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The Importance of a Real (Tempered Glass) Screen Protector!

I use a tempered oleophobic glass screen protector on my Galaxy Note 2. Just yesterday, it saved my phone from a 1 m drop onto a tile floor. There is now a hairline crack in the protector, but that's much better than having a hairline crack in the Note 2's screen itself. It would've been the screen if it weren't for the protector!
If I had used a plastic film protector, it would have bee a different story. Those flimsy films only protect from scratches, which this tempered glass protector does a much better job at anyway.
These protectors only cost around $10 on eBay, so it's a worthy investment to prevent spending $300 to replace the whole screen assembly.
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Here's a link to the one I bought.
Disclaimer: Not actually bulletproof.
Note: You don't have to buy from this link if you don't want to - it posts from China, so it may take a very long time for most people. Try searching for a tempered glass screen protector locally first.

How is it installing this particular protector? And what effect does it have in regards to the s-pen?

+1
Just went ahead and ordered 1 from link in OP.
Installation steps/advice would be great please.
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+100 for Tempered Glass!!! Have my VITREO on and wouldn't leave a home without. We all focus on getting good cases to protect our phone, and some end up adding $0.99 thin film screen protector from ebay. Even good stuff from Spigen with 3H hardness will only protect from scratches. Impact protection is only reliable with a tempered glass. Furthermore, tempered glass usually is super clear, no light effects, not interference with s-pen, and it feels super smooth like a real glass.
@vantt1, how is it sticking to the edges? One of the biggest problems with Note 2 is display curve toward edges. Spigen didn't even bother making their signature Glass.t stuff for Note 2. MIME got it right only from a 2nd try. Other brands had issues with glass not sticking to the edges. Sedio VITREO shrunk the glass to cover only visible part of the display and not even going all the way around home button, all that to avoid with curved part of the Note 2 screen edge. So curious with the one you got if it's sticking to the edges or not? Or perhaps it's a bit thinner and thus more flexible in comparison to VITREO, so edges do stick better?

GMAN1722 said:
How is it installing this particular protector? And what effect does it have in regards to the s-pen?
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Installation is relatively straightforward. Just make sure the screen you're applying it on is super clean and dust free, then peel the plastic film covering the silicone-based adhesive off and align the protector according to the location of the home button and the front camera. Don't worry if there's one or two specks of dust in between the protector, because it is near impossible to remove the dust again. Pushing it will make the silicone fill up pretty much all the remnant air bubbles caused by the dust, and will look nearly invisible anyway.
As to the S-Pen, it doesn't affect it at all. Hover and tapping works just fine, and because it is glass it doesn't scratch like the old matte ones I used to use.
Gucci.Nexus said:
+1
Just went ahead and ordered 1 from link in OP.
Installation steps/advice would be great please.
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Nice! See the above for installation tips.
vectron said:
+100 for Tempered Glass!!! Have my VITREO on and wouldn't leave a home without. We all focus on getting good cases to protect our phone, and some end up adding $0.99 thin film screen protector from ebay. Even good stuff from Spigen with 3H hardness will only protect from scratches. Impact protection is only reliable with a tempered glass. Furthermore, tempered glass usually is super clear, no light effects, not interference with s-pen, and it feels super smooth like a real glass.
@vantt1, how is it sticking to the edges? One of the biggest problems with Note 2 is display curve toward edges. Spigen didn't even bother making their signature Glass.t stuff for Note 2. MIME got it right only from a 2nd try. Other brands had issues with glass not sticking to the edges. Sedio VITREO shrunk the glass to cover only visible part of the display and not even going all the way around home button, all that to avoid with curved part of the Note 2 screen edge. So curious with the one you got if it's sticking to the edges or not? Or perhaps it's a bit thinner and thus more flexible in comparison to VITREO, so edges do stick better?
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This 2.5D is by no means flexible, but the protector is smaller than the Note 2's screen by about 1-2 mm around the edges. It sticks reasonably well to the curved edges, but it is visibly not making complete contact. The protector clings perfectly where the actual AMOLED panel is though, and that's good enough for me. Furthermore, as you said, the glass does make seamless contact with the display, so there is no air gap at all and no extra reflections.
It's very smooth and hydro/oleophobic too!

Now this is the kinda thread I like seeing... Much better than one I've seen called " Don't use a screen protector!" which I hope dies in the depths of this forum
My tempered protector is the best 6 bucks I've ever spent on phone accessories and it's the first accessory I'll buy for all my future phones. I stop worryimg about what else is in my pocket. And because it's glass it's easy to forget that you're even using a screen protector unlike with the flimsy plastic films.
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Okay, you guys sold me on this. I just purchased one from the OP's link

I bought one again myself as a replacement for my currently cracked one.

