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Corning claims its new Gorilla Glass Victus 2 can withstand 1-meter drops on concrete
Your next flagship smartphone might feature a much more durable screen.
Your next flagship smartphone might be able to survive drops on concrete surfaces from as high as one meter. That's because Corning has unveiled the latest version of Gorilla Glass for smartphones -- Gorilla Glass Victus 2. The company claims that the new glass composition offers the same level of scratch resistance as the original Gorilla Glass Victus from 2020 and improved drop performance on rough surfaces like concrete.
Corning's Gorilla Glass with DX protects the camera lens on your smartphone
Corning's new Gorilla Glass, Gorilla Glass with DX and with DX+, will protect the camera sensor inside of your smartphone.
Most smartphone makers put a layer of protective glass on top of their smartphone displays, and they usually source that layer from Corning. Corning's Gorilla Glass Victus product offers the best protection yet for smartphones, and many of this year's flagships like the OPPO Find X3 Pro and the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra use it. Corning isn't just making protective glass for the front and back of smartphones, though, and they will soon be releasing a new Gorilla Glass product that protects the camera lens on your smartphone. The new products comes in two variants: Gorilla Glass with DX and Gorilla Glass with DX+.
Motorola Defy is a rugged phone with Gorilla Glass Victus and dual-layer body
Motorola is bringing back its rugged phone brand "Defy" with the launch of the new Motorola Defy. Read on to know more.
After multiple leaks over the past couple of weeks, the Motorola Defy is now official. The phone is made in partnership with Bullit Group, the UK-based company best known for making CAT and Land Rover-branded phones. Both companies had announced a strategic partnership earlier in February.
Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra with Gorilla Glass Victus survives surprisingly well in controlled drop tests
The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra comes with the new Gorilla Glass Victus for protection, and it surprisingly does a good job. Check it out!
The Samsung Galaxy Note 20 and Galaxy Note 20 Ultra are the latest flagships from Samsung, sporting some of the best consumer-ready conventional technologies that the South Korean company has to offer. One of the highlights of the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra is that it is the first phone with Gorilla Glass Victus on the front and back. Gorilla Glass Victus is the successor to the Gorilla Glass 6, and claims to offer better drop protection and scratch resistance than its predecessors. These were just claims originating from Corning, so getting some real-world data was crucial to understanding if the implementation on the Note 20 Ultra was anything noteworthy. And as it turns out, the Galaxy Note 20 Ultra survived surprisingly well across several controlled drop tests.
Corning announces Gorilla Glass Victus with 2m drop protection and twice the scratch resistance
Most Gorilla Glass releases focus on either drop protection or scratch resistance, but the new Victus version improved both.
Smartphone design has gone through several major trends. Plastic was a common choice for back covers for a while (and still is widely used). Metal became popular in "premium" smartphones for a short time, but due to a variety of reasons, glass is now the top choice. The vast majority of high-end (and even many mid-range) phones feature glass on the front and back. It's important that this glass is durable, which is where Corning's Gorilla Glass comes in.
Why Glass is Replacing Aluminium and Plastic in Flagship Smartphones, and Why it Shouldn't
In this editorial we explore why glass is a poorer choice than aluminium and plastic for the construction of flagship smartphones.
Smartphone design trends come and go, but one trend which has been persistent for the past few years has been the transition to premium materials used in the construction of smartphones. While there was a time when it seemed like every single Android phone was made of plastic, design paradigms have slowly but steadily changed since 2013.