Corning Unveils the Gorilla Glass Victus which can withstand a 2 metre drop without damage

Extreme toughness have pretty much been the go to feature for smartphone displays in recent years.

The promise of having to exorcise your phone screens without fear of melting away your hard device in one hit has led to many users acclaiming the trajectory display designs in smartphones is going even bringing back memories and the possibility of having a ‘functional’ folding smartphone once again.

Corning has unveiled a new version of Gorilla Glass, called the Gorilla Glass Victus, one that’s of course tougher than before, but just how tough are we talking about here?

Corning claims the new Gorilla Glass Victus is tough enough to resist serious drops and scratches, and can survive drops from twice the height as compared to Gorilla Glass 6.

We highly encourage you to, it is a DIY act worth doing to ascertain if your device is actually giving you your money worth right?

Only that there is gonna be cries if you aren’t used to horror movies!

First thing to have in mind when it comes to smartphone display and it’s toughness is to have the knowledge about what tech they are made of.

You don’t want to lose that precious $350 budget device to scrubbed hard to get.

So, we take a look at everything new in the new Gorilla Glass Victus and what more paradigm shift it could cause in the way we use our phones.

Everything New in Corning’s Gorilla Glass Victus

The Gorilla Glass is an essential part of the spec-sheet of smartphones these days. Most major brands including Xiaomi, Oppo, Samsung, LG, Motorola and the like rely on Gorilla Glass, even more so after manufacturers started adopting the glass-sandwich design, and slapping Gorilla Glass on both sides of the phone.

To recall, Gorilla Glass 6 came out two years ago and has been used in flagship and mid-range smartphones by most major brands. Also with Samsung about to release it’s subsequent folding devices in the coming weeks, this further cements its importance in the tech ecosystem moving forward.

Also worth mentioning that Corning moved away from the usual nomenclature of numbering its toughened glasses, and instead just calls it Victus.

The glass can reportedly withstand drops from up to 2 meters (6.5 feet) without being damaged, which is twice the height that Gorilla Glass 6 can survive . The Victus, Corning claims, is also much more resistant to damage and can maintain integrity even after a crack.

Showing off a launch touture test it ran using some tough instrument it created called the Mega Slapper, we might have to reach out to Thanos in the near future to effectively carry out a smartphone durability test.

What Smartphones could launch with the Corning Gorilla Glass Victus?

There’s a high possibility that future launches will come with the Gorilla Glass Victus as part of the spec-sheet, be it the iPhone or Android. Even wearables like smartwatches use them.

Corning said the Gorilla Glass Victus will first be seen in new Samsung devices, possibly in the Samsung Galaxy Note series, set to be launched on August 5.

However, going by the omnipresence of toughened Gorilla Glass exteriors on smartphones, Gorilla Glass Victus is likely to flood the market in the coming few months with new launches.

Originally Posted On NaijaTechGuy