I posted this review up on amazon, but I thought I'd post here too. I cannot believe how much I love this product. It's flawless. I'm new to the forums here as I've only just switched to iphone from Android, though I've used both devices extensively. I review a lot of phones and phone related products. This is, without a doubt, the finest screen protector I've ever put on any phone - and I've tried them all.
First, a word about what this is. It's real yet flexible glass. my understanding is that this is made up of several thin sheets of glass and a polymer layered together. This makes it flexible and strong and is the reason why it feels so good to the touch. It's real glass, so it's indistinguishable from your phone's screen. So on that aspect alone, this protector is far more pleasant to use than any other flexible screen protector. You essentially forget it's there.
It's thin as well - .25mm, including the adhesive. That combined with the increased stiffness of the glass material over traditional plastic screen protectors means it is extremely case compatible. Most screen protectors will quickly form bubbles and gaps at the edges when used alongside a case that covers the edges of the display - not a problem here. It is possible to peel the edges up, but it's a lot harder to make happen. I've tested this with several different case brands including Cruzer Lite's Spi-Force case with no problems. Another huge win over standard screen protectors.
Because it is glass, it's also much more durable. Every screen protector I've come across eventually looks terrible and needs to be replaced. They can only take so much abuse because they're plastic. Tru Glass has a hardness rating of 9H, which means you can throw it in your pocket with your keys, attack it with a knife, what have you. It won't scratch. The only thing that will scratch it are things with an equal rating, such as some other types of glass, diamonds, sand, etc. Essentially, the same durability as your screen. If you take it to the beach or get some sand on it, yeah, it'll probably scratch a bit. The difference, of course, is it's a lot cheaper to replace. Scratch your phone's display and you're out of luck. Scratch this and you still have a perfect phone underneath. My understanding is that because of the layers of glass and polymer this should protect your screen from impacts as well - certainly better than a plastic protector or a naked glass display would do.
There are other glass protectors on the market, but they're all tempered glass. They are much more difficult to apply properly, do not flex, and tend to shatter with impact. This thing was very easy to apply using the directions provided by Cruzer Lite on their website. I'm going to link them here for easy reference for other customers: http://goo.gl/jP4HEF Because the protector is glass, I do think it'll be a bit trickier to apply than the cheap plastic stuff. Once it's on there, trying to peel it off might damage it. It's resistant to breakage and can flex very well, but I'm pretty sure it'll break if you try and pry it off and re-apply it if you don't do it right the first time. In truth though, I've never seen any screen protectors other than some of the wet apply ones where you can get away with not doing it right the first time.
That said, their instructions guide you through the steps to making a dust-free space and using something they call the hinge method to perfectly align it. I took everything into my bathroom as they recommend, started up the shower, let it run super hot for ten minutes, then turned it off and waited another ten minutes. Just as they said, as the mist cleared it took the dust in the air with it. I've got a dusty house, too - two kids, a dog, and a cat, hardwood floors, and forced hot air, and it's winter. It's about as dusty as it gets. While I was waiting, I made the hinge with masking tape, and when the mist was gone I wiped it all down, used the tape included for little bits of dust, double checked for dust again, took a deep breath and peeled off the sticker. Perfect application. I used their squeegee to push the air bubbles out and get the edges stuck real well. Shockingly perfect. No dust, no bubbles, everything where it's supposed to be. And it feels amazing. Just like the phone did when new.
I can't recommend this product enough. If you're in the market for a screen protector and want it to look and feel like there isn't one installed, this is the one to get. Hands down.
Here's some pics I took with my poor man's lightbox. (told you i do a lot of reviewing) As you can see there's nothing underneath the tru glass. No dust, no bubbles, nothing. It looks friggin' beautiful. So follow their directions! They work incredibly well. My family members like this so much that I've ordered a three more for them as well, so I'll see if I can rig up the lightbox and all the gear in the bathroom for an installation video when I install my wife's. If I do I'll post it here.
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First, a word about what this is. It's real yet flexible glass. my understanding is that this is made up of several thin sheets of glass and a polymer layered together. This makes it flexible and strong and is the reason why it feels so good to the touch. It's real glass, so it's indistinguishable from your phone's screen. So on that aspect alone, this protector is far more pleasant to use than any other flexible screen protector. You essentially forget it's there.
It's thin as well - .25mm, including the adhesive. That combined with the increased stiffness of the glass material over traditional plastic screen protectors means it is extremely case compatible. Most screen protectors will quickly form bubbles and gaps at the edges when used alongside a case that covers the edges of the display - not a problem here. It is possible to peel the edges up, but it's a lot harder to make happen. I've tested this with several different case brands including Cruzer Lite's Spi-Force case with no problems. Another huge win over standard screen protectors.
Because it is glass, it's also much more durable. Every screen protector I've come across eventually looks terrible and needs to be replaced. They can only take so much abuse because they're plastic. Tru Glass has a hardness rating of 9H, which means you can throw it in your pocket with your keys, attack it with a knife, what have you. It won't scratch. The only thing that will scratch it are things with an equal rating, such as some other types of glass, diamonds, sand, etc. Essentially, the same durability as your screen. If you take it to the beach or get some sand on it, yeah, it'll probably scratch a bit. The difference, of course, is it's a lot cheaper to replace. Scratch your phone's display and you're out of luck. Scratch this and you still have a perfect phone underneath. My understanding is that because of the layers of glass and polymer this should protect your screen from impacts as well - certainly better than a plastic protector or a naked glass display would do.
There are other glass protectors on the market, but they're all tempered glass. They are much more difficult to apply properly, do not flex, and tend to shatter with impact. This thing was very easy to apply using the directions provided by Cruzer Lite on their website. I'm going to link them here for easy reference for other customers: http://goo.gl/jP4HEF Because the protector is glass, I do think it'll be a bit trickier to apply than the cheap plastic stuff. Once it's on there, trying to peel it off might damage it. It's resistant to breakage and can flex very well, but I'm pretty sure it'll break if you try and pry it off and re-apply it if you don't do it right the first time. In truth though, I've never seen any screen protectors other than some of the wet apply ones where you can get away with not doing it right the first time.
That said, their instructions guide you through the steps to making a dust-free space and using something they call the hinge method to perfectly align it. I took everything into my bathroom as they recommend, started up the shower, let it run super hot for ten minutes, then turned it off and waited another ten minutes. Just as they said, as the mist cleared it took the dust in the air with it. I've got a dusty house, too - two kids, a dog, and a cat, hardwood floors, and forced hot air, and it's winter. It's about as dusty as it gets. While I was waiting, I made the hinge with masking tape, and when the mist was gone I wiped it all down, used the tape included for little bits of dust, double checked for dust again, took a deep breath and peeled off the sticker. Perfect application. I used their squeegee to push the air bubbles out and get the edges stuck real well. Shockingly perfect. No dust, no bubbles, everything where it's supposed to be. And it feels amazing. Just like the phone did when new.
I can't recommend this product enough. If you're in the market for a screen protector and want it to look and feel like there isn't one installed, this is the one to get. Hands down.
Here's some pics I took with my poor man's lightbox. (told you i do a lot of reviewing) As you can see there's nothing underneath the tru glass. No dust, no bubbles, nothing. It looks friggin' beautiful. So follow their directions! They work incredibly well. My family members like this so much that I've ordered a three more for them as well, so I'll see if I can rig up the lightbox and all the gear in the bathroom for an installation video when I install my wife's. If I do I'll post it here.
