Last Saturday, I had one of my 2 units installed with HAO 5D. There are actually 3 versions to choose from; full coverage, semi coverage, and case friendly. The insanely expensive retail prices inclusive of installation are RM280, RM280, and RM180 respectively but there is a 15% discount if you remember to mention you are a forum member.
The difference between the full and semi coverage is that the full coverage covers almost all of the LCD thus making it incompatible with most cases. I chose the semi coverage version after being assured that it will fit nicely with the Samsung Protective Standing Cover which I had yet to purchase because it was out of stock at most places.
As previously explained by some forum members, HAO 5D for Note8 is actually a 3 layer product consisting of a transparent film, adhesive, and tempered glass. If you decide to get this, make sure you have an hour to spare because the installation will take a good 30 to 40 minutes behind public viewing but they will offer you a free drink or two and their PS4 to play with while waiting for the installation to complete.
Make no mistake, the HAO 5D for Note8 being a curved tempered glass does not share the same strength and properties as their normal flat tempered glass. You cannot bend or drop it like in this video
MALAYSIA HAO TEMPERED GLASS SCREEN PROTECTOR or use it as a hammer like in this video
HAO 5D [ Impact Shield ] Full Tempered Glass where it would most certainly crack and you will have an excuse to kick yourself. Sad to say I only found out about this midway during the installation which by then was too late to back out.
Anyway, the end result is simply stunning. I would say clarity is unaffected to the untrained eye of most people. Sensitivity is surprisingly normal at the edge but is slightly robbed off elsewhere and is most noticeable during keyboard typing where you might have to type just a tad harder than your normal feather touch.
Uncompressed pictures taken with Note8
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Will I install this on my 2nd unit? The answer lies with HAO if it is willing to rectify the sensitivity issue with my 1st unit.
I know some forum members believe casing and/or screen protectors are scams and are probably laughing at me for being a sucker but I can only wish them all Good Luck and take good care of your precious.
Very detailed review bro. Wow. Good thing I'm still thinking twice on TAP SP. Haha. So there is a sensitivity issue like the SP I had? I think the problem could be our phones LCD screen. I watched a water test on note 8 and they recommend note to use it because the LCD will read the water as a finger. Thus making touching the screen while under water useless. If rain and stuffs it's still ok. At the moment my phone has no SP or TG. I use a flip cover so I'm worried that much. But I'm still planning to get which is case friendly. Preferably from a Samsung store sometime end of this month or the following month. XD
Thumbs up to your review though. Good job bro.