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Scratches on the screen?

I'm trying to see if I should use a screen protector. Can you all report back and tell me if you have scratches on your screen? Also, did you use a screen protector?
I will use the device with my finger only, no stylus. So i'm thinking of passing on the screen protector (since it damages the screen sensitivity and just not adds to the looks of the device).
What do you say?

guess it depend on how you otherwise handle the device as in keep it in a pocket
with keys or a lid cigar
I got an x1 and usualy have it in my pocket alone and don't use a protector
use it mainly with fingers but with stylus once in awhile too

The screen is 'scratch resistant' so it does ok in daily use. Mind you that it is not 'scratch proof.' I used my HD without any protector for the first 2 months and had not one scratch. I was bout to throw away the protector (was just lying on my desk since i bought the HD) when I layed it down on the HD to see how it looked. It went on perfectly in that one 'try' so I just decided to keep it on. No scratches on screen so far.

Hello i got my phone through orange uk, it had a screen protector on it when i opened box but had writing on it so took it off! have had phone for 2 mths now and it has tiny scratch (from stylus)! brought screen protector from carphone warehouse and put it on fine! BUT the damn thing you get with it to remove bubbles scratched it to F .....pieces!!!!!!
Paul.

I got a tiny scratch after accidentally putting the phone in my pocket with my keys, it's slowly kind of rubbing away though, definitely less noticeable than it was.

mr london said:
Hello i got my phone through orange uk, it had a screen protector on it when i opened box but had writing on it so took it off! have had phone for 2 mths now and it has tiny scratch (from stylus)! brought screen protector from carphone warehouse and put it on fine! BUT the damn thing you get with it to remove bubbles scratched it to F .....pieces!!!!!!
Paul.
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The screen protector with writing on is only an "in-transport" protector. It is meant to be removed when you take the phone out of the box and start setting up.
The Orange UK Touch HD comes with a screen protector in the box of which I mucked up the installation of with my phone.

Oh! well i didnt get one in my box?? only the "transit" one.
Thanks
Paul.

Based on the cost to replace a scratched screen - i would advise you fit one. If fitted correctly, you can not really notice them.
If you scratch the screen, you would need to replace the front bezel, digitiser and LCD panel as they can not be separated - ie it is one assembled unit.

Elcs......thanks! just checked my box that phone came in and what did i find.....the screen protector! (what a w....wally) !
Paul.

Leo anti-scratch screen

Does anyone know if the the leo has an anti-scratch screen (like the HTC Hero, iphone do)?
or should we still use a screen protector like for the current blackstone?
It seems not...according to this unboxing video (no screen protector in the box)
www.solopalmari.com/news/windows-mobile/7547-htc-hd2-unboxing-esclusiva
Might be because it doesn't need one, what do you think?

I think it is an prerelease Version. Let us see, what will be in there...
When you go here you can read that there should be an pocket in the box...

It's likely that the HD2 has a glas display. Maybe that's already enough scratch resistant

Isobuster_1962 said:
I think it is an prerelease Version. Let us see, what will be in there...
When you go here you can read that there should be an pocket in the box...
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I don't think it's a prerelease I did see the "htc pro three" on the back of the device on this video
http://ai.rs/wp-content/uploads//2009/09/htc_leo_08.jpg

DinoZ1 said:
I don't think it's a prerelease I did see the "htc pro three" on the back of the device on this video
http://ai.rs/wp-content/uploads//2009/09/htc_leo_08.jpg
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Don't know where you saw that. In the video you can clearly see that there is NOT that prototype print, but instead the little one on the bottom of the battery cover (probably saying "with HTC Sense"). Look at the video beginning when they take out the device, and at 2:43 when they take off the plastic cover from the back =)
There you go:
http://img194.imageshack.us/i/leoback.tif/

...it's a glass display, therefore if you're going to scratch it with a key or whatever, then it will be scratched also with a tiny plastic film on it...
...moreover, as a capacitive screen, it would avoid proper finger contact.
...once again, it would decrease the brightness.

