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[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mikespe:
I installed mine last night and have the halo all around the phone. I had never seen the halo effect before so I thought I did something wrong. So I removed it & tried to re-apply it but it was still the same...I'm not sure I will keep it on or not. You can't see the halo when the screen is on but it's VERY obvious when the phone is off. I do like how clear the screen is with the tempered glass as opposed to a regular screen protector...except for the halo you can't even tell there is a screen protector on it is so clear...
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] crazyassfung:
I have a 10 gift card from zagg if anyone wants it. Very horrible experience with them so they decided to give me a gift card. Ordered Dec. 1st, and still not resolved...

Reply or PM for gift card
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] oneandroidnut:
I will take it if you still have it. I think I am going to buy a zagg and zerolemon to try
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] ziobisdie:
Hi guys...Can you give an advice?

I read a lot of post about the Tempered glass protection but I don't have a answer....

So... which is the best Tempered glass protection to buy?

Thanks
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Josborne6:
Becoming subjective at this point. Depends on what is most important to you. Feel, size, looks, material. Rate your order of importance and can recommend based on that.

sent from my Samsung GALAXY Note® 4
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] borijess:
I will take one pls.

Sent from the TermiNOTEr 4! ;)
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] ziobisdie:
Ohh Yes...I think the most important that isn't halo and it has a good protection from scratches....

I hope I don't drop the phone to floor so It's less inportana

ant the resistence

To broken the glass...

Help me
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Josborne6:
What color is your note?

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[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] ziobisdie:
It's black
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Josborne6:
I would go with either the Iloome screen mate flex or the ZeroLemon revised from Fenix select on amazon. Iloome has great customer service so no worries if you're not happy with it. They will take care of you, and Amazon's return policy is great.

The iloome doesn't have the rounded edges like the ZeroLemon but that had it's advantages. The iloome is thinner and less noticeable. The glasses such as the ZeroLemon, Zagg, Spigen are very noticeable on the screen and don't even cover the whole amoled, give or take, revised vs. not revised. The iloome is just slightly wider to the edge of the black screen border which helps it blend in to the screen. Biggest plus for me is the iloome is longer on the bottom. The ZeroLemon is a bit short on the bottom which makes the tactile feel of the capacitive buttons awkward. Not a deal breaker but it's noticeable.

The ZeroLemon is more slippery than three iloome but after some rain-x, I'm very happy with the iloome, it's pretty close now in feel. If your finances allow, order both and return what you're not happy with. I would try the ZeroLemon first though as once you remove the iloome, reinstalling would be more difficult than the ZeroLemon. Good luck and hope that helps. Cheers.

sent from my Samsung GALAXY Note® 4
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] ziobisdie:
First of all thx for the answer...

So did you try only the flex type? Because it's difficult for me to think the real differences of the protections..

I would real colors and no halo in my screen...it's not important if the film is 1mm wide and I would that it protects the screen from the scratches....

I'm just visiting the Iloome and zerolemon sites...I like more the iloome than the zerolemon....

Choose for me....which one? XD

Where.can I buy the Iloome??
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Josborne6:
iloome Galaxy Note4 / Note 4 ScreenMate Flex Flexible Glass 8H Hardness Premium Screen Protector with Oleophobic Coating by iloome http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00NB9ET2W/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_USSMub1QBMRDE

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[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mty msi:
There have been multiple posts both here and on the Android Central forums that the iloome Flexmate lifts in all four corners after installation. That was enough to make me send mine back without even trying it. And BTW iloome makes you pay the freight on returned items if you purchase directly from them. While several posters have reported satisfactory results with the iloome Flexmate more have reported the corner lifting problem. I would not recommend the iloome Flexmate.

The only currently available screen protector that has not had halo/fit/lifting problems posted on this or the Android Central forums is the Zagg HDX which is not glass but has a 3H hardness rating and according to Zagg "extreme shaterproof protection". The fact that it is not glass is most likely why it installs correctly. Everyone that has posted their results with the Zagg HDX has reported good no halo installations. The new Zerolemon and 3 or 4 others (I don't recall the brands but if you go 10-15 pages or so back on this thread you'll find the brand names) have installed with mixed results. Some have had good installations while others haven't.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Josborne6:
If you look at my past posts you can see pics of both on my black variant. I only did the iloome flex as their tempered glass was pulled. I've tried almost every glass out there. If scratches bother you, I would avoid plastic.

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[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] airmaxx23:
There is such a variation in the curve of the screen that it is ridiculous. I can use any tempered glass protector on my retail Note 4 without any halo but my DE has halo with every one that I've tried. I can even take the ones that don't fit properly on the DE and they work fine on the retail model.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] bleuiko:
Well that sucks. I have two on the way too. I'm reading a lot of mixed posts so not sure if I'm going to try it myself.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Josborne6:
Two of?

