The official HTC one S screen protector arrived today, £3.74 including delivery (£1.79 just for the protector, the delivery cost more than the item itself
), which isn't badly priced and I got two screen protectors, I was only expecting one.
So for £1.79, I wasn't expecting good things with this screen protector especially after reading some reviews, but I was pleasantly surprised in the end.
Unfortunately you can't really judge screen protectors in photos, these are the sort of things that have to be seen in person.
The best way to apply screen protectors is after you or someone else has had a nice long hot shower and kept the door closed as the steam works wonders with dust
On my first application, the protector applied effortlessly, there were quite a few air bubbles in the middle and I was worried about this but thankfully I was able to push them out by just using my nail, only two air bubbles remained, which are on the top left as you can see in the photos below, and two tiny pieces of dust on the "home" button and right side on the edge (the other bits of dust that are visible in some photos is just "on top" of the protector), however, these are only noticeable at certain angles and under certain lighting conditions. I could reapply the protector to try and get rid of them but I will probably end up making it even worse!
Despite some user reviews saying that the protector wasn't the right size, mine seemed like a perfect fit pretty much.
With some screen protectors, the touch screen sensitivity and colours are impacted, however, with this protector, that isn't the case IMO, I couldn't tell the difference at all personally, the one thing, which is noticeable is the feel, it is more of a plastic "feel" now instead of glass, obviously
If it weren't for the tiny cut out on the top for the light sensor and the two air bubbles, you wouldn't even know that there is a screen protector on.
Unfortunately the screen protector shows grubby marks/fingerprints more easily now. But this is easily solved by giving the screen a quick wipe every now and then.
Needless to say I am very happy with the outcome and will be cancelling the Martin Fields screen protector (£12
) now.