Why would the AP seller ship the phone to the origin country for repair? If they service the warranty, they would repair the phone themselves.

I don't think so, the margin of profit is so small for AP seller, how can they afford to ship the phone back and return. They will only provide you with shop warranty if they have the expertise to fix simple repair at the first place.

There's always lemon out there, it's better to be safe than sorry. Brand or not has nothing to do with it, manufacturing and electronics defects are not unheard off and it's still pretty common. To have the peace of mind, I don't see anything wrong to wanna buy from local authorised distributor.

Hopefully the price would come down further by Jan.

scratch proof vs crack proof, I'm voting for crack proof anyday

scratch is $25 to replace, crack is >rm200+ to fix

didn't know such sp existed, might get this when I get my n5

That is what you called physics?!

Surely you didn't watched that video, did you?

It clearly has elasticity with the impact damping layer and the impact dispersion layer, and it looks pretty stunning with what they shown in the video.

And btw, the rhino shield was quoted to be stronger than the Gorilla glass, coupled with high transmission rate and some finger and scratch resistant properties, I think it's pretty cool for $25.

Well, you should really watch it then. They are devised by two Cambridge students, and the demo in the video are pretty convincing to me that it works pretty well to both absorbing and dispersing impact. As shown by hammering an iPhone with the shield used and the demonstrations of the drop of metal ball with and without the shield layered on the glass.

And the shield wasn't meant nor did I implied it to be a replacement of the glass of the phone, but I believe as a screen protector, what they shown in the video serve the purpose of protecting the glass of the screen splendidly.

As quoted by some, it offers greater strength than gorilla glass, and also fingerprint repellent and scratch resistant qualities. I think for $25, it does the job of protecting the screen solidly if it does performed well in real life similar to what they shown in their vids.

This post has been edited by hkenh: Dec 26 2013, 04:26 AM

Then you must do a review for LYN, hit it with hammer!

Where is this Dialog Hub located exactly, and what is their price for n5?

Is it the one at Hicom Glenmarie?