Back in the day I had a palm tungsten T. This came with a clear polcarbonate screen cover which could be clipped on the front of the device to protect the screen whilst in your pocket. Or could be clipped onto the back of the device for storage whilst in use.
This seems like such a great idea - I can't understand why it hasn't caught on.
The large screen of the touch HD seems particularly vulnerable and there are a great number of cases/skins on the market that provide virtually zero protection to the screen.
Has anyone come across this type of removable, hard screen cover for the touch hd?
Was the Tungsten a touch screen?
Seems like a hard cover wouldn't be possible with the touch screen.
Not that I want to blow anyone's bubble here, but been using the HD since it came out with no screen protector whatsoever and till now there's not a single hairline scratch on the screen. Using the pouch that came with it though and doing nothing special, not even cleaning the screen (hand and face grease) makes it a bit slippery and it actually protects better than having a shiny, "dry" and clean screen. That's my experience with it.
As for the question, every screen protector reduces the screen sensitivity by a bit. A thick or solid screen protector will reduce it considerably/completely since it will not allow the foils of the touchscreen to be connected and register input.
Yes, the tungsten T was touchscreen,
...and I'm not concerned about small scratches on the screen. I'm sure that the disposable thin plastic screen protectors are easily up to the job for that. Rather, I am worried (for example) that I might bang my leg on the corner of a table with the touch HD in my pocket. This could easilly smash the screen. Since I have signed up to a two year contract with this phone I want to give it the best possible chance of survivng that long.
You both seem to have missed the point a bit. The screen protector is removed when you are actually using the device. It can be unclipped and attached to the back of the device for temporary storage.
Since the screen protector is removed from the screen whilst in use there is absolutely no reduction in screen sensitivity.
However the tough polycarbonate cover means the screen is completely protected whilst the device is in your pocket.
The thing looked like this for the Tungsten T.. obviously the cover would have to be specifically molded to whichever device.
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Cover clipped on front:
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Clove sells a universal cut-to-fit mirrored screen protector from Echo, for £6 gbp. As if our HD's weren't sexy enough already. I'm going to try one of these. I think I'll just stick the full sheet on, then trim it with an exacto knife. But I'm worried about trimming the small receiver speaker hole. Any suggestions?
with a scalpel?a pointed one...
why not use the original screen protector as a template?
although i would imagine you will need a sharp blade, a good eye and a steady hand to not make it look like a pile of poop
i would think these protectors are meant for those screens that are recessed rather than full frontal (oo eerrr) like the HD is
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Clove sells a universal cut-to-fit mirrored screen protector from Echo, for £6 gbp. As if our HD's weren't sexy enough already. I'm going to try one of these. I think I'll just stick the full sheet on, then trim it with an exacto knife. But I'm worried about trimming the small receiver speaker hole. Any suggestions?
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I bought one of these on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.com/Mirror-Screen-P...h=item220335185106&_trksid=p4634.c0.m14.l1262
Fit is perfect (no camera hole), but the colours on screen are a bit weird and screen seems darker. Took it off after a week or so.
Ebay...
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whats the screen like when backlit? is it clear? what about texture when scrolling and using stylus?
I had this installed on my HD 2 weeks back. looks nice and shiny, but thats all to it. (bought from ebay)
Drawbacks:
1. The mirror coating is not smooth all over, if u see the above pics, u will see distortion in image on the upper right corner.
2. Very Very bad under the SUN! i really have to cover it totally with my hand, or take it in under a shade to see the screen. (u win some, u lose some!) Good for a few days as a fancy, but then now i am going to remove it off and put a normal clear one again. Had it running all the time on Full brightness - load on battery too! Its good enough indoors with full brightness only, cant use the Auto Brightness control.
I have this on my wife's iphone too, which i got from Javoedge - very good quality that is, and no distortions, but it is a bit thick!
I just got my Pixel last night and immediately put on a case and screen protector.
Caseology Vault Series Case
Choetech Tempered Glass Screen Protector
I'll start with the case: The case feels dense and feels like it will help with any drops. I had to get a opaque case because I put a magnet inside on the back of the case for my car mount. The case fits snuggly and the phone can easily be put in and removed from the case. The cuts outs look to be exact and you can put regular sized 3.5mm headphone jack into it ( Most headphone's will fit but if you get something with a fatter head, it may not fit).
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The look of the case is what was advertised - gives sort of a brushed metal look in the back and carbon fiber design around the camera. The raised lip should give you protection incase you drop it screen down onto the ground.
Maybe my fingers are wimpy but the edges of the case dig into my pinky when I'm texting and holding the phone for some periods of time but that's minor issue. The case itself is pretty thin and even with the case on the buttons are clicky and responsive.
The Choetech screen protector fits the screen but you will see that it is exactly the width of the screen so it has 0 forgiveness if you are slightly off. Mine is slightly off and I'm trying not to focus too much on it but it really friggin bugs me. I wish they would have made it slightly wider by a few mm's for a small % of error when applying.
Overall, it feels like glass and it doesn't get much finger prints on it. When if does, you can easily wipe is off with your shirt or a rag.
I'd definitely recommend the case and the screen protector but I will probably write a request to Choetech to see if they're willing to make the width of the screen protector bigger.
Good to see more TGSP that's properly cut to cover the LCD and actually sticks.
The case looks even better on a black pixel. Enjoy mate.