Just ditched my several week old zaggs invisishield, which proved to be a sticky, bubbly pos which ripped after just a few weeks of sitting in the pocket of my khakis (with nothing else in the pocket).
Received and installed a Seidio Vitreo which I learned about in vectron's thread. The Vitreo is outstanding but I wonder what makes it so much more expensive ($30+)...hardness maybe?
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Braneless said:
Just ditched my several week old zaggs invisishield, which proved to be a sticky, bubbly pos which ripped after just a few weeks of sitting in the pocket of my khakis (with nothing else in the pocket).
Received and installed a Seidio Vitreo which I learned about in vectron's thread. The Vitreo is outstanding but I wonder what makes it so much more expensive ($30+)...hardness maybe?
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...hardness maybe? No that's not why. I'd bet money it's no harder than the rest.
The only difference with Seidio is that it's not as wide and therefore it doesn't go as far to the edges. As you might have read in Vectron's review, if the screen protector goes too far to the edges the curved edges of the Note 2's screen will cause the protector to not stick as well.
The reason it's so much more expensive is because of the word Seidio printed on it's packaging and I guess a bit also for the fact that they solved a problem that no other protector solved at the time they released their product.
In my opinion Seidio products in general are overpriced, but hey we all live on different budgets
That being said I bought a $6 protector on eBay from a Chinese seller here and I couldn't be happier. I dont have the problem of it not sticking properly to the edges. It came in nice packaging with proper English instructions.
The edges are nicely tapered and the feel is great.
Plus the seller threw in an aluminium button sticker for free... I asked for one...haha
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Hälftebyte said:
...hardness maybe? No that's not why. I'd bet money it's no harder than the rest.
The only difference with Seidio is that it's not as wide and therefore it doesn't go as far to the edges. As you might have read in Vectron's review, if the screen protector goes too far to the edges the curved edges of the Note 2's screen will cause the protector to not stick as well.
The reason it's so much more expensive is because of the word Seidio printed on it's packaging and I guess a bit also for the fact that they solved a problem that no other protector solved at the time they released their product.
In my opinion Seidio products in general are overpriced, but hey we all live on different budgets
That being said I bought a $6 protector on eBay from a Chinese seller here and I couldn't be happier. I dont have the problem of it not sticking properly to the edges. It came in nice packaging with proper English instructions.
The edges are nicely tapered and the feel is great.
Plus the seller threw in an aluminium button sticker for free... I asked for one...haha
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Yours looks better on the top edge... the Seidio has an asymmetric cut around the earpiece. I'll keep that one in mind for my next phone or if the Vitreo breaks.
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Hälftebyte said:
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That being said I bought a $6 protector on eBay from a Chinese seller here and I couldn't be happier. I dont have the problem of it not sticking properly to the edges. It came in nice packaging with proper English instructions.
The edges are nicely tapered and the feel is great.
Plus the seller threw in an aluminium button sticker for free... I asked for one...haha
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Just now ordered one from the seller you posted, hope the cut and fit is as good as yours' - will update as and when i receive the same, thanks for the heads up!

Hälftebyte said:
...hardness maybe? No that's not why. I'd bet money it's no harder than the rest.
The only difference with Seidio is that it's not as wide and therefore it doesn't go as far to the edges. As you might have read in Vectron's review, if the screen protector goes too far to the edges the curved edges of the Note 2's screen will cause the protector to not stick as well.
The reason it's so much more expensive is because of the word Seidio printed on it's packaging and I guess a bit also for the fact that they solved a problem that no other protector solved at the time they released their product.
In my opinion Seidio products in general are overpriced, but hey we all live on different budgets
That being said I bought a $6 protector on eBay from a Chinese seller here and I couldn't be happier. I dont have the problem of it not sticking properly to the edges. It came in nice packaging with proper English instructions.
The edges are nicely tapered and the feel is great.
Plus the seller threw in an aluminium button sticker for free... I asked for one...haha
Sorry for all the lint..
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Although the curved edge problem exists on my protector, I haven't noticed any reduction in contact within the last 6 moths that I have been using it. Sure, a little bit of dust does get caught under it, but it doesn't seem to affect the protectors amount of contact at all.
Braneless said:
Yours looks better on the top edge... the Seidio has an asymmetric cut around the earpiece. I'll keep that one in mind for my next phone or if the Vitreo breaks.
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My protector also has that extra bit of glass underneath the home button, which in my opinion goes well with my home button sticker.

