Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Corning's new Gorilla Glass can better survive concrete drops

Good news! More durable smartphones! What is not to like about that!

"... The company's testing of its new Victus 2 glass showed that it could survive drops of up to 1 meter on a "surface replicating concrete." Corning claims that "competitive aluminosilicate glasses from other manufacturers typically failed when dropped from half a meter or less." Further testing showed that Gorilla Glass Victus 2 could also survive drops of 2 meters (or a little over selfie-taking height) on an asphalt-analogue surface. It can also resist scratching "up to four times better" than competitors. ..."

Corning's new Gorilla Glass can better survive concrete drops | ZDNET The company's trademark glass for smartphones and other mobile devices just received another upgrade designed to help it better survive hard drops on rough surfaces like concrete.

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