Best Scratch Guards: Best Skins Ever vs Invisible Shields vs Ghost Armor vs Body Guar

[Mr. Makk]

Every gadget owner loves their devices be it Cell Phones, Laptops, GPS, Gaming Consoles, etc. and would never want our devices to get scratchy, dirtily, peel off or loose their color and shine. For this some of us freaks keep cleaning out devices or cover them with cheap looking low quality plastic guard just to see it getting peeled off soon and getting all scratches just to buy another one in few weeks. This is because many of us are unaware of some of the finest Body Scratch Guards which themselves can never attain a scratch.

Yes, that’s true and this article is about Top 4 Body Guards covering not just the screen but the complete body of your device, that I came across. I’ll just be giving my honest reviews about all four of them and leave the rest on you to decide which you prefer.

you can find the comparison here:
http://winmo.techparaiso.com/best-scratch-guards-best-skins-ever-vs-invisible-shields-vs-ghost-armor-vs-body-guardz/

[band27]

Well based on peoples experience here....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=398021
I can safely say Invisible shield is not a good solution. Generally anything that adheres to your device runs the risk that your finish will lift off if you ever decide to remove the shield.

[Mr. Makk]

Well based on peoples experience here....http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=398021
I can safely say Invisible shield is not a good solution. Generally anything that adheres to your device runs the risk that your finish will lift off if you ever decide to remove the shield.

i would still like to see some screenshots of bestskinsever for diamond as nothing is available anywhere.

[VarioIII]

want the best protector? Buy a psp HORI Protector, cut to size. 100% invisible and only a knife will scratch it. 2 for .99 on ebay

[Lokosis]

I'd also love to hear people experience with Best Skins Ever. I'm a sucker and always buy the zagg.com stuff, price = quality after all... but would be willing to grab a BSE skin based on peoples reviews, as the markup on zagg.com is ridiculous.

One thing, I dislike with the zagg.com skins is, after a while the protector appears as if it has a gasoline like stain in the middle of it, symmetrical to about half an inch away from the edge of the screen on all sides. So basically a mini rectangle on the inner portion of the display. Any else experience this? and does the BSE have this tendency?

P.S. Don't forget BodyGuardz

[D8LOM]

I've been using Invisible shield by Zagg since I bought my Diamond and I completly agree with Lokosis.;) I also feel the corners are becoming a bit rough, it looks like someone can just pull it off.

:mad:
* Doesn't fit into my HTC pouch anymore (see picture attached).

* Attracts a lot of dust.

:)
* Don't need a bulky case anymore.

* Gives the back cover a shiny effect.

[Mr. Makk]

well yesterday i received my best skins for diamond. i must say delivery was really fast but a little disappointed. i'll tell you why later.
also i'll be posting the pics of my diamond soon.

[AdamHC]

I bought a full cover from invisible shield about a week and a half ago but am still waiting for it to be shipped to me since I live in Australia and there is not stock here.

Didn't realize there was a cheaper alternate to it. I've got to say I'm a bit worried after just reading that post that says it can damage the screen when you remove it after a while...but hopefully I will never have to remove it :)

[Mr. Makk]

I bought a full cover from invisible shield about a week and a half ago but am still waiting for it to be shipped to me since I live in Australia and there is not stock here.

Didn't realize there was a cheaper alternate to it. I've got to say I'm a bit worried after just reading that post that says it can damage the screen when you remove it after a while...but hopefully I will never have to remove it :)

nothing to wory dude. even i first bought IS and den after an hour got to know about BSE so i ordered that too. i'd a talk with IS ppl and they say that when i receive the item, then i should take out the screen guard, put it in envelope and send it back to there address. thats it. they said they dont need the box of spray or anything. just the invisible shield in an envelope. and as soon as they receive it, they'll refund you the money. sending it back in envelope is much cheeper and you save alot. so order BSE now and wait for IS to arrive and send it back

[Stellino]

Well, it's a good screen protector, but it's definitely not invisible...
Are you blind guys?

I just got the screen one and not the whole case skin because I own an o2 Ignito which has a lovely-grippy-rubber-feeling-matt-black back cover, although it is not as sexy as the standard Diamond my wife has.

I was honestly quite disappointed because it is expensive and honestly looks crap compared to cheaper alternatives.