puneet_si said:
Just now ordered one from the seller you posted, hope the cut and fit is as good as yours' - will update as and when i receive the same, thanks for the heads up!
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Good stuff.. Hopefully it works well for you too
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Damn, should've checked here before I got one on Amazon for twice the price. By the way if anyone's looking for some reliable instructions on applying them here's a nice guide I wrote as a review earlier:
1. I don't know about you but I'm a bit anal with my phone so that whole just "line it up as best as you can and drop it" stuff isn't good enough for me. I'm going to introduce to you the hinge method which will allow you perfect alignment. Lay your screen protector over your screen exactly where you want it to be placed. Don't remove any of the plastic coating just yet, you just want to line it up. Then, tape the bottom part of the screen protector down with two pieces of tape effectively making a hinge. When you go to apply it you will simply remove the backing and the screen will lay down perfectly where it needs to be but we'll get to that in a bit there is still a little more prep required.
2. You are going to need to clean your screen so you don't have any particles under it to cause bubbles this is probably obvious but I would be remiss not to include it. This kit includes a microfiber which for most installations should be just fine however if you feel you need a little extra cleaning help you can also try a little bit of isopropyl alcohol.
2. Your enemy is dust so you want an environment that is less conducive to that. Let the shower run for a while until the steam builds up to ground the dust. Humid=Less dusty. If you haven't guessed by now you will be applying the screen protector in your bathroom.Set up a little station so you can have the phone/screen protector as close to eye level and and as visible as possible to spot any dust particles.
3. The moment of truth! Take another quick swipe with your microfiber cloth and check for any dust particles. You can now peel off the backing. There should be no guesswork here due to your hinge method so this part should be a piece of cake. Slowly lower it starting with the side closest to the screen and it should hinge close. Run your finger down the middle of the screen. You should see it adhere to the rest of the screen on it's own for the most part. Remove the front protective layer. Wrap the little card (or a credit card) with the microfiber and push out any remaining bubbles. You're done! If you did everything correctly not only will your screen protector be perfectly aligned but you will have no bubbles.

This tread should be a salesman good god. After reading through this thread I overed one from ebay right away.
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Lmao
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How thin is this?

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0.4 mm thick.

Orzly Tempered Glass Screen Protector [Small review]

The Orzly Tempered Glass Screen Protector. I used 3 of them on my 1+1 and they did their job perfectly, not a scratch on the screen even when I sometimes thought it was done for. So after ordering my 1+3 i first bought the tempered glass screen protector from Oneplus. Huge mistake. Hands down the worst screen protector i used so far. So almost immediately i ordered myself a trusted Orzly screen protector.
Installation:
Installation of the screen protector was quick and easy. I guess the procedure is about the same for every screen protector out there but still.. The only problem is that even i wiped the screen clean with the cloth etc. But still i managed to get a spec of dust on the screen which really annoys me. I guess i'll just buy another one
Conclusion:
Great screen protector, does the job perfectly. I hope i don't need to replace it any time soon.
Pictures:
As you can see on the picture below, the screen protector from Oneplus isn't all that good...
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However the Orzly one:

thanks for the review but before people run out to buy one based on this review, a few things i feel should be mentioned:
1) this Orzly protector does NOT work with a lot of cases. if you have a case that covers the sides but doesn't go over the glass, it will push and lift the Orzly. if you do have a case that fits snug, it will push in the glass and create weird color marks.
2) the protector has dots on it that are clearly visible in direct sunlight and quite frankly, make the screen look like crap.
3) the protector is a smudge/fingerprint magnet!!!
4) because it doesn't quite stick to the screen, unless the sides are fully covered by a case, you will get dust inside.
5) i did notice a slight touch response degradation but its not major.
my conclusion: Orzly dropped the ball on this one. i had their protector on the One and the Two and they were incredible but the one for the Three is a mess and i will be asking for my money back.

I can only confirm it. I'm very disappointed with Orzly tgsp. It doesn't work with orzly flex case. Matrix dots are very annoying, so far it's the worst screen protector I purchased.
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Rattles said:
thanks for the review but before people run out to buy one based on this review, a few things i feel should be mentioned:
1) this Orzly protector does NOT work with a lot of cases. if you have a case that covers the sides but doesn't go over the glass, it will push and lift the Orzly. if you do have a case that fits snug, it will push in the glass and create weird color marks.
2) the protector has dots on it that are clearly visible in direct sunlight and quite frankly, make the screen look like crap.
3) the protector is a smudge/fingerprint magnet!!!
4) because it doesn't quite stick to the screen, unless the sides are fully covered by a case, you will get dust inside.
5) i did notice a slight touch response degradation but its not major.
my conclusion: Orzly dropped the ball on this one. i had their protector on the One and the Two and they were incredible but the one for the Three is a mess and i will be asking for my money back.
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Completely agree Rattles, this screen protector doesn't fit with Orzly's own Grip Pro case. For me the touch response degradation was so bad, I removed the screen protector after less than 24 hours with it fitted and fitted it to the inside of my bin.
Personally, I think that this screen protector is utter trash.

I second the negative experience with the Orzly TGSP, which is quite a bummer. I had very good experience with their TGSP on previous devices, but I guess the curved screen made them make a bad deciscion to go with the black bordered one.

