[OnePlus 5T  Accessories] Bart1981:
Some days ago I was given the opportunity by [MENTION=247258]Guru[/MENTION] from PhantomSkinz, a company based in the USA, to review their phoneskin/full body protector for the Oneplus 5T. Because I'm living in Europe, I had to pay the shippingcosts myself. This was something around 12usd. Yesterday I received the skins and today I applied them to my 5T.

One the website I had choosen the ultraclear skin with stretch-guard technology. This strech-guard technology protects the phone extra form sudden impact like when the phone falls on the ground. Guru also added the snake skin which also had my attention, so that one is for later to try.

PACKAGING

The product itself comes nicely packed.

The package comes with:

- screenprotectors (2x)

- back filmprotector

- microfiber cloth

- application spray

Here are some pictures of the filmprotectors which came in my package.

Screenprotectors:

Back filmprotector

Snakeskin

As you can see on the picture of the Snakeskin, it's quite textured, so it should add some extra grip. But Guru told the the clear protector properly would add some more grip. And I guess it does.

INSTALLATION

On their website there is an instuctionvideo of how the skin can be applies to the phone. It's quite an easy process. You thouroughly clean you screen, put some spray on the screen, put some spray on the back of the protector and apply it to the screen, make shure it fits properly and then remove gently the water using a (credit)card or any other card wrapped inside the microfiber cloth. There is really not much else to it.

I first applied the screenprotector. After applying it I freaked out a bit, the screen wasn't as clear as in the instructionvideo. Not even close. There were a lot of spots and smudges under the screenprotector. Had I done something wrong???

After a few seconds I remembered I had this once before with an other screenprotector on an other phone. I remembered the smudges and spots disappeared after time. One hour later, the smudges and spots were not as severe as they used to be in the beginnen. There are still some spots on the screen, but I guess they will go away after some time.

So after applying the front it was time to apply the back. Same procedure.

One thing I noticed was that the ultra clear protector doesn't have protection for the side of the phone, where the Snakeskin does have side protection. I'm not shure why this is the case, but I guess it hase something to do with thickness of the ultraclear protector because of the stretch-guard technology. Not every skin has this protection. But still, when the phone falls on the ground and it falls on its side, then there is no protection there... On the top, bottom and corners there is the extra protection. And man oh man oh man, those cutouts are precise!!! Haven't had a protector before with such precise cutouts. Maybe around the camera it's a bit too precise, because next to the camera bump there stays a tiny little airbubble. At this time I can't get this air bubble to go away. I rub it away with the microfiber cloth but after some time it there again. Time will tell. For the camera glass itself there is also a protection film. It was a bit of a struggle to peel of the protectionfilm that was sticking on it, but I managed to get it off.. Make shure you have some nails to peel it of ;)

As you can properly see on the picture, there where the 5T logo is, there are many tiny airbubbles. Let's hope these will also go away after time.

The days after

Looks like all the bubbles are going away.

All that there is left are some tiny airbubbles of which I hope they will also disappear over time.

The 5T logo is still not looking very nice, but let's hope this will also get better over time

All the bubble are gone now. Only at the camera bumb there is some air under the film, and at the 5T logo there is some air left. Not really a big deal. I guess the cutout of the camera is just a little bit too tight. I'll see what I can do with a hair dryer.

DAILY USE

I've been using the phone with the full body skin for almost a day now. It feels like the skin is getting/feeling/looking better after some time.

Like mentioned before, the responsiveness is just great. The screenprotector also feels great when swiping with the fingers or typing.

The grip is actually quite amazing. When holding the phone in the hand after a few seconds it feels like the phone is sticking to the fingers on the back of the phone. It feels really grippy at that point.

Yesterday I said the thing was a fingerprint magnet. Today it doen't feel like that anymore. Fingerprints are still visible, but not really worse compared to other screenprotectors. Sometimes it feels like there are a lot of fingerprints, and other moments I feel like there are hardly any fingerprints. But if there are fingerprints and smudges, then they can be wiped off quite easily.

CONCLUSION

So there you have it. Overall I think this can be an amazing screen/full body protection for the phone. There are still some tiny airbubbles underneath the skin, but I expect them to disappear in the upcoming days. For now this skin feels like an actual winner. There are hardly any negative points I can think of. The biggest 'mistake' is that there is the clear skin doesn't wrap the sides of the phone. I'll have to ask [MENTION=247258]Guru[/MENTION] or the customersupport why this is the case. But overall, it looks en feels great.

+ The skin really is ultraclear, so you preserve the beautifull looks of the phone

+ The ultraclear protector actually adds some extra grip. I have to find out over time if it's enough for me.

+ The cutouts are amazingly precise. Haven't seen this precize before (already tried, dbrand, skinnova and slickwraps on different phones)

+ Applying the skin is quite ease. Just take your time.

+ The ultraclear protector has self healing technology, so if it scratched, it fills up the scratch itself.

+ Responsiveness of the screen isn't affected.

+ No rainbow effect or whatsoever like seen on many glass protectors.

+ Fingerprints and smudges can be wiped off easily

- There is no cutout for the front camera, time will tell if this is a problem with taking pictures, face recognition seems to work without any problems.

- With the ultraclear protector there is no side protection.

- Fingerprints visible.

- Around the camerebump the protector seems to be a tiny bit too tight

Ps, you can probably tell English is not my native language. If you have any tips on how to correct some spelling/grammar mistakes, please send me a PM. Any other questions can be asked here in this topic.