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Corning Unveils Gorilla Glass 5, Can Survive Drops 'Up To 80% Of The Time' (theverge.com)
An anonymous reader writes from a report via The Verge: Corning has unveiled their new Gorilla Glass 5, which should make its way to high-end smartphones and other electronic devices later this year and into 2017. Gorilla Glass 5 is designed to improve drop performance from devices that are dropped onto rough surfaces from waist heigh to shoulder height. Corning says it can survive up to 80 percent of the time when dropped from 1.6 meters. For comparison, Gorilla Glass 4, which was released in the fall of 2014, was marketed as being twice as tough as the previous version and twice as likely to survive drops onto uneven surfaces from about a meter high. Some things to note include the fact that in Corning's tests, the 80 percent survival rate was with pieces of glass that were 0.6mm thick -- Corning now makes glass as thin as 0.4mm. Depending on how thin manufacturers want the glass in their devices, the durability results may vary. Also, most of demos consisted of dropping the glass face down, rather than on its side or corner. Corning's vice president and general manger John Bayne said if the glass is dropped in such a way, it's going to depend on the overall design of the phone, not just the glass. Gorilla Glass 5 is currently in production, though the company says we'll hear more about it "in the next few months." There's no word as to whether or not the glass will be ready in time for the wave of devices expected this fall.
The "For comparison" does not allow you to make a comparison...
Also what does "up to 80%" mean?
Corning says it can survive up to 80 percent of the time when dropped from 1.6 meters. For comparison, Gorilla Glass 4, which was released in the fall of 2014, was marketed as being twice as tough as the previous version and twice as likely to survive drops onto uneven surfaces from about a meter high.
How is that "for comparison"? There is absolutely nothing there that can be compared.
This glass will break 20%+ of the time. Fixed it.
I must be lucky, I guess - never having cracked a phone's screen.
My current phone has cheap plastic and is an astonishing 2.0mm thicker than an iPhone 6s. So maybe smaller and lighter means more breakage?
Generally it means exactly the opposite of what the one saying it wants to convey. Essentially it means "on 20% of the drops, it certainly breaks". That's not really what I want to hear when you're supposed to tell me how rugged your device allegedly is.
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.
I'm not going to disagree. All I know is that my Nokia N900, having survived more than a few drops, is still going strong after 7 years. Yes, there is that spot on the screen where I mistook for an ash tray on night, but it is fully functionally.
Time is what keeps everything from happening all at once.
Yes, that's why you have to buy a (relatively) substantial protective case if you want your super-thin smartphone to survive the contract period.
Of course, it's not such a super-slim-and-stylish fashion accessory anymore.
They sentenced me to twenty years of boredom
Gorilla Glass 5 is designed to improve drop performance from devices that are dropped onto rough surfaces from waist heigh to shoulder height.
So it prevents breakage if you're standing on your head then?
If you drop a phone face-first on a flat surface then the bezel will hit first and the force will be spread out across the entire bezel. If you drop a phone corner-first on a flat surface then all the force has to be distributed from that one corner, and I wouldn't be surprised if a lot of it went through the screen.
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What I read is "As little as 0%"
I do not want your cheap brainburning drugs. They are useless for work. And I am a working man today.
All I have to say is good job Corning at improving your product. Now back to the lab, there is more work to do, or better yet find some dude name Scotty and ask him about that transparent aluminum stuff.
Are other phones like mine? I've got a low-end Samsung and the surface certainly looks nice and glossy but the slightest trace of moisture makes it like a bar of soap.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
Thinner glass breaks more easily, and probably new versions of things are still overall slightly better than previous versions.
I can't see my android keyboard very well because of all the scratches on my plastic screen.
Funny, phones are so fragile now days that we need to add extra armor just to keep it going... How about actually build that phone properly in first place?
Which part of slightest trace don't they teach at Fat Cunt Valley Remedial High?
Over here when it's not hot enough to make you sweat it's pissing it down with rain. On a really good day it does both.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
Sure, I'll compare it to plastic which, if you recall, used to be the predominant screen material. Plastic screens shattered almost never, and didn't have the huge glare problems present in modern handhelds.
The downside was slightly less scratch resistance, but a screen protector handles that nicely, and large portions of the population use those on gorilla glass anyway.
The main problem is that too much phone manufacturers pandered to those who value form over function by making phones in heavy metal. These phones are denser and have more chances to break when they reach the ground. Plastic can bend and absorbs some shock. Metal will transmit the shock to the display and other components. Plastic phones are much better, but some reviewers decided they "felt cheap" (whatever that means).
A lite plastic phone with gorilla glass has high survivability to drops. Just don't make it in metal.
Which is the only smart thing about the article. This seems like a good height from which to drop-test a phone. It's about the maximum height from which somebody will accidentally drop it. Of course most people are taller than this, but the test isn't for people who want to balance their phone on their head. Most people hold the phone at chest height and that's when it's most likely to drop.
Unless they are clumsy, like me. A typical drop for me of something I am holding usually includes a tumble down a flight or two of stairs, sometimes even going off the side of the stairs onto a lower flight, causing falls of distances that are sometimes over 10 feet. Onto tile. Or concrete. Fortunately, I have a very hearty case that has protected my phone well. I had an Otter case for my old phone for many years, and decided to upgrade earlier this year because my provider offered me a good deal for a new phone that I would not have been able to take advantage of much later. I have a UAG case for my newer phone which has protected it equally well.
I doubt Gorilla Glass would make even a drop of difference.
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File under 'M' for 'Manic ranting'
Pyrex is no longer manufactured by Corning, they sold that years ago to concentrate on inventing things like Gorilla Glass. They sold many of their properties not because they weren't profitable but because it wasn't innovative. The buyers subsequently went with lower manufacturing standards and substituted cost making Pyrex style glass a lot cheaper but also less resistant to heat and impact.
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What chemical lab uses flexible glass? Corning Glass and Pyrex are no longer owned by this company.
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"They've done studies, you know. 60% of the time, it works every time."
Absolutely incorrect. The plastic remains flexible, so doesn't shatter. But even baring that. Don't be stupid and use appropriate thickness of materials where necessary.
And for the 20%+ of the time that it breaks, there's Gorilla Glue
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You made a Corning pun?
It compares favorably in terms of cost.
Synthetic Sapphire (Corundum) crystal is very hard and scratch resistant, but also very brittle. I would expect it to be inferior to Corning's solution unless it was much thicker.
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