[themuffinman]

So everyone knows, I removed the lens cover about 2 weeks ago and I haven't had any issues with dirt or smudges. I would say that 80% of the time my phone is in a case and 20% of the time in my pocket. I was looking at my lens a few minutes ago and it still lookz excellent and I havent stop to clean it. Then lens is still under the battery cover by a quarter of an inch or so, so that still protects the camera. All in all I think its definitely worth it to remove the lens cover.