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Corning's Gorilla Glass 4 Promises Stronger Protection for Falls Onto Rough Surfaces

And if you're going to do a commercial about dropping your phone, why not have a hot girl in very tight pants be the dropper. Makes perfect sense. ;)
 
AppleScruff1 said:
Some manufacturers do consider ergonomics with there phones and there are some out there that are easier to grip and hold onto, such as the Moto X, Droid Turbo and the HTC M8 to name a few. I find the iPhone and iPads to be very slippery devices making a case of some kind mandatory or else you must pay constant attention while holding them. Use an iPad in your lap and see how easily it slides around.
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Never dropped a full 3 feet drop in 6 years I've had a Iphone and in fact in the 20 years I've had any phone, I've never done a 3 foot drop!! I've done some partial drops 3 times, once from 1.5 feet above a counter and 2 times pushing a phone off a bed on a carpet (probably 1.5 feet again).

I know people who dropped their phone many dozens of times (full 3 feet drops) in the meanwhile, breaking 4-5 phone screens... Some people seemingly have butter fingers!!!
 
Yakibomb said:
I wonder how this will affect :apple:'s potential sapphire plans
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My take is that Corning is jumping all over the GT screw up and taking all of their business with this video. Bet they do as well playing both sides of the street with Gorilla Glass on both iOS and Android devices.

I'm buying Corning Stock.

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Keirasplace said:
Never dropped a full 3 feet drop in 6 years I've had a Iphone and in fact in the 20 years I've had any phone, I've never done a 3 foot drop!! I've done some partial drops 3 times, once from 1.5 feet above a counter and 2 times pushing a phone off a bed on a carpet (probably 1.5 feet again).

I know people who dropped their phone many dozens of times (full 3 feet drops) in the meanwhile, breaking 4-5 phone screens... Some people seemingly have butter fingers!!!
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I've had cases same my iPhone more than the glass.
 
tattooedyuppie said:
You can either not drop your phone or buy a case. It's called physics.
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Please do not ignore the blindingly obvious third option.

You change the design of the device. In this cae a phone.

Think of your car and it's glass.

Do the mount the glass direct to the metal bodywork? No.

There is a bead or a bed of rubber between the glass and the metal.

There is no reason a similare technique on a much smaller scale can not be used on mobile devices.
 
hehe.... neat Gorilla..

this is no mystery as to WHY they break... users drop them ..... they balance them on their nose, on the table top/ kitchen when cooking, basically their a clumsy klutz.

Just another wasted money on research..

If all users were forced to have cases, and were trained NOT to drop them ever, then the percentage of users dropping them will guaranteed to fail rapidly..
 
HobeSoundDarryl said:
That's the problem. There is no such known material. Even screens made of diamond would shatter just as easily. The shatter-proof, scratch-proof transparent rectangle requires a whole new, breakthrough innovation much like the all-month battery. It's beyond anything that exists now at any price.

I suspect it will be easier to invent anti-gravity so that a future iDevice can sense that it's falling, activate the anti-grav and float in for a feather-soft landing. As "out there" as that sounds, the challenge involved is probably about the same.
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Ha! Actually Apple could just build the phone with a shock-absorbing body and it could survive virtually all falls. Ive could probably make such a design look pretty damn cool as well.

I know, I know, just buy a rugged case for that need. But wouldn't it be great if our phones didn't need cases?

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Tech198 said:
hehe.... neat Gorilla..

this is no mystery as to WHY they break... users drop them ..... they balance them on their nose, on the table top/ kitchen when cooking, basically their a clumsy klutz.

Just another wasted money on research..

If all users were forced to have cases, and were trained NOT to drop them ever, then the percentage of users dropping them will guaranteed to fail rapidly..
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It happens, dude. I dropped my 4S once and the bumper case protected it perfectly. Does dropping a phone once in two years mean I'm a hopeless klutz?

Then there are people who work in demanding environments. Moms who have a couple screaming monsters grabbing at them all the time. Older people with less neuromuscular coordination. The list goes on.

For a piece of tech to be truely integrated into our lives, it must withstand daily use under a variety of conditions. Add waterproofing to the shockproofing and you'll finally have a phone that's up to the task.
 
rGiskard said:
It happens, dude. I dropped my 4S once and the bumper case protected it perfectly. Does dropping a phone once in two years mean I'm a hopeless klutz?

Then there are people who work in demanding environments. Moms who have a couple screaming monsters grabbing at them all the time. Older people with less neuromuscular coordination. The list goes on.

For a piece of tech to be truely integrated into our lives, it must withstand daily use under a variety of conditions. Add waterproofing to the shockproofing and you'll finally have a phone that's up to the task.
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I could also also go on about waterproofing to.

Accidents do happen, and i'm almost certain more iPhone 6's are dropped than 4s ever was just because it's tougher..

All i'm saying is users if users took care of their tech while their out texting (or whatever they do all day with their device), then none of this would be needed. Hash environments may be one things, but that doesn't mean u can't keep the phone on u. For example, not put it down and leave it for a second, or give out to your kids while u'r out, and come back and they break it.. I would be watching over them like a hawk.... I'd do that to anyone....

It's simple to do. users just need to do the right thing.
 
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rGiskard said:
I know, I know, just buy a rugged case for that need. But wouldn't it be great if our phones didn't need cases?
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I don't know. With the relentless run toward "thinner", I think Apple has already passed a threshold for many... where the 6 is getting too thin to hold without some kind of "thickening" case or bumper. Of course, there will be 50 guys here who will claim perfection "as is" (and then shift their definition of perfection with the next iteration and shift again with the next iteration after that :rolleyes: ) but the mainstream is who I'm talking about.

Personally, I thought the 5's thick/thin-ness was about as thin as desirable. I'm now in the camp of needing a case to add some heft and some mm to make it more comfortable to hold.
 
HobeSoundDarryl said:
I don't know. With the relentless run toward "thinner", I think Apple has already passed a threshold for many... where the 6 is getting too thin to hold without some kind of "thickening" case or bumper. Of course, there will be 50 guys here who will claim perfection "as is" (and then shift their definition of perfection with the next iteration and shift again with the next iteration after that :rolleyes: ) but the mainstream is who I'm talking about.

Personally, I thought the 5's thick/thin-ness was about as thin as desirable. I'm now in the camp of needing a case to add some heft and some mm to make it more comfortable to hold.
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Same here, I need a thick case to hold it, but I have CTS so I'm hardly representative of most users. Even so, I'd rather have a thicker phone with superior battery life and waterproofing. To me it seems an odd choice to take all the gains in component efficiency and put them towards thinner instead of longer battery life.
 
I suspect the cost of "thinner" is less than adding battery. And this crowd will sing the praises of thinner like it actually does something majorly important for them.

Apple has done a stellar job on convincing the fans that ever-thinner is a huge benefit. Eventually, we'll be buying an empty box because the iPhone 18 is so thin, it's no longer visible. And the fans will praise it... and pay full price for that empty box ;)
 
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tattooedyuppie said:
You can either not drop your phone or buy a case. It's called physics.
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No kidding. I just find it humorous the videos of these drops always showing a face down drop, which normally doesn't lead to a crack. The corner drop - sometimes even if it is in a case - leads to a crack.
 
I have always respected Corning's work. They've spent year after year focused on Gorilla Glass development and continuous improvement specifically for Smartphones as one of their high priority endeavors. With a bit of inside knowledge via a friend who's part of their R&D team, I've learned just how serious they are. Committing a very substantial portion of their resources for the project, I'd bet this new version will be very durable. Nothing beats experience and they have it in spades.
 
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