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Default My Zagg Screen Protector review

I just got it today. I only got the face shield part, as I have a body-glove case for the phone, and don't need much protection except for the face.

It was $14.99 (for just the face). Yeah, it's kind of expensive, but I'm happy with the product. I had it on my Samsung Moment, and it definitely helped. I'd used other screen protectors before with other phones, and they always seemed to not work well. The corners would come up, or they just didn't protect the screen.

The Zagg works really well, in that it's almost like a rubber. It stuck to my Moment like epoxy. The only problem was my own fault, i let some specs of dust get on the screen just before I put it on, so I was left with a few tiny bubblee and some slight wrinkle marks from peeling it off and re-applying it about 6 times.

Anyways, I just installed the one on my Evo. This being my second Zagg invisble shield, I had a little bit of a better time getting it on. I did get a slight fingerprint on the bottom corner. I would suggest makiing sure your fingers are wet while doing this, or maybe wearing a rubber/plastic bag glove. Turn the phone off before anything. Then I made sure the shield was soaked before applying it. It was easy to slide the shield into place once it was on the phone. Make sure to line up the top around the front camera and prox. sensor. Then just squeegie everything. Make sure to not squeegie too much water upwards, try to keep water out of the speaker. Always try to keep the face of the shield wet while using the squeegie, to prevent scratching or moving the shield. If you mess up and see a spec of dirt or something underneith, you can peel the shield off within 3-5 minutes and re-apply. Make sure your fingers and the shield are wet again before the re-apply.

Mine turned out good. I'm happy with it.
 
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Yep I like mine . Some people complain they are too rubbery. Mine is fine, just took a little over a week to break in.

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I just bought some cheap ones on Ebay. They shipped it to me fast, and it seems to be working fine... I had the same cheapy on my mogul, and had no complaints.

The ebay co. gave me a coupon code for 10% off. Here- my contribution to this site:

oemuniverse dot com couon code BTOEM

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Returned mine to Best Buy, too rubbery.
 
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I have three EVO's and I put the Zagg on all three. I made sure to keep a paper towel handy on application and picked up all excess water from the squeegie areas. Be sure to apply the spray on your fingers and on top the screen to aid in a perfect "laydown" of the screen.

I've had no problems on any of the screens. The Zagg screen is a nice product.

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Returned mine to Best Buy, too rubbery.
Yea but how long did you have it on for?
 
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the BodyGuardz that I placed on my EVO already raised in a corner. I had tried them cause folks had said the Zagg had too much orange peel. which I can see on my mp3 player . is the Zagg phone shield less orange peelish than that of a small mp3 shield?

I'm very pleased with the Zagg on the mp3 player...that stuff is awesome.
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I don't know if anyone else had this problem, but mine got all scratched up in like 2 days. I didn't have a case on the phone at the time because radioshack didn't have any at time of purchase.

The phone had NO scratches and the Zagg got giant ones through the whole screen protector from what looks like my left thumb nail. My phone goes in my left pants pocket, so there is nothing else there. I had a Zagg on an mp3 a while back and had none of these issues. I don't know if I got a bum one or what, but it was promptly returned after a few days.

Has anyone else had issues with it getting really scratched up in just a normal use scenario? The guy at the store was shocked when he saw it as he uses the zagg products as well.
 
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my mp3 player has a scratch line across its zagg shield. it acquired this scratch as part of demonstration i did for someone. (i'd done this demo a few times and all scratches had healed themselves). this time it was hit as hard as i dared to without fear of busting it. that scratch remains...the only scratch that has been unable to heal itself.
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I Zagg my screen, and it's got my vote. I typically abuse my phones but this is my first smartphone, so I wanted to care for it. It did take a couple days to settle in. When I used it on day one I thought for sure I'd remove it because it felt way too rubbery.

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Has anyone else had issues with it getting really scratched up in just a normal use scenario?
Sometimes I've got what looks and feels like a surprisingly awful gash, but a solid scrubbing with my shirt dissolves it quickly. I think because it's kind of gummy it collects crap now and then. Also, anything that presses on the skin (a nail, or something as minute as a crumb if I set the thing face down) leaves an indentation that lasts for an hour or so.

Only down side is that it does feel a little rubbery once in a while. I can't tell if it's humidity or what causes it. It's usable, and I can deal with it to keep my screen pristine.

 
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