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[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] felloffthetruck:
I just purchased the Tech 21 and it's nothing more that a thin piece of plastic. I've installed many of tempered glass screen protectors over the years and this tech 21 is plastic. Back to the drawing board.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mty msi:
I know it just covers the flat area the question is does it go on without a halo? If it does I'm good with it. 8h and no halo beats 9h with a halo for me. How much actual screen breakage protection do you think the 9h offers over the 8h? It's not like the difference between film and tempered glass. Also the Amazon reviews I read for other phones were good. The people that bought it liked it. 4 stars 369 reviews.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Pedro2NR:
Why does their site state tempered glass? :confused:

https://www.tech21.com/impactopedia/how-is-bullet-proof-glass-made/
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mty msi:
I don't know what to make of that because they don't have a hardness rating (i.e. 9h, 8h) but it does seem like according to their info you've got a highly protective screen cover with no halo. I just reread the page for the link you provided and nowhere does it state the Tech 21 is glass. The top half of the page is a description of how bullet proof glass is made, not their protector. The common thread is the BASF polymer used in both your protector and bullet proof glass. If my iloome 8h Flexmate has a halo I'm going to get the Tech 21 protector because reading their description it is a high degree of impact protection for the screen glass. At least you didn't have to go through returning defective protectors.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] felloffthetruck:
I don't know but I've never felt a tempered glass protector that bends and feels like cheap plastic. :p Also there is no mention of glass anywhere on the packaging.

My money is on plastic not glass with this one.

I could be wrong though.

Sure love the look of the white Note 4 over the black. Thinking about trading in my black for a white before my 14 day return period ends.

Should not have been browsing at Best Buy today. :p
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] RaymondPJR:
That's one of the better fitting ones that I've seen on this thread.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mty msi:
Not to mention how inexpensive the Bear Motion protector is. $3.99 + $4.64 shipping
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] felloffthetruck:
I don't mind paying high for something that works. I've emailed Tech 21 about that protector and will see what they say.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] RaymondPJR:
Off topic:

Liquidraven, the XDA mobile app always hijacks my Avatar and puts it onto your replies, lol! I look at the picture then think, "I never posted that, lol!"
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] kzoak82:
I'm pretty sure that tech21 has both. I was in a store the other day and saw the tempered glass one. I decided today to try it out so i went to another tmobile store and they had one but it didn't say tempered glass on it like the first one.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mty msi:
If you look at Tech 21's website they only offer one type of protector and nowhere do they call it a tempered glass protector. Doesn't mean it's not a really good impact protector because I think it is. It's just not glass. I think it offers a way higher level of protection than a typical film protector and is probably on par with a glass protector given it has three different layers of protection.

https://www.tech21.com/screen-protectors/samsung-screen-protectors/
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] JawjaBill:
The Tech 21 also has no oreofolic* coating. Reviews reveal it is a fingerprint magnet.

* Leave me alone. It was intentional.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] MT0227:
The Bear Motion seems to look best thus far, but we've yet to see a solution that covers the entire piece of glass. I'd wish one of these manufacturers would state if this is something that's viable.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mrma0100:
here is video review of Zagg HDX . looks better than all my glass screen protectors so far . anyone tried zagg hdx for note 4?

[YOUTUBE]cVYO4gWPa3w[/YOUTUBE]
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] RebDovid:
Rhino Shield

Those willing to consider a film protector may want to keep an eye on or preorder the Rhino Shield, supposedly available

"in early November" for $24.99.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] MT0227:
Not the solution I'm looking for: "manufactured to cover the flat, forward facing portion"
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] kzoak82:
I'll be by the store tomorrow and will check again.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] The Mighty Thor:
Tired of waiting already

I have already grown tired of waiting and the guessing game. My ArmorSuit Military Shield is installed and protecting another of my devices.:D
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Mayonesa:
So there is no glass protector that works well with the N4? I got one off ebay but it doesn't cover all (2.5d) which wouldn't bother me too much but the sides are not sticking. Looks crappy but it will stay on till i get something better. Better this than nothing.

I want glass though so i hope there is something
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] MT0227:
The coverage looks real nice, how does the Spen work with it? Any surface drag?
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] The Mighty Thor:
Very minimal surface drag. Obviously it is no where near as smooth as glass but I feel very little resistance when using the S-Pen and I just installed the Military Shield last night. I also

notice no, or very little display quality degradation. The ArmorSuit Military has been my default screen protector for most of my phones due to ease of install and protection level.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Cerv3r:
I'm currently using bear motion I bought and it's perfect except for 1mm on the left side there is a Little halo effect
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] vancamp:
My Zagg invisibleshield definitely would not "settle" without the halo. In other respects, it's fine. But the edges are quite noticeable...
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] avengedJC:
419

Has anyone tried the glass screen protector yet by glass4m? My old man has one on his HTC one. Unfortunately I can't post the link as I am a new user and have not reached 10 posts yet, but if you google, "glass4m" you'll find their website.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] jlrx81:
Same, and the reason why I returned it. Not acceptable at $40 + tax, I hope this gets resolved, tempered glass screen protectors are my new favorite and I have always gone with Zagg before.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] raiu:
anyone try this yet??