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I got my hands on a S3(i9300), it is in a perfect condition but there is this bubble like thing right in the middle of the screen. Touch screen works fine but even the gentlest tap on the screen makes the bubble bigger. And if I pull the battery and push from behind it gets smaller or if I bend the phone in a certain way a little sometimes it diseappears completely. I believe the glass touches the panel or something.
And the other day while trying to clean the screen, I sprayed a bit more cleaner than usual and it got in and started to interfere with the touches and left kinda marks under the glass. Touchscreen is working fine again but it is really annoying me. Is there a way to get rid of this ? Any help would be appreciated.
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This is as small as it gets, but as I said earlier slight pressure makes it bigger again.
Sounds like there is a crack in the glass which allowed the cleaner to seep in between the glass and lcd.
You'll have to have the glass removed, clean the lcd, and replaced with new glass.
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Sounds like there is a crack in the glass which allowed the cleaner to seep in between the glass and lcd.
You'll have to have the glass removed, clean the lcd, and replaced with new glass.
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I bought one of those suction cups and stuck it to the screen and pulled it, the glass came off a little bit from the left side and the bubble like thing disappeared now but it appears the glass is not very well glued. Some dust entered but it is better than having a huge black spot in the middle. Now I wanna get rid of the marks cleaner left under the glass.
Would it work if I removed the glass, clean it and the LCD and use the same glass again?
It might but you would still need a way to prevent dust from getting back in. I'm not sure about the s3 but the glass may need to be bonded to the LCD with uv glue to prevent this from happening again.
Hi there; as I ordered a couple of Aliexpress cases for the Oneplus5 due to having nothing in local stores here in NZ.
It was a bit of a crapshoot but this is the first of them to arrive.
This is the case here: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/GKK...-Case-Thin-Fashion-5-5-Matte/32822336582.html
Pros:
Slim
Good looking IMNSHO available in range of colours - masks front and back of phone.
Includes a Glass screen protector
Good cutout and recess for camera bump
Cheap ($5.45 NZD)
Add's much needed grip without much bulk
Has side lanyard/strap hole
Cons:
Glass screen protector does not fit properly
Is hard plastic no silcon/rubberised at all
Tight fit - potencial to break buttons if not careful when fitting
No install instructions/application alchol wipes etc
Overall am fairly pleased with the case. It fits well adds grip to the phone and has recess in all the right places. Two small holes at the bottom of the phone on the right side also let you add a string/lanyard to the phone if you are so inclined.
The screen protector is another story. It's a hard glass type and comes with an applicator sticker protector. The moment I started to apply it I regretted taking off the OEM plastic protector as I could tell it wasn't going to align properly with the OO5.
After some fiddling around I got it approximately in the best orientation I could. It's unfortunately just isn't cut properly for the OO5 dead on it misses about 40-60pixels of the sides of each of the left and right screens.
Fitting the case back on in the hope it would improve the glass actually deteriorates the protector more, creating aberrations from the pressure from tight fitting top and bottom clips of the case.
tl;dr Great slim case, screen protector is rubbish - throw away and use another screen protector with the phone; literally anything else. Based on what I hear of the Official Glass one - I would wager this case is useless with it due to the tight fit. Works fine with the OEM plastic one.
I've tried to include photos as best as I can.
Cheers - @aenertia
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Hey y'all,
Just got a Pixel 4a and thought I'd post some of my experience with some accessories since we are all getting new phones here.
Way back when I got my Oneplus One, RhinoShield came out with a screen protector that I really liked have got one for every phone since. They have videos of hammering the screen as hard as they can and in my experience, that video matches reality. Obviously don't go around hitting your phone with a hammer, but I have done that several times still Here is my review of the Rhinoshield for the Nexus 5X: https://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-5x/accessories/review-rhinoshield-case-bumper-screen-t3340693 (they've improved/fixed all my concerns I had back then years ago)
The screen protector has excellent clarity, and the camera cut out is well done.
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They added some extra space on the bottom so the swipe up gestures on the new versions of Android are natural.
It's a plastic screen protector, which means it won't crack like the glass ones always do. From having these protectors for over 7 years, they do eventually scratch but I prefer some little scratches to a glass screen protector cracking constantly. And from working at BestBuy Mobile, my experience is that the glass protectors don't provide much impact protection to the actual phone's glass.
The installation is pretty easy. They provide a kit with a microfiber cloth and dust stickers.
I got some of their cases this time around since the Pixel 4a is so small. I haven't had a case on my phones for years (only the Rhinoshield screen protector), but thought I'd give the case a try and I really glad I did because I would have bent my phone in half without it the other week on a hike (more details further down).
Here's all the stuff I got:
I got their carbon fiber case:
So I went hiking the other week and I had this case on my Pixel 4a. On the way down the mountain, I slipped on some rocky terrain while the phone was in my back pocket with the back of the phone facing away from me. I landed with the back pocket hitting the edge of a flat rock. It must have put some pretty big forces on the phone because it actually bent the phone a little!! It bent it as if you put the phone screen up on the edge of a desk with half of it leaning off the desk, then pushing down on the phone that is off the desk.
Luckily, the case protected the phone well enough where I could bend the phone back to normal easily. Other than some indention marks on the back of the case (only visible at the right angle) everything is all good! The carbon fiber is a great backing. Pixel 4a's do naturally bend pretty easy (judging from how easy it is to bend it with my hands). I'm glad the Pixel 4a does have a good amount of bending tolerance because I could see the screen separating from the body such a little before I bent it back. I'm also glad I had mine protected decently! I've been using it for a while now and it's all good!