Per my earlier post about breaking the screen glass, I recommend not getting a cover that looks like the one above for the reason being that it doesn't provide enough of a protective barrier around the glass. I originally bought my wife one of this nifty grippy covers when we first got our 920s, but after breaking the glass on my, I did a little test with hers to see if it'd be protected if it landed on it's "face", and it won't. The clear screen protectors won't work either. If you think about it, putting a sticker over a piece of glass won't keep it the glass from breaking if something strikes it. The clear screen protectors claim they prevent scratches, which seems kind of silly since glass is pretty hard to scratch anyway. Food for thought.
Other benefits of using a case are improved resale value and trouble-free warranty returns. If you're the type that flips your phone (on eBay or whatever), a case will help keep the phones top value. In addition, should any of the internals fail, you'll have no problems returning the phone to your provider because it will look brand new. I had to return my wife's 920 shortly after we got it because it kept shutting down for no reason. AT&T was super anal about the condition of the phone when we returned it. If they see any dings on the outside, they have a reason to deny a repair because they'll claim your dropping the phone caused the damage.
Quite frankly, I really hate having a cover on my 920, but I see no other choice. About the only way I'd allow my phone to "go naked" now is to have it tied to a lanyard or something like that around my neck so it can't drop... but that would get annoying real quickly.
In a dreamy world, manufacturers will someday be able to make phones rugged enough that they can be dropped and likely survive. Unfortunately, that day isn't today and the Lumia series of phones aren't that tough (and weigh a lot, which doesn't help.)
You've been warned. :winktongue:
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