Spartan Tempered Glass Screen Protector $49.99

http://www.xtremeguard.com/Samsung-...otectors-p/galaxy-note-4-screen-protector.htm

nm, it says unavail
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] soul777toast:
Yeah, I've got the Zagg HDX on mine. When I picked my Note up at Best Buy I was initially going to go with the Zagg GLASS shield because that's what I had on my s4 and it was fantastic. Luckily one of the guys there had already installed it on his Note and showed me the halo, and another of them had put on the HDX which looked great, so I ended up getting the HDX figuring I'd use it until Zagg fixed the GLASS or someone else came out with one that worked.

So far I've been very happy with the HDX, it's definitely not as nice as the GLASS was on my s4 but it's way better than standard films, and it definitely beats having the halo. It went on very clean, no bubbles or dust, although I've had a ton of practice putting these things on which helped (I used to work for the Geek Squad, had to put screen protectors on for customers constantly. I've probably done at least 500 of these things :p ). My biggest tip with ANY screen shield install is to have a can of compressed air handy, it's one of the best tricks I ever learned for doing these and can make the difference between a perfect install and having that one speck of dust in the middle of the screen that just drives you bonkers! You ever notice how when you go to wipe the screen to get rid of those pesky little specks you always end up putting on a few more somewhere else? Well, a few blasts of air just before the shield goes on and 90% of the time you'll get rid of all of 'em end up with a perfect shield. But I digress...

Anyway, the HDX is kinda halfway between a normal film and a glass shield. It's stiff like glass but it has a bit of flex to it which helps a lot here. It feels slicker than film but not as slick as glass, it takes less fingerprints/smudges than film but more than glass, it's basically as good as it gets without an actual tempered glass shield IMO. I will note that it doesn't cover the entire screen, there's about a 1.5 - 2 mm gap around the edges between the shield and the bezel, but it honestly hasn't bothered me. As an interim option until a good glass shield becomes available I think the HDX is probably as good as you'll find.

I'll post pics when I get a chance, let me know if I can answer any other questions!
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mty msi:
I'm guessing the 50% off code on their website is permanent. $49.95 is the most expensive screen protector I've ever seen,
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Tikerz:
Not when you use their 85% - 90% off coupon codes.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mty msi:
That puts me off from doing business with them. I go to their website and see the 50% off code and then find out there are 85-95% off discounts available. If they're not selling their protectors for anywhere near the list price than their pricing is nonsense.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] borijess:
My third Note 4 after two defects on my first 2.

Sent from the TermiNOTEr 4! ;)
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] corwest:
I think we have established that the HW revisions are specific to carriers only and not to any actual hardware imporvements
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Pedro2NR:
What happened to the other 2?
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] raiu:
yeah what were the defects? MY first one had a defect in the glass by the led light.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] borijess:
The first one had an issue with the back button. Would not register the touch 100 percent of the time. The second phone had a dead pixel on the center of the screen.

Sent from the TermiNOTEr 4! ;)
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] muahhShay:
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Just received the screen protector I'll apply it later on today or tomorrow and post pics.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] raiu:
ouch
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] munkypoo7:
Can't wait! :D

Hoping for the lest amount of halo effect... Note 4 arrives Monday!
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] A|ex:
that glass is faulty, look at the amount of air and space around the edges of the screen
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] iowamoe300:
I can confirm that these 2 from amazon have the "halo" effect. Just installed both and it's terrible.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00OCFF68A/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MVRJQE6/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] zen0s:
We all can't wait for your review! xD Please hurry, patience is killing me lol
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mrma0100:
thank you for detailed information. :)
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] raiu:
I was just looking to see if any new ones came up and had a thought, I wonder what the note edge people are going to do.....
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mty msi:
I would think the only kind of screen protector that would work on an Edge is a plastic one that's part of a case like an Otterbox Defender uses. From what I've seen of it the Edge it's more a gimmick than anything groundbreaking in usable technology.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] muahhShay:
Lol I would apply it at work. But I wanna make no mistakes so I told myself to wait like a good girl. [emoji20]
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] iowamoe300:
Can't wait to see the results so I can pull the trigger on that one.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] clanderson:
Not sure why you're assuming it's faulty, that's a pretty quick assumption. Mine is like that as well, and would look identical if my screen protector extended out that far. That's why manufacturers are making them to cover the LED portion of the screen only - otherwise you get that gigantic halo from the gradual curve of the 2.5d glass.

