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[Nexus 6 Accessories] drsnappyd:
thanks for this...

just ordered 4 glass protectors...sweet deal! now, if I could just get lucky on a Wednesday and order the phone....lol
[Nexus 6 Accessories] jrockie:
Bought four and within two hours it was already shipped. How I wish the nexus 6 ordering was this easy and fast. COME ON MOTO!
[Nexus 6 Accessories] dadsterflip:
Hell ya thanks,for this. 2 nexus glass and dry screen just incase and note 4 glass temp for 20 bucks
[Nexus 6 Accessories] NightHawkUndead:
Ordered Glass protector and a matte case. $10. Thanks!
[Nexus 6 Accessories] aznalan15:
Bought one for .70 because the orzly is taking till dec to get here...
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Baurblades43:
Just received my order of the Spartan Glass for the N6 that I ordered 11/11/14 and arrived 11/15/14. I am extremely disappointed this too good to be true discount wasn't the real deal..

The packaging was barely even acceptable.. Its hardly protecting the glass itself.

I have already contacted Xtreme Guard and asked for an immediate refund.

http://imgur.com/a/3HtqT
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Pilz:
Mine was supposed to come today but it never showed up. I'm glad I ordered a different one from Amazon just incase
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Baurblades43:
I don't even want them to send me a replacement.. I just want to get a refund and go with my original decision to go with Phantom Glass.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Pilz:
Have they been released yet?
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Baurblades43:
Not yet, but at the moment, that doesn't really matter for me since I'm waiting for the VZW anyways. I am positive they will carry it though as I emailed them a few weeks ago and they confirmed it.

They have the reputation that I would never be afraid to purchase an expensive screen protector from them.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Cheetohz:
Same thing for me, I ordered 3 nexus 6 glass screen protectors, 1 iphone glass protector, and 1 nexus 6 case. All of the glass was shattered.

I sent my request directly through paypal.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Baurblades43:
Do you think it'd be more effective going through paypal? Or the support on the website?
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Cheetohz:
If the seller doesn't resolve the claim, PayPal will reimburse you. If multiple people make claims, all of our claims will be more valid I'd suspect.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Baurblades43:
Gotcha. Just made the claim.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] dadsterflip:
Well that's ashame of the packaging....hopefully mine doesn't but glad I went ahead ordered the plastic one also.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] stephenta:
how do the edges look? if it's anything like the moto x it will bubble...
[Nexus 6 Accessories] msal:
What do you mean not real deal? As in, it's not even glass or what?

I ordered the same one and now I'm worried too lol.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Kendaihou:
Ugh.... I ordered as well and it's shipping to Canada. No way it's going to survive.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Baurblades43:
Its not even glass, I was just trying to get a better look at it, and it literally cracked even more.. Not even cracked as in glass, but snapped.. Like extremely fragile plastic. Theirs no way it is any form of glass.

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Edges of what?
[Nexus 6 Accessories] msal:
Wow that's horrible. Please ask for a refund and tell us how that goes. Hopefully they have some sort of decent customer service.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Baurblades43:
I emailed them, as well as made a dispute on paypal
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Cheetohz:
It's definitely glass, and pretty damn scratch resistant.

I was playing with one of my broken ones and accidentally punched by bit through the screen. It spiderwebbed and splintered like glass from too much pressure trying to scratch it. It did not scratch at all though which may be good news to some. If they could ship in one piece, I'd totally keep them.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Baurblades43:
To me, at least the one that I got. It literally just feels like some cheap china plastic -_- I mean yeah, it'd protect your screen, but if its breaking every few days or weeks and constantly replacing it, I don't see why its any better than a plastic screen protector
[Nexus 6 Accessories] chrisjcks:
Avoid Xtreme Guard, they are poor.

I've never used their glass versions, but their PET films are bottom of the pile & are always on huge sales for a reason....

They are the worst in fitting & quality when compared to BestSkinsEver, Skinomi, Zagg, Bodyguardz & dry protectors such as Invisible defender & Spigen.

