Corning introduces Gorilla Glass Victus, a material that will make smartphones more indestructable

[Yoni Heisler]

• Corning today unveiled Gorilla Glass Victus, a display that promises to be less prone to scratching and more durable when falling onto hard surfaces.
• A successor to Gorilla Glass 6, the next-gen Gorilla Glass is twice as scratch resistant as its predecessor.
• Devices with Gorilla Glass Victus will be able to survive a drop from six and a half feet.

Corning today announced a new version of its resilient Gorilla Glass that promises to make smartphone displays sturdier than ever before. Dubbed Gorilla Glass Victus, the new display will make smartphones more shatterproof and less likely to get scratched up during everyday use. The latter point is especially interesting because while smartphone displays have become sturdier in recent years, we haven't seen a lot of progress when it comes to preventing scratches. To that end, Corning boasts that Gorilla Glass Victus has double the scratch resistance of existing Gorilla Glass displays.

Beyond being more scratch-proof, Gorilla Glass Victus will also be much more shatterproof than its predecessor, Gorilla Glass 6. Corning notes that devices with Gorilla Glass Victus displays will be able to survive drops from six and a half feet onto hard surfaces. This is a huge step forward given that many devices can start to crack when dropped from a height of five feet.

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