I have been using this case from the first week I have owned the M7. I keep my phone in my pocket with my keys, and it has saved it from scratches for sure. I dropped my phone hard the other day in the parking lot, and it fell hard on the asphalt and bounced around a bit and landed on the face of the phone. Not even a single scratch on the phone, no damage whatsoever. It has a raised edge on the face of the phone so it protects the screen as well. The only damage to the case is a slight scratch on the corner.