Question about screen durability

I had an iPhone 4 from launch day until about August of this year and was careful as always with it (no screen protector or case) and it had maybe 2 or 3 barely noticeable scratches on the back (none on the front). I'd say the screen held up admirably. Great design, in my opinion.

 

Why would you ever lie your phone down face first without a case or sceen protector? Anyways I never used a screen protector and my screen is near perfect.

 

Are the screens durable? Yes. Are they the most scratch resistant of all cell phones? Probrably. Can you scratch it without dropping it on the ground just from being in your pocket? Yep. My pops was scratch free with his 4 for 4 months and then a hairline scratch showed up. He never dropped it, put it in his pocket with keys, etc.

So if you care about scratches put a protector on it.

 

The glass is great.
Will break if the edge is exposed and hit.
Will scratch when using something harder than the glass.
If there is a manufacturing error, cracks might appear afterwards.
Always claim your warranty when you didn't damaged it.

 

Naked 4S here. I keep it in a pocket with nothing else in it and try to be careful with it. I dropped my 4 once in the 14 months I had it, and even though damage was minimal, it taught me a lesson to be careful with it.

The screen is pretty tough but will pick up little tiny scratches, much aren't noticeable when the iPhone is on.

 

The glass' durability is awesome, but not the back side of the curent ipod touch. I believe that touching it with nails will scratch it! That was my experience though.