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Samsung's 'unbreakable' display survives UL scrutiny
Phone makers have promised unbreakable phone screens for years, but they tend to involve awkward compromises like soft, scratchable surfaces. Samsung Display might just fulfill that promise, though. Underwriters Laboratories certified an "unbreakable" Samsung panel (
not yet pictured) as capable of surviving military-grade durability tests without damage. This included dropping it 26 times from a height of four feet [1.2 meters] and subjecting it to extreme temperatures. It even survived a drop test at 6 feet [1.8 meters] without any battle scars.Update: Samsung Display posted a video of its new screen [1m55s video], showing how its lightweight plastic cover compares to traditional glass. In the video it survives several strikes from a hammer with no damage to show for it.
Also at The Verge.
(Score: 4, Informative) by requerdanos on Thursday July 26 2018, @11:07PM
That ([Frame Grab .png] [freworld.info]) is not a hammer, it's a soft rubber mallet [grainger.com].
In case you automatically lump all "striking" tools into the same category, the link above explains the difference: Unlike hammers, rubber mallets let the user "apply plenty of force, but with a softer blow to help prevent damage to the work surface."
The video is low-production-value dramatic, but no one in the video uses a hammer on anything, regardless of what the subtitles/captions claim.