Like everyone else, I was horrified when I saw the original scratch test video with the guy using the picks. However since then, I have seen multiple scratch test videos of people using keys and knives to scratch the note, leaving no mark. My phone goes into my left pocket with nothing else in it. I never drop my phone (dropped a phone less than 5 times in 6 years). I have used screen protectors in the past, however I need a tempered glass one as I hate the feel of the plastic ones. I have yet to see a tempered glass one that covers the whole screen and works with a case with no issues. The ones I have seen either only cover the middle or only have adhesive on the sides which makes the middle too flexible. Since I don't plan on attacking my phone with a knife anytime soon, am I crazy for not using a screen protector? If there was a tempered glass solution that worked well I'd be all over it but I haven't seen one. I should also mention that I am rocking a UAG case. UAG is the only case I will use. Protective and thin.
I think that the way to look at your question is to examine it the other way around, so i'll ask myself if i will find a small scratch on my phone will it bother me that much that i'll be sorry i haven't put a screen protector of any kind? for me the answer is yes specially when the phone is new after a year or two i guess i wouldn't mind that much.
now about what people said before, that in real life you wouldn't have sharp things that would scratch your phone it's partially true because the thing that scratches the phone the most it's not keys or coins but sand and if you are find yourself sometimes in a situation where there is sand around your phone it will probably get scratched.
the other question i'll ask myself is if i'll drop my phone and it will break in some way do i mind paying the fees to replace the broken parts? (if you have any kind of insurance your answer probably will be different) i'll say i do mind paying those repair fees therefor i'll probably put some kind of a protective case.
and BTW i'll recommend you to take a look @ the post of the guy with the UAG case that someone mention before because he was saying exactly the same thing you said before "I ONLY use UAG"...
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