I know, I've tested them all :)

Their customer service is actually very good though.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Jfree3000:
They are cheap because of the packaging. That's how they save the customer money by shipping plain Jane. It is glass it just doesn't break like typical glass. Granted the shipping could be more protective, but I've never had trouble with them.

Now that I've posted that I bet mine comes broken lol.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Pilz:
The glass isn't bad if you receive it in one piece I always but then as back up to my usual tempered glass and they are fine once you install them. There is one on my G3 now because my Spigen one broke for no reason and after 5 bad ones I gave up on them. My other G3 had a MIME but I sold it because I don't need 3 phones.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] dcrandon:
Ok, so educate me here....since the manufactures site doesn't.

The purpose of the tempered glass screen protector is for scratches only. Although the N6 has GG3, if the Tempured Glass screen protector scratches, you can just replace it. However, since it's glass also, it doesn't actually protect it from shattering any better, correct? The regular screen protector (or something like Zaggs) can help protect from shattering, correct?

Athough...I did just order a couple, as well as their HD guard.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] vikramjatt11:
As far as I know, if applied correctly (no bubbles), the tempered glass will shatter instead of your actual screen. A regular protector like Zagg won't help much against shattering.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] SinfulRoad:
All screen protectors try to protect against scratching. However, all tempered glass screen protectors can potentially protect against the phones screen from shattering from a drop because the protector will take the brunt of the fall. Because it's taking the main force, the tempered glass screen protector will shatter, and hopefully your phone's screen will not, then you just put a new one on. I've been using many glass screen protectors and I find this to be the case, I have had my baby cousin steal my phone and drop it from the side of the stairs only to have the glass protector's screen shatter, and not my phone's. I just peeled it off and I was good to go. That's the main point of glass screen protectors, but there is the other benefit in that, because it's made of glass, if feels like the main screen, unlike with the PET made protectors that feel like plastic and have a higher resistance when trying to use the display.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] dcrandon:
Ok, that makes sense....since the glass protector isn't really "bonded" to the real screen, it may crack where the real screen won't.

I guess the plastic film type (like Zagg's), may actually protect against impact better since they can "absorb" some shock, it's true that they don't feel the same as glass.

Now, does Zagg or anyone else make the full body type film so I can protect against scratches without having to use a case?
[Nexus 6 Accessories] SinfulRoad:
The glass screen protector is as much bonded to screen as the plastic ones are, using adhesive. The plastic one is in no way absorbing shock, it is so thin, in regards to trying to calculate the force a screen would take, you might as well ignore the plastic protector is even there. The glass one will shatter, the shattering is the dissipation of the force, spreading it a farther distance, that means it is absorbing the force of a drop. Therefor the glass one will protect against a drop, the plastic one will not. Like I said, plastic is only good for scratches, glass is good for feel, scratching and shattering protection. You're better off buying glass screen protectors than plastic ones, especially considering they're not that expensive.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] c0d3r!pp3r:
thanks added... thanks for the coupon code
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Pilz:
It dues help actually I dropped my G3 and it hit song rocks, my tempered glass broke but my actual screen was in perfect condition. If you don't believe me I'll post pictures that I took off the screen protector.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Bond111:
I witness the benefits of glass screen protectors almost everyday. I'll never put film on my phone again. I'm not too sure how well the flexible glass screen protectors work on protecting from drops, as it's thin like film.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] dcrandon:
Thanks for your information. It makes sense now.

However, I don't agree with your assertion that the plastic films don't absorb shock and protect a glass screen from cracking. Although the plastic films are thin, plastic films have been used to protect glass from cracking in many industries for many years.

In my field, ophthalmic lenses, plastic films have been used to attempt to protect glass lenses from cracking. While the plastic films worked very well, they never really caught on for two reasons. One, we couldn't get them to be optically clear enough for eyeglasses, and when "plastic" lenses took over the market from glass, the point became moot.