it wouldn't impact the finger contact too much. capacitive screens 'project' a field above the glass (which is why they are used in industrial apps where you can have a touchscreen monitor with inch thick glass on it)
and in some cases the screen protector can cut down on glare and help the screen's viewability in strong daylight

Isobuster_1962 said:
I think it is an prerelease Version. Let us see, what will be in there...
When you go here you can read that there should be an pocket in the box...
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I also agree with Iso because wen guys you see HTC sell this kind of High end device in that kind of very simple box no HTC logo with this device with a huge demand and also no user manual,no software CD,ect.just think this is the first windows phone with capacitive screen,using HTC sense and 1 GHZ.

Just got the phone, and the screen is a finger print magnet, when fingers are a little moist, it's difficult to move around the screen, AND I was beginning to get hairline scratches-I panicked to the T-Mobile store and purchased (16 bucks) 2 screen protectors and boy what a difference. The protector has a bit of a matte finish, gives the screen a bit of a grainy look to it. But in no way affect the screen sensitivity. In fact, it makes it easier to glide accross the screen, no finger smudges, and best of all-no worries about scratching the screen!

telegraph0000 said:
Just got the phone, and the screen is a finger print magnet, when fingers are a little moist, it's difficult to move around the screen, AND I was beginning to get hairline scratches-I panicked to the T-Mobile store and purchased (16 bucks) 2 screen protectors and boy what a difference. The protector has a bit of a matte finish, gives the screen a bit of a grainy look to it. But in no way affect the screen sensitivity. In fact, it makes it easier to glide accross the screen, no finger smudges, and best of all-no worries about scratching the screen!
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I just carry mine in the leather pouch it came with.
You get used to removing it after a week..

I don't have a screen protector on mine, just the silicone case it came with. Been putting it in my pocket for 2 months now, no scratch, still mint condition.

No Problem with mines
I have a silicone case on it and no screen protector. I purchased the phone the first day it came out and the guy who was ringing me up told me that the screen is made to be scratch resistant. That's why mines never got scratched along with the guy above me. I still was like should I buy a screen protector to be safe? He said, when he orders his, he's not putting one on. SO I was like okay. lol and it's still all fine and well.

I've got a cheapo screen protector from HK (good ol' fleabay) as it cuts out reflections a lot.

Anybody Buy The TMO 'Sreen Protector'???

just wondering how many people bought the official TMO US screen protectors for the hd2? they came in a two pack for $14.99 (!!!), but i figured screw it and bought them, that way my fiance and i could have "protected screen." i put them on immediately, even before turning it on. seemed ok, not the clearest material used, made the screen sorta frosted looking.
anyways, after a month the two bottom corners never laid pergectly flush on mine and dust way getting between the uplifted areas of the cover and the screen. so i decided to peel it off and go naked without a protector.
so far i am liking it WAY better. screen seems way more crisp and clear. and the accuracy for Swype is MUCH better. not nearly as many typing errors. only downside is that you finger needs to be pretty dry, otherwise it doesn't glide to well.
just seeing what other users are thinking about it?
i'm doubtful that i will be replacing the cover

As with many things in life, it's always "better" to not use protection! However it's not as safe... I also DO NOT use a screen protector, my girl friend does and I notice the difference when having to use her phone.

I tried my phone for the first 2 days without a screen protector and almost always had to rub my finger on my shirt first so it can glide on the screen. And the smudges were a lot. I guess my fingers leak oil .
After 2 days, I put on a screen protector and its been fine for now. The screen did look a lot better without it.

kcaj32 said:
I tried my phone for the first 2 days without a screen protector and almost always had to rub my finger on my shirt first so it can glide on the screen. And the smudges were a lot. I guess my fingers leak oil .
After 2 days, I put on a screen protector and its been fine for now. The screen did look a lot better without it.
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ya, the shirts and pants come in handy.
i saw this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NcEaehKWr2s) a long time before the US release, so i'm not TOO worried about 'protection'....^^^ in more ways than one (lol)