Rattles said:
2) the protector has dots on it that are clearly visible in direct sunlight and quite frankly, make the screen look like crap.
3) the protector is a smudge/fingerprint magnet!!!
4) because it doesn't quite stick to the screen, unless the sides are fully covered by a case, you will get dust inside.
5) i did notice a slight touch response degradation but its not major.
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I am pretty happy with the Orzly which I use with a sandstone case.
2) Dots are only visible under certain circumstances, but it is rare, in my case 99% of the time not visible. I already forgot about them.
3) Agree, it is a fingerprint magnet. But also easier to clean than the original screen protector.
5) Didn't notice any touch response degradation and must state that thanks to a more slippery surface the fingers slide better which for me is a big plus.

Although it fits perfect and the dot matrix doesn't bother me but dust entered the screen protector after a week even though I was using a case.

Very disappointed with orzly. Not 2.5d at all. Glass is bigger than screen and there are a lot of dust in the gap. Dots are visible quite often. Doesn't stick well.. Hate it.

Bought and discarded the protector after one day of use. For all the points mentioned by many above. Waste of money.
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robthebass said:
I am pretty happy with the Orzly which I use with a sandstone case.
2) Dots are only visible under certain circumstances, but it is rare, in my case 99% of the time not visible. I already forgot about them.
3) Agree, it is a fingerprint magnet. But also easier to clean than the original screen protector.
5) Didn't notice any touch response degradation and must state that thanks to a more slippery surface the fingers slide better which for me is a big plus.
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ushpiy said:
Although it fits perfect and the dot matrix doesn't bother me but dust entered the screen protector after a week even though I was using a case.
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Yes, i agree. The dots are only visible in direct sunlight. That still so many have bad experience with this tgsp. I really like it!

Just to add one more negative thing: the Protector is very reflective (compared to other tempered glass protectors and stock Display). Hence outdoor usage is limited.
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I also have this one and I'm super disappointed.
I mean, why don't they just make it translucent? And why is there no glue on the glass? It lifts off even without a case...
Also the cutouts aren't perfect, while the camera and speaker ones fit perfectly I only see half of the buttons. And those fingerprints!
Really, even the pre-applied protector from OnePlus was better.

I can confirm all these flaws. Anyone got a recommendation for a good one? The official oneplus one is back in stores, so I maybe just end up buying this.

I threw it away as well. It was worse than the official one tbh, at least the official one doesn't fall off all the time...
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FYI: Complained about the garbage quality through Amazon and got my money back.
Time to find a better glass protector now.

i got a casebase protector but havent removed the protector that comes with it, should i try the casebase or is everyone going back to standard protectors since these full coverage ones arent cutting it?

merewood bebox said:
i got a casebase protector but havent removed the protector that comes with it, should i try the casebase or is everyone going back to standard protectors since these full coverage ones arent cutting it?
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As far as I can tell , the Case base is identical to Orzly so honestly, I would just keep the one that came with the phone and send it back.

Rattles said:
As far as I can tell , the Case base is identical to Orzly so honestly, I would just keep the one that came with the phone and send it back.
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Alight so what you planning to use now, there's not much Choce for this phone now that I i think about it

Thank you
You just saved me man, I was about to order after reading the post.
Rattles said:
thanks for the review but before people run out to buy one based on this review, a few things i feel should be mentioned:
1) this Orzly protector does NOT work with a lot of cases. if you have a case that covers the sides but doesn't go over the glass, it will push and lift the Orzly. if you do have a case that fits snug, it will push in the glass and create weird color marks.
2) the protector has dots on it that are clearly visible in direct sunlight and quite frankly, make the screen look like crap.
3) the protector is a smudge/fingerprint magnet!!!
4) because it doesn't quite stick to the screen, unless the sides are fully covered by a case, you will get dust inside.
5) i did notice a slight touch response degradation but its not major.
my conclusion: Orzly dropped the ball on this one. i had their protector on the One and the Two and they were incredible but the one for the Three is a mess and i will be asking for my money back.
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I installed mine and I like it. I'm pretty ocd about acreen protectors too...no gap under acreen, and I use the oneplus sandstone snap case and it doesn't touch the protector. Only fault is the dang rate it picks up fingerprints. I can see the dots underneath, but only in sunlight...that not an issue at all. I tried about 3 different ones odd of Amazon before I left this one on.
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Screen Protector still necessary? Is there a foil over the screen?

Do you think it is still necessary to set on a Screen Protector? Because it has Gorilla Glass 5.
I come from Z1 Compact and there the only reason putting on a Screen Protector was the ugly foil sony put over the Gorilla Glass.
Does XZ1 Compact has an extra foil like the Z1 Compact?

