Installing a screen protector using the 'hinge' method:

How To: Perfectly Install a Screen Protector - Hinge Method

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Spigen SGP Linear EX Slim Metal Series for iPhone 5

Review of this case. Not sure why but there are very few reviews of this!

I ordered a Linear EX Slim Metal and it should be coming in a few days

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Added on December 31, 2012, 12:21 pmI wonder if anyone bought the Lightning cable from this guy before. I saw 5m cable and my eyes went like this

This post has been edited by secondrate: Dec 31 2012, 12:22 PM

What is your budget anyway?

For me I use Beyerdynamic XP1 for portable use, at home sometimes my Grado SR80i.

RM 199. It is very good for the price.

XP1 bass, XP2 balance, XP3 clear. Brand is Beyerdynamic.

This post has been edited by secondrate: Jan 1 2013, 07:13 PM

Personal taste lor. I suggest you visit Jaben to test all 3 then only buy. I like XP1 and XP2, I only bought XP1 because XP2 had no stock.

Jaben Malaysia

sorry to hear that. You can still order from them.

JABEN.online

I hope my SGP stuff comes today

Ya, I have the bass one, XP1.

No it can't.

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Added on January 2, 2013, 3:38 pmNice. When did you order it?

This post has been edited by secondrate: Jan 2 2013, 03:38 PM

Proud Grado fan since 2011 love the unique retro design!

I was deciding between the SR80i and MS1, in the end got the Grado. Unfortunately even my friends on Skype can hear themselves through the cans so they are only suitable for private listening.

So orange

Review of Spigen SGP Linear EX Slim Metal coming soon

I received my Spigen SGP Linear EX Slim Metal (Metal Red) and Ultra Crystal Dual from Korea today I ordered this from eBay on the 20th of December.

Sorry for the noisy photos, I took these with the blinds down.



Linear EX in its box and the Ultra Crystal Dual.



Items included with the Ultra Crystal Dual.



Front and back protectors.



Items included with the Linar EX Slim Metal. Selling these to carlitofreak next week.



Linear EX 'J clips'. One black, one metal red.



How it looks on my black iPhone 5. The screen is naked aka no screen protector.



Rear of the phone with the Ultra Crystal back protectors installed. Those are not bubbles, not sure what was being reflected.


The case fits well and was very easy to install. Just push and click both ends of the J clips together and thats it. No chance of coming loose from around the phone like the Neo Hybrid EX Slim. The colour combination is great, black and red. Very eye catching. The power and volume buttons are very responsive and 'clicky' just like the original buttons on the phone. The case is also very slim and light, not much bulk is added to the phone. A slight lip is added to the phone so it can be laid on a table without contact with the surface.

Unfortunately it can also move just a bit around the edges and cause bubbling of the rear protector even though SGP claims it is compatible with their protectors. They also claim it works with the Glas.t and Glas.tR. The silent switch is quite recessed and a bit hard to access. The headphone jack is also quite recessed and my Beyerdynamic earphones with the L shaped jack barely works. I'm sure any Lightning adapter won't fit.

Ultra Crystal protector was easy to install. It seems to be cut slightly smaller than the phone's surface, especially the top and bottom parts of the rear. I used the hinge method and they went on well. Rear protector has a nice feel, glassy rather than matte which I prefer. It seems to be quite fingerprint resistant. It also leaves a 'halo' around the Apple logo and iPhone wording.

Why I'm not using the front one:
I prefer the feel of the naked glass and the original oleophobic coating resists more fingerprints than the protector. Also while installing the back, the front got peeled up and dust got under the protector which was quite hard to remove. The cutting of the front was also not so exact, if I didn't use the hinge method it would have been quite difficult to align. Becareful when using tape and the hinge method or this will happen

Next thing to try is Glas.tR!

This post has been edited by secondrate: Jan 4 2013, 04:36 PM

Glas.tR a bit expensive and I am really bad at installing screen protectors (as demonstrated by the Ultra Crystal ) so that one not so soon lah Not the first time I killed a Steinheil protector.

Bachelor of Computer Science

Given up on screen protectors for now. Linear EX bumper kept catching the edge of the back protector and lifting it Ended up taking it off. I loved the feel of it but unfortunately it was a waste of money.

Still interested in the Glas.tr though glass screen protector. Very interesting lah.

Didn't like the matte finish so I'm selling it to someone soon. Both SGP, don't understand why it bubbles. Its installed perfectly, not sticking out.

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Added on January 4, 2013, 8:57 amMe too Good luck in applying it.

This post has been edited by secondrate: Jan 4 2013, 08:57 AM

I realized my Griffin aux cable in the car can't fit the Linear Ex case. Off to RadioShack to find an adapter then Finally RadioShack in Malaysia!

Cepatnya!

Not ordering from eBay or Spigen?