yeah, i used screen protector to prevent to buy a new screen.

i used a diamond sparkling like protector before and it was awesome. my display look better, more contrast ,better colour. now im using privacy protector because it give me confidence to emailing at public space and it doesnt catch fingerprint too but it make my screen look like 40+ years old. duh. 1 thing i really hate about using protector is it make my phone unusable when in bright lightning condition.

Sent from my E15i using xda premium

The screen on mine was really badly scratched, it looked like it had been chewed by a dog, in fact I believe it was (I found the phone on the street, locked with no SIM and nobody claimed it for over 6 weeks).

I attacked it with wet & dry sandpaper from 400 grit right down to 1200 grit, then polished it with car lacquer cutting compound. The screen now shines like new, no more ugly scratches. I might do the whole case next because even that looks nicer after sanding and polishing.

The cheapo plastic screens on these things scratch very easily, but can be restored with some work. So if you actually like and value it (I must say I really do not like these kiddy phones, far too small and infuriatingly complicated for me!), then you might want to use some protection on the screen.

I've purchased five screen protectors because they were very cheap, about 1€ per piece.
I am still using first one, for over a year, because they're very durable.

Sent from my X8 using xda app-developers app

I currently dont have one because the old one felt in the mud.

Cheers,

Dr.Onion

Sent from my S3 Moded Xperia using XDA.

I use the screen protector because I put my phone in my pocket.

I'm using the one that came with the X8.

Sent from my GT-I9300 using xda premium

I've always been verry carefull with my devices but nevertheless i did put on the screen protector i got in the box 1 hour after i purchased the phone.
A year and a half later i'm still using that same protector and it has 1 or 2 minor scratches on it that are barely noticable.Not to mention i've never dropped my phone even once...The last phone i dropped died instantly,after 5 years of faithfull service and a LOAD of wear and tear on it.It's panel is so worn out from taking it out and into my pocket the edges of it are smoother out and the paint on the whole device is gone(red SE k610i turned pretty much grey.)