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[Q] Otterbox owners do you have this like I do?

Hi everyone. Today I got my otterbox defender case. Everything good except for the screen protector. It has an area in the middle, which when touches to the screen makes it appear to have something like an Oil stain on the asphalt:
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But very light version of it. It can be very annoying in the bright light.
Does anyone else experiencing it?

Nope. That's not normal!
I removed the screen protector from mine anyway.

apallohadas said:
Nope. That's not normal!
I removed the screen protector from mine anyway.
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Ow I didnt know that it is removable. I did it and put custom screen protector. Works super

Yes I do too.
I have had a my defender for about a week and I have had that same problem since about the third day.

yeah, it looks like an oil stain but i think it's actually electricity or something. the way to fix it is to either add a screen protector or to very lightly dust the area with baby powder.

AntonJart said:
Ow I didnt know that it is removable. I did it and put custom screen protector. Works super
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If you pull the screen protector out of the Defender case, then if you drop the phone on it's face you may break the screen instead of the Defender protector. The Amazon review has a complaint from someone who had this very thing happen - he was complaining that one could not order a replacement screen protector (and this after it saved his phone)...

AntonJart said:
Hi everyone. Today I got my otterbox defender case. Everything good except for the screen protector. It has an area in the middle, which when touches to the screen makes it appear to have something like an Oil stain on the asphalt:
But very light version of it. It can be very annoying in the bright light.
Does anyone else experiencing it?
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If i got you right then that is moisture that builds up and you just open it a bit against a clean breeze i.e partly open the case to allow wind to flow through and hold it out of your car window while you drive around. The wind will pick up all the moisture

stevedebi said:
If you pull the screen protector out of the Defender case, then if you drop the phone on it's face you may break the screen instead of the Defender protector. The Amazon review has a complaint from someone who had this very thing happen - he was complaining that one could not order a replacement screen protector (and this after it saved his phone)...
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Logically, if you're dropping your phone in a fashion where some corner is impacting the screen, then it'd go right through that plastic either way.
The plastic is basically a scratch prevention device. Any serious impact would pass through it like a second board under a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick.

apallohadas said:
Logically, if you're dropping your phone in a fashion where some corner is impacting the screen, then it'd go right through that plastic either way.
The plastic is basically a scratch prevention device. Any serious impact would pass through it like a second board under a Chuck Norris roundhouse kick.
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I'm just quoting the experience of a reviewer I read. His otterbox screen protector broke, but the screen on his HD2 did not. The fact that the otterbox screen protector broke indicates it is not merely plastic.
I don't know if I agree with your statement. If you look closely, the otterbox plastic protector has what appears to be reinforcements running through it; it is not just plain plastic. It only shows up in certain lights and at certain angles.

stevedebi said:
I'm just quoting the experience of a reviewer I read. His otterbox screen protector broke, but the screen on his HD2 did not. The fact that the otterbox screen protector broke indicates it is not merely plastic.
I don't know if I agree with your statement. If you look closely, the otterbox plastic protector has what appears to be reinforcements running through it; it is not just plain plastic. It only shows up in certain lights and at certain angles.
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I have two of those now and I can say that the plastic film is bending easy, which means it will bend under the hit. I actually use a screen protector film and OtterBox's protector at the same time.

AntonJart said:
I have two of those now and I can say that the plastic film is bending easy, which means it will bend under the hit. I actually use a screen protector film and OtterBox's protector at the same time.
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I also use a screen protector, because it cuts down on the problem of having the plastic touch the glass screen.

