Sprint TP2 BestSkinsEver - Fail

[azurecrayon]

i'd like to slap htc upside the head for the elegant and beautiful yet stupid stupid stupid beveled sides on the tp2. that and the really slanted, rounded corners make it a hard fit for any skin. you cant wrap a skin over and around a slanted corner edge, its impossible. therefore some of the corners and edges are going to be exposed no matter what skin you get.

i went shopping around for a skin for my new tp2 and these are the ones i found out there, along with my own opinions on them =P i'd suggest anyone looking for a skin search out whats available, look really close at the layout of the skin, and pick the one you like best based on coverage.

http://www.gadgetguard.com/ this is the one i bought, its 24.99 on the site but i paid 13.27 w/ free shipping off ebay. supposedly lifetime guarantee, but im not too sure i'd get coverage buying off ebay heh. had the best side edge coverage out of the ones i looked at. i love the feel of the skin on the screen, not as slick as the naked screen but its not as "sticky" as some other skins either. i wish they'd fine tune the cut a bit more, the corners are not forgiving if you dont get it on *perfect*. i installed the back piece about 1 millimeter too high and half a millimeter to the left of center, and one corner bunches a tiny bit because of my error. i blame htc for their silly phone design tho.

http://www.bodyguardz.com/ 24.95 off the site but you get TWO complete body protectors so good value for the price. i didnt like how the corner by the stylus was pretty much left completely exposed. also the edge corners were exposed a lot. again, bad htc but bodyguardz could have made a tighter fit for this skin.

http://stores.ebay.com/Get-Invisible-Protection Pink Static protector, only found these on ebay. second lowest price of them all, auctions start at 9.95. i didnt like the little pieces for a couple lower corners, and doesnt appear to offer any protection at all for those odd edge corners.

http://www.zagg.com 24.99 from the website. i was suprised to see it was just like the cheap pink static skin in that theres no protection on those funky edges. lifetime guarantee is nice, but not if your phone gets all scratched up because the skin is lacking.

http://www.bestskinsever.com lowest price at 7.99. i used this on my tp and liked it. pretty sticky feel to the screen tho. looking at the pictures, the side pieces are too narrow to fold over the edge and cover both the slant and the side, especially on the top and bottom of the phone, so you will be left with exposed sides and a poor fit on the edge.

[Beandogg]

Phantomskinz! Learned about it on this site. I've used Zagg, BSE, they both suck compared to phantomskinz. Most people can't even tell that I have a screen protector. Orange peel effect is minimal, and not as tacky as intellishield, but still keeps the phone from slipping off a golf cart.

[bullhead00]

Bought a Gadget Guardz for my TP2 before I even got my phone. Been using it for about 4 months and it still looks brand new, not peeling at all. I haven't had any complaints on it whatsoever. The fit was as near perfect as you can get and you get full coverage protection. It's also not too sticky.

I bought mine off of ebay. The guy that had it listed had it for 13.97 with free shipping. However, he had a make an offer button and I offered him $12.00, which he took!!

Came in the original Gadget Guardz box with a lifetime warranty!

[Beandogg]

this is a fantastic review, with pictures. This is what convinced me to get the phantom skinz. Unfortunately, it's for the palm pre, so it's not exactly the same, however it gives you an indication of the way ClearCoat, Best Skins Ever, Intellishield and Phantom Skins looks next to each other. I thought it was great.


http://www.everythingpre.com/forum/p...tte-21449.html