Screen protector
I bought this and the screen protector was perfect...the screen looks the same and swype works really well! The wall charger was garbage...made my phone wig out. But the car charger extra case and screen protector are TOPS!
http://www.amazon.com/Silicone-Retr..._1_6?ie=UTF8&s=wireless&qid=1272577771&sr=8-6

I ordered a screen protector from here:
http://www.thinkhd2.com/tmobile-hd2-skinomi-screen-protector-sk1480.html
I haven't got it in the mail yet but I hope it is a good one
They have a bunch of other stuff there too. Go check it out

gigagrunt said:
I ordered a screen protector from here:
http://www.thinkhd2.com/tmobile-hd2-skinomi-screen-protector-sk1480.html
I haven't got it in the mail yet but I hope it is a good one
They have a bunch of other stuff there too. Go check it out
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"the screen protector also comes with an installation squeegee, a bottle of application solution" makes me nervous, but it looks like it would be good

I've read 2 stories on this forum where members have tried the "wet application" of screen protector and they ended up with water under their glass. The solution I read was to place the HD2 in Silica Gel or Rice for a week.

I have always put invisible shields by Zagg on my gadgets .

I heard about the rice if you happen to get your phone wet.
Will see how the "application" goes I guess.

The screen is supposedly made out of a virtually indestructible indium tin oxide which is ultra resistant to scratches and scuffs. For this reason I don't use a screen shield. I have probably cleaned my screen with every thing I can wear and its yet to be scratched.

I'm using the T-Mo screen protector. It's okay, but my primary reason for using it is because without it, the naked screen smudges like a mo-fo. When this one wears out, I'll probably go without for a while, but for now, it doesn't bother me.

I had the same cloudy looking protectors from Tmo .. and dust starts getting into it too soon. Then i took it off and wow, I was blinded by the brilliance
of the glass
Then I ordered zagg invisible shield and got it fully covered. Works for me.
MUCH better than tmo ver ..

vplaza96 said:
I'm using the T-Mo screen protector. It's okay, but my primary reason for using it is because without it, the naked screen smudges like a mo-fo.
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LOL yes, exactly the reason I'm starting to consider getting one...I love the glass screen, but I have to wipe the damn thing down all the time

I installed that screen protector I mentioned earlier, it was a little different because of the application spray, but it turned out really nice.....no bubbles of any kind and you almost don't notice the protector on it at all

gigagrunt said:
I installed that screen protector I mentioned earlier, it was a little different because of the application spray, but it turned out really nice.....no bubbles of any kind and you almost don't notice the protector on it at all
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Thanks for the feedback, I think I'm gonna give that one a try (they do have a model for the US Tmo HD2 also)

I use BodyGuardz Full Body on mine and the screen protector that came with it looks like it's not even there.

personally, I would never use a wet application screen protector. there are lots of non we application options out there, so why even bother?

That's what I thought too but decided to try it out....all you have to do is follow the instructions and don't over moisten the protector....I also let it sit face down over night on a small towel.

tmo screen
is a big thumbs up PERIOD worth every penny

Putting on InvisibleSHIELD...

So, I was putting on my InvisibleSHIELD full body armor earlier... but no matter what I did there are still quite a few small bubbles under the screen protector. The sides and the back are fine except for the piece between the headset port and the proximity sensor where it leaves with a bit of space which won't fit perfectly around the corner.
Will the bubbles on the front screen gone after a while? What should I do with that piece next to the proximity sensor?
Thanks!

QuadESL63 said:
So, I was putting on my InvisibleSHIELD full body armor earlier... but no matter what I did there are still quite a few small bubbles under the screen protector. The sides and the back are fine except for the piece between the headset port and the proximity sensor where it leaves with a bit of space which won't fit perfectly around the corner.
Will the bubbles on the front screen gone after a while? What should I do with that piece next to the proximity sensor?
Thanks!
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Did you remove the pre installed Screen Protector?, which imo does a very good job and is the first phone I have owned installed from the factory.

Give it 2 days. All the microbubbles will go away.
I put this on my 17" laptop. It was next to impossible to remove them, but after several days they all went away.

