Friday, May 23, 2014

Review: imos Solid EX Corning Glass Screen Protector for HTC One M8

We can find a lot of screen protector in the market, but if you are looking for the hardest one, the best of the best, CORNING will be the brand. According to Corning, Gorilla Glass is on more than 2400 product models, 2.4billion devices and 33 major brands. And because of this, there are a lot of screen protector seller who claimed that they are selling a Gorilla Glass Screen Protector. But do you aware that, most are not authorised by Corning and the product might even be a counterfeit product!

Today, we would like to introduce IMOS, a screen protector manufacturer that are widely known in Taiwan for their highest quality screen protector. IMOS is working with a public listed company in Taiwan to product Corning Screen Protector - IMOS Solid EX series.


This is specially designed for the latest HTC One M8 model. There aren't any counterfiet product being seen in Malaysia market but based on our intel in Taiwan, some counterfeits products have been found lurking in the market. In order to prevent consumers being victimised, imos has include a hologram sticker of authenticity on every boxes of the Solid EX Corning.


There is also a protective sticker on the side of the box, to prevent unauthorised personel to open and replace the content. You can find these items in the box.

Alcohol swab, item pack, cleaning cloth, screen protectors in the package

inside the item pack, you can find a dust removing tools

on the right side, you can find a high quality microfiber cleaning cloth and a pack of screen protector consisting the top and bottom speaker grill protector, camera lens protector as well as the corning glass screen protector

there is also a dust removal sticker alongside the corning glass screen protector inside the pack. You can use it to remove any dust that are on the screen anytime during the installation


If we take a closer look at the Corning glass screen protector, you will notice that the side of the glass is transparent while most glass screen protector in the market is blue or green. If it's colored, that means the glass is not a corning gorilla glass but a normal tempered glass made with soda lime extract. While both are made from glass, Corning offered twice the durability between the two different glass. (For those who are interested to know more about corning gorilla glass, you can visit thier official website athttp://www.corninggorillaglass.com). You will also see the word "imos" being engraved on the glass. The logo is engraved after the strict quality check on each piece of screen protector before being packed. This is to ensure every pieces of the screen protector meet the requirements of the features claimed on the back of the box. (high transparency, delicate touch, perfect adhesion, oleophobic coating, rounded borders, shatter proof)

We saw there are many pieces of screen protectors and to avoid confusion on which part it belongs to, we will proceed to the installation process.

First we will need to clean the dual camera on the HTC One M8.  The screen protector was put aside while we clean the lenses.

First, we install the ultrapixel lens

Followed by the secondary lens

Next, we proceed to the front part where we will clean the aluminium speaker grill and lens

Starting with the front camera lens, once installed, then we won't need to worry about any accidental scratch anymore

Installing the speaker grill screen protector for the top and bottom part. You will notice that the size of the screen protector is very precise. imos is adopting the laser cut technology for the cutting of each screen protectors since mid 2013. They are also the first in the industry to adopt the technique to ensure each and every pieces are at perfect cut

During the cleaning and installation of the Corning glass screen protector, it's advisable that the phone to be turned off or you will find yourself activating the motion sensor of the HTC One M8.

Once the surface of the screen is cleaned and free of dust, we will apply the Solid EX Corning. Slowly remove the first layer of the film and place the protector on the screen.

Make sure the alignments on the 4 corners is correct, then slowly place it down, the adhesion will automatically sticks on the screen

In the event you find any dust trapped under the protector, you can remove it using the dust remover. Slowly lift up the protector and remove the dust


Once it's done, this is the final result. The Solid EX Corning glass screen protector is hardly noticable as it's cut to perfection. With the Top and bottom speaker grilled installed, the gap difference between the screen and the top/bottom is less than 0.2mm.



And like any other imos products, the Solid EX Corning glass screen protector is also coated with oleophobic coating. The coating will help to greatly reduces fingerprint marks, facial oil stains and other smudges caused by our hand/fingers/environment. This feature offers a cleaner and clearer screen. You can even use the screen as a mirror to organize your hair. 


Finally, for those who are using the dot view case from HTC, rest assured that the touch motion is working perfectly with the imos Solid EX Corning glass screen protector.

Conclusion:
Most of the new devices in the market boasts a HD screen, from retina display on iphones, Super AMOLED on Samsung and Super LCD3 on HTC. While this is one of the main features to attract buyers, it's sad to see that most people are using a normal screen protector and ended with fingerprint marks, facial oil and scratches. For others, they are using the matte type of protector which leads to a poor viewing screen. Luckily, we now has a new option, using imos range of screen protector that offers oleophobic coating, which resembles the actual screen. And with Solid EX Corning, it even offers the same delicate touch on the screen of the device.
imos Solid EX Corning is available in Malaysia at RM159.

For more information, visit imos Malaysia Official Facebook Page

Here are some videos made to test on the imos Solid EX Corning glass screen protector on an iPhone 5S



(a drop test on a tarmac floor and we saw the screen protector cracks without damaging the actual screen)

We hope you like the article.
Credits:
Photos : KOCPC Taiwan
Videos: imos Taiwan