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[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] avengethis1:
Got the bear motion in today. Has a really nice texture and is very clear. Has a great response. Kind of drags when using the s pen or finger drag. I havent been following the thread much so not overly sure what the halo is. Along the edge of the glass is does appear lighter from the light hitting it. The front facing camera looks great still and with my spigen case on there ia only about 1mm on the edge thats not protected..
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Josborne6:
No worries though. It bothers some more than others. If protection is your main focus the bear has a good amount of it. The finish on it while it drives me crazy, others prefer. Different strokes for different folks. Go with what fits your needs. Merry Christmas.

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[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] avengethis1:
The halo is annoying to look at but i cant tell when actually using my phone so im ok with it. The drag might get to me after a bit. The anti fingerprint smoodge is a joke.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] The Mighty Thor:
My biggest issue with the halo is I paid way too much for this phone to use a screen protector that will not adhere around the edge and in my opinion collect dirt and dust and possibly scratch the screen it is supposed to be protecting.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] bleuiko:
Two of the iloom flex coming for my family's two Note 4. This is frustrating that as a collective so many different brands were tried and still a very mixed set of results.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] WizeGuyDezignz:
Spoken like a true entitled person. Samsung doesn't owe us a screen that will fit a glass screen protector perfectly. Their job is to make sure the glass above the screen is good on their end. They don't care, nor should they care about third party screen protectors. It's not necessary for the phone to function. We are the idiots that are putting glass over glass. :rolleyes:
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mahdibassam:
Glass

I have an XtremeGuard Spartan Glass installed on my Note 4, and there is zero halo. BUT there is an interesting twist. I bought the Note 4 the day it came out here (September) , and on that one there was a big and visible halo. Then I sold that One, and then bought another one this week ( December ). I can definitely say that newer units have either less curve or the curve starts further out the screen. As you can see in this photo there is no halo on mine, but its also worth noting that the Protector is a small fit.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Josborne6:
I would try one if I were you. I immediately disregarded the iloome because of early posts that it was lifting. After about 15 different glasses, it definitely is the best looking out of all of them and the best fitting. As I said before, the MyBat and ZeroLemon may be a little more slippery but they don't look as good as the iloome IMO.

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[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] ccl2003:
Beware of this TG brand. It had almost quarter of an inch halo on all corners that's why I removed it on my phone after a few hours. It cost me around $14 and it looked terrible on my phone. Worst purchase ever!
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] spinedoc:
That's a shame, it's got the black upper/lowers which I have been searching for. I'd love to get rid of the Samsung logo on the front.

Has anyone else found a screen protector, glass or non glass, with a black upper portion which hides the Samsung logo?
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] sdlopez83:
Yeah because it's full screen. These idiots didn't test it nor did they get the memo.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] arjun90:
I returned both Zagg Glass the other day. Sticking to my HDX. :D
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] felloffthetruck:
Did I miss pictures of your phone with the HDX?

Did you ever get/try the Alpha glass? Mine is just collecting dust over here.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] ElAguila:
Has anybody tried the boxwave clear glass screen protector? I was wondering how it does.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] arjun90:
I never tried the Alpha Glass I received. The minute saw on the back of the packaging that it was not compatible with the Otterbox Defender Series Case, I called Otterbox for an immediate refund with free return shipping prepaid label. It wasn't clearly listed on their website. I'll be posting pictures of the phone with the HDX soon. :)
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mitchellvii:
Well, I have the Zagg Glass on a newly purchased N4 and the halo is pretty bad. I'd say at least 1/8th inch all the way around. I called Zagg and they said this is the latest run of glass from them so I'm mystified by those who claim they have Zagg Glass and NO halo. I'll really need to see some pics before I believe them.

Maybe the Zagg person I spoke to before was misinformed and there is a newer, smaller version with no halo. Will call again tomorrow and see about getting this replaced.

I'm really hooked on Zagg because of the incredible smoothness of the glass and the fantastic oleophobic coating which wipes off in a breeze. I personally am unhappy with Samsung for going with the curved screen. Why? Because as far as I can tell, it does NOTHING for me other than to cause issues with screen protectors and considering 95% of people use screen protectors, it is something Samsung should have considered.

Is this a sense of "entitlement"? Of course. For over $700 for a damned phone I'm entitled as hell. :cool:
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] jlczl:
Want a pic? Here's my Zagg glass on a TMobile Black Galaxy Note 4.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] jlczl:
Here's another.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] jlczl:
The variance is in the Note 4 glass production not on the screen protector manufacturing.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] acerdroid:
Hi all has anyone tried Tech21 Impact shield. Im currently using it and it's very nice hardly any finger marks doesn't seem to collect dust yet it's only been 2days but so far no issues. And it's self healing apparently
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mitchellvii:
Thanks. That's impressive. Clearly your screen has less curve than mine hence no halo. Some of these screens have very little curve compared to others.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Josborne6:
Same here. That one is larger than the Zagg they put on mine about a week ago and I still had about 1/8" of halo all the way around.