Im still waiting do install mine, the 12hours dry time just makes it a little hard.
ronnyuk said:
Did you remove the pre installed Screen Protector?, which imo does a very good job and is the first phone I have owned installed from the factory.
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Its hard to call it screen protector. I already have few scratches with using the pouch. So from me i can only give it a big D.

yoshik777 said:
Im still waiting do install mine, the 12hours dry time just makes it a little hard.
Its hard to call it screen protector. I already have few scratches with using the pouch. So from me i can only give it a big D.
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Well it's doing it's job then as the screen protector, you will hopefully always be able to take off the factory installed protector and find a pristine screen underneath.
I hate fitting screen protectors myself, they always looks a mess so I am glad that this phone came with one factory fitted.

My factory fitted screen protecting film was set quite badly, it had little wrinkle and couple big air bubbles so I took it away and set the one that came with the phone, its been working good except lately it has start going off from my screen corner for no reason? it just won't stick anymore.

2 3 days and bubbles will be all gone worked on mine..... invisibleshield works really well

If you end up with any larger bubbles or some that don't seem to go away (which most all of them should disappear on their own) you can get yourself a very fine needle and poke as small a hole in the bubble as possible and use a damp cloth to push out the air.
Put one on my old iphone and as soon as i did my dog took to the texture and started chewing it I ended up with a "flap" if you will and even that smoothed out nicely over time. Great product, although the smaller pieces will eventually start peeling off at the edges. Mine is in the mail from Zagg for my new X10. Being very careful with it until then.

Double screen protection
When you opened the box the screen has a film used for shipping. Some have said that this film was bubbled. Than under that film is real screen protector that is already attached to the phone. A second screen protector is in the box and is an extra.
To be clear there are three films to protect the screen.
1) shipping film covering the screen and a screen protector that is attached underneath this to the screen itself. (often bubbled) (easy to remove)
2) the actual screen protector that is already attached to the screen and is under the shipping film. (look very closely and you can see the edge) (will not come off easily)
3) spare screen protector to be used at a later time.
Sounds to me like you boys put a screen protector on top of a screen protector

There was already a real screen protector? like i thought i saw on my htc touch? which was hard to pull of but i did it, after that the phone didn't react to touching anymore, oops! it was the layer of the screen responsible for receiving pressure from touching.. i hope it isnt the same with this phone.. that would really suck

onigiri said:
There was already a real screen protector? like i thought i saw on my htc touch? which was hard to pull of but i did it, after that the phone didn't react to touching anymore, oops! it was the layer of the screen responsible for receiving pressure from touching.. i hope it isnt the same with this phone.. that would really suck
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well the touch had a resistive type screen the x10 has a capacitive type.
so peelin of the pre applied on the x10 makes no diff.
but remember the pre applied film is less a screen protector and more a shatter proof sheet which helps to keep the piece of glass together in case the screen breaks..

ok, thanks for the information, now i know it wont kill my phone to take it off, which im not going to do, also then i know i dont have to be worried to death about scratching my screen
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so I really cant tell here if you guys have removed the factory installed protector prior to placing the Zagg sheild on or not.
If yes, how the heck did you get it off?? And if no, did it seem to affect the responsiveness of the screen?
I have my protector and I just want to make sure whether or not I should or should not remove the film (protector or not it is frigin on there......tight).

I just peeled of the preinstalled screen protector with my fingernails (i probably have to cut them ). It took me about 30 secs and was quite easy to do. I wouldn't recommend anything sharper than your fingernails. Using your own body is the easiest way, because you have full control of your finger and get a "feedback" on how to remove the screen protector.
My InvisibleSHIELD is drying since 18 hours and I'm gonna wait till it dried 24 hours. I'll tell you in a few hours if there are any differences between a XPERIA with a preinstalled screen protector and a XPERIA without a preinstalled screen protector but an InvisibleSHIELD.
Have a nice day

well I just went ahead and put the screen on right over the preinstalled one, and I must say that I got it on there about as precisely as is possible. No bubbles and it looks great! Also no change in screen responsiveness as im using right now with swype keyboard. Works perfect.
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Ok, I couldn't wait to use my phone again, so I powered it on and in case of responsiveness there aren't any changes with the preapplied one removed and the InvisibleSHIELD installed. I'm even more amazed by the white one now, because it now has some kind of grip on its backside. Before installing the shield it was definitively too slippery.

