Corning has revealed the latest updates for Gorilla Glass material series with the introduction of Gorilla Glass Victus 2. This new glass is designed to better withstand drops on rough surfaces like concrete or asphalt.
According to Corning, 84% of consumers across China, India, and the United States consider durability a key consideration when buying a smartphone.
David Velasquez, vice president and general manager of Gorilla Glass, said: “Smartphones are at the heart of our digital lives, and demands for exceptional scratch and drop resistance only increase as they grow. We’re increasingly relying on clear, undamaged screens.”
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One of the specific analog blocks used in the test. Corning
The company’s testing of the new Victus 2 glass shows it can survive a 1-meter drop to “resurfacing concrete”. Corning states that “competitive aluminosilicate glasses from other manufacturers often fail when dropped from a height of half a meter or less.” Further testing shows that Gorilla Glass Victus 2 can also survive drops from a height of 2 meters (or slightly more). selfie height) on an asphalt-like surface. It can also resist scratches “up to four times better” than competitors.
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Velasquez noted that Victus 2 was designed with today’s larger, heavier smartphones in mind, saying: “With more complex and diverse designs, today’s smartphones are almost 15% heavier. and the screen size is up to 10% larger than it was 4 years ago. — increases both the stress on the cover glass and the probability of failure.”
Corning says Gorilla Glass Victus 2 is currently “reviewed by multiple customers and is expected to reach the market in the next few months.”
Previous versions of Gorilla Glass have shipped over 8 billion devices to date, with first-generation Victus glass already included in devices such as Google’s Pixel 7 Pro, Samsung’s Galaxy Note 20 Ultraand many others.
