When I look at my phone under certain lighting, the glass can look distorted when certain objects are reflected in the glass
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When I look at my phone under certain lighting, the glass can look distorted when certain objects are reflected in the glass
In the first pictures it very much looked like a screen protector at the top right of the screen, however there was no evidence of a screen protector around the notch. The last picture clearly shows no screen protector - the phone looks great.
I’m not sure I’d be that bothered if the only time I saw some distortion was from a reflection. Is the glass noticeably distorted if you look at it side on from the right side?
I’m not sure I’d be that bothered if the only time I saw some distortion was from a reflection. Is the glass noticeably distorted if you look at it side on from the right side?
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There is no screen protector, there is a soft bezel (in the display glass) and a hard bezel (outside the glass) and that's what makes it look like a screen protector.
Well every phone can look different under different lighting. Have you looked at it under normal lighting too see if there is an issue?
Under normal lighting it looks fine, but where I have my desk I have a window and blinds so when looking at my phone from my desk I can see distortions from the blinds in the background
Yea I’m sure. You may say it doesn’t have one but looking at the earpiece/speaker you can definitely tell you have a screen protector on.
My body is ready for XR threads like this one 
Look at the other photo I just posted, it’s not a screen protector, I don’t know how many times I have to say there is no screen protector on the phone.
there is no screen protector. the curtain reflection made it look like there is.
it looks there there is a slight bump at the region you circled. does it distort viewing? how about at different angles? can you feel the bump?
i think you can go back to the apple store, but not sure if they have any for exchange right now
Who cares if a reflection on the glass looks distorted. Are the images on your actual display affected? If not, then ?
Thanks for your reply, it’s hard to describe really, it’s really strange how it distorts in that area, I’ll send it back if I have to never have any problems returning phones to Apple
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The images are find, just the reflections, I just like my iphones perfect but I might just keep it because like you say the display is not affected
Just because you posted another photo doesn’t mean you couldn’t have pulled off the screen protector.
How often do you plan on looking at reflections on the screen and being upset they are reflected properly?
And maybe you were wrong and he didn't have a screen protector on it.
But the earpiece looks the same? Do you have an XR to compare with because I believe OP
You must not know this kid, he got to play with a demo unit before they were even activated or distributed by Apple.
Sprint does sell them, after they are distributed to them from Apple. When we get them we have a very nice policy that they are not to be manipulated or dispersed until launch day. Makes sense why you've yet to verify your claims.
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