Improvising Nexus one protectors

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I live in Asia and am expecting my Nexus One to arrive next week. Someone bought it for me in the US. I'm pretty sure that I can't find accessories for my N1 here (you know why). I saw cool ones on forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=558 and I know I can grab them on Amazon. However, it would be an additional hassle for me to find a way to buy N1 accessories in the US or e-commerce sites that ship only to US addresses.

I got the unlocked unit. To be honest, i don't know what's going to be in the standard package. The phone, usb connector, earphones, and a sleeve?

Based on forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=616093 , it comes with a sleeve. It looks pretty neat, but I don't know if it would suffice as the only protector of my hardware. My iPod touch has a silicon case and screen protector and they perfectly work for me. I'm lucky to have access to a lot of accessories for Apple products.

Do you think the sleeve will suffice? If I buy generic screen protectors, is it easy to cut them to fit on N1's screen? What belt cases, silicon cases, etc. of other devices would work nicely with the N1? Any other easy DIY solution?

it would be nice if someone posted a scanned screen protector so we could cut the generic ones to fit nexus. Where i live there are plenty generic ones to cut but no blueprint.

I used a generic screen protector from walmart. I eye balled the cut. It doesn't look great but it protects the screen till more options become available.

Originally Posted by htcmagic

it would be nice if someone posted a scanned screen protector so we could cut the generic ones to fit nexus. Where i live there are plenty generic ones to cut but no blueprint.

If you just want a *screen* protector it's not worth the hassle, by the time you get the scanned image printed at exactly the right size, it would have been quicker to simply put a piece of paper over the N1 screen, trace around it with a pencil, and use that to cut out your screen protector.

If you want a full-body protector then that's a different issue.

The Martin Fields screen protector is now available and I believe they'll ship worldwide, and they accept PayPal payment. I've ordered one but it's not arrived yet.

I wouldn't rely on the slip-on case to protect it, in fact I find these quite poor. You only need a spec of sand or grit to find its way into your case and it will scratch the N1's screen when you put it in far more easily than a razor blade or anything else like that would, due to how hard and sharp a grain of sand is.

Thanks guys, i was trying to put one on until the sace and screen protector order arrives.
I eyeballed one too. It looks ok, should have been a couple of millimeters smaller. No air bubbles either.

Probably, i can buy iPhone belt cases for this. What else do you think could fit nicely?

Originally Posted by snoopstah

I wouldn't rely on the slip-on case to protect it, in fact I find these quite poor. You only need a spec of sand or grit to find its way into your case and it will scratch the N1's screen when you put it in far more easily than a razor blade or anything else like that would, due to how hard and sharp a grain of sand is.

I think you are being a little over cautious. The body may scratch fairly easy and I'm not saying do not protect your screen. I have my screen protector on order, but check these videos out. Appearantly the screen is pretty tough as it is. I find the sleeve the phone comes with very handy and have a lot of confidence my phone is protected when it is inside it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpGAW6L5x8U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfqwKa4bT74

Originally Posted by ccunningham83

I think you are being a little over cautious. The body may scratch fairly easy and I'm not saying do not protect your screen. I have my screen protector on order, but check these videos out. Appearantly the screen is pretty tough as it is. I find the sleeve the phone comes with very handy and have a lot of confidence my phone is protected when it is inside it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpGAW6L5x8U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfqwKa4bT74

Obviously it's entirely your choice, but take a read of the thread where those videos were posted -- there are already people who have got scratches on the N1 screens and have looked after the device.

The videos are useful as they show that the screen is resilient and doesn't have a easily-damaged coating on it, but razor blades, scissors and so on are *sharp* but not that *hard*. If you get a particle of something that is harder than the screen in your case, and slide the phone in, then it doesn't need to be that sharp for that screen to scratch.

That's why I personally don't like slide-in cases -- if I was going to use a case it would be one with a flap that hinges and doesn't risk moving the screen over something embedded in the case's fabric. Personally I don't use a case at all and instead use a screen protector, as I find this combination the best tradeoff.

Originally Posted by ccunningham83

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gpGAW6L5x8U

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfqwKa4bT74

Oh my!!! The Nexus One is a juggernaut!!! Can't wait for mine!

Thanks a lot for the vid!