Using screen protector on Essential PH-1

[Android Central Question]

Just got this phone, love it at the moment, have the case supplied by Essential but wondering if I should put screen protector over screen. Anyone have experience w scratches, etc. Thanks.

 

[Rukbat]

Every phone should have some kind of screen protector. Screens get scratched and rubbed. If you have to replace a $5 or $10 screen protector every year or so, it's a minor annoyance. If you have to replace the screen every year or so (I can hear someone saying "you can just replace the glass" - but due to the much tougher that job is, the labor goes way up, so the total price is about the same either way) is a major expense and it means doing without your phone for a day or so.