Corning Announces Super Scratch Resistant 'Gorilla Glass SR+' for Wearable Devices

[44267547]

I've been wearing my Sport for over a year now (since last June, 2015), and my watch face has no scratches. This is despite a 4/day per week gym routine with weights, a good deal of travel by train, plane, and automobile(!), and general life.

I guess your experience may vary. I read a lot of threads on here where customers were frustrated with how easy the Ion-X Glass scratched easily.

I think it depends on what the Ion-X Glass is subjected to. I originally had the Sport Watch and upgraded to the Stainless Steel with Saphirre display. Your mileage may vary.

 

[Keirasplace]

The Ion-X Glass needs to be strengthened on the Apple Watch Sport. It's not nearly as scratch resistant as Apple made it sound during its debut. Hopefully this new Gorilla Glass will be a factor.

If you're playing beach volley ball with your watch, there is no hope for you... For usages were sand/grit is less prevalent, this version, or the next version of GG will end up the same, with scratches.
Sandpaper can scratch just about anything with the right amount of pressure... Except a few things, diamonds, saphire, etc.

 

[44267547]

If you're playing beach volley ball with your watch, there is no hope for you... For usages were sand/grit is less prevalent, this version, or the next version of GG will end up the same, with scratches.
Sandpaper can scratch just about anything with the right amount of pressure... Except a few things, diamonds, saphire, etc.

Which is exactly why I upgraded to the 42 MM Stainless Steel Saphirre display. Worth every penny.

 

[indiekiduk]

Well we know from the new Samsung phone Corning have lost their knack with scratch resistance or maybe their marketing dept don't know what it actually means to us.

 

[Rogifan]

Ironic that this photo is what the iWatch should've looked like.

Um, no. Talk about a smartphone on the wrist.
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Ironic how people say Apple is form over function and then complain Apple didn't use a better looking/worse in practice design.

What exactly is good looking about this design?

 

[PlainviewX]

That fake watch is a piece of beauty.

I came in here to find out who makes that watch. I'm leaving disappointed.

 

[guerro]

And to think, Corning wouldn't even be in this business if it weren't for SJ.
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They should've called it Gorilla Glass Harambe

Harambe Glass

 

[Happy-Mac]

I came in here to find out who makes that watch. I'm leaving disappointed.

I agree as well.

No thick black bezel, just a clean large slightly curved screen, make it silver (colored) and I'd seriously consider getting one.

 

[rGiskard]

"Corning is a long-time Apple Supplier, and its Gorilla Glass products have been used in the iPhone and the iPad for several years". Is it this underselling things just a tad? I thought that Jobs himself worked with Corning to include the original Gorilla Glass in the very first iPhone. Is that accurate or am I dreaming?

Absolutely accurate. There was no market for Gorilla Glass so Corning didn't even have sufficient manufacturing capaicity for the first iPhone until they built that capacity. Jobs goaded them into building the capacity and the rest is history.

 

[mdelvecchio]

Ironic that this photo is what the iWatch should've looked like.

there is no product called an iWatch, but that thing in the mockup is gaudy as hell. ew.

 

[Han Lo]

Why is Leslie Jones modelling.

 

[danckwerts]

I continue to be impressed by Corning. They keep coming up with the goods.

 

[Michael Goff]

Um, no. Talk about a smartphone on the wrist.
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What exactly is good looking about this design?

Everyone is saying how amazing the design in the picture looks. I'm saying it looks better, but is worse as a design.

 

[AirunJae]

Ironic how people say Apple is form over function and then complain Apple didn't use a better looking/worse in practice design.

Agreed. I think the Apple Watch (iWatch? Cringe! Is this 2014?) looks good and continues the design language of the iPhone's and iPad's pretty well. This digital mock-up looks like it would be painful to wear and not at all aesthetically pleasing. But aesthetic's can always be debated.

 

[Kabeyun]

As scratch resistant and tougher?

Yeah, the actual watch industry would've invented this ages ago if that were the case.

This is good stuff. We're now at the point where new product announcements are automatically considered lies. lmao!

For my own part, this is the secret sauce unless it jacks up the cost of already expensive gadgets.

 

[Tech198]

I continue to be impressed by Corning. They keep coming up with the goods.

Arn't they the same guys who came up with that USB optical cables.

 

[dan110]

Ironic how people say Apple is form over function and then complain Apple didn't use a better looking/worse in practice design.

Ironic that you can't go to a rumor site without trolls comparing individual opinions to what they think "people" are saying/believing. Get a life.
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there is no product called an iWatch, but that thing in the mockup is gaudy as hell. ew.

So, is it verboten to call the "Apple Watch" an "iWatch". If you can operate a computer, I'm sure you knew what I meant by the play on words.

 

[Michael Goff]

Ironic that you can't go to a rumor site without trolls comparing individual opinions to what they think "people" are saying/believing. Get a life.
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So, is it verboten to call the "Apple Watch" an "iWatch". If you can operate a computer, I'm sure you knew what I meant by the play on words.

Except if the watch was designed like the picture, it'd be form over function.