I own also an Otterbox Defender Case und use it with HD2, without problem as described above. I use the original screen protector slide on HD2 (between original screen and Otterbox screen protectr)

Pictures: Ringke Slim case and Plason tempered glass with proximity sensor cutout

disclaimer: I wanted a very thin case. I don't like huge cases. I understand that there is limited drop protection. I am only interested in having a minimal lip so that the camera or screen do not scratch when I set the device down.
I started with the spigen case and screen protector. Screen protector covered the proximity sensor making the screen turn black during calls regardless of proximity. The case fit well but felt cheap. Design was too bulky despite being marketed as a slim case. Not necessarily becuase it was not thin, but all the corners were too squared off.
So here is the new setup. The case feels good, I wish there was a matted and smoked version, but this will do. The plastic does feel a bit slick. It definitely feels more secure in my hands naked as compared to the case.
The screen protector works perfectly. It has an oleophobic coating that works pretty well too. There is a proximity cutout so the screen does not cut off during calls. The fit is great, goes out all the way to the edges, and the cutouts are very precise. The screen protector comes in a hard cardboard box for shipping, included is a wet/dry wipe and a dust absorber film that worked well.
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Looks good! If you have the RIngke Fusion can you take a pic of that?

unfortunately I dont have the Ringke Fusion. I would be curious how long it will take for the clear TPU portion of that case to start turning yellow tho

Did you end up with bubbles or nah

one on the top right that i may have to go back and fix if it doesnt go away. bubbles is very much an installation issue though

I can't see the pictures. There's only a grey minus logo.
I also bought Ringke Slim.
This case has a frosted version but I can only find it from Rearth's Korean website.
http://www.ringke.com/site/brand.php?id=2&item=78
http://www.rearth.com/goods/view?no=832
It looks slimmer but I can't speak Korean and I cannot buy it.

kamajikaciya said:
I can't see the pictures. There's only a grey minus logo.
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maybe uploads to the site will work

I got the exact same case. It came today and I set up my 5x. I don't mind the feel of the case too much. Sides feel more trippy than Nakey. My big complaint is that it creaks to all [email protected]*k. It fits well and like you I like the lip over screen but have you tried popping it off?. Will do till another one comes along.

jadeddjay said:
one on the top right that i may have to go back and fix if it doesnt go away. bubbles is very much an installation issue though
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if it doesn't go away, on the amazon description for the tempered glass, it says bubble free guarantee, if it doesnt go away u should call them up

I was able to work it out.

jadeddjay said:
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Thank yoou very much. I think I made a good choice. Except the Ringke logo but nothing to do about it

Just got the Ringke slim in black today and I love it so far. I ordered the Ringke glass screen protector but it won't ship until next week.
I got the clear/frost adopted case but it's a little too bulky for what I want.
Is the clear Ringke slippery at all? Read somewhere that was a complaint about the clear one. Black one has nice grip and feel to it.

yeah it is pretty slippery

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Raistlin1 said:
Just got the Ringke slim in black today and I love it so far.
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is the black one creaky at all?

jadeddjay said:
is the black one creaky at all?
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So far it is not, but I am not about to start twisting and squeezing my phone just to find out!! lol

you use a screen protector?

Is it needed?
Bough a glass one, but wonder if really needed. I mean

Nope. Bareback for me.

MrColdbird said:
Nope. Bareback for me.
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I always used screen protector in the past, and was good idea (the protection got scratches), Does this phone have special coating of some sort?

No idea if it has any special coatings, but for me it's doing a great job at being scratch resistive.

claudioita said:
I always used screen protector in the past, and was good idea (the protection got scratches), Does this phone have special coating of some sort?
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You better keep your screen protection on. The screen gets scratched even by fabric, jeans etc. Realised that in 2 weeks after buying and my nano protector is on it like +1 year.
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Konstantine34 said:
You better keep your screen protection on. The screen gets scratched even by fabric, jeans etc. Realised that in 2 weeks after buying and my nano protector is on it like +1 year.
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You mind sharing the link to buy your screen protector model.
Do you use a cover?