Plastic films have also been used in the automobile industry to prevent windows from shattering, and are currently used with great success as PPF (paint protection films) to protect cars paint not only from chipping and scratching, but also from cracking from impact of road debris. These films are also very thin. Some on the order of 0.10mm.

It would appear that the reason glass screen protectors work well to protect cell phone screens from breaking is essentially because the screen protector breaks first and absorbs the force. It can do this precisely because it is not actually bonded to the glass screen. It is "stuck" there with some "glue", but if it was really bonded, then the force would be transmitted to the cell phone screen and it could crack as well.

I wonder why more manufactures haven't gone the Sony route and used a plastic film applied during the manufacturing process. My wife's Z3 has that.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] SinfulRoad:
Shattering was a potentially poor word choice on my part because people do associate the word with the shattering of car glass forming a spiderweb of sorts. However I have to add, shattering is just the act of breaking into small pieces, it's a form of cracking. Doesn't matter if it's staying together or not, like in cars. You are right that this is due to a plastic laminate, however it is actually sandwiched between two pieces of glass, the phone will have only the film on top, lowering this potential.

I also guess this is where the difference of definition of bonding comes in to play. For the average person, bonding will mean being stuck together, using an adhesive of sorts, (let's not even get into the mechanics of how adhesion bonding even works because know one knows for sure how it works using different mechanisms like Van Der Waals forces and such, but still, an adhesion attraction is a form of bonding. ) The plastic film won't prevent the cracking of the screen AT ALL, it may just aid in the spider web formation, however, I've never not seen a phone that hasn't formed the spider web all on it's own because it's held more tightly in place from the phone's actual structure. The phone will crack like normal with a plastic film, the difference is it probably won't with a glass protector, because like I said, it's taking the force, dissipating it, meaning less force is applied on the actual screen.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] dcrandon:
Sorry, my poor choice of words as well. When I use the words cracking/shattering/breaking with regards to the cell phone screen, I mean it all the same. It's broken.

With regards to my statement about car windows, I specifically used the word window instead of windshield, but didn't really make myself clear. I was referring to side windows and rear window.

With regards to plastic films applied to cell phones, I still disagree. While I can't name you any specific brands that are "good or bad", I can unequivocally state that certain types of plastic films will absolutely reduce the potential for glass breakage. Again, while I don't know about cell phone films, I do know that they exist for other types of glass products...I've used them and researched them. (Zagg and Xtreme Guard do both claim impact resistance for what it's worth.)

As an aside, I'm also curious if there are any white papers or more detailed explanations of Gorilla Glass and it's various generations and the differences between them. Generally speaking, I've heard the differences in the generations have to do with scratch resistance. Interestingly, in the ophthalmic field that I'm in, there is usually and inverse relationship between hardness of glass (scratch resistance) and potential for breakage.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] xoulu:
Great find! Got the temper glass for only $6. Got me two =)
[Nexus 6 Accessories] dcrandon:
Did some reading about the Gorilla Glass today. Their website is pretty interesting. It's very tech, and full of information, that while very self promoting, is actually very true per my experience in the industry.

Here's a couple of things: one is a video that among other things, shows just how much GG3 can actually bend before breaking. Although this doesn't really happen with cell phones, people usually thing of glass as really brittle in this respect, but check it out.

http://cgg.dev-box.org/en/videos/19

Second is an article from Wired mag laying out the history of Corning and how the developed GG. Very interesting indeed.

http://www.wired.com/2012/09/ff-corning-gorilla-glass/all/

An interesting thing the CEO said in an interview is that the cover glass, in this case Gorilla Glass success can be limited by an improperly designed phone in which the glass is mounted. If the weigh it's mounted causes an increased amount of stress on the glass, it cannot withstand anywhere near as much abuse as another phone. I think he was referring to the iPhone 4/5. Remember how it seems like over half the people you see with one had broken screens? Or, how the N4 back glass would easily break? Those are examples of poor design which put the glass under a big preload, of didn't protect the edges as well.

