Mobile phones announced for 2023 could be significantly more resilient thanks to the latest technology announced by Corning, a company specializing in glass and ceramics and other materials. American company announced Gorilla Glass Victoria 2protective glass for technological devices such as smartphones, capable of withstanding drop from a height of up to one meter onto concrete surfaces.
While previous versions of Gorilla Glass announced by Corning also withstand drops of up to one meter and are scratch resistant, this is the first time that the company’s protective glass has been able to withstand a material as strong as concrete, which also guarantees greater resistance. on other less hard surfaces. Corning also notes that glass it must also avoid drops of up to two meters on surfaces such as asphalt.; the distance that the mobile phone is usually at when the user takes a selfie. On the other hand, the company claims four times the scratch resistance of competing aluminosilicate.
The resistance of Gorilla Glass Victus 2 to concrete surfaces also has its reasons. As Korging said edge, over 30% of mobile phone drops have occurred on concrete surfaces. That’s “more than on any other surface,” says Scott Forester, vice president of Corning Gorilla Glass.
When will we see the first phones with Gorilla Glass Victus 2?
Corning hasn’t said which smartphones will ship with this new impact-resistant glass. However, it is likely that all those high-end smartphones announced in 2023 will include Gorilla Glass Victus 2 glass. Samsung, for example, typically uses this material on the back and front of its phones, so It wouldn’t be weird if this new Gorilla Glass debuted on the Galaxy S23. that the company may announce during the month of February.
We must not forget that Gorilla Glass Victus 2 is not the only resistant glass we can find on the market right now. Apple is also betting on its own technologies: Keramis Shield. This material also protects the front and back from drops and scratches. However, the Cupertino-based company does not provide details on durability, and only claims that its glass is “more durable than the glass of any smartphone.”
Source: Hiper Textual