Konstantine34 said:
You better keep your screen protection on. The screen gets scratched even by fabric, jeans etc. Realised that in 2 weeks after buying and my nano protector is on it like +1 year.
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The back cover is more important though, it's a drop to the corner which will crack the screen everytime, the screen won't last long enough to worry about the scratches without a cover. So both would be good but no screen protector here, then again I don't have loads of pills in my pocket

james1089 said:
The back cover is more important though, it's a drop to the corner which will crack the screen everytime, the screen won't last long enough to worry about the scratches without a cover.
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Imho Mofi flip cases are among the best.
Search on AliExpress, possibly Ebay.

cobben said:
Imho Mofi flip cases are among the best.
Search on AliExpress, possibly Ebay.
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It probably is but this is still best looking phone out there and don't really want to cover it up.

claudioita said:
You mind sharing the link to buy your screen protector model.
Do you use a cover?
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I've bought them from a local seller in Turkey. First tried a couple of tempered glass screen protectors but the shape of edges were ruining them. So nano one doesn't cover the whole screen but sticks completely, feels more clean. It's like this:
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james1089 said:
The back cover is more important though, it's a drop to the corner which will crack the screen everytime, the screen won't last long enough to worry about the scratches without a cover. So both would be good but no screen protector here, then again I don't have loads of pills in my pocket
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True, Used the device w/o a cover for 2 weeks until I find a cool one, because seller didn't give my original leather one. Anyway don't mention our special business here and take a look at my covers, I like the cabron fibre looking one as you know:
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james1089 said:
It probably is but this is still best looking phone out there and don't really want to cover it up.
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Then you should keep it in a glass cabinet and only look at it once a day, no touching!
But it is slippery as an eel, as the Swedish saying goes, and both the screen and the ceramic bezel will crack on first corner drop.
Any back cover will also "cover it up", and the flip cover even protects the screen from scratches in your pocket.
The least bad choice, better than buying a new phone every few months at least.

Xiaomi Mi CC9 / Mi 9 Lite screen protector

I'm surprised at how good this screen protector is. It comes with a plastic guide that goes on your phone and makes sure the glass lines up perfectly. It comes with 2 kits that include wet and dry cleaning cloths, dust removal stickers, and the glass screen protectors.
This package also includes a protective sticker for the back of the phone. I'm using a case, so I'm not going to use the sticker, but it's nice that they included it.
Finger print scanner works like normal. My phone case fits like normal and I can barely see that there's a screen protector on my phone. This is a way better purchase than I expected. Much higher quality than I expected.
The only thing I'm unsure of is the protector for the camera. I haven't been able to test it out in daylight to see if it shows up in the photos. Only 1 lens protector is included. My case sort of protects the lenses, so worst case I just remove the lens protector.
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Do you guys realize it's kinda pointless to use screen protectors on Gorilla Glass 5, not to mention camera lens which is covered with sapphire glass.. you wouldn't be able to scratch it even if you tried.

i am more worried about dropping it, that amoled costs about half the phone in here

From where are you guys buying screen protector for this device?

Eric2018 said:
I'm surprised at how good this screen protector is. It comes with a plastic guide that goes on your phone and makes sure the glass lines up perfectly. It comes with 2 kits that include wet and dry cleaning cloths, dust removal stickers, and the glass screen protectors.
This package also includes a protective sticker for the back of the phone. I'm using a case, so I'm not going to use the sticker, but it's nice that they included it.
Finger print scanner works like normal. My phone case fits like normal and I can barely see that there's a screen protector on my phone. This is a way better purchase than I expected. Much higher quality than I expected.
The only thing I'm unsure of is the protector for the camera. I haven't been able to test it out in daylight to see if it shows up in the photos. Only 1 lens protector is included. My case sort of protects the lenses, so worst case I just remove the lens protector.
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Thanks for this tip, exactly as you described. Usually these things end up in the bin. Didn't even need to re do finger print , no rainbowing, full adhesive. Top notch. Sacked of camera piece as didn't take but wasn't bothered anyway.

