Gorilla Glass Victus 2 is the new standard in tempered glass for smartphones

Probably every owner of a mobile device is already familiar with the commercial name "Gorilla Glass". Chemically tempered glass, resistant to physical damage, is actively used on smartphones and tablets. For 10 years, Corning has made a technical breakthrough in this matter. Starting with protecting screens from scratches, the manufacturer is slowly moving towards armored glasses. And this is very good, since the weak point of the gadget is always the screen.

 

Gorilla Glass Victus 2 - Protection against concrete drops from a height of 1 m

 

We can talk about the strength of glasses for a long time. After all, even before the advent of Gorilla, there were fairly durable screens in armored cars. For example, in Nokia 5500 Sport. Just be aware of the size of the glass. Those who are familiar with the strength of materials (a section of physics about the resistance of materials) will agree that large screens are subject to increased loads. With the transition of displays from 5 inches to 7-8, the problem of glass resistance to physical damage has increased several times.

The new version of Gorilla Glass Victus 2 is just right for these cases. The manufacturer managed to make a 7-inch display, which showed excellent survival rates. In particular, maintaining integrity when falling from a height:

 

• On a concrete base - height 1 meter.
• On an asphalt base - a height of 2 meters.

 

Scratch resistance can be added to the advantages. Both when dropped, and when accidentally touched by sharp ceramic or metal objects of the screen. This is possible when the smartphone is in your pocket along with the keys.

 

Corning has already passed the development on to some of its partners. To whom is not said. But, according to the vice president of the company, David Velasquez, we will see Gorilla Glass Victus 2 on some smartphones in the coming months. Most likely these will be Samsung gadgets, since Gorilla Glass technology was originally developed with the South Korean giant.