No, Sony got rid of that film layer a couple of generations back.
No matter how many numbers they slap onto the marketing name Gorilla Glass, it's still glass.
IMO cheap glass screen protectors are still a better option than having to replace the phone's screen when the inevitable scratches accumulates past my tolerance limit, which would be extremely inconvenient and potentially costly.
My phone lives most of its days in my pocket with no other objects, and curiously still manages to get scratches on the "9H scratch resistant Gorilla Glass level tempered glass" screen protectors that I use.
Maybe it's because the screen protectors have bogus claims, but that's enough to get me wary of going full on naked. Referring to the phone, of course.

mhaha said:
My phone lives most of its days in my pocket with no other objects, and curiously still manages to get scratches on the "9H scratch resistant Gorilla Glass level tempered glass" screen protectors that I use.
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That's because screen protectors are plastic.
I took the film cover off my girlfriends Z1c screen two years ago, it lives in her pocket or handbag (without any other objects). It's still looks perfect and no scratches or marks. The only thing that will scratch glass is something harder than glass, which you should never get if the phone lives in a soft cloth pocket. The only time you're likely to scratch it is when you put it down and pick it up off a hard surface, like, err, concreate or a metal table
I think the primary use for screen protectors is the slightly reduced chance of the screen cracking if you drop it face down. I don't think modern gorilla glass sctraches, it just shatters.

Didgesteve said:
That's because screen protectors are plastic.
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Uh, no, there are screen protectors made out of glass. Now whether or not they are of high quality glass is another issue, which is what I was skeptical of, but there is no doubt the one I'm using (and others I've used in the past) is glass not plastic.
The last time I used plastic screen protectors was years ago, when glass screen protectors were not very common and too expensive.

mhaha said:
Uh, no, there are screen protectors made out of glass. Now whether or not they are of high quality glass is another issue, which is what I was skeptical of, but there is no doubt the one I'm using (and others I've used in the past) is glass not plastic.
The last time I used plastic screen protectors was years ago, when glass screen protectors were not very common and too expensive.
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Find a spare old one and put a lighter to it, it's plastic

Didgesteve said:
Find a spare old one and put a lighter to it, it's plastic
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I don't think the lighter is a foolproof way of checking, glass screen protectors actually have multiple layers with the glass portion sandwiched in-between, so depending on what the external layers are composed of, it will probably exhibit different behavior.
In any case, I don't have any spare old ones, they go straight to the trash once they're at end of life, and it's not necessary to buy extras, they're easily accessible.
Let me ask you instead, would plastic material shatter? Would it crack or chip like glass? I don't think so. But some of my previous glass screen protectors have.
There's also the feel and touch of the glass material that no plastic can ever mimic.
Maybe there aren't any real glass screen protectors where you live, but here they're abundant and extremely common, sold everywhere and in use by like everyone.
If they weren't really glass, surely someone qualified would have already exposed the scam, since they cost more than regular film screen protectors.
Unless you're working in the industry or with proof otherwise, I have a hard time believing you.

mhaha said:
I don't think the lighter is a foolproof way of checking, glass screen protectors actually have multiple layers with the glass portion sandwiched in-between, so depending on what the external layers are composed of, it will probably exhibit different behavior.
In any case, I don't have any spare old ones, they go straight to the trash once they're at end of life, and it's not necessary to buy extras, they're easily accessible.
Let me ask you instead, would plastic material shatter? Would it crack or chip like glass? I don't think so. But some of my previous glass screen protectors have.
There's also the feel and touch of the glass material that no plastic can ever mimic.
Maybe there aren't any real glass screen protectors where you live, but here they're abundant and extremely common, sold everywhere and in use by like everyone.
If they weren't really glass, surely someone qualified would have already exposed the scam, since they cost more than regular film screen protectors.
Unless you're working in the industry or with proof otherwise, I have a hard time believing you.
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I believe you, it's glass sandwiched in plastic, so it's still plastic on the front and not glass, it's going to scratch and look rubbish.

Didgesteve said:
I believe you, it's glass sandwiched in plastic, so it's still plastic on the front and not glass, it's going to scratch and look rubbish.
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No, I never said it was sandwiched in plastic, I said it was multilayered. That does not make it plastic or non-glass.
For example, see this breakdown for a glass screen protector from a local shop:
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I don't see any benefit to continuing the "debate", so this will be my last response to you.
If you still want to believe glass screen protectors are plastic in some way or form, feel free to believe that, but please back up your claims instead of spreading misleading information.

mhaha said:
My phone lives most of its days in my pocket with no other objects, and curiously still manages to get scratches on the "9H scratch resistant Gorilla Glass level tempered glass" screen protectors that I use.
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If it was glass it wouldn't get scratches. Obviously there's some sort of coating on the glass that shows marks.
Edit: so in answering the question of the thread. No I don't think you need screen protectors to stop scratches. I still have a Z1c that's had two years of no screen protector and it looks like its come out of the box. Screen protectors might reduce your chances of a broken screen if you throw it at the ground face first, but it's a small %.
Screen protectors don't make your screen look good, because even the fancy glass ones have a plastic coating that scratches and looks rubbish after no time.

l2five said:
Do you think it is still necessary to set on a Screen Protector?
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ALWAYS! I've still got the plastic protector on mine as I've messed about looking for a proper protector and noticed today it's got the slightest of gouges and I've no idea how it happened. Scratch resistance isn't scratch proof and is only takes the one incident to ruin a factory installed screen forever so never take any chances with my screens.