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[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mitchellvii:
I think the T Mobile brand of the N4 has the least curved screen, lucky buggers. The halo on my Sprint variant actually begins about 1/8th of an inch inside the actual amoled screen so the curve on this baby must be severe.

In reality, the damned thing still works and can only be seen when the screen is off. The fact this bugs us says more about our being OCD than anything else. Still when you drop this kind of coin on a handheld device you expect perfection.

Does anyone make a protector that covers only the amoled portion?

Sent from my SM-N910P
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Josborne6:
I have the T-Mobile variant and the Zagg halo'd on mine. My wife's white one is more curved than my black one.

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[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mitchellvii:
Huh. That Rhino brand is looking appealing because although not glass it is oleophobic and tough. Seems to have minimal if any halo.

You know, the sad part in all of this is that the curved glass on the N4 seems to serve no purpose whatsoever other than to be a giant pain in the ass. I mean when i look at the phone i cant even tell the screen is curved. Samsung does so many things well but they always seem to make 1 or 2 really odd choices with every device. On the Note 3 it was the cheap fake stitching and fake chrome ribbed edge. In the N4 they fixed all that but screwed it up again with the curved glass.

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[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] sdlopez83:
The only real problem is that it is a fingerprint magnet. I thought the oleophobic coating is a force on this one
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mitchellvii:
Oh so the Rhino oleophobic doesnt work?
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] borijess:
So which is working best for AT&T phones? Is the zagg HDX have the rubbery feel?

Sent from the TermiNOTEr 4! ;)
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] furfmonkey:
Im getting a zagg HDX put on my verizon note in like 30 min ill post pics after... (had the zagg glass and took it off due to halos)
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] chase7545:
Tried several tempered glass protectors including the zero lemon and joto. In my opinion the absolute BEST screen protector for this phone is the iloome screenmate flex. Yes you give up one level on the hardness scale and its slightly less slick than some others but it fits perfectly with NO HALO (finally...). Just make sure you take your time installing and wipe it down with alcohol or rainex after removing the top sticker(there is some residual adhesive) . It's as close to perfect as your going to get on this phone :).
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] anirudhks:
I have tried about 4 till now none perfect. Last one i have tried is the momax full frame , which has a black border all around the glass to hide halo .. but no use halo still exists beyond the frame
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mty msi:
A number of forum members both here and on Android Central got all 4 corners lifting on the iloome Flexmate shortly after install so it's definitely a hit and miss proposition. I sent mine back without even trying it because of the corner lifting problem.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] chase7545:
Hmm I've had mine on for a week without any lifting on the corners. Maybe I'm lucky or maybe they've fixed the problem.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Josborne6:
My sentiments exactly

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[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] sdlopez83:
Not as well as glass. It's not that bad though
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] anirudhks:
Tried full frme no good
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] MasterTentacles:
I bought the Zagg with my Note 4 back in November. Pretty nasty halo on that one. I contacted Zagg, they shipped me one of the "new" ones. Exact same issue. Attached are photos of the replacement glass.

I think I'm just going to switch to the HDX. I put one one someone's phone yesdterday, and it actually looks fantastic. It came out the way I expected my tempered glass to look.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Josborne6:
Wow. That's way worse than how mine looked.

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[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] eksoccer99:
The zagg hdx (plastic) to me doesn't feel rubbery. Not like the old zagg wet install I had on my note 2. Now that one was rubbery. Can see the indents from the s-pen everytime. The hdx not so much. Might think it is if your actually dragggg your finger across it. Still loving my decision going with the hdx (plastic) though. Seeing everybody here after 3 months still buying glass even after reading this thread *shaking my head, palm face*

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Yep lucky

Exactly what happened to mine. Took it off immediately.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] MasterTentacles:
Well it didn't take me long. Switched out to the HDX. Plastic or not, it feels about the same as the Tempered Glass to me. I wrote down some notes with the S-Pen to test, no indents or lines. It went down really easy, took a total of 2 minutes or so. It's a bit thinner than the glass as well. I think I'm going to run with this for the time being, but it looks like this is my keeper.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] jlczl:
I can understand the sentiment. However, being that some of us have had success with glass protectors gives others hope that they may also get lucky.

