Gorilla Glass (Photo : Reuters)
Corning has unveiled their new Gorilla Glass 5 that they claim outperforms the previous version by 1.8 times making smartphones and tablets even stronger than before against falls and scratches.
When users are shopping for a smartphone, one factor that they look at is if the device is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass. The product can protect a device's screen from being damaged in the event that it falls and from being scratched.
It is no secret that most people tend to drop their phones at some point of that device's life. Some smartphones can still survive with the help of their phone cases but the screen gets cracked severely.
Corning Gorilla Glass 5 is claimed to survive drops four times better than its competitors' products, Mac Rumors has learned. However, they did not name which competitor they were referring to.
The protective glass is made even stronger and sturdier thanks to a new material that was used to create the product itself plus new chemicals for reinforcing its strength. Corning has also researched the average height of a smartphone drop which is around a meter high.
One caveat is that the scratch resistance in Corning Gorilla Glass 5 pretty much stays the same as the Corning Gorilla Glass 4, TechCrunch reported. With that said, Corning expects that their new product will start to ship out with their partner manufacturers of smartphones, tablets and other devices this quarter but they have not mentioned which brands will be using the new product.
Corning is also giving companies a lower price for Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and 4. However, the company said that they will start to slow down the production of the previous products to make way for their newer ones such as the Corning Gorilla Glass 5.
Apple could also use Corning Gorilla Glass 5 for their upcoming iPhone 7 which is expected to be launched in the following months. It could also be used for the iPhone 8 which is expected to feature an OLED panel in 2017 instead of the traditional LCD display that they have used in their current and previous iPhones.
