[REVIEW] ESR Ultra Clear Tempered Glass Screen Protector - Xiaomi Mi 9 Accessories

So for some extra piece of mind I decided to fit a screen protector.
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I've tried the IMAK first, but that ruined the finger print scanner and one edge kept lifting. Then I found the ESR one, I also used an ESR one on my previous phone (Mi Mix 2) and while I liked it there, it wasn't super durable due to the cut-out.
The ESR for the Mi9 doesn't have a cut out for the front camera, nor does it have more black than just a slim border around the edge, just the way I like it. It also comes with:
-a tool so the protector is nicely aligned
-a wet wipe and dry wipe
-dust removal sticker
-screen protector
I did use that tool. However I still moved it an hair down to get the perfect fit. Also the protector initially showed some light spots (where the protector didnt properly stuck to the screen), those spots were easily massaged out. The finger print scanner works as before, screen is clear and responsive. 10/10 from me so far, I'll update it in a few weeks
Ignore the rainbow effect on the screen, that's caused by my camera and polarization filter, forgot to remove it

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Mind sharing purchase link my friend.?

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Aliexpres 2 for 8 euro with the tool.. Just ordered them

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Indeed, I got them from Aliexpress too

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Is the black frame taking some screen?

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Maybe a hair

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What about the screen transparency? Does it have more reflection on it? And the touch feeling, is it glass touch as the real display or does it feel less smooth more like plastic?
All screen protectors with the black frame I tried in the past for my Mi5s from other brands suffered from these issues I mentioned above because the way they added the the rounded black frame is by applying a non-glass film over the top to stuck the frame and the glass together. The problem is that then you don't have a glass touch feeling anymore and the plastic film will increase the light reflection which reduces the visibility, which seems like a very cheap screen.
I'm wondering if this also happens with brand you're using. What's your opinion on that matter?
Thanks

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Can you guys share which links you used to buy those?
EDIT: Nevermind, easy to find. For those interested: https://esrcase.aliexpress.com/store/1936564

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What about notification led it is visible ?

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Nicely visible and the protector is still great!

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I just applied the Mascheri tempered glas protector for Mi 9T to my Mi 9. Since it doesn't have the notch for the selfie cam it looks much more elegant. And the glas doesn't influence at all the front cam in terms of quality.
Cheers
Toscha

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I've bought this ESR protection two times. I just find that the black borders don't fit exactly the ones on the phone. It is very slight but enough to bother me. For example on one side the black border will fit the right side but not exactly the left side. Except this issue the protaction is great, it just bother me so I don't use this one.

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toscha42 said:
I just applied the Mascheri tempered glas protector for Mi 9T to my Mi 9. Since it doesn't have the notch for the selfie cam it looks much more elegant. And the glas doesn't influence at all the front cam in terms of quality.
Cheers
Toscha
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Good idea! Can you link which one you bought?

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It's this one (Amazon Germany): MASCHERI Screen Protector For Xiaomi MI 9T
https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/B07SQ2HPPS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Cheers
Toscha

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After applying this ESR Ultra Clear Tempered Glass Screen Protector that I bought in AliExpress for around 6 USD, and been using it for 3 days, here's my review:
PROS:
- Good package, the glass cames in a hard base instead of a plastic film, so it reduces the dust being attracted by the static
- Extremely easy to apply due to the blue frame that comes with the package - in my case it fitted perfectly
- No hole in the front camera, which eliminates the dust being accumulated there when there's a hole (like it happens with Nillkin)
- Nice touch, real tempered glass and oleophobic, it feels just like original screen touch.
- 100% transparent, it doesn't add any reflection
- Fits perfectly the edges of the screen. It is hard to see that it has a screen protector on it.
- Since it doesn't each the screen edge, it allows you to use silicone cases that are taller. With other's such as Cafele Full Edge the silicone case was touching the edge and it would take off easily.
- Seems resistant, I have used only for 3 days but yesterday the phone fell in the floor and it didn't broke. The fact it doesn't reach the edges it helps to reduce the impacts (sure, you should use a silicone case to protect the edges)
CONS:
- Because it doesn't reach the edges perfectly, which is a good thing also as I explained in the PROS, this makes the bezels larger, which means it covers the screen a liitle bit. It's unnoticeable, I don't feel I'm loosing useful screen, but you can notice the bezel is larger. For me this is only an aesthetic issue.
- It doesn't have any transparency in the LED place which means you cannot see the LED when looking to the phone in the table from below. The workaround is to place the phone in the table with top side towards to you.
- The biggest CONS for me is the fact that this screen really affects the fingerprint sensor. With my previous screen protector, a CAFELE not full edge, it was working fine. But after applying this, not only it fails 50% of the times, but also when it works it's slower. Perhaps this is because this glass is thinker. Anyway this is my biggest drawback and eventually the reason why I won't buy it again, because for me this is a deal breaker.
If you really care about the performance of the fingerprint sensor, I recommend you to use the CAFELE non full edge screen protector, which is cheap (~2 USD), has nice touch, is oleophopic, 100% transparent and fingerprint sensor keeps working ok. The only drawback of it is that it is not full edge and thus you can see the edge of the screen still on top of the original screen. For me this is not an issue because the only practical consequence is that you actually see there's a screen protector on it, but it doesn't affect the visibility or touch. The CAFELE full edge I don't recommend it because it cannot be used with the silicone cases I tested. Both CAFELE screen protectors I used seem to not have great durability, they break easily, sometimes without even notice what caused it to break.
Later on I will give feedback about the durability of the ESR screen protector.