Corning on Wednesday refreshed its Gorilla Glass materials line and unveiled the Gorilla Glass Victus 2. The Gorilla Glass Victus 2 is made up of a new glass composition and is designed to deliver improved drop performance on rough surfaces like concrete and asphalt. This means the next lineup of smartphones will arrive with more durable displays.
According to the company’s research, 84 per cent of consumers across three of the largest smartphone markets — China, India and the United States — cite durability as the “number one” purchasing consideration behind the smartphone brand itself.
“Smartphones are the centre of our digital lives, and the requirement for exceptional scratch and drop resistance has only increased with our growing reliance on clear, damage-free displays,” David Velasquez, Vice President and General Manager, Gorilla Glass, said in a statement.
“Surfaces matter, and rough surfaces like concrete are everywhere.”
Corning’s lab tests result show that Gorilla Glass Victus 2 survived drops of up to one metre on a surface replicating concrete. Competitive aluminosilicate glasses from other manufacturers “typically failed” when dropped from half a metre or less, the company claimed. In addition, Gorilla Glass Victus 2 also survived drops up to two metres on a surface replicating asphalt and maintained scratch resistance up to four times better than competitive aluminosilicate.
“We challenged our scientists not only to create a glass composition that was durable enough to better survive drops from waist height onto rougher surfaces than asphalt, but to improve cover-glass performance for larger and heavier devices,” informed Velasquez.
“With more sophisticated and varied designs, today’s smartphones are nearly 15 per cent heavier, and screen sizes are up to 10 per cent larger, than they were four years ago — increasing both the stress on the cover glass and the probability of damage. Gorilla Glass Victus 2 redefines tough for consumers and OEMs,” added Velasquez.