This model The glass is compatible with all cases, as it has an indentation from the edge of 2 mm, while the glass is rounded at the edges in such a way that it completely covers the screen of your iPhone X / Xs. The nominal hardness of this glass is 9H, which guarantees maximum protection for the screen of your smartphone. Its thickness is only 0.33 mm.

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Protective glass compatible with all HARDIZ 2.5D Full Screen Cover Premium Glass for iPhone X / Xs

Screen protector is one of the most important accessories for your iPhone X / Xs, especially when it's compatible with all cases. HARDIZ 2.5D Full Screen Cover is designed to protect the touchscreen of your smartphone from damage, because it needs protection no less than the body of a smartphone, which you already have hidden safely in the case. Glass reliably protects the smartphone screen due to its structure - it is rounded at the edges in such a way that it completely covers the screen of your iPhone. The nominal hardness of the glass is 9H, which guarantees maximum protection of the smartphone screen, despite the thinness of the glass. Neither paper clips nor keys in your bag will scratch the glass surface!

Absolute display protection

The HARDIZ 2.5D Full Screen Cover glass is crystal clear and will not in any way alter or distort the screen image. The anti-glare coating allows you to see a clear picture on the screen even in bright sunlight. The oleophobic coating prevents fingerprints and smudges and smudges. The glass is easy to install and just as easy to remove, leaving no marks or streaks on the screen. If you suddenly drop your smartphone, the glass will crack from the impact, forming a disk of fragments that will not fly around. Thus, the glass will protect not only your screen, but also your hands, because the broken glass can be easily removed and replaced with a new one. HARDIZ 2.5D Full Screen Cover is great for everyday use and makes it possible to avoid repairing and replacing the display on the iPhone.

2.5d glass sounds like a marketing gimmick. How can something exist between the two dimensions of space - 2D and 3D? However, the term is actually based on an actual design decision. It's not just a name out of the blue used to try and sell you some useless screen protector.

2.5d glass has a slight curvature around the edges of the glass display. This can be seen on smartphones on which the glass is located above the body, and not lying in the same plane with it. One of the first smartphones to receive this glass was Google nexus 6, Xiaomi Mi Note and Apple iPhone 6. Since manufacturers are trying with all their might to somehow distinguish their smartphones in the field of design, to make them more attractive to buyers, not all phones can immediately recognize this glass.

How to recognize 2.5d glass?

Many people call this glass curved. But this is a big mistake. The glass has the rounded edges of a flat "2D" display along the Z axis, adding a slight curvature instead of the square edge of regular glass. Using the example of Xiaomi Mi Note, you can clearly see the difference between three types of glass screen surfaces.

Types of screen glass shapes on a smartphone

The degree of rounding is not a standard. The rounding depends on how much of the curved edge is required for a given smartphone model. Even a slight rounding can be used to smooth the edge of the glass. While a large roundness can create more stylish look phone. But still, two types of rounding can be distinguished. This is glass 2.5D and 3D with a conditionally large radius of curvature. 3D glass can be seen on Samsung S9 and S8. Also, some people attribute a convex screen to the concept 3D glass. Well, 3D glass is probably much older than 2D. Because we all remember, and many have them - Soviet and not only TVs and monitors with pot-bellied screens.

Difference between 3d and 2.5d glass

How is 2.5D glass made?

Although there was a lot of noise around the 2.5D glass, there is nothing special about its construction. 2.5D glass is made in much the same way as straight glass, just with the addition of an additional shape. When it comes to shaping the glass to the desired size, rounding and grinding takes place. This adds value to the glass. This 2.5D glass technology is used by Corning for its Gorilla Glass. This glass is more convenient and practical.

Protective glass with rounded edges

After cutting, the molded glass must go through a hardening process. The glass is heated in a molten salt solution at very high temperatures and then rapidly cooled to force the glass to shrink.

But some smartphones, for example, such as the G Flex 2 or Galaxy S6 Edge, require not only 2.5D glass, but also an OLED or LCD display with the same curvature radius. Also for such phones they produce special flexible electronic circuits... And only because of this rounded design, the cost of the phone increases significantly.

What are the pros of 2.5D glass?

The advantages of 2.5D glass are purely ergonomic and aesthetic. This is especially important on touchscreen devices. On modern smartphones and other devices, the touchscreen should be smooth. Who would want to use a phone with sharp glass corners ?! The glass can be the edge of the phone, or it can create a gap between the glass itself and the body of the smartphone. And imagine if the glass is sharp, that is, not 2.5D, and your finger will constantly fall into this gap. It's just that your smartphone can serve as a pocket vegetable grater. 🙂

In any case, it looks much better when the body of the smartphone smoothly passes into the glass of the screen. Raising the case above the display already seems like a too old design. In terms of durability and scratch resistance, the underlying manufacturing technology determines these properties, and not everything that is inherent in the name of 2.5D glass.

Protective glass with rounded edges and the body continues this contour

You can see that many phones with Gorilla Glass is often credited with display. But these two terms have different meanings. There is also no reason to believe that they are stronger or more fragile than their conventional flat glass counterparts. After all, it is only the edge of the screen that is different from the others. The level of durability of a 2.5D screen depends on the selected production technology.

Gorilla Glass - it is a float, which is made with an expensive production technology to make the glass scratch-resistant and durable in general. Gorilla Glass it can be 2D, 2.5D glass, and 3D. That is, Gorilla Glass 2.5D glass stands for "durable 2.5D glass". Therefore, the number of similar names for durable glass can be limited only by the number of manufacturing companies.

