<div>Corning on Thursday (11 December) officially introduced its latest offering: Gorilla Glass 4. This glass too has been aimed at what previous generations of Gorilla glass offered: minimising screen breakage from everyday drops. Corning claims that the new glass will provide two times better performance than any existing glass present in the market. </div><div> </div><div>Speaking at the launch, Amit Bansal, President, Corning Technologies, India, said, “We see significant potential for Gorilla Glass 4 in India and are frequently speaking to Indian OEMs to understand their requirements. It is one of the fastest growing consumer electronics markets in the world and it therefore makes perfect sense to equip manufactures here with the very best in cover glass technology.”</div><div> </div><div>Corning's scientists carried out hundreds of tests by replicating real world scenarios in labs. They dropped devices face down from one meter, such that the cover glass directly contacted a rough surface. After that they examined every case separately in detail. </div><div> </div><div>The results, according to Corning, were exemplary. In comparison to other glasses, the Gorilla Glass 4 survived up to 80 per cent of the times. “Corning Gorilla Glass has outperformed competing materials, such as soda-lime glass and other strengthened glass, since it was introduced in 2007, and we’re always innovating to push the limits of what glass can do,” said James Hollis, Director, Sales & Engineering, Gorilla Glass, Specialty Materials. </div><div> </div><div>As of now, Samsung Galaxy Alpha is the only phone in India which comes with the Gorilla Glass 4. The thing that should be noted that it is a premium device and not everyone can afford it. It will take the company atleast one more year to make Gorilla Glas 4 available in budget handsets around the world. </div><div> </div><div>Another thing worth noting is that even though Gorilla Glass is the latest technology from Corning, it is not 100 per cent shatter-proof. Moreover, you will still need to use a screen-guard on your phone in order to save the display from scratches. Seems like there are miles to go before we get that perfect smartphone which won't make our heart sink whenever we drop it!</div>
