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Corning Unveils New Scratch Resistant 'Gorilla Glass Victus' That Could Be Used in Future iPhones
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Don't manufacturers put their own oleophobic coating on top of the glass, which means the scratch resistant properties of the glass become irrelevant.
The screen on my iPhone X is like butter, light scratches from just putting it in your pocket, my 6s was pretty tough though, used that without a screen protector for 2 years and there wasn't a mark on it. I really look after my phones though and i am very careful with them but the X coating is just so soft it scratches just looking at it.
The screen on my iPhone X is like butter, light scratches from just putting it in your pocket, my 6s was pretty tough though, used that without a screen protector for 2 years and there wasn't a mark on it. I really look after my phones though and i am very careful with them but the X coating is just so soft it scratches just looking at it.
Because they're morons and don't use a case, or a case with proper edge protection. Rarely if ever a phone will fall on a protruding object. And even then, there are glass screen protectors that help with that as well.
For phones that push $1000-1500+ in some configurations, its utterly moronic not use a case. And if you're filthy rich to do so, don't complain if they break.
I had an iPhone 3GS bounce off a subway train, and fall face flat on the subway tracks. After the transit employee retrieved it for me, both of us couldn't believe the screen wasn't broken. It had a case with a decent lip over the edges of the screen.
The world is getting harder and scratchier.
Defeated? Yikes, is that from Google translate?
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My iPhone X just has a Apple leather case red; not a single scratch or crack ever since. Hope I don’t jinx it now. But, I am very careful and conscious where I put it. I sometimes have it folded up in my bed sheets, but thats about all the danger its been in. My 6s is the same too, about the only scratches on it are on the back and it looks bad.
No, not a ‘fad’. It was confirmed by Phil Schiller that Apple uses sapphire coating on the camera lens cover. From my own anecdotal experiences over the years, Never ever have I scratched a camera lens on the iPhone. (And no, I’m not Referring to any ‘YouTube’ tests). It’s not a commonality, especially when 99% consumers are using a case.
Maybe stop carrying rocks in your pocket with the phone? I’ve been through the iPhone 4, 5, 6, and 8, and have never had the slightest scratch on any of them.
Good news: we've developed a stronger glass that scratches less but
Bad News: We gonna use a thinner piece of it so you're gonna have just as many scratches and broken screens.
Bad News: We gonna use a thinner piece of it so you're gonna have just as many scratches and broken screens.
About all that needs to be said. I can't notice any difference between the first iPhone that had the oleophobic coating and any subsequent generation.
I just accept the fact that glass is glass, and try not to drop my phone when its not in a case.
corning is a good materials company
but everytime i hear of gorilla glass
it reminds me of gorilla glue which never worked well
but everytime i hear of gorilla glass
it reminds me of gorilla glue which never worked well
Looks great. And then real world tests show it smashing falling out of someone’s pocket. Why can’t they come up with some sort of ultra hard plastic? Also I hate have a full sheet of glass on the back of iPhones as well. I’d give up wireless charging to get a durable back.
I read that as "Corning Gorilla Glass Victims - Tougher Together." & thought oh great now what...
No it doesn't mean that at all. Victus in latin means "to survive" or "live."
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I don't see "crack proof" anywhere in the article or in Apple's or Corning's marketing.
And just for future reference, GLASS BREAKS WHEN DROPPED.
A Corning partner that asks to be unnamed. Prioritizes thinness instead of durability. Wonder who that is.....
Before your time?Five years ago....................
A New Transparent Metal Has Been Developed For Smartphone And TV Displays
A new type of metal that’s both highly transparent and electrically conductive has been developed by researchers in the US, and at less than 5 percent the cost of current displays, it could see far cheaper smartphones in our pockets and enormous 'smart windows' in our homes.www.sciencealert.com
What happened?
Every year Apple and Gorilla Glass advertise their glass to be shatterproof and scratchproof, as if its actually bulletproof. But they all still crack and scratch like crazy, wont even survive a pocket height drop in real world conditions, and keys and other loose objects in ur pocket will cause many micro-abrasion scratches.
iPhone glass are so fragile that even my screen protector seems to be stronger, tougher and more scratch resistant than the original glass it is covering. At least the screen protector is always exposed but doesnt accumulate as much defects.
iPhone glass are so fragile that even my screen protector seems to be stronger, tougher and more scratch resistant than the original glass it is covering. At least the screen protector is always exposed but doesnt accumulate as much defects.
Gorilla victus. Unimaginative name...
Victus is Latin and means defeated.
Invictus would be invincible.
The marketing guys trust in uneducated customers.
Victus is Latin and means defeated.
Invictus would be invincible.
The marketing guys trust in uneducated customers.
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