[Galaxy S II Accessories] bencoull:
Crystalusion

Dear Nagelo,

Thank you for taking the time to re-evaluate your experience and to post your thoughts on the forum, no problem with sending you the second sample – you’re very welcome.

Following your comments I have answered the points you have raised below, I appreciate your feedback so I feel it’s important you know the facts about Crystalusion, its proven capabilities and its position in the screen protection market. I have also included feedback which will explain why you didn’t see much difference on your Gorilla Glass.

Crystalusion protects screens, casings and in fact the entire coated device against finger prints, dust, oil, abrasion and bacteria – although you suggest this is not true it’s actually supported and proven by published research, much of which is published on the internet but for the sake of ease I’ll list the properties of Crystalusion here, which you may cross reference with a quick Google search should you wish:

Finger prints:

Crystalusion is oleophobic – which means it repels dirt/oil, which includes the residue left from touching the device with fingers, causing finger print marks. Whilst the finger prints WILL show on the coated device(but there appearance will be less) they cannot stick to the Crystalusion layer – which means they can be cleaned off with minimal wiping in comparison to an untreated device, making a treated device quicker and easier to keep clean. With reference to Gorilla Glass – it’s not that Crystalusion doesn’t work on Gorilla Glass, it does, but Gorilla Glass it’s actually pre-coated with a very similar coating – which explains why you didn’t see any difference – I’ll include the Gorilla Glass white paper link at the bottom of this post which will explain this in detail for you.

Antibacterial:

Crystalusion is Antimicrobial – which means it does not support the development of bacteria. When bacteria comes in to contact with a treated surface it is not able to divide, through ionic exchange, and therefore dies. Several hospitals actually use Liquid Glass to protect against bacteria. I appreciate users do not have access to a laboratory to test this quality but there are many published articles on this subject which can be found with a quick Google search.

Lifespan:

12 months is the average life span of Crystalusion on a mobile device, for some users it will be more, for some it will be less – it all depends on the individual usage habits, but again the average life span is laboratory tested and proven, which is why we advertise it.

Application:

Crystalusion can be applied to any device – Crystalusion ‘sticks’ to the coated surface because of quantum force (Casimir force) – which basically causes a squeezing effect on the molecules, holding them to the treated surface – more information can be found if you Google ‘Casimir Force’.

Gorilla Glass:

As mentioned above the Gorilla Glass on your device already has an easy-to-wipe-clean coating which explains why you didn’t see any change after application, but this did not inhibit Crystalusion’s ability to ‘stick’ to or work on your device. There are other posts on the XDA Developers Forum from people who rave about the difference they experienced after application, which I suspect largely relies on the properties of the surface before application but nevertheless your entire device will now benefit from the above mentioned qualities – not just the screen.

To your point: Why should we need a protection for our SGS2? It has gorilla glass – Gorilla Glass is very tough and in my opinion an excellent product but not every handset has Gorilla Glass and there are reports on XDA forum that some handsets with Gorilla Glass (such as the HTC One X) do scratch – so for this reason users could still benefit from Crystalusion’s anti-scratch properties and you will still benefit from the antimicrobial qualities.

As mentioned above here is the link to the white paper:

corninggorillaglass.com/sites/all/files/COR_GG_WhtPaper_Easy-to-Clean.pdf (you’ll need to insert the ‘http:www’ as I’m not able to post links)

And finally:

It’s always a challenge bringing a new product to market, especially one like Crystalusion. Our challenge it to provide the correct amount of education and increase awareness of our product and the scientifically proved capabilities of it – something so new and innovative will always attract scepticism but I hope you are able to see from this post that our only intention is to introduce a more efficient, easier to use alternative to traditional screen protectors. I believe that the market should be driven by consumer choice and I hope, in a small way, Crystalusion is adding to that choice.

Thanks for taking the time to repost I appreciate your comments and feedback.