[One (M7) Accessories] Huey85:
Alright guys, so here's my somewhat in-depth and comprehensive review for Mongrel Phones for their Mongrel Glass. As mentioned, this is a test sample and is not the final product....

Package Contents:

A great amount of thought went into what inclusions came with the Mongrel Glass. The most important things were the inclusions for cleaning and preparing the screen for the installation. A wet wipe and a dry wipe and a couple of dust/lint removal sticker films to ensure the screen is completely clean before installing. The inclusion of the plastic squeegee and screen wipe will ensure that any persistent air bubbles/air pockets can be squeezed out. But be careful, it is glass so applying too much pressure could damage the screen protector and eventually crack/shatter it.

Ease of Installation:

Installation was a breeze, however, it may be a bit harder for those who have never installed a tempered glass screen protector before. Just make sure that the screen is clean, then align the screen protector and drop it onto the screen and the adhesive will do the work for you. It’s so simple! I managed to install it with no air bubbles, no air pockets, and all edges of the Mongrel Glass adhered perfectly to the screen with no lifting.

Overall Look and Feel:

The oleophobic coating on the tempered glass gives the screen protector a nice “soft touch” feel with finger/thumb swipes not “catching” onto the screen protector as you would find with most generic plastic-based screen protectors. It is even smoother than the HTC One's Gorilla Glass screen itself.

One flaw I found (given it is a test sample and would probably be fixed in the final version) is that the curved edges of the Mongrel Glass are not consistent. Some areas are much more curved than the others, and some edges are just really sharp. Luckily enough I installed the more curved edge on the top of the screen, where most of the swiping from the edge is done (i.e. pulling down the notification tray). But in regards to the feel of the curved areas, they feel a lot nicer than a lot of other tempered glass screen protectors I've used in the past (e.g. MIME Ghost Glass). However, what I would like to see in the final version of the Mongrel Glass is more consistency to the curved edges all the way around the glass.

In terms of clarity, I see no loss in clarity whatsoever. The screen is still bright and vibrant as ever! The overall thickness of the glass is also thin enough that it doesn't reduce the sensitivity of the touchscreen, and the capacitive buttons also work perfectly! This was a flaw with one of the previous tempered glass screen protectors I’ve used in the past, the Glas.T from Spigen, which was a tad too thick and caused the capacitive buttons to be a lot less sensitive and required a bit more pressure to activate.

Final Thoughts:

Overall, this is a great tempered glass screen protector. Compared to many of the other offerings available, it ticks pretty much all the boxes. The price-tag of the final product may be a little high, but if Mongrel Phones improves the minor things such as the consistency of the curved edges, I would say it is well worth it, taking into consideration the package contents, ease of installation and overall quality of the product.

Photos:

Package contents - https://www.dropbox.com/s/1ursn756t7sc2dp/IMAG0719.jpg (generic for all of their Mongrel Glass screen protectors)

Overall - https://www.dropbox.com/s/bzq3hjmbg3v02k7/IMG_1377.JPG (clean install with no bubbles/no un-adhered corners/no chipped corners)

Bottom - https://www.dropbox.com/s/ytfjyzkwl8o795m/IMG_1380.JPG (you will notice the right side of the bottom is more curved on the edge than on the left side)

Top - https://www.dropbox.com/s/31axzopeo5tdk14/IMG_1382.JPG (you will notice that the top is more consistent with the curved edge on the glass)