Have you ever tried Vikuiti by 3M guys?
I have it on my Orbit (it's a PSP screen protector, I opened the Orbit and cut the film on the proper size of the display, once re-assembled you can't see any edge at all) it's impossible to leave fingerprints and it is anti-reflection.
The Diamond one is gloss finishing instead, it costs € 8 on eBay (german seller but ships worldwide)

[AdamHC]

The invisible shield finally arrived. It wouldn't stick to my screen...lol :confused:

Well it stuck to the screen, just that the edges are supposed to bend and protect the sides too and no matter how long i held the edges in their positions for they would just unpeel themselves after a couple of minutes. Gave up on the screen, the rest all went on easily and without any visible bubble thingies. I'm not sure if I really care enough to get a new screen protector for the screen, I was more worried about the back of the phone to be honest :D

Still kinda dissapointed that the screen protector ended up failing for me :(

[Mr. Makk]

The invisible shield finally arrived. It wouldn't stick to my screen...lol :confused:

Well it stuck to the screen, just that the edges are supposed to bend and protect the sides too and no matter how long i held the edges in their positions for they would just unpeel themselves after a couple of minutes. Gave up on the screen, the rest all went on easily and without any visible bubble thingies. I'm not sure if I really care enough to get a new screen protector for the screen, I was more worried about the back of the phone to be honest :D

Still kinda dissapointed that the screen protector ended up failing for me :(

i really don understand where u guys fail. i understand that d edges don stick up but it takes half an hour effort to do it. its easy but takes times and u constantly hav to make it stick.
rest both BSE and IS are great. the point is to make it wet properly and den apply.
the only issue i had is that the IS solution went in my front camera screen and has made it blurred.
rest both are the same according to me.
also to be noted that you do not need to use IS spray. instead you can even put your IS in soapy solutions and apply it like BSE.
the aim is to 1st attch is properly on front screen. let it dry and then bend the edges.

[AdamHC]

i really don understand where u guys fail. i understand that d edges don stick up but it takes half an hour effort to do it. its easy but takes times and u constantly hav to make it stick.
rest both BSE and IS are great. the point is to make it wet properly and den apply.
the only issue i had is that the IS solution went in my front camera screen and has made it blurred.
rest both are the same according to me.
also to be noted that you do not need to use IS spray. instead you can even put your IS in soapy solutions and apply it like BSE.
the aim is to 1st attch is properly on front screen. let it dry and then bend the edges.

I used enough of the solution, got it lined up perfectly with the phone. It was the edge bits that have to be bent to protect the sides where I went wrong. Just couldn't get them to stick and stay stuck properly for some reason :confused:

[Mr. Makk]

I used enough of the solution, got it lined up perfectly with the phone. It was the edge bits that have to be bent to protect the sides where I went wrong. Just couldn't get them to stick and stay stuck properly for some reason :confused:

it takes alot of time for sure. for half an hour i kept trying and thought maybe the adhesive wasnt strong enough. but there are two things, 1st you have to use alot of spray to smoothly allign it on screen and then this excess spray avoids the sides to stick onn. so patience, repeated efforts and only when the solution dries up, that is when it starts to stick onn. very tough for sure but in the end it pays off.
BUT the diff bet IS and BSE is that BSE only covers the screen and does not cover the sides so there is no bending problem like IS.

[AdamHC]

it takes alot of time for sure. for half an hour i kept trying and thought maybe the adhesive wasnt strong enough. but there are two things, 1st you have to use alot of spray to smoothly allign it on screen and then this excess spray avoids the sides to stick onn. so patience, repeated efforts and only when the solution dries up, that is when it starts to stick onn. very tough for sure but in the end it pays off.
BUT the diff bet IS and BSE is that BSE only covers the screen and does not cover the sides so there is no bending problem like IS.

In that case I think I might buy one of the BSE. I think that trying to protect the sides is simply too much effort and is tedious. Besides that, the sides are fairly scratch resistant and you can't even see those scratches if them do occur without having to look for them anyway. I really think IS should have skipped trying to protect them or made a second piece to go around the outside.

[venuva]

both are sam so betteer to opt for bse. am loving it.

[mygreatdiamond]

more pros n cons on bse please......

i found that they didn't provide spray bottle....

[Mr. Makk]

more pros n cons on bse please......

i found that they didn't provide spray bottle....

its best not to have spray. as spray gets into front camera and spoils it. best to use simple soap water.

[jdogg4000]

Hello,

Here is my experience. I had a InvisibleSHIELD on my iPod Classic and it was great so I was considering buying one but after reading some of the the feed back it seemed that the product was good but the fit for our diamonds and even the iPhone (which i am now looking for) was not great.