Stock screen protector

I bought an LG G3 for Verizon a few weeks ago. I love the screen protector that came on the phone out of the box. There is a little flip tab at the very top but I removed it easily without messing up the rest of the protector. Here is my problem: Near the bottom of the phone the words AUDIO JACK and CHARGING port appear, along with an icon for each and arrows pointing downward to show where each of these hardware ports are. I find these labels very annoying and I want to remove them, while keeping the screen protector. I tried using a Q-Tip with rubbing alcohol and my wife's nail polish remover for a few seconds as well and neither appeared the print. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to remove this print?

Buy one for a dollar on ebay or amazon or China.
please hit thanks if i helped in any way. send from my g3 d852 beast

moorreese said:
I bought an LG G3 for Verizon a few weeks ago. I love the screen protector that came on the phone out of the box. There is a little flip tab at the very top but I removed it easily without messing up the rest of the protector. Here is my problem: Near the bottom of the phone the words AUDIO JACK and CHARGING port appear, along with an icon for each and arrows pointing downward to show where each of these hardware ports are. I find these labels very annoying and I want to remove them, while keeping the screen protector. I tried using a Q-Tip with rubbing alcohol and my wife's nail polish remover for a few seconds as well and neither appeared the print. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to remove this print?
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Yeah - rip it off and buy a new screen protector. You're doing a lot more work than it would take to just put a new one on the phone.

It came with a screen protector? Or are u just talkin about the protective film
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moorreese said:
I bought an LG G3 for Verizon a few weeks ago. I love the screen protector that came on the phone out of the box. There is a little flip tab at the very top but I removed it easily without messing up the rest of the protector. Here is my problem: Near the bottom of the phone the words AUDIO JACK and CHARGING port appear, along with an icon for each and arrows pointing downward to show where each of these hardware ports are. I find these labels very annoying and I want to remove them, while keeping the screen protector. I tried using a Q-Tip with rubbing alcohol and my wife's nail polish remover for a few seconds as well and neither appeared the print. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to remove this print?
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i got my g3 from verizon and i didn't get a screen protector...... tf

He's talking about the plastic shipping cover. I used mine for a week or so while waiting for my iCarez 0.2mm glass protector to arrive.
The words on the bottom were annoying, it was getting somewhat scratched up, and it was lifting off in some areas. Also, screen touch sensitivity varied and was generally poor.
I left the removal tag on mine, and when the real one came in I pulled it off and threw it away. Don't forget the bat-shaped bit of plastic over the power button...
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I was trying to avoid having to remove this one. I've bought them on my own before and I can never get them to fit perfectly. I will just buy a 5 pack and see. Thanks for all the responses.

Do yourself a favor and ditch the plastic ones, get a glass protector. They fit better and apply much easier.

trent999 said:
He's talking about the plastic shipping cover. I used mine for a week or so while waiting for my iCarez 0.2mm glass protector to arrive.
...snip!
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randyspants said:
Do yourself a favor and ditch the plastic ones, get a glass protector. They fit better and apply much easier.
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Yes, the iCarez .2mm is very good and was the easiest protector to apply that I've ever used on any phone. Not quite as oleophobic as the .4mm that VZW sells in the store, but is definitely more sensitive to the touch.

moorreese said:
I was trying to avoid having to remove this one. I've bought them on my own before and I can never get them to fit perfectly. I will just buy a 5 pack and see. Thanks for all the responses.
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Just get the oleophobic screen protectors. They go on dry and fit really nice. They feel a lot like tempered glass ones. Or just get Tempered glass one. They usually have the oleophobic coating on them. It definitely makes it easier to clean.
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