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Zagg HDX and all other non-glass screen protectors

This thread seems more appropriate as the tempered glass thread discussing various plastic screen protectors is taking away from the focus of the thread itself. Cheers. [emoji106]
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has anyone switched from the zagg glass to the zagg hdx? Does it have the same clarity and smooth feeling?

It seems like there are mixed reviews on the texture of it. Some say it's rubbery and others say it's glasslike. Either way if the oleophobic coating is decent, it should be a nice alternative to glass. I have one on order. Gonna try it before I put the iloome on my wife's phone. I'll put up some pics and thoughts when it gets here.
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I put one on yesterday. It fits very well and almost disappears once on the device. It doesn't feel as smooth as the glass. It is a liitle more grippy, but nothing like the old rubber ones. On a scale of 1 (rubber) to 10 (glass), I would rate it a seven. Very nice and entirely acceptable to me.

jd14771 said:
Agreed, im using the Spidgen protector nd its pretty good. I have to say that the Spen's low-spectrum sensitivity is almost useless now, but overall the Spen experience is good (so long as you have greased the screen with your finger oils). I found at first, beforegetting my oils o nthe screen, the Spen would drag. Did you have the same effect on your zagg?
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the spen should be smooth at all times with naked screen or screen protector. if it isnt it is junk

My zagg hdx screen protector. Couldn't be happier.

eksoccer99 said:
My zagg hdx screen protector. Couldn't be happier.
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That looks good. So it doesn't have the orange peel like the Zagg HD wet apply?
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Is the HDX just a thicker piece of PET film?

I posted this in another board but thought I would share here also:
I wanted to update if anyone bought the Zagg tempered glass. I did some research online(including here) about the halo effect and called Zagg today. Talked to the customer service rep and she was aware of the issue and told me that they did correct it but had issues so not sending them out yet. She said they are sending a HDX out temporarily until they can send out the corrected tempered glass. So they are not charging me for the HDX (which I will get in 5-7 days) and she said to wait as long as I can and then call back and they will send me a corrected tempered glass when they are ready. Wanted to let people know to call them.

frag2 said:
Is the HDX just a thicker piece of PET film?
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Check out page 170 of the tempered glass thread, a forum member posted a picture that shows the composition of the Zagg HDX. It is not a PET film protector in any manner.

I've been using these ismooth ones, cheap, and they are actually pretty good.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax...78671&sr=1-1&keywords=note+4+screen+protector

Is the HDX like "Bubble City" when installing it?

jd14771 said:
"bubble city" has less to do with specific screen protectors, and more to do with improper installation.
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Can't speak yet as to the HDX, but the iloome had lots of bubbles like the PET ones but they were easily removed with the squeegee and microfiber cloth. One nice thing about the glasses. No bubbles and one touch install.
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frag2 said:
Is the HDX just a thicker piece of PET film?
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enfurno said:
I've been using these ismooth ones, cheap, and they are actually pretty good.
http://www.amazon.com/Samsung-Galax...78671&sr=1-1&keywords=note+4+screen+protector
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Same one I've been using. There is probably something better out there, but they fit well and the feel/clarity is decent.

Yeah for the price I cannot really complain about them.

jd14771 said:
Nah, i don't care what screen protector you get, short of using tempered glass, you wont get the same sensitivity with the s pen.
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i had a zagg glass before the HDX i now have... the HDX actually feels better than the glass did .. the zagg glass had more drag to it .. and im drawing pictures using pencil shading etc...

Josborne6 said:
That looks good. So it doesn't have the orange peel like the Zagg HD wet apply?
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Nope. Because it's not a wet apply. Clear all day, everyday 4life.
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felloffthetruck said:
Is the HDX like "Bubble City" when installing it?
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Not at all. just had to work out some of the edges; for me.

jd14771 said:
Nah, i don't care what screen protector you get, short of using tempered glass, you wont get the same sensitivity with the s pen.
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whats the best glass protector then? lol

jd14771 said:
Couldn't tell you i haven't purchased one personally, just tried them out on a note 3.
My point is the naked screen allows the spen to register some really light touch's, but so far i haven't been impressed using the screen protector.
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i gotcha. only concern without a screen protector is the coating coming off or wear on the screen

