Tonight I thought I would introduce you to a very important piece of kit for your iphone 4 and that is screen protectors.
Screen protectors are hardly the stuff of exciting reviews but, because they are overlooked, they are often forgotten until it's too late.
Imagine taking your iphone 4 out of a pocket to find there is a huge scratch to the glass surface. Chances are the scratch is permanent and could have been avoided by using a screen protector.
I have tried a few screen protectors, some are good but some are very poor. The poor ones are difficult to install, have nightmare bubbles that are impossible to get rid off and, worst of all, seem to attract fingerprints from everywhere.
Later in this post I will give you a few simple tips that will help with installation but first I would like to introduce you to the,
Cygnett OpticClear Antiglare Screen Protector for the iphone 4. These cost £12.95 and are available from www.MobileFun.co.uk.
Now I appreciate that some may say that £12.95 is a lot of money for screen protectors. Six months ago I would have agreed, particularly when you can buy screen protectors for around the £3 mark from a famous Internet auction site but, you really do get what you pay for.
The Cygnett OpticClear come neatly packaged, the package contains 3 front and 1 rear protector as well as a micro fibre cleaning cloth and an applicator card.
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| package and contents |
Installation of the OpticClear protectors was easy and stress free. Both front and rear were applied in around 10 minutes in total. Any small air bubbles were easily removed.
The relevant cut outs for camera, flash etc were in the correct place and neatly done. I bought some from that famous site I mentioned, the cut outs looked like they had been done with blunt scissors!
Once on I did notice slight granulation of the screens images but it in no way subtracted from the pleasure using the iphone 4.
There is no interference with the iphones touch screen responsiveness and in fact using the touch screen is a real pleasure as my fingers slide really nicely over it.
In other, cheap protectors, finger prints can be a real menace. With the OpticClear I find I have very few to worry about, one wipe with a micro fibre cloth and the screen stays clean for what seems like ages.
The OpticClear are anti glare which works extremely well, the screen is visible in even the worst of light conditions.
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| iphone with Cygnett OpticClear screen protector fitted. |
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| rear of iphone with Cygnett OpticClear fitted |
As you will see from the two images above, which were taken with the flash enabled on my camera, there is very little glare from the flash. Pretty impressive.
There is not much more I can say about these screen protectors, other than they come with a 2 year manufacturers warranty and work very well.
I give these 5/5 and thoroughly recommend them.
Installation tips.
As promised here are a few tips that I swear by when installing screen protectors.
1. The iphone must be absolutely spotless, any bit of dust no matter how tiny WILL cause bubbles.
2. Lie the iphone on a lint free cloth to avoid scratching it.
3. Put one index finger in a cup of clean water and then smear the water gently all over the screen prior to installing the protector. The water should literally be a "smear" you MUST NOT soak your device!
4. I always work from top to bottom.
5. Peel about 3 inches of backing tape away from the protector.
6. Align the protector with the camera, flash and proximity sensor.
7. Gently smooth and work the applicator card from side to side whilst pulling the remainder of the backing tape off.
8. Because there is a little moisture you can, if needed, slide the protector to line it up.
9. Gently, using the applicator card, work any bubbles outwards to the edges of the device.
10. Lastly, gently pull the front protector tape from the screen protector.
11. If you ever need to replace a protector, the easiest way to remove them is to do so with a small amount of cellotape.
I hope this helps. Any of you that know me personally can bring your device to me and, for a small, alcoholic drink, I will apply the protectors for you!
Take care and stay safe,
Andy.
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