So, it looks like the reason to install a screen protector is the hopes that if dropped, it will break first. And for scratches, that it would scratch first. Although, I tell ya, GG3 is really scratch resistant. I mean, you have to take pretty crappy care of your phone to get any scratches on GG3 in routine use.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] mmikeee:
PSA: got my order earlier. low and behold tempered screen protector cracked already.

Well I also grabbed a regular dry install screen protector so I figured I would put that on my phone while I waited for a replacement. Guess what lol...the screen protector cutout is TOTALLY OFF. Take a look at the pictures below, especially near the front camera cutout.

I've ordered from xtremeguard before and their protectors are okay for the price, but I never expected them to be this bad lol

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-...qdEY/w776-h1380-no/IMG_20141117_123631172.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-...iqcM/w776-h1380-no/IMG_20141117_122908933.jpg

https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-...okNw/w776-h1380-no/IMG_20141117_125242134.jpg
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Pilz:
Ok there is a HUGE issue with these screen protectors! They are not slightly curved at the edges like the Nexus 6's screen. My screen protector will not adhere on the edges and its very annoying. I emailed Xtreme Guard regarding this and I am awaiting a response. I am going to return them and use my plastic ones until my Orzly comes eventually. Needless to say I am disappointed.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] SinfulRoad:
Well this is depressing to hear about. My package still hasn't updated for over 4 days, seems like they lost it. Even if by some miracle I get it, it'll be broken and won't fit my phone. So I decided to contact Xtreme Guard about this, I just want my money back. Kind of regretting using my Debit Card, should have used Paypal instead.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] dleonard1122:
It's not looking good for my order. Seems like everyone who got theirs is disappointed.

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Mine also hasn't been updated in 4-5 days since I got a shipping notification. I wonder what's up.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Pilz:
They arrived in one piece but all I can say is I'm glad I ordered plastic ones from amazon that will be here tomorrow. It annoys me because it won't adhere at all around the edges and it looks terrible. I hope they fix this issue but its become very clear that they didn't test these before selling them.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] akellar:
Been saying this for weeks, nobody makes a tempered glass protector for this device that will work. Same issue on new Moto X.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Pilz:
Surely there must be some way to make one. I can't stand plastic ones and I would like my phone to be protected.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] lensgrabber:
Guys I just got my glass protectors and am VERY disappointed in the quality. I also have the HD and film style and they both have a cut out for the camera. The glass does not. I can not recommend them for the N6!
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Pilz:
I don't like a camera cut out personally.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] djkinetic:
No there is no way currently to make a tempered that goes to the curves. I knew this would be an issue..same on my g2 almost every protector that was glass would not adhere due to the curved edges.. There was one i found that did stick to the edges which was great except it wasnt because the edges had black borders to hide the thick adhesive needed...the problem is they could used the same adhesive in the middle as a result the main glass did not rest or always make contact with the capacitive touch screen of the phone... This meant unresponsive touch.. It's a limitation with current fab processes they just can't make one that will follow the curved edges...i spent over 250 dollars on screen protectors before i settled on pet film..it was months later that iloome made a flex glass..I anticipated this and picked up pet film ones in the mean time. The only solution is to have the protector cut short of those edges then get a case to help cover the rest.. The Iloome glass was a very thin flex glass for the g2 which I hope they make for the n6 as that was the only option I found suitable but again it was cut short before the edges.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Pilz:
Yeah it sucks but I like my Nexus so film it is for now.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] ilostmypistons:
Darn this blows..

Just got mine in the mail today... Shattered
[Nexus 6 Accessories] djkinetic:
Glass shattered to?
[Nexus 6 Accessories] JManekia:
Mine came all in one piece
[Nexus 6 Accessories] aznalan15:
So are you saying every single tempered glass protector for the N6 is going to fail?

