Watch Gorilla Glass 2 Get Stress Tested Against Other Glass

[pat]

[citation][nom]azncracker[/nom]Why don't they ever break the glass? I want to see how much force it can withstand[/citation]
Maybe they don't want the competition to know it.

 

[alextheblue]

[citation][nom]elodric[/nom]Hate to break it to you but you are dead wrong. I grew up in Corning and know a lot of engineers that work for Corning Inc, and they have admitted when I asked that my Iphone uses gorilla glass. Apple pays them to not advertise that so that it can do its own advertising.[/citation]Why would Apple *not* want to advertise Gorilla Glass? I bet its a cheaper variant.

 

[CaedenV]

[citation][nom]roy____________[/nom]Totally bogus stupid -- if they don't break the glass, it doesn't show that glass2 is any better than glass1. It only shows that for some reason, this demo wouldn't come out the way they want it to, so they didn't do it. I'm ok with gorilla glass, but if you want to sell this as something new, you have to actually show that it is something new. (Hey this phone book, I can't rip it in half with my bare hands. And now this new phone book is thinner, and I still can't rip it in half!)[/citation]
um... that is exactly the point actually. If a product can withstand over a certain practical load then it can be considered to be 'good enough', and let me tell you 120lb of force on a single point is extremely impressive, and should not break under normal conditions. And to take 22% off the thickness and still have that kind of durability is no small accomplishment. And most of the time a phone will have a larger point of contact, which will require much more force to break the glass.
The whole point of any product is to make it strong enough that a company can stand behind the product, it is not to make something indestructible and price it out of the consumer's reach.

 

[elodric]

[citation][nom]alextheblue[/nom]Why would Apple *not* want to advertise Gorilla Glass? I bet its a cheaper variant.[/citation]

It isn't up on apples site anymore because the 4s is the Iphone product page now, but when the iphone 4 came out gorilla glass wasn't nearly as well known. Heck, even now in groups outside people who keep up on tech news and are into that kind of thing it is nothing more than a marketing term. Much easier for their target market to understand "we have really strong glass" than "we use gorilla glass".

 

[alyoshka]

Did they try using that much force on a 300Lbs Gorilla..... I wonder who'd crack after that....

 

[darkchazz]

Have had my galaxy S2 since June last year, and until now there's not a single scratch on the screen.
I don't even use a screen protector since this thing is strong enough...

 

[stormvice]

Coke bottles are made of PET (Polyethylene terephthalate)
Plexiglass is PMMA (Poly(methyl methacrylate)
They are totally different, but both are not good substitutes to a Gorilla Glass
Maybe Policarbonate, but its expensive to make it transparent enough for a cellphone display application.

 

[rohitbaran]

Amazing. How much it costs to build windows out of this glass? 😛

 

[EDVINASM]

[citation][nom]rohitbaran[/nom]Amazing. How much it costs to build windows out of this glass?[/citation]

You can use Llumar 3mm protection film for glass for home. Unless you live in nuclear test facility radius, then you might need something different. Also 90% of doors are easily breakable so if that's for security only - invest in proper doors, alarm etc. before going for glass. Entry through front door is 80% of all burglaries.

 

[BulkZerker]

[citation][nom]elodric[/nom]It isn't up on apples site anymore because the 4s is the Iphone product page now, but when the iphone 4 came out gorilla glass wasn't nearly as well known. Heck, even now in groups outside people who keep up on tech news and are into that kind of thing it is nothing more than a marketing term. Much easier for their target market to understand "we have really strong glass" than "we use gorilla glass".[/citation]

Well how strong is this strong glass? Is it as strong and superior as all of apples propitiatory hardware that noone else uses? Because I heard a gorilla is pretty strong so if a gorilla makes glass it's probably pretty good once you get all the poop smears cleaned off.


Also Corning would be advertizing the hell out of the fact it's being used on the iPodPhone, were it being used on it.

 

[drfan]

[citation][nom]azncracker[/nom]Why don't they ever break the glass? I want to see how much force it can withstand[/citation]
They did (back at home). That's how they know at which number they have to stop

 

[ceteras]

[citation][nom]JOSHSKORN[/nom]So does this mean I can now safely play my Wii without putting on the stupid safety strap, and if I happen to launch the controller at the TV, it won't break if it has Gorilla Glass 2? Just curious. Someone should do that test.[/citation]

No, if you launch your controller at the TV, that would break the controller.

 

[danwat1234]

Let me ask this question, will it blend?

 

[youssef 2010]

Tougher, thinner, and more touch sensitivity. Great news

 

[Guest]

I have a Motorola Atrix 4G and it has corning gorilla glass, I tested this out yesterday, I took my Gerber Bear Grylls Knife and tried to scratch it with considerable effort and was unable to. Keys and coins were laughed at by this screen. I don't think the iPhone 4 has corning gorilla otherwise people wouldnt be complaining of scratches. I have had this atrix for a year, had countless things in my pocket with it and even dropped it face down on grave from waist high and never got a single scratch. Just saying....