I had a cover on my screen for about a month and I had no trouble using the touchscreen whatsoever. My friend has another style of cover for his screen and also has no problems. In addition you can buy screen protectors at the Apple Store, why would the sell them if you can't use the touch screen when you apply them as you state?
I took my screen protector off in July last year and have carried my iPhone in my pocket and have certainly NOT gone out of my way to treat it with the respect it deserves, and between my wife and myself (both have iPhones) we have yet to scratch the screen or crack the screen. My wife has dropped the phone on pavement several times with no ill effect.
All this to say that the iPhone has EASILY the most durable screen I have ever used on ANY cell phone I have ever seen. No need for protectors IMHO.
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@Flashpoint
Are you crazy?
I had a cover on my screen for about a month and I had no trouble using the touchscreen whatsoever. My friend has another style of cover for his screen and also has no problems. In addition you can buy screen protectors at the Apple Store, why would the sell them if you can't use the touch screen when you apply them as you state?
I took my screen protector off in July last year and have carried my iPhone in my pocket and have certainly NOT gone out of my way to treat it with the respect it deserves, and between my wife and myself (both have iPhones) we have yet to scratch the screen or crack the screen. My wife has dropped the phone on pavement several times with no ill effect.
All this to say that the iPhone has EASILY the most durable screen I have ever used on ANY cell phone I have ever seen. No need for protectors IMHO.