'Gorilla Glass 6' for the smartphone emerged, ultra-rugged glass that withstands an average of 15 falls

As a new work of Corning's tempered glass for smartphones " Gorilla Glass " series, more robust and durable " gorilla glass 6 " was announced. In the smartphone you are thinner and larger screen size from year to year, if you drop cracked to the snapping of the glass, but also in time to become one of the seeds of trouble, even withstand a fall of gorilla glass 6 if an average of 15 times Excellent durability is realized.

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Corning, which has provided cover glass for mobile terminals over the past decade, says "the most durable cover glass" is a newly appearing "gorilla glass 6". John Bayne, general manager of Corning said, "As the consumer becomes more dependent on smartphones, the potential danger of glass breaking is increasing," the need for a cover glass that will not break even when dropped I am preaching. The gorilla glass 6 not only does not break even if it drops from a place higher than " Gorilla glass 5 " of one generation before announced in 2016, and high durability which can withstand multiple falls is realized.

Corning has released a movie that appeals such durability of gorilla glass 6.

Drops Happen. Tough Endures. - YouTube


"How often do people drop their smartphones from a height of 1.6 meters or more?"

From the soba saying, smartphones are handsome from the hands.

According to data surveyed by Toluna of the survey company, the average number of smartphone dropping from the height of 1.6 m or more is about once a year.

The newly developed gorilla glass 6 will not break even if it drops from a position higher than 1.6 m.

Then, how much is "how often do you drop your smartphone from a height less than 1 meter"?

It is clear that there are more probability of dropping at a height of 1 meter or less, such as smartphones placed on a desk falling down or smartphones trying to take out from a pocket falling.

According to the same Toluna's survey, the number of dropping smartphones from a height of 1 meter or less in one year is about 4 times. According to Toluna's survey, the average number of times smartphones are dropped in one year is seven, over 50% of them are "from a height of 1 meter or less".

Although it is a gorilla glass 6 which does not break even if it is dropped from a height of 1.6 m or more, Corning is experimenting how many times it will crack when dropping from a height of 1 m.

Dropping a smartphone is not a smooth ground but a rough surface.

I repeated the experiment that dropped it over and over ... ....

Falling multiple times without difficulty endure.

Experimental results showed that the gorilla glass 6 can withstand a fall of 1 meter in average on average 15 times.

This is more than twice as good as the gorilla glass 5.

For soda lime glass and aluminosilicate glass which are competing products ......

It seems that the glass will crack if it drops even 1 degree from the height of 1 meter.

"Gorilla glass 6 has been chemically strengthened and it has become possible to obtain significantly higher compression levels than gorilla glass 5," said Jaymin Amin, vice president of product development involved in the development of gorilla glass 6, It is a completely new glass composition, which improves the durability against damage to the gorilla glass 6. "

In recent years smartphones are getting larger screens and adopting glass panels on the back are increasing. The iPhone 8/8 Plus and iPhone X that appeared in 2017 also adopt a glass panel on the back, which is also for "compatibility with wireless charging function" and "realization of small large screen terminal of bezel". Compared to conventional cover glass, gorilla glass 6 has enhanced optical transparency, contact sensitivity, scratch resistance, efficient wireless charging, durability and so on, so that more flexible terminal design is possible It is also a point to become.

"In addition to improving durability against falling, gorilla glass 6 is being developed to meet the design requirements of the latest handset that uses glass for 85% of the enclosure ," said Gorilla Glass 6, vice president of marketing & innovation product division President Scott Forester.

You can check the state of Gorilla Glass 6 presentation by Corning in the following movie.

Corning® Gorilla® Glass 6 Launch Keynote - YouTube


Although it is a gorilla glass series that has been adopted by more than 6 billion terminals by more than 45 major brands in the world, the latest gorilla glass 6 is said to be being evaluated by multiple customers, "Within the next few months We will come to market, "Corning wrote.