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Although phones with Corning Gorilla Glass are less susceptible to scratches ... the fourth version of Gorilla Glass was twice as strong as its predecessor. Tech&Community Search Login News Smartphone Smartphone News Reviews BestLists Versus HowTo Opinion Manufacturer Tablet Wearables Wearables News Reviews BestLists Headphones Smartwatch FitnessTracker Apps Apps News BestLists HowTo Games Messenger Mobility Mobility News E-Bikes Entertainment Entertainment News Music/VideoStreaming Gaming Community Forum Community HallofFame CommunityGuide Mods+Admins Editors More More SmartHome Deals WinnerandLosers InsideNextPit I’msureyou’veheardofthetermGorillaGlassquiteoften.Buthaveyoueverwonderedwhatitreallyis?Inthisarticle,weexplainthehistoryofGorillaGlasssinceitfirstarrivedonsmartphonesinthemid-2000s. Initially,whatyouneedtoknowisthatGorillaGlassisabrandoftoughenedglassdevelopedbya companycalledCorningInc. Corningmakesotherglasstypesforsectorsotherthansmartphones,wearables,andhandhelds.Thoseproductsare,however,notsoldundertheGorillaGlassbrandname.Jumptosection: WhatisGorillaGlass? GorillaGlassversionsanddifferencesbetweenthem GorillaGlass1(2006)  GorillaGlass2(2012) GorillaGlass3(2013) GorillaGlass4(2014) GorillaGlass5(2016) GorillaGlass6(2018) GorillaGlassDX/DX+(2018)-Forwearablesandsmartwatches GorillaGlassVictus(2020) DoesmyphonehaveGorillaGlass? WhatisGorillaGlass?DevelopedbyCorningInc.,GorillaGlassisaglassmadefromamaterialcalledalkali-aluminosilicate,whichisformedbybondingaluminum,silicon,andoxygentogether.CorningstarteddevelopingGorillaGlasstechnologystartinginmid-2005.Itwasdesignedtomakesmartphonesandhandhelddevicesresistanttodamageandscratcheswhilealsobeing lightweight andthin.However,GorillaGlasswasn’tthefirstadvancement Corningmadeinthissector.ThecompanywasformerlyknownasChemcor,andtheyhad beeninthebusinessofmanufacturing resistantglassesthatwereusedonhouseholditems,ophthalmicdevices,cars,aerospace,andpharmaceuticalapplications.Ironic,consideringCorningisnowmostlynowforitsglassonsmartphones.AlthoughphoneswithCorningGorillaGlassarelesssusceptibletoscratchesandbreakages,pleasedonotethatthetechnologydoesnotmakeyourphone(ortablet) unbreakable.Asmentionedabove,thinkofGorillaGlassasatechnologythataidsinincreasingthedurabilityofyoursmartphonescreenoverlongperiodsofuseandrescuesitfromaccidentaldrops.Inthesectionsbelow,wetalkaboutthedifferentversionsofGorillaGlass,startingfromtheveryfirstvariantthatwasreleasedin2006-2007  alongsidethefirst-generationiPhone–toGorillaGlassVictus,whichwasreleasedlessthanayearagoinJuly2020. DifferencesbetweenGorillaGlassversionsGorillaGlass1ThefirstGorillaGlasswasreadybetween2005and2006,butitsbigdebutreallycamewiththeiPhone.Applereleaseditsdevicetotheworldin2007,and,atthecompany’srequest,thetechnologyonitsdisplaywas1.5mmthickandhadanoleophobiccoating,whichminimizedfingerprintsandsmudges. GorillaGlassmadeitssmartphonedebutontheiPhone/©NextPit