Corning Gorilla Glass - definition - GSMArena.com

It became highly popular as a cover glass for portable electronic devices such as high-end mobile phones. The manufacturer claims that Gorilla Glass offers high ... ADVERTISEMENTS CorningGorillaGlass-definition GorillaGlassistheregisteredtrademarkforatoughenedglass,manufacturedbyU.S.glassmakerCorning,Inc. Itbecamehighlypopularasacoverglassforportableelectronicdevicessuchashigh-endmobilephones. ThemanufacturerclaimsthatGorillaGlassoffershighscratchresistanceandincrediblehardness,whichallowstheuseofthinnerglasspanelsondevices,withouttheinherentfragility,whichtraditionallycomeswiththinnerthickness. TheinventionformanufacturingthissortofprotectiveglasshadsupposedlybeengatheringdustforquitesomeyearsinCorning'swarehouse,untilSteveJobs,Apple'sCEObackthen,commissionedCorningtodevelopanewscratchproofdisplaycoverglassforthefirstiPhone. TheriseoftouchscreenphonespopularitysincethenhasturnedthemanufacturingofGorillaGlassintoalucrativebusinessnicheforCorning. In2012,Corningintroducedasecondgenerationofthematerial,called"GorillaGlass2"anddevicesusingitstartedshippinginthefirsthalfthesameyear.Accordingtothemanufacturer,theadvantagesofthesecondgenerationincludeeventhinnerconstruction,highertransparencytolightandallowsforevenbettertouchsensitivity. GorillaGlass3wasannouncedin2013andthepopularSamsungGalaxyS4(releasedinthefirsthalfoftheyear)isannouncedasthefirstphonetofeatureit. ThenewgenerationismarketedashavingNativeDamageResistance™.Marketingtalkaside,thenewglassreportedlyprovidesenhancedscratchresistance,reducedscratchvisibility,andbetterretainedstrengthonceascratchoccurs.Accordingtothemanufacturer,theGorillaGlass3isstronger,andis3xmorescratch-resistantthanGorillaGlass2.Plussome40%lessscratchesarevisibleoncetheyoccur. GorillaGlass4wasannouncedattheendof2014.Withbetterdamageresistancethanitspredecessorandthecapabilitytomadethinnerwhileofferingthesameperformance. GorillaGlass5wasintroducedinJuly2016whilelaterthatyearinAugustGorillaGlassSR+wasintroducedforwearables. GorillaGlass6wasintroducedinJuly2018.Corning’sscientistswereabletoengineer“anentirelynewmaterial”thatwouldbettersurvivemultipledrops.TestsshowthatGorillaGlass6survivedfifteendropsfrom1meterbeforeactuallybreaking.ThisisapparentlytwiceasmanydropsthatGorillaGlass5canwithstand. 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