The only one minor disadvantage is that consumers who like to add an extra screen protector to their smartphone may find it difficult to find a third-party product that exactly matches the contours of the 2.5D glass. This is because the protective glass of the screen must be manufactured to match the curves of the display.

This will lead to more complex and more costly production of protective glass for smartphones. Therefore, manufacturers (usually the Chinese) do not bother with the edges and make them just square. But if you try and add money, you can find and buy additional 2.5D glass for your phone.

In general, the term 2.5D glass is not completely meaningless, but it is not a major technical achievement that gives one phone an edge over another. A 2.5D display, like other types of screens, can be touted as incredible technical solutions, but this is certainly not what your buying decision should be based on.

More and more often in the description of devices there is a glass characteristic: 2D, 2.5D or 3D. What does this mean and why is this information indicated? We warn you that it comes not about measuring space.

2D

This type of glass is still used in newer smartphone models. 2D is glass with minimally processed edges. They do not pay special attention to the edges, since they go deep into the body. Accordingly, there is no need to carefully grind the glass. The client does not see the edges and does not touch them.

2.5D

2.5D is an intermediate glass variant between 2D and 3D. This type of glass is used to cover conventional flat panel screens. The main difference between this glass and 2D glass is its well-finished and rounded edges. 2.5D is used not only for safety - so as not to cut your hands, but also as a design element. This glass makes the display visually more voluminous, and the contours of the body - rounded. These visuals make the smartphone appear smaller and more delicate. The first prototype of 2.5D glass was used by Nokia in the 6700 Slide phone.

For smartphones, 2.5D glass was the first to be used in Apple... The screen with smoothed edges was received by the iPhone 6. However, the specifications of the devices never mentioned 2.5D glass, it was called Zopo Touch.

This type of glass also has its drawback. If you decide to stick on a protective film, then there is a high probability that air bubbles form around the edges.

3D

3D type is curved glass. It's not just about the edges, the glass can be curved in the center or at the sides. For example, like the well-known LG G Flex and Samsung Galaxy Edge.

These smartphones have received curved shapes thanks to flexible displays and 3D glass that can smoothly follow the shape of the body.

It should be noted that this characteristic is not included in the main characteristics; it is indicated as additional. The shape of the glass does not actually affect its strength, so it would be wrong to say that 3D is stronger than 2.5D. Do not confuse the numbers 2D, 2.5D, 3D with the strength of tempered safety glass, it is denoted by the letter H (Hardness).

If you need to buy a display module, pay attention to this additional feature. Often unscrupulous manufacturers use 2D glass instead of 2.5D for making a copy in order to reduce the cost of a spare part. Quality copies always use the same type of glass as the original. Before buying, always check the type of glass, whether it is a copy or an original.

Everyone wants to get not only a reliable, but also an attractive smartphone at an affordable price.

It's no secret that the screen is the most vulnerable spot in mobile gadgets. To ensure its reliable protection, manufacturers use protective glasses. Corning has been particularly successful in this matter, having released several generations over the years.

What does 2.5D glass mean?

Many people associate this concept with something high-tech and unique, but this is a misconception. If we consider the design and principle of creating 2D and 3D glasses, we can see their fundamental difference. However, the 2.5D glass type is still one of the design solutions of 2D glass, and their production technology is identical.

So what is so special about this element? The whole point lies in the processing of the edges of the protective glass, namely, in their rounding. This creates a rounded effect on the screen, which also receives high-quality shock and drop protection. The rounded edges usually blend seamlessly with the body, and for each smartphone the glasses are made individually with the desired bevel angle.

The principle of creating a 2.5D surface obeys general laws. It should be understood that this is flat glass, which, like everyone else, is cut from a large canvas. After trimming and smoothing the edges, it is heat treated in a solution of molten salts. Then there is a sharp cooling, which hardens the glass, giving it increased strength.

Advantages of 2.5D glass

From the above, the main advantages of 2.5D glass can be identified:

• High ergonomics. Smooth edges allow for more comfortable use touch screen safely cut yourself on sharp corners. And the likelihood of catching and tearing a pocket is reduced to zero.
• Additional protection. The 2.5D tempered glass is very durable. This helps protect the display from drops and bumps.
• Original design. The rounded edges give the screen a sense of volume and give the smartphone an attractive look.

Many brands are constantly looking for new directions of development and improvement appearance devices. 2.5D glass has become an adornment of many in recent years modern smartphones... This is a certain marketing ploy that can increase the popularity of a mobile gadget.

Such glasses are used not only in the production of smartphones. They are actively used in televisions and even in cars. 2.5D glass is not a novelty, it has just gotten a lot of publicity. This element was used many years ago, for example, in the Nokia N8 (2008).

2.5d

This is glass with rounded edges, which are created on special equipment.

I would like to tell you right away that 2.5d glass is not better than 2d. Since this is just a marketing ploy. Sellers motivate this by not clinging to the edges. The question immediately arises, and ordinary glass with a thickness of only 0.33 mm. How and for what can it catch on? It is so thin that it is barely noticeable to the eye. The bumper always protrudes from above. When falling on flat surface the front side, the protruding edges of the bumper, usually do not even allow you to even touch the front of the mobile phone. Therefore, we advise you to comprehensively protect against injury and purchase a bumper. See the example below.

The image shows how much the glass is below the Case ledge. As they say, there is nothing better than practice, so we advise you to check it out on personal experience... Then you will definitely be sure of this yourself.

3d

It is curved glass that really, almost completely covers the screen of your flagship. This should be used on curved displays such as iPhone 6, 6S, Samsung Galaxy S6 EDGE, S8, and so on. I think that there is no point in listing everything, there are quite a few of them. It looks like this:

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