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Boxwave vs. XO Skins

Those of that have the box wave installed, does the edges sit flat perfectly ? I installed it on two gnex but the end results seems to be same.
 
I've played around with several different protectors. My first XO installation went bad, but they gave me a free replacement (thanks XO) and the installation for that went much smoother. The clarity was pretty excellent and there was almost no orange peel effect, though if you turn the screen off and angle it to catch glare, you can see a subtle effect (but not a deal-breaker). What was a deal-breaker, for me personally, was that I still noticed the rubbery feel after several weeks of having the protector.

So I tried the SGP Flex. It's also a wet application, pretty identical installation to the XO, nice near-complete coverage as well (just as much as the XO). The bad is that the orange-peel effect is fairly noticeable when the phone/screen is off, but not so much when the phone is on unless you angle it for glare...it also doesn't deter oil smears as well as the XO. It does, however, have a great glass feel to it. For that reason, I'll keep it on for now. The XO was almost perfect except for the feel which, in the end, I found was pretty important for me.
 
I put my XO on 2 days ago. I bought the one cut for cases, and it's an excellent fit. I had a ton of streaks and put my faith in what everyone said about all the imperfections disappearing. That was definitely the case, they're all gone now. I keep buffing it to keep the oil off in hopes that it will "cure" a bit faster and more fully. The grippiness is what I'm hoping will mostly go away. I'm not expecting the naked glass feel, but I'm hoping it will be better than it is now.
 
To confirm.. the sprintxo 30% off one right? I need to get one for my camera I'll see if it lets me use it again.
 
I had the xo skin on for a good month but it had little marks all over it. I tried to use a blow drier bit they still wouldent come out. I bought box wave off of amazon and its installed the edges do not fall flat and so it looks really bad around the edges I don't know why it does this but I think if u get a decent case it will cover this. Other than that it looks and feels great!
 
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