TheiPhonewasn’ttheonlysmartphonetohaveGorillaGlassonitsdisplay,though.Corningwasabletogetitstechontoabout250devicesinjustthefirstgeneration.GorillaGlass2In2012,CorningreleasedGorillaGlass2atCES.Theglasswasjustasresistant,butitsmainupdatewasitsthickness.Thesecondgenerationwas20%thinnerthanthefirstmodel.Inlabtests,itcouldwithstandupto50kgofpressurewithoutcrackingorbreaking.Inthatsameyear,GorillaGlasswasshippedon600milliondevices.Sincethisversionwasthinnerthanthefirst,itletmanufacturersdeveloplighterandthinnermodelsoftheirphones.BoththeNexus4andtheGalaxyS3cameequippedwithGorillaGlass2.GorillaGlass3GorillaGlass3glassbroughtevenmoreresistancewithit,unlikethepreviousversionwhichwasmorefocusedonthickness.ThisisalsothegenerationthatintroducedNativeDamageResistance(NDR)technology,whichallowedtheglasstohandleevendeeperscratches.AccordingtoCorning,thethirdgenerationpreventedupto35%ofthescratchesonthedisplay.Tocommemoratethethirdversionoftheirtech,CorningplannedonincreasingtheresistanceofitsGorillaGlassthree-foldcomparedtoolderversions.Theycoulddothisthankstoanewmanufacturingprocess.GG3wasreleasedattheCES2013,anditcameonmodelsliketheGalaxyS4,theMotoG,andtheMotoX. TheGalaxyS4camewithGorillaGlass4 /©NextPit GorillaGlass4In2014,CorningpresenteditsGorillaGlasswithaboldnewobjective.Throughoneofitssurveys,thecompanyfoundoutthat70%ofcellphonescreendamagewasduetodrops,andsoitbeganinvestinginreinforcingitsglass.GorillaGlass4wasdeveloped focusedontheideaofbeingresistantto drops.Infact,accordingtolabstudies,thefourthversionofGorillaGlasswastwiceasstrongasitspredecessor. TheGalaxyNote5andZenFone2LaserareafewmodelsthatcamewithGorillaGlass4.GorillaGlass5ThefifthgenerationofGorillaGlass-aptlynamedGorillaGlass5-wasreleasedin2016.Itfocusedonprovidingevenmoreresistancetodrops,anditdeliveredfourtimesthestrengthasthepreviousversion.Corningalsorevealedthatinlabtests,GorillaGlass5managedtosurvive dropsoffromupto1.6meters.GorillaGlass5alsoclaimedthatitwaslesssusceptibletocracksevenifthephonewasdroppedonextremelyhardsurfaces.GorillaGlass5wasusedonproductsliketheSamsungGalaxyNote20 andtheMotoG5G.Itwasalsoin2016thatCorningannounceditsfirst-everproductforwearables,KnownasGorillaGlassSR+. GorillaGlass6LaunchedinJuly2018,GorillaGlass6wasarealstepupfromthefifthgeneration.Atthelaunch,Corningrevealedthatithadsubjectedthenewvarianttorigorousnewtestingmethods.Theresult? GorillaGlas6claimedtobestrongenoughtowithstand 15consecutivedropsontohardsurfaces(fromaheightof1meter).ItwasratedtobetwiceasstrongasGorillaGlass5andisstillfairlycommononsmartphonesusedin2021. TheSonyXperia1usesGorillaGlass6!/©NextPit GorillaGlassDX/DX+In2018,alongsideGorillaGlass6,CorningalsoannouncedthelaunchofGorillaGlassDXandDX+.Boththeseproductswereintendedtobeusedonsmartwatchesandfitnesstrackers.Alongwithscratchresistanceanddurability,anotherfactorthatCorningfocusedonwithGorillaGlassDXwassuperioroutdoorvisibility.Thesenewglassesboastofananti-reflectivepropertywhich,accordingtoCorning,offersbettervisibilitywhilealsoimprovingscratchresistance.GorillaGlassVictus GorillaGlassVictusisthelatestversionofGorillaGlassandwasannouncedin2020/©Corning