One of the first questions I get from people when they get an iPhone is to find out how to protect the iPhone screen.  They are usually shocked when I tell them that I do nothing.  When I first got my iPhone I looked into how I could protect my new toy but I have never been a fan of screen protectors since they usually make your phone look worse as they usually scratch easier than the screen on the device.

I then went on a search to see if anyone has done any scratch tests on the screen and here are some videos that I found that show the durability of the iPhone screen. Here are 3 videos that I found that show off the durability of the iPhone screen. The first 2 are from PCMag and really put the iPhone through a pretty good test.

So what is my recommendation to protect your iPhone? Invest in a good case to protect the shell of your phone, but I wouldn’t worry too much about protecting your screen. While I have never personally put my phone through a test like in any of the above videos, I have dropped my phone a few times, face first and the screen has survived unscratched.

What are your thoughts?