Case. Very thin one. Plus an ohsnap v3. Which evens out the camera bump really well and provides magsafe.
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Otterbox and I really like it!
Back when i was living that pixel life I let my pixel float around in my pocket in the nude. Then one day the screen got screwed up from a fall. I filled out the form, sent google my $100 to repair it, printed off the shipping label, sent it off, and never received it back, even after months of emailing back and forth about what the hell.
I could have saved all that with a $15 piece of rubber.
All phones since have lived in cases
Case (Spigen Liquid Air). No screen protector (curved screen). Wife had an old pixel 3 and it shattered to a million pieces (front and back), so case it is.
I use that case on my Pixel 6. I has saved my phone from a couple of tumbles. No screen protector either and it's doing alright after nearly 2 years.
Case and screen protector. Always. It's already a large phone with an awkward camera bar; the case helps even it out and gives something to grip on to.