Review: Far From Perfect
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 10 7, 2013
I applied the Moshi AirFoil screen protector to my brand new 2nd generation Kindle PaperWhite.Installation was fairly easy. I cleaned the screen with my own microfiber lens cloth. The kit comes with one but it's incredibly small and cheaply made. I used their included tape strips to remove any remaining dust or debris. I removed the protective backing layer over the adhesive side and carefully positioned (and repositioned) the screen protector and carefully squeegee out the couple small air bubbles I'd caught under the protector. Once happy with the installation I proceeded to remove the protective layer over the front of the screen protector... and managed to pull a third of the protector off before I could get enough separation between the layers to easily separate them. Then I spent another ten or so minutes chasing the air bubbles this allowed to become trapped under the protector.The first thing I noticed was the fit was not perfect, it was a couple millimeters too short and the same too narrow. With the light turned on on the Kindle this size difference was very noticeable and distracting. I tried moving the protector to put these gaps at the top and bottom and both left and right sides and it was still an annoying distraction. The gaps were far less visible with the light turned off.Next was the feel. The Moshi AirFoil screen protector feels like the piece of plastic it is. The 2nd generation Kindle PaperWhite has an amazing matte textured screen that feels almost like a sheet of real paper. This tactile paper sensation was completely lost with the Moshi AirFoil screen protector installed.Function; While the Moshi AirFoil screen protector does indeed protect the Kindle screen from smudges, oils, and fingerprints it picks them up twice as fast as the textured Kindle screen. The screen protector also makes the smudges and fingerprints much more very visible than they are on the Kindle screen necessitating more frequent cleaning. The screen protector also added a bit more glare to the Kindle reading experience.I tried the Moshi AirFoil screen protector for two days, about six or seven total hours of reading, and did not like it at all. The edge gap distractions, loss of the tactile paper sensation and the need to clean frequently annoyed me to the point that I had to remove the screen protector from my Kindle.