I can't appreciate on the pictures, is it with frame or clear edges?

shampow said:
I can't appreciate on the pictures, is it with frame or clear edges?
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Glass is all clear, no frames.
I also have this screen protector. No need to manual adjust the screen protector just put the guide on your phone then place the screen protector. Voila, perfect fit!
Best combination for me is this screen protector + xundd beatle case.
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RockV said:
From where are you guys buying screen protector for this device?
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Mostly online, it is available in amazon for like 10 US dollars. Here in the Philippines it only costs 8 US dollars.

Hi all !
Also bought this glass kit and must say first impression is positive compared with hydrogel foil and some noname glass.
Transparent, no fingerprint, great feeling under finger, case friendly cut BUT view screwed when wear polarised sunglasses.

Cases with built-in camera protection?

I have had the phone for a week now. It's a nice phone but I'm paranoid about scratching the camera. I spent a couple of hours looking at camera protectors and am concerned about image distortion with flash. I see a lot of complaints about that, though I do see many posts saying that there is no problem. I was thinking that a case with built-in camera protection would be great. I saw this:
https://www.amazon.com/Nillkin-CamS...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=JV55AX2C6Y5TM9QFN4AP
It has a door that slides over the camera when not in use. It looks like a thin case though, and that it might have a problem with actually protecting the phone from drops. I also would have concerns that sliding the door over the camera might actually scratch it if there is any grit under the door.
Does a good case with camera protection even exist?

Just get a case with a good camera lip and pick up a cheap 3 dollar Dbrand skin for the camera to protect against scratches...
That's what I did....forget the glass protectors...
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Thanks. I also found this, but having anything resting on the camera glass that could shift around at all seems like a really bad idea.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...RQTW5&linkId=4520f894a6e6f81d63a176dffe09616e

I tend to shy away from cases like this bc dirt, debris can sneak in there given enough time....and may end up scratching the glass.
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You can pick up just the camera skin and it'll do the trick for scratch protection...
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You can pick up just the camera skin and it'll do the trick for scratch protection... View attachment 5132165
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That looks like what I want. Any recommendations?

I recommend going to dbrands website. They have a tool that lets you see what it would look like on your phone. They have about 15 or so skins for the camera bump.
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I suggest one of the metal camera screen protectors from Amazon.

airmaxx23 said:
I suggest one of the metal camera screen protectors from Amazon.
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Interesting. There is no chance that something metal will damage the camera glass?

usmaak said:
Interesting. There is no chance that something metal will damage the camera glass?
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Samsung has a lense protector built into the rear cover.
Simply find a good case that has raised edges around the cam module.
Try to keep your fingers off of it ie don't use it to grab the phone out of your pocket. Clean occasionally with a dry microfiber cloth.
I've been using the Bolt case for my 10+, easy to grip, great drop protection and doesn't attract dirt.
The phone's cam lense cover doesn't have even a slight scratch after over a year... and I live in the desert.
https://www.walmart.com/ip/ZIZO-BOL...=112354586&wl11=online&wl12=376768166&veh=sem

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Interesting. There is no chance that something metal will damage the camera glass?
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There's a layer of adhesive on the protector so the metal never actually touches the glass.

This is the case I'm using. It has total protection for cameras: https://www.shopmoment.com/products/galaxy-thin-case/note-20-ultra

usmaak said:
I have had the phone for a week now. It's a nice phone but I'm paranoid about scratching the camera. I spent a couple of hours looking at camera protectors and am concerned about image distortion with flash. I see a lot of complaints about that, though I do see many posts saying that there is no problem. I was thinking that a case with built-in camera protection would be great. I saw this:
https://www.amazon.com/Nillkin-CamS...coding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=JV55AX2C6Y5TM9QFN4AP
It has a door that slides over the camera when not in use. It looks like a thin case though, and that it might have a problem with actually protecting the phone from drops. I also would have concerns that sliding the door over the camera might actually scratch it if there is any grit under the door.
Does a good case with camera protection even exist?
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Esr works perfectly fine with flash and cheap as well

papubhai said:
Esr works perfectly fine with flash and cheap as well
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What is ESR in this case? I checked message which you quoted and did not find any ESR mentions.