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posted by cmn32480 on Sunday July 24 2016, @05:04PM   Printer-friendly
from the shattering-news dept.

Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:

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.


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  • (Score: 1) by ewibble on Sunday July 24 2016, @07:20PM

    by ewibble (6264) on Sunday July 24 2016, @07:20PM (#379476)

    Or perhaps your $500 phone should be built or come with a case to protect it form expected everyday use.