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I installed my icarez from the 2 pack. While install is hard it is easily the best full screen protector out there. I do have a little bubble or non adhesion at the smallest spot under the ear piece but it’s nothing to worry about. This is the closest protector to not knowing one is on your phone. The coating on screen seems good too. This is much much better than I blazon and better than the ones that have holes in notch and cover too much of screen. I think the only issue I could complain about is that the bezel doesn’t go far enough so if you swipe up from the bottom you will feel something. But this allows all cases to work.
Is there a gap between the edge of the protector and the phone bezel?
 
Just installed the I-blason. The curve of it is super smooth. There aren’t any sharp edges and so smooth that I cant tell there’s a glass protector on. And there’s no unsightly holes or cut outs where the notch is.
 
Just ordered said I-blason from amazon US for 17.37$ shipped to mainland EU, arrives first half of December.

No iCarez “the good one” (black bezel, 2-package red box) available in mainland EU yet as far as I can see, and the one from amazon US doesn’t ship here.
 
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Just ordered said I-blason from amazon US for 17.37$ shipped to mainland EU, arrives first half of December.

No iCarez “the good one” (black bezel, 2-package red box) available in mainland EU yet as far as I can see, and the one from amazon US doesn’t ship here.

No one seems to want to ship the iCarez one to the UK too
 
Is there a gap between the edge of the protector and the phone bezel?
Yes there is. The black bezel is smaller than other screen protectors I’ve tried. The best way to describe this one is a mix between the regular type (belkin) and the 3D ones.
 
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076D1LY39/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Just got this after using the Anker one, and love it. It covers the notch at the top and only has space for the speaker at the top. FaceID has worked without any issues and the ambient sensor at the top works flawlessly. Gives the best look in my opinion. Was apprehensive at first but am really impressed with it. I was happy with the Anker as well, but having the notch not covered bothered me. The one posted in the link gives a clean look!

Also considered the iCarez one that also covers the notch (leaves the sensor above the speaker open though), but the one posted above had quicker shipping options.

Think you can post a pic of the coverage/edges? Do they stop exactly at the ends of the visible display or cover alittle past the edges Like the Belkin. I’m hoping for the later. If so I’ll probably order this and the similar icarez 0.2mm one to compare and have as backup for my Belkin.
 
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Also really happy with the Orzly tempered glass. Installed it yesterday.
It fits the screen perfectly, had no problems during the installation (but it does take some attention and patience - 10 min maybe to get it all right, humid bathroom, etc.). I really like that it covers the entire front face, and not just the viewable area - it has a black border too so the whole glass including device's black bezels are covered.

Using a Orzly FlexiCase on it right now (pictures are without the case on) , but expecting to upgrade to the Caudabe Lucid Clear or Pitaka case - both are ordered, so just going to test and see which one I like better.



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How are fingerprints and smudges on the orzly one? Any major issues putting it on?
 
How are fingerprints and smudges on the orzly one? Any major issues putting it on?

It's pretty bad, it actually bothers me how bad it attracts smudges and fingerprints. No issues with putting it on but after a week of using this, the top part of the protector with no adhesive is absolutely terrible. I put my phone in my pocket and every time I take it out, the top part is white (filled with debris). I always have to blow into the the little cutout to get the dust out but it doesn't fully do the trick.
 
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Is there any consensus quality glass screen protector at this point? Need to order one soon. Thanks.
 
I am so impressed with the I-blason. It’s such a smooth premium feel. I can’t even notice there’s a screen protector. I love the curved glass on my finger tips. I ordered three more as back up especially since it’s only $8.39 right now. Who knows when their 30% off will expire. I’ve tried the orzly, and the four holes on top were hideous to me. The orzly also has very sharp edges and you can definitely feel it when swiping. I also bought the icarez too but have not used it. The quality doesn’t seem as good as the Iblason. Also, I had one tiny bubble in the middle of the screen I couldn't get rid of. My ocd was going to take over and i was going to remove the screen once my back up orders came in. Luckily I didn’t because it’s gone now. 24 hours later and the bubble disappeared by itself! I can’t praise this screen protector enough.
 

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Just had Orzly tempered glass installed on my iPhone X. Overall pretty good except whenever doing the swipe up gesture my thumb can feel the edge of screen protector. Not big deal now but will this cause the screen protector to lift up in the long run?
 
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Just as an FYI: the Eakase screen protector is NOT edge to edge. It has a nice coating but it isn't any different than other normal tempered glass other than not having a cutout for the notch.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076D1LY39/
 
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Just as an FYI: the Eakase screen protector is NOT edge to edge. It has a nice coating but it isn't any different than other normal tempered glass other than not having a cutout for the notch.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B076D1LY39/

How does this compare to the iCarez people seem to be recommending? Is there any advance to the black bezel on the iCarez?
 
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So those with Belkin’s glass, you guys have the rainbow effect as well? Mine is most obvious at the top, especially on the top left. The side and bottom have very minimal rainbow effect.
 
So those with Belkin’s glass, you guys have the rainbow effect as well? Mine is most obvious at the top, especially on the top left. The side and bottom have very minimal rainbow effect.
All regular glass ones will have rainbow unless it is a 3D one
 
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I received my iCarez (two pack) screen protector earlier today. So far 100% winner. Previously I had a Anker Karapax protector on. Decent protector, easy to apply, but I didn't like that both notch and bezel was exposed and vulnerable.

I found the iCarez to be a PITA to put on because you align the speaker hole with the cut out in the protector. Sounds simple but the speaker hole seems to easily "disappear" when installing. You need a lot of light to see it... or better eyes than me.

Once installed there are bubbles but the majority push out easily. The few that are left I'm sure will go away over the next day or so. That's always been my experience with glass screens.

Once that is done and you can admire the protector, wow, what a difference between the plain glass with notch cutout variant. I have a Speck Presidio Grip case and with it on + the protector literally is no gap. The complete front of the phone is protected. The rim of the case still has a good 1.5mm or so height advantage over the protector so if it falls faced down should be good.

On turning on the phone Face ID did not work at all. Uh oh I thought. So I went into settings and reset Face ID and then re-learned my face. Put the phone to sleep and woke up. Back in business Face ID work just like it always did. So guessing the protector creates some distortion to the camera or something. Gestures all work fine in the case too.

If you have specific questions let me know. So far seems like well spent money giving me exactly what I was looking for.
 
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