FYI when a glass protector is labeled as 9H it doesn't mean a 9 on the mohs hardness scale. It means it claims that it's as hard as a 9H pencil

Thx 4 your feedback! i guess ill put one onto but its hard to find a good one for the silver edition
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Ringke Invisible Defender (tempered glass) + Ringke Fusion-X (casing)

I initially planned to only buy the casing from Ringke since I prefer how it looks compared to Spigen's. However, I then noticed that Ringke also produced tempred glass for Poco F1, so I ordered them both and have been using them for several days now.
Ringke Invisible Defender - tempered glass
This one came a couple days earlier than the case, so I have it on first while using the default casing.
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Here are some of my thoughts:
There's not much of a problem precision-wise, the top and bottom part are well covered, the glass went way over the screen and into the bezel (Image A)
The side part is covered very precisely and didn't go over to the bezel part, too tight that for me it led to the issue below (Image B)
When in the dark, tilting the phone to the side reveal this rainbowish lines (Image C)
Using only the default slim casing, you can feel the edges of the glass are somewhat rough. The Ringke case below fixes this issue for me though, as the case cuts higher than the glass so it covers the rough gap. Ringke did explained on the product's page about having inevitable lifted sides due to the curved nature of the phone screen, so this might be the reason of that rough edge.
Ringke Fusion-X Casing
I've never use Ringke products prior to this phone, the packaging of the casing is somewhat minimalist. When applied to the phone, however, it feels satisfyingly fit to the phone. I have no complaint with the precision so far.

One more thing on the tempered glass: No oleophobic coating, it's a fingerprint magnet

Im fine with ringke fusion X case and Nillkin tempered glass.eeheheh. paired with a ringke strap

philsuf said:
One more thing on the tempered glass: No oleophobic coating, it's a fingerprint magnet
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Thank you for this wonderful post I am planning to buy ringke case....I am using poco since past 5 months with default tpu case, now it is turning yellowish brown like tpu cases do after a while.... Can you tell me what is the material on the transparent back of rinkey case ? And please tell if it gets scratches after usage of few months.....
Also did you find a tempered glass with decent olephobic coating and also which is not a rip off. I'm happy with my current one, only one issue that it is a finger print magnet too.....The screen looks dirty when phone is locked and I have to constantly wipe it to keep it clean

Kobra.shady said:
Thank you for this wonderful post I am planning to buy ringke case....I am using poco since past 5 months with default tpu case, now it is turning yellowish brown like tpu cases do after a while.... Can you tell me what is the material on the transparent back of rinkey case ? And please tell if it gets scratches after usage of few months.....
Also did you find a tempered glass with decent olephobic coating and also which is not a rip off. I'm happy with my current one, only one issue that it is a finger print magnet too.....The screen looks dirty when phone is locked and I have to constantly wipe it to keep it clean
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After 2 months of usage, no scratches yet. But I can't confirm on the back side material, my guess would be that it is plastic. So far I am really happy with the case, but not so much with the glass.
I still stick with the Ringke glass. My workaround is to coat it again with a liquid glass protection, just the cheap one. It isn't exactly fingerprint proof, but much better than using just the tempered glass.
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philsuf said:
After 2 months of usage, no scratches yet. But I can't confirm on the back side material, my guess would be that it is plastic. So far I am really happy with the case, but not so much with the glass.
I still stick with the Ringke glass. My workaround is to coat it again with a liquid glass protection, just the cheap one. It isn't exactly fingerprint proof, but much better than using just the tempered glass.
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Cool n thanks for quick reply...if you bought that liq glass protection online...can u please send me the link, I'll really appreciate it ?
And I was just worried about scratches on the back panel, since yours is okay so now I will happily buy Ringke case ?
And for the tempered glass I need to find something.... Hopefully that solution you are using will help.. because online if you buy tempered glass they say it has olephobic coating and anti finger print in product description but mostly it's just gimmick ??
C this is how smugged my phone gets....And it may look that I have touched it with oily figures, but trust me that ain't the case

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Cool n thanks for quick reply...if you bought that liq glass protection online...can u please send me the link, I'll really appreciate it
And I was just worried about scratches on the back panel, since yours is okay so now I will happily buy Ringke case
And for the tempered glass I need to find something.... Hopefully that solution you are using will help.. because online if you buy tempered glass they say it has olephobic coating and anti finger print in product description but mostly it's just gimmick
C this is how smugged my phone gets....And it may look that I have touched it with oily figures, but trust me that ain't the case
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It looks not good but the glass seems very protective!!
It covers very well!! :good:

