way to the edge of the screen. The edges of the G2 are curved, which means a screen protector will not attach properly
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Of course you realize that is not a real product photo, right?
I am certain the actual shipping product fits properly.

The one you linked is flexible, so I'm not sure it's real glass. The site also links a more expensive tempered glass option which is thicker which I may pick up.
Only thing that could make it better is if it included the black top and bottom sections to cover the Verizon and lg logos.
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This is the tempered glass one:
http://www.iloome.com/LG-G2-Screen-Protector-Tempered/dp/B00F4IJ93W

I've never used a tempered glass screen protector.
How does it feel/look compared to regular screen protectors?
What benefits does tempered have over regular screen protectors?
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o0adam0o said:
I've never used a tempered glass screen protector.
How does it feel/look compared to regular screen protectors?
What benefits does tempered have over regular screen protectors?
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Its clearer for one, the feel is just like using the phone without a protector at all.

canecbr600 said:
Its clearer for one, the feel is just like using the phone without a protector at all.
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I'm the WORST at putting these dang screen protectors on, no steady hands. Knowing my luck i'll finally get it on and aligned right with no bubbles then to only notice i have fingerprint marks underneath, lol!!!

o0adam0o said:
I've never used a tempered glass screen protector.
How does it feel/look compared to regular screen protectors?
What benefits does tempered have over regular screen protectors?
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when i got my gs4 it was the first time i ever decided to use a tempered glass screen protector. i bought a mime glass screen protector. now i cant go back to the screen protectors that are flimsy like zaggs. the glass screen protector feels just like you are touching the screen itself and the sensitivity as far as the phone goes, it thinks you are just touching its own glass so you lose none. only way you can tell you got 1 on will be at the top where the cut out for the ear piece will be. they are more expensive but if you want the best i'd recommend getting a glass screen protector. i'm hoping mime picks up the g2. they have the best customer support.

drathian1 said:
This is the tempered glass one:
http://www.iloome.com/LG-G2-Screen-Protector-Tempered/dp/B00F4IJ93W
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Ah, that's new from the other day... Not sure I like the rounded corners on it, they don't follow the contour of the actual screen. Sort of ghetto...

gregish said:
The one you linked is flexible, so I'm not sure it's real glass. The site also links a more expensive tempered glass option which is thicker which I may pick up.
Only thing that could make it better is if it included the black top and bottom sections to cover the Verizon and lg logos.
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You do know glass can bend without breaking right? Fiber cables are glass.

just watched a few reviews on iloome glass screen protectors and they were all positive.. nothing negative.. I just installed the crystal hd by spigen which is pretty darn close to perfect.. these are undetectable other than the edges and not 100 percent the feel of glass.. I'd say 85 percent. I'll definitely purchase the glass one next time mostly for teh glass feel.. they are only around 10-15 dollars more.

gregish said:
The one you linked is flexible, so I'm not sure it's real glass. The site also links a more expensive tempered glass option which is thicker which I may pick up.
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Just FYI, I looked around some more and I saw a video of the "flex" model and it does "crack" on impact like a full glass one during the impact test. Obviously none of these splinter into shards to cut you, but the flexible one is definitely made of a material that is brittle enough to crack in the familiar spider web pattern of traditional tempered glass.
You can see this here at 7:25:

Just ordered one for my G2.
I got one similar on my Canon 5D MKIII DSLR and absolutely LOVE it!

Interesting this makes my choice harder
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I don't want to wait the two weeks for this to release but I really want one. Those glass protectors give you great protection. You can use almost any flimsy case with it and feel secure.
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black trim version
Just ordered one with the black trim which should cover the LG logo quite nicely for a very clean look.

xyltha said:
Just ordered one with the black trim which should cover the LG logo quite nicely for a very clean look.
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URL? I cant find it on iloome's site

Recommended Screen Protectors?

I've seen a lot of talk about cases but not much on screen protectors (aside from the tempered glass ones). On my OG Droid I used a Zagg Invisible Shield that worked well but had a bad orange peel look to it. My GF's iPhone has a "Power Support" screen protector on it which is crystal clear and works well.
What is everybody using? Are the tempered glass protectors where it's at now?

