Corning develops ultra-protected glass for smartphones and tablets

A few months ago, Corning introduced a new generation of tempered glass, Gorilla Glass. This glass, according to company representatives, protects the screen of the smartphone from falls and other incidents better than all other options. Currently, Gorilla Glass 4 is already used in smartphones of some manufacturers. However, the company is already working on the next generation of glass, called Project Phire .

The developers claim that the scratch resistance is close to sapphire glass. According to the company's president, the previous generation of glass, Gorilla Glass 4, is resistant to falls, but not very scratch-resistant. Sapphire glass is much more scratch resistant than falling. The idea of ​​the new project is to make glass resistant both to drops and to scratches.

Now the company hopes that the project will be successfully implemented, and the leading manufacturers of gadgets, including Apple and Samsung, will use the development for their smartphones and tablets. Corning is very interested in the successful development of a new material, because earlier Apple has already announced that it is going to switch from using Gorilla Glass to artificial sapphire. So far this has not happened, although Apple was going to install a sapphire crystal for the iPhone 6 and 6 plus, but it may well happen in the future. Most likely, in some models of Apple Watch sapphire glass will be used instead of Gorilla Glass.
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In addition, Project Phire can help Corning to enter the market of smart watches, as manufacturers of such devices are interested in maximum protection of the gadget. Now, company representatives are actively working with manufacturers of gadgets, explaining that sapphire crystal is scratch-resistant, but does not tolerate blows and falls. If the company manages to prove its point of view, plus release Project Phire, this may be a new round in Corning's development.