Kobra.shady said:
Cool n thanks for quick reply...if you bought that liq glass protection online...can u please send me the link, I'll really appreciate it [emoji4]
And I was just worried about scratches on the back panel, since yours is okay so now I will happily buy Ringke case [emoji3]
And for the tempered glass I need to find something.... Hopefully that solution you are using will help.. because online if you buy tempered glass they say it has olephobic coating and anti finger print in product description but mostly it's just gimmick [emoji51][emoji14]
C this is how smugged my phone gets....And it may look that I have touched it with oily figures, but trust me that ain't the case
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No problem, happy to help. However, I can't help you with the link, as I don't think any store here (Indonesia) will ship overseas.
Whoa, that is a really bad case of prints you got there. When I said my glass is fingerprint magnet (before I put liquid coating), it actually wasn't even half as bad as yours!
Anyway, I am using this liquid to make up for that problem:
https://shopee.co.id/novanrara22/1435201737?version=d8a482c89f545d4b74c105cce349c2ba
Cost me less than a couple of dollars
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penna_85 said:
It looks not good but the glass seems very protective!!
It covers very well!! :good:
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Yup it's very protective, doesn't block any part of screen or notch display, but yes only issue is finger print marks...rest I am happy with it..
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philsuf said:
No problem, happy to help. However, I can't help you with the link, as I don't think any store here (Indonesia) will ship overseas.
Whoa, that is a really bad case of prints you got there. When I said my glass is fingerprint magnet (before I put liquid coating), it actually wasn't even half as bad as yours!
Anyway, I am using this liquid to make up for that problem:
https://shopee.co.id/novanrara22/1435201737?version=d8a482c89f545d4b74c105cce349c2ba
Cost me less than a couple of dollars
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?? Told you it's really annoying, I have to keep wiping my screen after few hours or it looks quite dirty...I will try to find similar kind of solution here, or get tempered glass from local market instead of online, because online u can not be sure ? even this tempered said "anti figure print" ????

Question Remove Scratch from Gorilla Glass Victus

Does anyone here know how to remove the scratch on the Gorilla Glass Victus screen? the screen on my Samsung S21 Ultra was hit by a key so it caused a scratch that was a bit difficult to remove. Here I will send the picture.
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Probably not a key but spring steel ie key ring is hard enough to.
How deep it is determines if you can polish it how and how you do so.
If it's too deep polishing it will distort the glass.
You're dry palm and underside finger tip are abrasive to glass and can be used to polish out small scratches. It takes at least 30 minutes of rapid back and forth movement in the direction of the scratch with a finger tip.
I can't tell how deep that scratch is. If more than a micro scratch this technique won't work.
A Cerium Oxide based glass polish can cut it but you don't want to learn on this piece of glass.
The glass may also (I think it is) be chemically treated and removing that treated layer will degrade it. Any scratch in glass creates a stress point and weakens it.
Ignore it.
Get it replaced.
Try to finger polish it out if only a micro scratch.
A inexpensive screen protector like Gorilla IQ Sheild would have prevented this... if it happened once it will likely happen again.
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it seems to have a screen protector applied so the screen itself is not scratched...

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it seems to have a screen protector applied so the screen itself is not scratched...
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Agree...
Looking at the front camera the thickness of the screen protector is visible

[email protected] said:
it seems to have a screen protector applied so the screen itself is not scratched...
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No, scratch was on the Gorilla Glass screen. I applied a screen protector after it was hit to prevent it from getting hit again.

blackbuster14 said:
No, scratch was on the Gorilla Glass screen. I applied a screen protector after it was hit to prevent it from getting hit again.
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In that case, a very good option IMO would be to apply (over the Victus glass) a glass protector that uses transparent UV Glue for bonding.
The liquid UV glue will "fill" the gap without any buffing required. Bonus, the fingerprint sensor is OK, although it works around 50% less (and you have to registrer your fingerprints again after putting on the screen protector)
A kit is around 40$ now, with a USB UV light, a liquid glue, and a wraparound glass protector.
Mine was the SPIGEN Platinum 2.0.
It IS however, rather hard to apply correctly... takes 30 minutes minimum.

RedWave31 said:
In that case, a very good option IMO would be to apply (over the Victus glass) a glass protector that uses transparent UV Glue for bonding.
The liquid UV glue will "fill" the gap without any buffing required. Bonus, the fingerprint sensor is OK, although it works around 50% less (and you have to registrer your fingerprints again after putting on the screen protector)
A kit is around 40$ now, with a USB UV light, a liquid glue, and a wraparound glass protector.
Mine was the SPIGEN Platinum 2.0.
It IS however, rather hard to apply correctly... takes 30 minutes minimum.
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I second that
If you try to remove the scratch with any kind of abrasive you'll end up removing the coating of the glass, so a uv glue to work as a filler and hide the scratch would be your best bet.

thanito said:
I second that
If you try to remove the scratch with any kind of abrasive you'll end up removing the coating of the glass, so a uv glue to work as a filler and hide the scratch would be your best bet.
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Won't hide it; different refractive indexes...

blackhawk said:
Won't hide it; different refractive indexes...
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It might work like a glaze/filler on car paint, never done it on my mob, but principal is the same.