My recommendation to anyone just receiving their Note 4 is to go to Best Buy and have a Zagg Glass installed by them. If you're not satisfied you can have them remove it and return it on the spot and not be out a dime. If it has halo on that install more than likely it will have halo with any other glass protector as well. At that point I'd recommend using something like the HDX or any other non glass protector.........but at least you will have tried and verified glass wasn't an option in your case (being that the glass curvature or lack thereof seems completely random)
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] felloffthetruck:
I'll have to award you the "Worst Halo Ever" prize. :p

Your new HDX looks much nicer.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] WizeGuyDezignz:
Zagg HDX is the easy choice imo. I'm surprised more people aren't talking about it. Not much far off from glass with protection and feel and absolutely no halo. Excellent and highly recommended screen protector.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Kawaisa:
That actually looks half-decent. I think the other guy with the Spigen just had a bad application. These Spigen ones are intentionally smaller to avoid the issue of the curved glass. But that isn't bad at all. I bet it'd look even better with a white Note.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] clanderson:
Wow. The reason I'm moving to glass screen protectors is because my phone's screen broke from being pinched on the EDGE of the screen - exactly where this protector does NOT protect...
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] edboy21:
That's actually not that bad. Mine was worst when I installed that screen protector.

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When I installed mine I got it on the first try. I don't know why it turned out the way it did. I got another one of these screen protector. Gonna try again.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Bmerz:
Anyone try Supershieldz, if so did it work for coverage on the curved edges? I emailed them a few days ago, and they said that they were making new one's to account for the new N4's curved screen, and that they would have it ready to ship by 10-13-14.

So before I place an order with them, I wanted to see if what they said was true? Thanks!

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00N458IXO/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A279LIVC2BRR8I
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] brycestejskal:
Bear Motion Sucks

The bear motion one blows. Its better than some of the other ones posted but it still sucks.

If you center the home button hole:

it hangs about 1mm past the bottom of the screen onto the frame

goes right to the frame as it should on the right side

has a gap between the frame and the screen protector edge about 2mm wide on the left side

the top cutouts go too deep and barely passes the samsung logo

unprotected area under the camera almost as big as the camera itself due to deep cut

and has about a 3mm gap between the top frame and the protector.

Didnt even apply it. Returning.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] dawheat:
I think someone might have already stated this but do not buy this one either:

ZZYBIA® 0.26mm Ultra-thin Tempered Glass Screen Protector for Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Edges go right to the screen edge without taking into account the curved glass so it badly halos around the entire edge where it can't adhere. The cutouts are also slighly off so you cannot get the earpiece and home button lined up.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] clanderson:
E-mailed iloome about their curved glass protectors for Note 4.

Their response:
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] jovy23:
I bought me the impressive guard tempered glass screen protector and in my opinion it's one great screen protector for the note 4 right now at a reasonable price. It fits perfectly on my white t-mobile galaxy note 4. I noticed the edges problem because of the curved display but it's hardly noticable on a white galaxy note 4, which is more visible on a black note 4 device. Link is below try it out and see how it works for you.

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=111475867019&alt=web

Here are some pics below.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] ohbreeeezy:
can you take a pic of it?
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Kawaisa:
looks like the spigen works best since it covers less of the screen, still not a good solution, but better than the ones that extend past the glass itself...
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] jovy23:
Updated my post with pics. ;)
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] eRode:
anything for a quick buck one of these days....
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] MarioUK:
Hi,

Sorry if this has been asked before, but has anyone tried the Samar glass protector at all? I've got one on the way and worried how it will turn out. The link to it is here:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/SAMAR®-Temp...8&qid=1413460712&sr=8-1&keywords=samar+note+4

Mario
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] fcortes626:
Can anyone that has ever used a glass screen protector tell us if the protector interferes with the front camera at all? does it make it lose quality/look blurry or is it like it isnt even there? And does it interfere with the sensors? the one i bought from invellop doesnt have the cut out for the sensors or camera. just for the home button and the speaker grill
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] husker97:
Ya, I have the same protector and I'm kinda worried about the same thing. I'm not too worried about the camera because I don't use the front camera at all, but I am worried a bit about the sensors.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] fcortes626:
its weird because the picture showed a cut out for the camera. i think the sensors should be fine though.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] marcustdu:
I'm totally convinced to get one of these for my Note 4. By the way out of curiosity , is there a privacy screen tempered glass? And whats a good brand for one? Thanks for any insight on this.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] scheelwd:
I decided to grab Tech Armor's Ballistic glass protector on Amazon, thankfully it's not one that overhangs the curve. I have to wait until Saturday for my Spigen Tough Armor to show up and see how well they look together.

But so far, no complaints. The glass covers the sensors and front camera, but doesn't impede their function at all from what I've tested.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] stanleybb50:
Great to see that! Looks perfect. The Tech Armor is one of the ones I have on order. One of 4 different ones I think - haha.

Did you install via the "hinge" method with tape/etc? Perfect install. I'm all nervous about half to be perfect in order to avoid the halos on any one or two sides..