Full Adhesive Tempered Glass Screen Protector

I just ordered this screen protector but wanted to share with you in case you're like me and hate every other screen protector out there.
https://www.bare-cases.com/collecti...ane-for-galaxy-note-9#shopify-product-reviews

Darknightkiller said:
I just ordered this screen protector but wanted to share with you in case you're like me and hate every other screen protector out there.
https://www.bare-cases.com/collecti...ane-for-galaxy-note-9#shopify-product-reviews
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Those pics are fake though. That's not a note 9 unfortunately so hopefully you received the correct item. Please post pics or a video of your protector on your device when you receive it.

Darknightkiller said:
I just ordered this screen protector but wanted to share with you in case you're like me and hate every other screen protector out there.
https://www.bare-cases.com/collecti...ane-for-galaxy-note-9#shopify-product-reviews
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Sounds promising. I like to try a full adhesive one like that someday on mine. Hopefully the gaps on the sides won't be too large on this?
I'm currently using an edge only adhesive glass protector, which covers most of the screen and is case friendly. With that I mean , once the case is on you cannot see gaps on either sides.
Downsides are the black OLED screen looks grey for some reason with the one I'm using . Example with the screen turned off the n9 looks black, but with the screen protector I'm using it looks grey.

For that price, I'd rather get the whitestone. Just me personally.

looks good, damn expansive too, but will it work??
i tried some of these back then for the note 8.
they all lift at edge of both side and the bubbles keep coming back. they just not sticking good enough.
only in my experience, i never trusted these false result product anymore until they proven by many reputable xda members and you-tube reviewers.
good-luck with you purchase.
please report back if they are legit.

entropism said:
For that price, I'd rather get the whitestone. Just me personally.
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I've had bad experiences with the dome glass screen protectors before. No matter what I do there's always glue around the edges that pickup dust which is unacceptable for a screen protector that expensive.
I just hope this screen protector turns out well and will report back to you guys when I receive it and install it.

Jammol said:
Those pics are fake though. That's not a note 9 unfortunately so hopefully you received the correct item. Please post pics or a video of your protector on your device when you receive it.
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Will do! Thanks

Darknightkiller said:
I've had bad experiences with the dome glass screen protectors before. No matter what I do there's always glue around the edges that pickup dust which is unacceptable for a screen protector that expensive.
I just hope this screen protector turns out well and will report back to you guys when I receive it and install it.
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I have the whitestone on my S9+, once you wipe the glue off the edges, there's no dust issues. Granted, I have mine in a case (simple TPU) as well.

luvvitt note 9
I posted this in the other thread but figured i mention it here as well.
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=77545823&postcount=159

Galaxy S10 Screen Protectors

I’ve come across 2 articles now that screen protectors will not work on S10 series. Last week a case maker brand tested their screen protector on actual S10 phones, it doesn't work due to ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. I wonder that how other leading brands like GadgetShieldz, Dbrand, Rhinoshield are gonna make screen protectors that works on S10 series. Eagerly waiting for the launch event to see that if Samsung has any solution for this.
Has any brand come up with any solutions? How is Samsung going to solve this??
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It seems, as of now, only wet application screen protectors like Gadgetshieldz and UV tempered glass like whitestone dome would work with the S10 and S10+. I have also seen Tempered Glass with holes and thin films around the fingerprint area which looks insanely horrible.
With the whitestone costing a whooping 70US$ for the 2 pack and not available until 3/22 (in fact not available for shipping outside US at all), I have ordered the Gadgetshieldz screen + body protector combo for like 10$ from here **************************** and now looking for a cheap bumper.
That would complete my protection needs for now and will see how performance of other screen protectors pan out mean while.

dfwfreaks said:
Some brand said they use a different glue that will not interfere with the ultrasonic fingerprint sensor.
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They tried that too, but it doesn't work it seems. It's like other brands are drastically looking for a solution to work on it.

dfwfreaks said:
juliusjadey said:
They tried that too, but it doesn't work it seems. It's like other brands are drastically looking for a solution to work on it.[/QUOTE
We will find out when it comes
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We can expect that on the launch date of S10, Maybe some brands will also launch their screen protectors for s10.
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dfwfreaks said:
juliusjadey said:
They tried that too, but it doesn't work it seems. It's like other brands are drastically looking for a solution to work on it.[/QUOTE
We will find out when it comes
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Yes when the device is official out we can see what Samsung has really done with the S10 series.
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I read the phone will come with a pre-installed protector but I guess we will find out on 2/20.

