My iPhone 7+ did a faceplant into gravel. There were 3 deep impacts but the screen saver took all the damage.
I’m a big fan of these tempered glass screen savers. I’ve been replacing iPhone screens with increasing frequency over the years, and these glass overlays are much cheaper.
The tempered glass does break in instances where the screen would not have, however I’m certain the damage it has fended off has saved me lots of time at the Apple store.
I generally prefer a naked phone, in all its sleek minimalist glory, but my daughter insists I take better care of the devices she’ll inherit.
OMOTON tempered glass screen protectors via Amazon