Corning’s latest Gorilla Glass can now survive a one-meter drop on concrete
When Samsung announces its Galaxy S23 lineup in February, it might have the toughest screens on a smartphone yet — because Corning’s just-announced Gorilla Glass Victus 2 can take a bigger beating than ever. For the first time, Corning is advertising that your phone should be able to survive a one-meter (waist-high) drop on concrete specifically, one of the most notoriously difficult surfaces to protect against.
More importantly, Corning claims it’s not making any tradeoffs to get there. Like 2020’s Gorilla Glass Victus, the new glass should still withstand a two-meter (head / selfie height) drop on a smoother asphalt surface, survive over 20 one-meter drops in a row, and shouldn’t be any more susceptible to scratches. (In 2018, we...