What distinguishes Gorilla Glass 5 of the previous generation? According to Corning, the new products it is more powerful. Glass is able to survive even if dropped from a height of about a human arm or shoulder, which is 1.6 meters.
Gorilla Glass 4, which was introduced in 2014, offers protection from a height of about 1 meter.
Corning said, as KompasTekno summarized from Phone Arena, Thursday (21/07/2016), Gorilla Glass 5 is designed to provide fall protection for common scenarios.
Based on testing, the protective glass of the main screen is able to survive (no cracks) dropped about 80 percent when the position of the screen downwards from a height of 1.6 meters. Tests performed on hard surfaces.
According to studies conducted Corning, more than 85 percent of smartphone users drop their device at least once a year.
Meanwhile, about 55 percent of dropping the device three times or more in one year.
The same study also show that 60 percent of smartphone users dropping the device from a height of about arm or shoulder.
Therefore, Corning decided to make glass that can withstand falls from these heights.
Corning product itself has been used for more than 1,800 models of the device, which comes from 40 vendors. In 10 years back, about 4.5 billion devices shipped using Corning products.
Back to Gorilla Glass 5, a product that is already being produced in bulk. The finished product promised would be seen over the coming months. That means, there will be a flagship smartphone that may have been protected by the product.
Product is it? We'll wait.
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