I always have used sgp spigen screen protectors, think they are the best ones.
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I know it's kind of pricey, but Zagg InvisibleShield Symphony Dry is the best in my opinion! Covers the front and back it's honestly my fav.

The Best Period
I'm currently using the iloome flex glass protectors. It looks great and it is real glass and it's only $16.99, but it is worth it. Looks nice and feels good. Plus its thinner then the Spigen nano glass protector.

xdax036 said:
I'm currently using the iloome flex glass protectors. It looks great and it is real glass and it's only $16.99, but it is worth it. Looks nice and feels good. Plus its thinner then the Spigen nano glass protector.
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aren't the edges coming off ? iloome stopped sending it out for now

I'm not having any problems with the edges don't know how aggressive you have to be for the edge of the protector to peel
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Never had an issue with Steinheil/Spigen

Privacy Screen Protector for my G2
Well I have this Privacy Screen Protector I purchased it from Fommy , and its working really very fine..no hard issues till now..so If someone looking for a privacy screen protector..can give a try to this one....its nice one to go for.....

Has anyone ever rocked their phone without a screen protector? if so, did you screen get scratched up? Reason I ask is my Diztronic case for my Verizon G2 is great but it pushed up my Verizon screen protector (dry one from the store, which was working great). Am I going to ruin my screen without a screen protector? Does anyone have a Diztronic case and a screen protector that works well with it?

I switched from my Ballistic case to the Tudia Melody, which I love, because the former was causing my Zagg Invisible Shield to pull up. But all my previous phones have been completely naked and never had any problems with scratches.
VZW LG G2

Does anyone have any issues with spigen and the proximity sensor like in this review? http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00E486GMU/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1382404949&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70
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cc1995 said:
Has anyone ever rocked their phone without a screen protector?
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I've always gone back and forth using them or going naked about 50% of the time. Never scratched a screen till this one... one week into use there was a tiny one dead center. I think it was actually sorta caused by the flip case. Either the metal ring on it out something got sick between the flap and screen.
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I saw some german ones that had holes for all the sensors, anyone has one of these?
I was thinking of invisible defender but not sure how the cutout is.
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cc1995 said:
Has anyone ever rocked their phone without a screen protector? if so, did you screen get scratched up? Reason I ask is my Diztronic case for my Verizon G2 is great but it pushed up my Verizon screen protector (dry one from the store, which was working great). Am I going to ruin my screen without a screen protector? Does anyone have a Diztronic case and a screen protector that works well with it?
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I ran my DNA completely naked. After a year it ended up having a few very fine scratches on the screen. Nothing horrible, but still there. I really like the feel of the bare glass, but may go back to a screen protector for my G2. I'm just not very good at installing them - maybe a glass one would be better... I don't know.

rfarrah said:
I ran my DNA completely naked. After a year it ended up having a few very fine scratches on the screen. Nothing horrible, but still there. I really like the feel of the bare glass, but may go back to a screen protector for my G2. I'm just not very good at installing them - maybe a glass one would be better... I don't know.
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http://youtu.be/_oJX99p3kEc
this seems foolproof for screen protector application and should be stickied ha hah
best in dust free no wind environment
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xdax036 said:
I'm currently using the iloome flex glass protectors. It looks great and it is real glass and it's only $16.99, but it is worth it. Looks nice and feels good. Plus its thinner then the Spigen nano glass protector.
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How much does it change the feel of the device? I love the idea of a non-plasticy protector.

just bought the Obliq pure oleophobic.
I'll post my thoughts on it as soon as it comes in

This one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2496233
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bigox said:
This one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2496233
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Looking closely at the edges of the screen protector on the phone, you will notice that the screen has about a 0.5mm radius all the way round it that is not sticking to the phone glass as a result of the glass curvature around all the phone screens edges.
I am having this same issue with my iloome flexible glass protector on my LG G2 as well sadly.
Without an external case that overlaps this edge I CANNOT recommend this glass screen protector as you run the fair risk of slicing yourself (i had to buy a gel case with overlap to mitigate this very real issue) or worse yet having a piece of glass screen protector break off in your skin because the glass screen protector is so thin and the edge is exposed around all the edges of the screen protector...
More details here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=46601941

bigox said:
This one http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2496233
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There is plenty of room around the bezel area for a case. This screen protector fits perfect.
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