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Invisible Sheild by Zagg.com Review
Big screen, glossy plastic and pretty visuals, all these things come with the T-Mobile G1, and if you value your device, then you know that protection is something worth purchasing. I recently decided to purchase the invisible shield made by Zagg.com so that I can review it and bring it to you guys and at the same time, save you some money if it doesn’t live up to the hype. Although many people have purchased it and seem to love it, I for one thought it wasn’t living up to the hype.
I started by applying the shield to the front of the phone. It went by smoothly, no real issues and the included products (squeegee and shield spray) really helped along the way. After I was done with the front, it was time to tackle the back of the phone. This where the problems began. I did manage to get it on, but only after reseating it 3 or 4 times and to make things worse, the shield spray was depleted rather quickly. The problem that I had was that it wouldn’t match up to the corners, so it would keep coming off, and all the round edges made the installation even more difficult. I ended up stretching the material slightly and it made things even worse. Of course, you might have some experience in this type of thing, not to say I don’t have any, but the difficulty is rather high.
After the installation I noticed that it had a very rubbery texture. I chalked it up as a temporary thing that would go away with time. Well its been well over the 24 hour period that the instructions ask for “curing” the shield and it still seems to be the same. The rubbery texture is really annoying when you try and touch the screen because it gives some kind of resistance to the free, sliding motion the screen, without a shield, would give you. I was hoping it would be some kind of plastic and not a rubber type element, but that’s not where the oddities end. There is some kind of “orange peel” effect it created on the device. I was hoping it would be invisible, like the name of the product, but it’s far from it. From a distance, it can easily be seen and in broad day-light it is even more prominent. Although not much of a problem, It can aggravate some people, especially those coming from a prettier device, like an iPhone, not that the G1 was handsome to begin with but why add fuel to the fire.
I didn’t feel too bad, being the price I paid was only 17$ shipped to my office, with various coupons circulating the inter webs, I’m sure you will also be able to attain it at my price. Although there are a few competitors for this kind of product, I went with what was recommended, so I cannot really give a comparison based on other products.
All in all, the shield DOES work. It’s very tough and durable and made of a very high quality material. The fitment was perfect, except for my issue I stated above. I would defiantly recommend this product to anyone, but also warn them of the short comings. That being said, I would give this a 7 outta 10.
-N3TWORK BURNER
Big screen, glossy plastic and pretty visuals, all these things come with the T-Mobile G1, and if you value your device, then you know that protection is something worth purchasing. I recently decided to purchase the invisible shield made by Zagg.com so that I can review it and bring it to you guys and at the same time, save you some money if it doesn’t live up to the hype. Although many people have purchased it and seem to love it, I for one thought it wasn’t living up to the hype.
I started by applying the shield to the front of the phone. It went by smoothly, no real issues and the included products (squeegee and shield spray) really helped along the way. After I was done with the front, it was time to tackle the back of the phone. This where the problems began. I did manage to get it on, but only after reseating it 3 or 4 times and to make things worse, the shield spray was depleted rather quickly. The problem that I had was that it wouldn’t match up to the corners, so it would keep coming off, and all the round edges made the installation even more difficult. I ended up stretching the material slightly and it made things even worse. Of course, you might have some experience in this type of thing, not to say I don’t have any, but the difficulty is rather high.
After the installation I noticed that it had a very rubbery texture. I chalked it up as a temporary thing that would go away with time. Well its been well over the 24 hour period that the instructions ask for “curing” the shield and it still seems to be the same. The rubbery texture is really annoying when you try and touch the screen because it gives some kind of resistance to the free, sliding motion the screen, without a shield, would give you. I was hoping it would be some kind of plastic and not a rubber type element, but that’s not where the oddities end. There is some kind of “orange peel” effect it created on the device. I was hoping it would be invisible, like the name of the product, but it’s far from it. From a distance, it can easily be seen and in broad day-light it is even more prominent. Although not much of a problem, It can aggravate some people, especially those coming from a prettier device, like an iPhone, not that the G1 was handsome to begin with but why add fuel to the fire.
I didn’t feel too bad, being the price I paid was only 17$ shipped to my office, with various coupons circulating the inter webs, I’m sure you will also be able to attain it at my price. Although there are a few competitors for this kind of product, I went with what was recommended, so I cannot really give a comparison based on other products.
All in all, the shield DOES work. It’s very tough and durable and made of a very high quality material. The fitment was perfect, except for my issue I stated above. I would defiantly recommend this product to anyone, but also warn them of the short comings. That being said, I would give this a 7 outta 10.
-N3TWORK BURNER
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