I knew xtremeguard has quality issues so I ordered an orzly one.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] ilostmypistons:
Yup
[Nexus 6 Accessories] djkinetic:
Tempered yes if you're expecting curve to curve coverage, any tempered will have to b cut slightly short of the curve to adhere to the edges, the result is there will be a bit of a portion on each side of the screen that wont be covered..it was the same issue with the G2, which was one of the first phones to have curved edge.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] neyenlives:
tempered glass or go home.....been there done that, there is no comparison, tempered glass is better in every way and can be had for like 10-20 bucks and last forever.....have the Bear Motion brand on two Note 3's, both dropped to the point of cracking the screen....but it only cracked the protector, 20 bucks and a few minutes later, new ones installed, phone looks like a brand spanking new device underneath, not even microscratches. The key is to get it before the phone and install it before even using the phone.

I wouldn't use anything else if you paid me to use it....
[Nexus 6 Accessories] aznalan15:
Well I'll be having a case over it also so hopefully that covers the area the tempered glass does not.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] raider5oh:
Just received mine and it was cracked. Seems like they need better packaging.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] eep2378:
Just got mine. Both were intact. I agree packaging is not great(protective). Got lucky. Now I just need my phone to come in today so I can see how they fit.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] msal:
Well I finally received my package.

First time I've ever bought from this company. It came in rather poor packaging but thankfully everything was in one piece.

I also ordered one of their kickstands which seem ok. It's made of cheap plastic and it doesn't have the best build quality.. Then again, it was $3 so I'm not complaining. I think it'll get the job done. I do like that the hooks (where the phone sits) are rubberized which means they shouldn't damage the phone.

The screen protector is in perfect shape. Although a number of users have given it a bad review. Sadly I don't have the phone so I can't show any pictures with the screen protector attached. I think one of our fellow members posted some pictures with it attached somewhere in this thread. Be sure to check it out.

Here's a few pictures I took.

Packaging:

Contents:

Screen Protector:

Kickstand:
[Nexus 6 Accessories] SinfulRoad:
That bottom screen protector looks cracked to me.

Sent from my Cyanogenified S4.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] msal:
It's my reflection lol. I'll upload some more pictures if you need.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] jairusz:
Due to the curved screen it was pretty difficult getting this to align correctly. I don't know if it's just this protector I put on but it seems there is no adhesive along the edge of the protector so it doesn't look too good. It feels nice and slick though so I don't mind too much as long as it does its thing.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Pilz:
Extreme Guard replied to my inquiry about it not fitting but instead of addressing he issue they just refunded my money. It seems that they don't want to actually fix the problem but rather just tell you to take your money elsewhere.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] SinfulRoad:
Ah, was on my phone. It really did look cracked to me.

Sent from my Cyanogenified S4.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] pablomoca:
Also ordered one and a stand. Let's see what it looks like when it gets here. Thanks for the discount code. Won't be too upset over 9 bucks shipped.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Cheetohz:
I have not heard word from them yet. I sent them a nastygram, hopefully I get some sort of response.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Bataga:
What do you think it'll be like with a case?
[Nexus 6 Accessories] jairusz:
I have it in a Diztronic case and it fits. I'll take some pics in a bit since I'm at work.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Bataga:
Does it cover up the issue on the sides or not really?
[Nexus 6 Accessories] djkinetic:
That's been the issue with any devices that curved edge glass..tempered glass protectors can't be made to follow those edges...there adhesive on the edge but the protector is a flat piece of glaa all the way through so when it comes too close to the curve that edge can't adhere to the screen.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] bamfsig45:
The amount this cost me for 3 screen protectors (1 of each) is not worth the trouble of trying for a refund.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Pilz:
No it doesn't you would need a case with huge bezels to cover it up
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Bataga:
Gotcha

On a side note, one of the four tempered glass protectors was broken. I received an email that they're re-sending my order.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Pilz:
I wish they could figure out a way to curve the glass instead of selling s product that they know doesn't fit correctly. They refunded me instead of addressing the issue. Mine all arrived in one piece but maybe of enough people complain they will address the issue.
[Nexus 6 Accessories] Zenzr:
The code expired yesterday, I was excited for it too. :(