Maybe yours is faulty.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] marcustdu:
I dont wanna.be that guy but what do you mean by "halo".effect?
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] avengedJC:
It's just a name given to the appearance a screen protector gives around the edges when it doesn't stay adhered down to the surface of the screen. It kinda gives the effect of a bubble around the outside of the protector. Has been happening with most tempered glass screen protectors on the note 4 because of the 2.5D curved glass edges :).
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] JawjaBill:
Very good question. I have come across more than few people here and other online hangouts who incorrectly think the effect is when the protector stops short of the curvature of the screen creating a few millimeters "no man's land".
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] deathshead:
ALL Current glass screen protectors are akin to putting a rigid completely flat contact lens on your eyeball..

More pressure needs to be applied to the Manufacturers to actually make a curved screen protector instead

of everyone wasting money on junk that does not fit.

This is something they will need to accomplish as just about all top devices out this year feature a 2.5d glass.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mty msi:
At some point some screen protector manufacturer is going to have one that fits the entire screen properly without a halo. From what I've read iloome makes one for the iPhone 6 that does exactly that but they've already stated they're not going to have one for the N4. So I think it's just a matter of time before at least one manufacturer has one available. Whoever is first to market is going to sell a lot of N4 screen protectors.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] deathshead:
Have you seen pictures of that iloome abortion of a screen protector? LOL what a bust..

Its just a big thick silicone gasket basically that fills in the the gap..
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Kawaisa:
Its possible with the approach iloome curveprotect tried but youre not gonna get a tempered glass protector made of pure glass that will cover the sides, ever.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] deathshead:
IF they can make an "outtie" glass that can make an "inny" piece of glass.

I don't care if its $50 dollars.. current glass probably costs these companie $1.00 each..

We put a man on the Moon for Christ's sake! Someone can figure this out.

Idk why phone manufacturers cant just build a device with a easily replaceable glass to begin with.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mty msi:
I haven't seen a picture of it posted. I ordered their 8h Flexmate which to my understanding covers only the flat portion of the screen and was redesigned after they had the halo issue with their original N4 9h tempered glass protector that they stopped selling. A few pages back in this thread one of the forum members has received their Flexmate and I'm anxiously waiting for her to post pictures. I have my fingers crossed that it will go on without a halo. Apparently the revised Bear Motion glass protector does go on without a halo and covers the flat portion of the screen.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] princeasi:
I highly doubt there will be a glass SP that will cover the entire screen on these 2.5d's. Many screens will have curves slightly differing from another, based on the manufacturing process, which in normal cases will cause minute offsets to the screens. More than likely, these companies will aim to produce a screen only fitted to the display rather than covering the tapered edges.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] clanderson:
:good:
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mty msi:
For the same model phone it's hard to believe there would be a variance in screen curvature considering the screens are most likely all made by the same manufacturer. iloome does make one for the iPhone 6 that covers the entire screen including the curved part.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] Zanr Zij:
I can confirm about the differences. I have more curve one ( still got edge halo with 3 brands ) but my other two friend have no problem with Nillkin 9H+ glasses. Fit perfectly!
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] trmiv:
I got the Verizon Flexible Glass protector today. http://www.verizonwireless.com/acce...s-screen-protector-for-samsung-galaxy-note-4/

I can't tell if this thing is really glass or if it's just that hard plastic. I haven't had a chance to put it on yet. I'll report back when I do.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] princeasi:
Though all might be made by the same manufacturer, variances will still occur due to the machines slightly offsetting by a small measure. That's why every so many produced, these machines needs constant tuning and maintenance to keep the consistency in programmed measurements. Hence, why some may be getting better results than others with these SP's.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] muahhShay:
Ok, so I installed it last night and it was a pain in the ass to install. 1. Because it gives you very little room to line up the flat part of the screen. I managed. Its not perfect (for my taste) but its on. 2. No matter how well I lined up one side it was either off and at angle with part of the screen exposed. Or it was covering the camera or the bottom home button. It may be that mines was cut crooked. I already sent an email letting them know. But Im probably just gonna deal with it since all the sides are lined up. You can barely see part of the screen one side no big deal. I mean you would have to be eye ball level with it to see the screen in the corner (worked hard to get it that perfect). But I still know its there and see it.