I then heard about BestSkinsEver and because it was so cheap decided to go ahead and try it. I got it over 2 months ago and when I received it I applied it immediately. I have done a few of these so and since I am some what of a perfectionist I applied it to the best I could. It looked OK but after a few weeks the corners started peeling. Also due to the way the backing is placed it puts stress in areas which causes other areas to lift off (this is mostly on the corners). I ended up using a nail clipper to start clipping areas that were peeling off. After about 2 months it started to peal even more so I decided to go back to the reviews and see what was available. After doing some research I decided to go with the 12 piece BodyGuardz. It came in a set of 2 which is nice when i transfer the phone to my wife.

So all of this is to tell you that my first impressions of the BodyGuardz is well as good as I felt when I put the InvisibleSHIELD on my first iPod Classic. For me it did take a while (about 2-3 hours) to apply. This was not done in one sitting but instead because it was a 12 piece I applied each piece with 10 minute intervals allowing for tackiness to set in and so it would be easier to handle as I continued with the many pieces. First major thing I noticed and was really happy about was the BodyGuardz stickiness was considerably more than the BestSkinsEver. It stuck to the corners almost right away. Although throughout the process I did press down on the corners it was quite a bit easier as the BestSkinsEver did not have good stickiness. Also on a side note when i removed the BestSkinsEver it came of like a sticker which i know from my previous iPod is not normal and it usually takes a lot more effort to get it off carefully. Overall I am very happy at my first impressions of the BodyGuardz and the quality of the material seems to be better than the BestSkinsEver. Not to mention the 12 piece may seem like a lot of work but having individual pieces allows for no stress on the film in weird areas allowing it to sit flat with no parts lifting off (so far, i'll update in a month or two). Which is not the same case for the BestSkinsEver and from what I hear the InvisibleSHIELD. Newayz I hope this review helps someone.

Justin

[jdogg4000]

its best not to have spray. as spray gets into front camera and spoils it. best to use simple soap water.

I never sprayed the device only the shield itself. I would not recommend spraying the device. That said I do like the spray on the shield as it is a bit more even but you can use any spray bottle. I got one with Bodyguardz but there was not enough fluid in it so i had to fill it up with my own solution newayz.

[aahd81]

I might break a few hearts here because I've compared this thing with the one offered at gadgetshieldz.com (<a href="http://www.gadgetshieldz.com">gadgetshieldz</a>)...its the same product packaged and priced differently. I prefer the 5.99 full body protection for my Nano.

[KanoHH]

Ive ordered one of each! so I can test wich one is better

My Diamond already have installed an Invisible Shield and is rather poor (in counterpart with my previous Touch+Invisible shiled... that worked like a charm).

The shiled portion of the battery cover is not the same size of the battery cover itself so some parts in the edges and tips will never ever get sticked to it!

I think that this shiled was made with the Diamond with internal camera and not this one (I dont have this internal camera for conference).

pics taken with the phone.

http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/2354/image018ca.th.jpg (http://img7.imageshack.us/i/image018ca.jpg/)

http://img522.imageshack.us/img522/638/image017qb.th.jpg (http://img522.imageshack.us/i/image017qb.jpg/)

[Mr. Makk]

have updated the 1st post with a new comparison i just did on 4 top screen/body guards.

[Mr. Makk]

you can find a great comparison out here. this is all you need to decide which one is best for you:

http://www.techparaiso.com/best-scratch-guards-best-skins-ever-vs-invisible-shields-vs-ghost-armor-vs-body-guardz/

[saahilvaid]

i like the new comparison on 1st post. it completes all my doubts..

[Mr. Makk]

i like the new comparison on 1st post. it completes all my doubts..

thanx......

[mugglesquop]

well, i've got a gadgetshieldz.com skin waiting at home... ordered a new fascia, so when that turn us i'll be restoring the phone to its original condition, then using the skin to protect it :cool: will let you know how it goes...

[venuva]

yes even i wud wana know bout it..

[Mr. Makk]

well, i've got a gadgetshieldz.com skin waiting at home... ordered a new fascia, so when that turn us i'll be restoring the phone to its original condition, then using the skin to protect it :cool: will let you know how it goes...

ya. it'll b nice to c ur experience..

[venuva]

ny1 got d screenshots and their experiences ti share?

[Motocross-FrEaK]

i like your work, thank you!

[Mr. Makk]

i like your work, thank you!

your welcome:)

[Motocross-FrEaK]

but what about golden shellback?
When is it available? Where can i get it?