thanito said:
It might work like a glaze/filler on car paint, never done it on my mob, but principal is the same.
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Car finish isn't being looked through like glass (clear coat not withstanding).
A protective cover is the best you can do; the refractive index is the same across the whole surface. The scratch will still be visible either way.
If it really annoyed me I take a shot at polishing it out; by hook or crook.

blackhawk said:
Car finish isn't being looked through like glass (clear coat not withstanding).
A protective cover is the best you can do; the refractive index is the same across the whole surface. The scratch will still be visible either way.
If it really annoyed me I take a shot at polishing it out; by hook or crook.
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Agreed, but imagine this scratch being a chip on the windshield and the uv glue used with a uv tempered glass protector being a resin that is used to repair stone chips on glass. Again the principal is similar, of course the scratch will not vanish but it may be less visible when you apply the glue and the glass tempered glass on top. Fgos, I am talking about tempered glass together with uv glue, not just glue to fill the scratch.

thanito said:
Agreed, but imagine this scratch being a chip on the windshield and the uv glue used with a uv tempered glass protector being a resin that is used to repair stone chips on glass. Again the principal is similar, of course the scratch will not vanish but it may be less visible when you apply the glue and the glass tempered glass on top. Fgos, I am talking about tempered glass together with uv glue, not just glue to fill the scratch.
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Maybe that's what should be used; it's refractive index is very close to glass.
There's no easy fix that I'm aware of.
If shallow enough, a micro scratch it can literally be polished out with your hand.
I use a Gorilla IQ Sheild on my N10+ and keep nothing else in that pocket... this is why.

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Won't hide it; different refractive indexes...
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Like everything repair-wise:
Always try the ADDITIVE method first (that can be reversed), before falling back to the SUBSTRACTIVE method.
You can remove the glue, you can't unpolish your screen.

RedWave31 said:
Like everything repair-wise:
Always try the ADDITIVE method first (that can be reversed), before falling back to the SUBSTRACTIVE method.
You can remove the glue, you can't unpolish your screen.
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A fail is a fail. The more you screw around with it the more likely you'll cause additional damage.
You need to gauge it's depth; short of polishing it out, epoxy is the only material that has chance of enduring.
Easiest route, replace it or wait for it to break... if it does.

So in essence you are fooked, accept you screens damage and move on

Try to use UV glue tempered glass.
Mine was scratched like yours, and it vanished behind the tempered glass..
The downside is, your fingerprint scanner wont ever be the same again, eventhough the extra sensitivuty-thing has been turned on.
I've tried to re-register my fingerprint, but it still not as sensitive as before..

RedWave31 said:
In that case, a very good option IMO would be to apply (over the Victus glass) a glass protector that uses transparent UV Glue for bonding.
The liquid UV glue will "fill" the gap without any buffing required. Bonus, the fingerprint sensor is OK, although it works around 50% less (and you have to registrer your fingerprints again after putting on the screen protector)
A kit is around 40$ now, with a USB UV light, a liquid glue, and a wraparound glass protector.
Mine was the SPIGEN Platinum 2.0.
It IS however, rather hard to apply correctly... takes 30 minutes minimum.
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An additional recommendation is to at least initially buy tempered glass and UV glue from aliexpress for just a few bucks. You can buy 2 or 3 different ones from different sellers and hope to receive at least 1 higher quality protector. However I am recommending this as it is best to learn to apply the UV protection on the cheap. Instead of spending 40 bucks and making a ruining mistake.
And you also might have to re-register your finger prints like 3 or 4 times so it would be able to read them fast.

babyboy3265 said:
An additional recommendation is to at least initially buy tempered glass and UV glue from aliexpress for just a few bucks. You can buy 2 or 3 different ones from different sellers and hope to receive at least 1 higher quality protector. However I am recommending this as it is best to learn to apply the UV protection on the cheap. Instead of spending 40 bucks and making a ruining mistake.
And you also might have to re-register your finger prints like 3 or 4 times so it would be able to read them fast.
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I've had different luck with different UV glue. I've had some that wouldn't stick at all, and one that was essentially super glue. Luckily, that was a work device.

Furious Froyo said:
I've had different luck with different UV glue. I've had some that wouldn't stick at all, and one that was essentially super glue. Luckily, that was a work device.
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Indeed, hence why it is best to get from a few different sellers. I did once have the superglue effect on an S7 edge some years ago. It was a massive torture to remove after the tempered glass shattered. But since then this has not happened again and I have had over 10 UV applications on different devices. It is best to buy from sellers that have sold thousands of glasses and have at least hundreds of reviews. This would confirm that the certain item sold has existed for a while and it is confirmed to function normally.

https://www.corning.com/microsites/csm/gorillaglass/PI_Sheets/2020/Corning%20Gorilla%20Glass%20Victus_PI%20Sheet.pdf
https://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/896188O/3mtm-liquid-optically-clear-adhesive-2321-technical-data-sheet.pdf?&fn=LOCA%202321%20TDS%20FINAL%20V3.pdf