Corning announced on Wednesday (20) the fifth generation of its reinforced glass Gorilla Glass. The novelty is said to be about two times more resistant to breakage compared with Gorilla Glass 4. In addition, it can survive in 80% of falls of up to 1.6 meters. The company’s product has always been the main focus to protect the screen of your smartphone from scratches, but are ineffective against falls from a height over 1 meter. And all this can change with the new generation of this reinforced glass.
The glass Gorilla Glass 5 is chemically strengthened through an ion exchange process that creates a layer of “armor” to help reduce cracks, scratches and breaks. According to the company, in 2015, 85% of consumers shot down at least once their phones. Two thirds of the falls are high between the waist and shoulders, just an area where Gorilla Glass 4 is not strong enough to avoid serious damage to the device screen.
Corning reported that the new generation would still be released this year in launches in the second half, but did not report any specific model. Now, according to ETNews site information, the first smartphone to debut the novelty will be the Galaxy Note 7, which will be announced by Samsung on August 2. According to the source, the Galaxy Note 7 goes on sale day 7 of the same month and already estrearia Gorilla Glass 5.
It is also reported that the iPhone 7 could be the next on the list to incorporate new generation of ultra-resistant glass from Corning. The new Apple smartphone is estimated to be announced by the company in September, coming in the same month in the United States and other parts of the world in the following months.
This news will be very welcome in Galaxy Note 7, since the device will come with curved glass edges, as in the edge line. This type of screen has a high value of repair, where Samsung snake almost R $ 2 000 to make the switch to a broken screen on the Galaxy S7 Edge. Imagine the amount to be charged by the panel Note 7? Let’s hope that the Gorilla Glass 5 really is resistant against falls.
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