I won't use a case because I like the brushed metal. And no screen protector because I don't like the look or feel. Dropped it on my tile floors twice (one time making it flop around like a fish) and no real damage, just a micro-scuff in the diagonal lip that no one else will see. Screen is perfect. I used to be so neurotic about not getting scratches in phones but I've come to think that's foolish. I'm not going to have it for more than two years, why ruin my enjoyment of the phone?