InJuly2020,CorningannouncedthelaunchofitslatestiterationofGorillaGlassforsmartphones,tablets,laptops,andwearableswhenitlaunchedGorillaGlassVictus.Withthisproduct,Corningalsoseemstohaveabandonedthenumberingschemethatwehavebeensousedtoovertheyears.AccordingtoCorning,labtestshaveshownthatGorillaGlassVictusoffersdropprotectionfromaheightof2meters(asopposedto1meteronGorillaGlass6.)Itisalsotwotimesmorescratch-resistantthanitspredecessorandoffers4timesmorescratchresistancethancompetingtechnologiesfromotherbrands.DoesmyphonehaveGorillaGlass?MostmanufacturersdomentionthetypeofGorillaGlassbeingusedinthedetailedspecifications,andaquicklookatthespecsshouldrevealallthedetailsyouneed.However,therearesomeotherswhodonotclearlymentionthetypeofGorillaGlassused.Insuchascenario,youmightneedtodoabitofdiggingaroundifyouarereallykeentoknowwhatvariantofGorillaGlassyourphonehas.Whilenotexhaustive,CorningdoesmaintainalistofproductsthatusesGorillaGlass.Takealookatithere. ItisalsopertinenttonotethatCorningisnottheonlycompanythatisinthebusinessofmakingtoughened,scratch-resistantglassforsmartphones.Corning'skeycompetitioninthissegmentisAsahi(whichwasrenamedAGCrecently).Thiscompanymakesitsbrandofscratch-resistantglassunderthe'Dragontrail'brandname.So,haveyoumanagedtofindoutwhichversionofGorillaGlassyoursmartphoneuses?ThisarticlewaslastupdatedinMay2021.Oldercommentshavebeenretained.  Smartphone HowTo MasteryourPhone Likedthisarticle?Sharenow! 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Nodraftsaresavedwhenediting Submit Cancel   8 veryinformativearticle,thankyou!Andthanksforthelink,IcheckedmySamsungGalaxyNote9whichhasGorillaGlass5.androidpitisthebest!   1 Theyareallinittogether.Makeslippyphoneswithevenslippierroundedsideswhicharedifficulttoholdsecurely.Donotprovideahalfdecentrubberbumpercasewithanewphone.nodecentscreenprotectorprovidedeither.Whilstyouordertheaboveaccessoriesyouwillbeusingyourphonealottogetusedtonewfeatures,"safeintheknowledge"thatthegorillaglassscreenwillprotectitfromfalls,NOT.   2 andthemilliondollarquestionis,dowestillneedscreenprotectors?   2 Youabsolutelydo.GG3hasthegreatestscratchresistanceofalltheGorillaGlassesbecauseGG4andGG5sacrificesomescratchresistanceforgreaterimpactresistance.HoweverevenwithGG3,thesurfaceoftheglassisstillpronetomicroscopicscratchesandabrasionsthatreduceitsdustresistance,oil/waterresistanceandimpactresistanceovertime.WithGG4andGG5beingalittlelessscratchresistantascreenprotectorismoreimportantthanever,andyoucanalwaysreplacetheprotectorforlessthan40dollarsifitbecomesdamaged.Ascreen,OTOHmightcostyouhundredsofdollarsforreplacementifyou'reusingafactoryOEMreplacementdonebyacompetentrepairshopwhichyoumaywanttodoifyouhaveanexpensivephone,asthird-partyscreenstendtobeofnoticablyinferiorqualitytotheoriginalscreens.   39 justtobeonthesafesideIalwaysputascreenprotector.Itisverycheapandalwaysservedmewell   20 IfyouareunsurewhetheryourphonehasGorillaglassornotyoucandoasimpletest.Takeapeanutandlayitinfrontofyourphone.IftheGorillaappearsandgrabsthepeanutyouknowwhattypeofglassyouhave.😆😅😁😆   2 MyCATPhonebatsthepeanutbackifit'snotshelledandsalted. 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