Rose4uKY said:
I read the phone will come with a pre-installed protector but I guess we will find out on 2/20.
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Yes, It seems the phones will comes with a pre-installed screen protector with a hole in it.

juliusjadey said:
Yes, It seems the phones will comes with a pre-installed screen protector with a hole in it.
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With a Hole....why the fu*k a hole is there?

ArunRocker said:
With a Hole....why the fu*k a hole is there?
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I haven't heard it will have a hole in it? I saw a picture of one with a hole in it and it was ugly and I think not true. I know we have to wait and see but I just called this Zagg Kiosk at the mall and she said she has the Invisisheild one for the S 10 plus already no glass ones yet I said oh so it's going to work with the Ultra Sonic Sensor and she said I guess so. So I don't know but if It didn't work they would give you a refund. Everyone is saying Whitestone will be the only one to have a tempered glass one that will work so we will have to wait and see.
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ArunRocker said:
With a Hole....why the fu*k a hole is there?
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Apparently the whitestone dome will work with the onscreen fingerprint reader.
Theres no air gap with it like the usual screen protectors on curved screens

Well if it's the only one that will work I'm getting it. And since it's a 2 pack my husband will use the other He hasn't had one on his Note 8 1st phone without one but I told him cause of this fingerprint scanner he probably should use one. I hope we get them on good It would be nice if one was already on the phone.
force70 said:
Apparently the whitestone dome will work with the onscreen fingerprint reader.
Theres no air gap with it like the usual screen protectors on curved screens
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Ive had whitestone dome glass on my s7 edge, S8 plus, S9 plus and now on my Note 9.
They have always worked well, I doubt ill get an S10 but if I do I'd use whitestone again for sure

Rose4uKY said:
Well if it's the only one that will work I'm getting it. And since it's a 2 pack my husband will use the other He hasn't had one on his Note 8 1st phone without one but I told him cause of this fingerprint scanner he probably should use one. I hope we get them on good It would be nice if one was already on the phone.
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Have you ever used the Whitestone dome protectors? The two pack is because the first one is practice, lol. I had to get three before I got it correct on my note 9 with no bubbles. I'm a little slow so I figure most can do it by the second try. These buggers are expensive too.

chetly968 said:
Have you ever used the Whitestone dome protectors? The two pack is because the first one is practice, lol. I had to get three before I got it correct on my note 9 with no bubbles. I'm a little slow so I figure most can do it by the second try. These buggers are expensive too.
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Yes,White stone dome glasses are expensive compared to normal screen protectors.

force70 said:
Apparently the whitestone dome will work with the onscreen fingerprint reader.
Theres no air gap with it like the usual screen protectors on curved screens
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That is great news!

Can Whitestone be replaced or is it glue

i'm reading the spec on canada's koodoo website and also bestbuy canada.. it saids it comes preinstalled with a screen protector?? so do i need to order another? coz i ordered the whitestone ones.. china have plenty of knock off screen protector that will work too as long as it's the ones that is bonded with UV glue

it's not really glue. it's an adhesive and NOT permanent, the protector can be removed.
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It seems the Whitestone one will work since that's the first thing you see on their site now. https://www.whitestonedome.com/

I've also heard that glass protectors aren't going to work with this phone. I usually buy mine from amfilm, so I emailed them yesterday to see if they would have any glass for the S10 stuff. Here's the reply I got:
Hello!
Thank you for your question. At the moment, we are offering a Plastic Film called Elastic Skin (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NS6FC2Q) that will work with the Ultrasonic Fingerprint Sensor. We are still in development of other glass options, but are working fervently to produce a glass protector that will work with the S10. Please feel free to check back in, and to keep any eye out for our future releases on Amazon.
Thanks!
Eric
TechMatte
So I guess it's the old school PET films for now... amFilm has always been pretty high quality, so I'll just keep watch for new stuff. I just don't want to shell out $50 for a screen protector from Dome - seems a little superfluous.

