Third time is a charm?
I ordered the Brando Tempered Glass. Packaging was good. Price was good. Reputation seemed respectable. Product went on smoothly, accept as per previous posts, part of the protector didnt adhear (it was not a cleaning issue).
Brando sent me a replacement display. Good thing, as after a few weeks of use, a small chip appeared near the home botton. I again cleaned the N3 very well. Steamy room and all. Another perfect lay/down install. Again with the lack of adhesion on the right side of display. I posted pictures earlier of that problem. And to my dismass, again with a chip near the home botton.
I contacted Brando. A few times. No reply led me to work with credit card to dispute the charge. Brando eventually contacted me. And said they next version of the display is now out. oval cutout for the home button rather than an open bottom. I said I would withhold negative critique until after it arrived. Its arrived. Steamed up the room. Rubbed display down with alcohol. micro fiber the whole deal. Screen looked pristine. I even placed the old protector askew from the edge to see if perhaps my display itself is somehow flawed and is not 100% completely flat. But as I hoped, the old Brando protector did not adhear alone the edge .. even if that edge was in the middle of the phone. So this proves (at least to me) that there is an issue with manufacture and how the adhesive gets to the edge.
I cleaned the screen AGAIN for the new display. A 3rd near perfect lay down. the home button was a bit to tight on the top. but some gentle rubbing/pushing the protector up got the protector to shift up about 1mm. And the best news. It adhered perfectly. go issues. no dust. It look very good. with the display off. I dont have to stare at those nasty lines where it didnt stick. Time will tell if the protector chips near home button. Will update if it does.
I have a hard time giving 5 stars, two thumbs up for a review. In the end, Brando did stand by the product (they did send me two replacements). If you order, and get the 2nd generation/new version, that seems better. if the 3rd attempt was my 1st.. I would say 5 stars no doubt. But I guess because of quality control is at least raises the eyebrows. For the price, it works well and beat the Spiegen pricing. Good luck and enjoy!