Counterclockwise: the rise of Gorilla Glass and how it changed the phone industry Comments
- Anonymous
- ss1
Gorilla Glass good only for flat screen phones. Samsung Galaxy/note line comes with excellent build quality if it’s not the best of all android phones around, but still gorilla glass scratch easily in your pocket and I think this one of mean reason why Samsung went with more flatter wider screen with S10 line.
- AnonD-558092
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Samath N8 808 owner, 16 Jun 2019Agreed. A logical review can be done by GSMArena if they wish. And of course, Jerryrigeveryth... moreBut I'm not here to discredit you. Actually it would be great if GSMArena did such comparison... We'd get a clear and definitive answer supported with trustworthy data.
- Anonymous
- LQu
ashyjay92, 16 Jun 2019Sony used FRP on the XZ1 compact and it got slated for "being plastic" despite the same plasti... moreMix of plastic and glass fiber
- ashyjay92
- n14
Kingslayer, 16 Jun 2019Glass is still glass. Why have it at the back too? I miss the Nokia plastic that was used. ... moreSony used FRP on the XZ1 compact and it got slated for "being plastic" despite the same plastics being used on power tools which hold up with years of abuse, more often than not, people care about the look not the durability, as they are just going to wrap in a case anyway
- Fayth
- tEZ
Shadocx, 16 Jun 2019JerryRigEverything test proved that GG3-4-5-6 are all scratching at a level 6 on Mohs scale.and deeper groove at level 7
- Dometalican
- 7BB
Samath N8 808 owner, 16 Jun 2019I think its nothing special. My Redmi 2 Prime came with AGC Dragontrail, which is from Asah... moreWhile I don't doubt you, the problem with DragonTail is that it's yet to ease the minds of people comparing them to GG by doing drop tests. They do well with scratch-resistance but they seem to not want to test dropping phomes with the glass; almost as if no phone can have an MIL-STD-G rating with that glass material.
- Anonymous
- 39h
These types of glasses have been around for decades. Gorilla Glass isn't new, unique, or better than other tempered glasses, but like many other American products it has 1. higher price and 2. more extensive marketing.
Asahi Dragontrail glass and other brands are equally good.
- Andra
- tTh
Whatever glass, everything breaking easily, these glasses just to steal money from customers. These are simply breakable glasses. Open challenge.
- AnonD-794217
- wre
I remember having Samsung Galaxy Ace as my first Android phone. Such a piece of hardware that survived my usage of custom ROMs. It has Gorilla Glass and removable battery, what could I ask more?
- Anonymous
- Njy
travis999, 16 Jun 2019And it's all hype and bs, mostly from corning and other lieing yank corps, most of what cornin... moreJust like every other us company
- Kingslayer
- cUU
Glass is still glass. Why have it at the back too?
I miss the Nokia plastic that was used. The legendary 3310 was really plastic. If some of those Nokias broke, the body was swappable to get a new one.
If my Essential Phone was built like that, I would be able to revive it. Now it's a shattered piece of glass at the front inside its original box I'm ready to recycle.
- LLL
- tDS
Looking forward to Godzilla Glass or Ghidorah Glass, must be epic ;-)
Anyway, we have good old tempered glass to the rescue.
- Almand
- w7i
Shadocx, 16 Jun 2019Sand has a higher hardness level than you think.Sand IS one of the basic raw-materials of Glass...
Actually, it is the main component..
- Luxor
- tVv
Thomas Edison ask Corning to make glass for his light bulb. 140 years later....we ask Corning for selfie height drop resistance glass. Lol. Anyway, kudos for Corning keep surviving in the glass making industry for 3 different centuries.
- domoon
- tDR
Shadocx, 16 Jun 2019Sand has a higher hardness level than you think.this. while gorilla glass only have 5-6 hardness in mohs scale, chances are the sand particle in your pocket are quartz sand that sits in 7-8 mohs scale.
- Shadocx
- 33D
Zendroid, 16 Jun 2019Actually it became more scratch able after gg3. Now a simple tiny stone from the beach, will r... moreSand has a higher hardness level than you think.
- Shadocx
- 33D
JerryRigEverything test proved that GG3-4-5-6 are all scratching at a level 6 on Mohs scale.
AnonD-558092, 16 Jun 2019That's anecdotal evidence and is in no way a factual and scientific comparison between Gorilla... moreAgreed.
A logical review can be done by GSMArena if they wish. And of course, Jerryrigeverything and those youtubers are there too.
Mine is just an non-concludeable comment on what I've observed over the years.
- Anonymous
- LQu
Still many chinese phones comes with versions 3 and 4.
Shame on them.
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