So far I don't see any haloing. I give it a week or so of good use to see and I post update pics. Right now, sadly Im using the only camera I found available which was my Sony Camera from 2007. So I took images and its kinda visible. I will repost better pics when I am able to get ahold of the iphone 5c or the GS3 I gave to my fam.

[IMG="Top of the screen protector"]http://i.imgur.com/mjwL6P5.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG="Bottom"]http://i.imgur.com/Cr38Ke4.jpg[/IMG]

Again sorry about the outdated camera. I keep putting it off cause I have my phones.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] soul777toast:
So wait, it only covers the flat part of the screen? Seems to me that the whole point of making it flexible would be for it to cover the curve as well, if it's just covering the flat part then why would you need it to flex? Why not just make a standard tempered glass shield that was cut smaller to avoid the curve?

Anyway, how does it feel, any noticeable difference from normal tempered glass shields? Did you see any benefit to this one over a standard tempered glass shield just cut smaller?
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] twe90kid:
the first pic. on the left side... looks like it's not adhering correctly.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] muahhShay:
Yea I'm seeing that at the top left corner and the bottom left corner.

But I'm giving it the benefit of the doubt because I pulled it off the screen several times to get it to pine up properly and also to remove dust specs from me repeatedly pulling it off the screen. So I'm watching the right side of the screen it appears to be fine.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mty msi:
Hallelujah!! Finally no halo. I ordered one but it seems like they're taking forever to ship it. Hopefully I'll have it next week.

Somebody I think it was on the Android Central forums posted they used to work at Best Buy and had installed hundreds of protective screens. They recommended using compressed air on the screen just before applying the protector. So I'll apply mine in the bathroom after running a hot shower with a compressed air can.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] muahhShay:
Yep. Only the flat part is covered. When I seen that I was instantly disappointed. But then again I understand they can't get it to adhere all the way around the screen. There's honestly no difference. Everything is responding to my touch. I felt like the pen wasn't sliding across the screen smoothly enough. But using it now to write this Lil bit I think I was just picky cause I wanted to complain after installing it. Also I wiped the screen down a few times with rubbing alcohol so that may have improved it. Coming from what I remembered when I had the tempered glass on my gs3. I prefer the tempered, mainly because all of the glass screen was covered. I don't remember much cause year after owning it and dropping it so much. The screen finally gave in and cracked after landing face down on concrete at gas pump station [emoji23]. But the response was similar to this screen protector
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mty msi:
As far as I know no screen protector manufacturer has released one that covers the whole screen even if it had a defective fit or a halo. The iloome Flexmate is tempered glass, it's 8h hardness instead of 9h.

How is it with fingerprints?
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] maximus96:
this is like the Note 2 all over again...had to settle with screen protectors that didn't go all the way. i was happy with the note 3 screen and the fact that it was flat...i don't see why this little 2.5D curve is good at all
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mty msi:
I'm with you on that. As far as I know there is no benefit to the 2.5 curved screen.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] curney:
This is the best way to install. Also put a tiny piece of tape on the side you will lay down last so you can pull the tape to make adjustments.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] trmiv:
Well update to this. First this was the most trouble I've ever had installing a glass screen protector. I guess because it's flexible, but not as flexible as the plastic ones. .This thing was bubble central, and took me quite awhile to get it stuck. Once I did though, no dust at all. Unfortunately it does have a very slight halo. It's not nearly as bad as others I've seen, and I can deal with it until something else comes along. For now I'm going to leave it since it was $20 and I don't have anything better to replace it.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] RaymondPJR:
At least one company makes one that fits the new iPhones, which also curve just like the Note 4. It can be made for the Note 4 also, they just have to do it!
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] mty msi:
I don't know if they're the only company that makes a tempered glass protector for the iPhone that covers the whole screen but iloome makes one and they've already said they won't be making one for the N4.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] MT0227:
I passed on that one for the 3 pack plastics Verizon sells for 12.99. Even the thin plastic screen protectors will not fully stick to the bezel, I get about 1mm (very small) halo on the left and right sides where protector does not fully stick.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] trmiv:
That's pretty much exactly how this one fits. It will do for now.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] twe90kid:
isn't that considered the halo? (i didn't follow the whole thread...)
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] muahhShay:
Screen appears to be free of fingerprints.

---------- Post added at 03:36 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:35 PM ----------

I wouldn't know because I don't know how they applied there's. The slight from mine is where I continued to pull the screen up and readjusted. So it could be then again I could've caused it.
[Galaxy Note 4 Accessories] princeasi:
I just installed my supershieldz. I got the a slight halo on mines. But it's fine for me. Sometimes there are give and take situations for dope smartphone like the the Note 4.