See the following:
https://9to5google.com/2019/02/17/galaxy-s10-screen-protector-whitestone-dome-fingerprint/

make a screen more responsive

Guys is there anyway to make the screen more responsive to touch? It's the new screen protector that has caused the issue. But before I go back to a film I was just wanting to check. Thanks.

kenbrownstone said:
Guys is there anyway to make the screen more responsive to touch? It's the new screen protector that has caused the issue. But before I go back to a film I was just wanting to check. Thanks.
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You must have bought tempered glass that glues only on the edges. Horrible! Look for amFilm tempered glass. It's amazing quality! I ordered another one just in case ?

Also, 9.5.8 OTA just got released with touch improvements. Getting a full contact protector in updating may help a lot.

peteus said:
You must have bought tempered glass that glues only on the edges. Horrible! Look for amFilm tempered glass. It's amazing quality! I ordered another one just in case ?
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I just ordered and will arrive soon! Does it work good with cases?

I'm happy I ordered the unlocked direct from OP the preinstalled screen protector seems to be perfectly fine as far as responsiveness. Won't protect from falls truly but not will a glass one IMO

kenbrownstone said:
Guys is there anyway to make the screen more responsive to touch? It's the new screen protector that has caused the issue. But before I go back to a film I was just wanting to check. Thanks.
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Get a whitestone dome screen protector. Its the best one for OP7 pro if you want tempered galss.

kenbrownstone said:
Guys is there anyway to make the screen more responsive to touch? It's the new screen protector that has caused the issue. But before I go back to a film I was just wanting to check. Thanks.
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Is the protector in the center? It has to be 100% accurate, or you will have an unresponsive touchscreen.

joshdouglasdavis said:
I just ordered and will arrive soon! Does it work good with cases?
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Yes, I tried it with 4 different cases, all good.

remove stock screen protector

So how many of you guys have removed it? I noticed the protector shades the screen colours a little. Also attracts dust more like static. I have just removed mine and the screen looks and feels so much better ?

Same

Yeh, it' works like dust collector

I haven't, but only because i'm waiting on new protective glass to be delivered.
As soon as it gets here i'm gonna take it off.

for me it took some time to find out that there was already on installed... i have applied a tempered glass and its perfect now.

Trottel said:
Yeh, it' works like dust collector
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It really does.

Does the optical fingerprint sensor works any better without the stock protector?

R4DK0 said:
Does the optical fingerprint sensor works any better without the stock protector?
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Mine was never bad anyway but registered both thumbs twice.

jonezy8873 said:
So how many of you guys have removed it? I noticed the protector shades the screen colours a little. Also attracts dust more like static. I have just removed mine and the screen looks and feels so much better
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does removing the protector remove the color shift? (Actually I am not sure if there's supposed to be but mine has it)

The stock screen protector is shocking. Scratches so easily. Couldn't wait to take it ogf

Personally, it does not bother me, but I will also change it upon arrival of the tempered glass sheet that I ordered on AliExpress along with the sheet for the camera and the case

What's the best way of removing the stock screen protector?

Drillz said:
What's the best way of removing the stock screen protector?
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i just used my fingernail
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creezalird said:
i just used my fingernail
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What kind of material is it made of? It scratches so easily....

Drillz said:
What kind of material is it made of? It scratches so easily....
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seems like some kind of plastic, not glass
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vitocoscout said:
Personally, it does not bother me, but I will also change it upon arrival of the tempered glass sheet that I ordered on AliExpress along with the sheet for the camera and the case
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Did they fit nicely ? Can you share the link to the one you bought ?

it was giving me weird sensation when using gestures and swiping

i have replaced the original with a h9 glassprotector and the fingerprint sensor works fine. ( every finger two times registered )