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You'll soon be able to drop your phone from selfie level worry-free with a little help from Corning. The glass company presented the fifth iteration of its super-resistant Gorilla Glass at an event at its offices in Palo Alto, California.
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The previous version of the glass could survive a drop at about pocket level or below on a rough surface, but with 63 percent of drops occurring between waist and shoulder height, according to Corning, the goal was to increase the total fall distance that a Gorilla Glass-topped phone could withstand.
Gorilla Glass 5 promises to brush off drops of up to 1.6 meters (5 feet, 2 inches) based on Corning's tests, making it almost four times more resistant than regular, unstrengthened glass, the company says.
About 4.5 billion of the world's phones use Gorilla Glass on their displays, and you'll find the topper expanding beyond these pocket-size devices. This year, Ford announced that the 2016 GT model will have Gorilla Glass windshields. Some ATMs will even sport an antimicrobial version of Gorilla Glass on their displays.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 24 2016, @05:42PM
That's why I have an otter box. Without it I'm sure my phone would have been damaged a long time ago. In fact someone I know refused to get a good case for his phone, instead opting for a cheap 99 cents store case, and he ruined his last phone. Now he has a bulky otter box (bulky because he's too cheap to get a more expensive one but at least this one provides good protection).
When you have a $400 - $500 or more phone a $30 or less case is well worth it. Though my phone is obsolete and discontinued now (the S4) I don't plan on getting a new one if I don't have to because I don't need one.
So gorilla glass 4 or 5, with a good case what's the difference again? I'm not going to rely on the glass alone to protect my phone from drops (if it's not the glass something else will break) and anyone that does shouldn't be spending their money on expensive phones. Maybe scratches (though I add a screen protector for that, cheap to replace if they get scratched up).
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 24 2016, @05:59PM
Hey. What about the lowest hanging fruit?
So the screen could take a rally car driving over it. But the other parts break if you drop it a foot, and the micro usb port breaks if you wiggle the connector the wrong way.
(Score: 1) by ewibble on Sunday July 24 2016, @07:20PM
Or perhaps your $500 phone should be built or come with a case to protect it form expected everyday use.
(Score: 2) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Sunday July 24 2016, @11:15PM
My strategy was to buy a cheap phone an leave the protective film on the glass. (I also keep it stowed in my bag most the time).
After about a year, I have to get a custom protective film installed as the original was cracking and peeling.
The film prevents scratches when dropped: which in turn prevent cracks from forming.