The video in question can be watched right here.

While I do know that the video is too blurry, and we don’t see possible scratch marks, a smartphone resisting that beating and still be able to work afterwards is just plain incredible. I cringed every time I heard that slapping noise – something deep inside of me was prepared to leap into the screen, and save that poor device from its tyrannical overlord.

Samsung is preparing to release its new Galaxy models – S6, and it’s curvier brother the S6 Edge. Besides sporting a beautiful next-gen design its protective shell consists of Corning Gorilla Glass 4. Corning has stated that their new coating can withstand a serious pummelling – as we can clearly see in the video.

Before the release of the iPhone 6, Apple was having seconds thoughts regarding Gorilla Glass 3 – although its an incredible foliage, if an user drops the phone at certain awkward angles, the screen can horribly crack. Apple was looking into another manufacturer that could make glass with sapphire, which is much stronger, more durable. But the deal fell through and the iPhone was released with Corning Glass 3. We are sure that Apple’s next release will most certainly display Gorilla Glass 4.

After watching the video, I think I might be considering wrapping everything that I posses in Gorilla Glass 4 – it would be hard to brush my teeth, but I have to live with my decisions.

Corning doesn’t use sapphire for manufacturing their Gorilla Glass products, but they are seriously tinkering with the possibilities. Corning is experimenting with sapphire on their Project Phire. That can only mean good news for us clumsy fools – no more worries of dropping our smartphones, and having to use a cracked, and heavily scratched phone.

” The sick feeling of dropping a phone and breaking the screen is all too common. Which is why Corning’s top scientists performed thousands of hours of tests to understand how and why glass breaks when dropped.” a Corning representative has stated.

You can rest assured that Gorilla Glass 4 won’t be available only for Apple or Samsung owners – there will be many smartphones that will adopt Corning as their lord and saviour. We just have to wait for the list of future smartphones that will withstand clumsiness’ wrath.

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