Corning has unveiled the sequel to its
popular Gorilla Glass. Version 4 is better at
falling – it survives 80% of drops from 1m
(3.3ft) on a rough surface meant to emulate
the jaggedy surfaces encountered in daily
use. Corning claims Gorilla Glass 4 is twice
as tough as unnamed competing products.
The product information sheet ( PDF )
compares the new product to the current
Gorilla Glass 3 and the charts show that
0.4mm thick Gorilla Glass 4 is slightly
tougher than a 0.7mm thick panel of the
previous generation. This means makers can
improve the durability of their phones
without using thicker and heavier glass.
Samples have been sent out so we should
be seeing the first devices early next year.
Since 2007 Gorilla Glass has been put on
1,395 different products totaling 3 billion
devices.