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Corning Debuts Gorilla Glass 5 With Improved Drop Protection

Corning today unveiled its next-generation Gorilla Glass product, Gorilla Glass 5 (https://www.corning.com/gorillaglass/worldwide/en/news/news-releases/2016/07/corning-unveils-corning-gorilla-glass-5.html). The new glass, designed to be used in mobile device displays, offers improved protection against breakage from accidental drops.





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Building on previous generations of Gorilla Glass, Corning's latest product survives 80 percent of the time when dropped face-down from 1.6 meters (5.2 feet) onto a rough surface during lab tests. According to Corning, Gorilla Glass 5 survives drops four times better than competing glass products.





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"With each successive generation of Corning Gorilla Glass, we have taken cover glass technology to new levels. Gorilla Glass 5 is no exception, extending Corning's advantage in drop performance over competitive glasses," said John Bayne, vice president and general manager, Corning Gorilla Glass. "With many real-world drops occurring from between waist and shoulder height, we knew improving drop performance would be an important and necessary advancement."

Corning's Gorilla Glass 5 will begin making its way into products starting later in 2016, and it is a prime candidate for inclusion in either the 2016 iPhone 7 (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-7/) and/or the 2017 iPhone 8 (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-8/). Corning has been a long-time supplier for Apple, with Apple using its Gorilla Glass for its iPad and iPhone lineup. Corning's last Gorilla Glass product, Gorilla Glass 4, came out in 2014 (http://www.macrumors.com/2014/11/20/corning-gorilla-glass-4/).

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