Gorilla glass device glass damage and scratch resistant. Gorilla glass is only supposed to prevent scratching and direct impact. According to their promotional website the last thing you want to worry about is a cracked or chipped windshield, so next time it needs replacing, ask for a mopar windshield made with corning gorilla glass. My old droid 2 has been dropped stepped on dropped and then kicked across pavement, not one crack or blemish on the screen, the droid razr takes one 22 inch fall and its.
Gorilla glass is scratch and impact resistant glass, meaning that it works against scratching your screen and if you hit it on the face with something, like if you were to drop an object on it. Moto e has corning gorilla glass 3,but mine noto e screen got cracked. Something corning is able to provide due to a proprietary glass composition that is better able to resist the deep scratches. Gorilla glass fail cracked samsung galaxy s ii youtube. As a brand, gorilla glass is unique to corning, but close equivalents exist, including agc inc. I started using hardened glass screen protectors, and they get beat up pretty good, many years ago and consider that part of the price for a new phone, along with a decent case. The most recent development in cornings gorilla glass technology for protecting mobile and computing device screens. Will corning gorilla glass 4 wipe out cracked screens. Gorilla glass is a brand name for cornings tempered glass. If this is gorilla glass its from a one month old premi gorilla. Only option there is, is what dark jedi suggests, search for a replacement glass, take phone apart and reinstallelse if ou have warranty. Why does gorilla glass shatter so easily when you drop your.
I was able to receive cals, but i couldnt swipe the screen to answer, lol. Smartphones, laptops, tablets, portable media players, computer displays and some television. Corning gorilla glass 4 offers twice the protection against shatters and drops as the gorilla glass 3. Thats why the rare times i have dropped my phone it never got evena crack, i even.
Corning gorilla glass has been designed into more than 6 billion devices worldwide by more than 45 major brands. Gorilla glass 3 is 40% more strong and scratch resistant. In the taber test, which measures wear from prolonged abrasion, gorilla glass 3 appears visibly less scratched than gorilla glass 4, and gorilla glass 5 looks to be somewhere in between the two. I have a minor scratch on the gorilla glass on my screen. So much for gorilla glass 3 broken screen android forums at. It slips out and falls a whopping 10 to the carpeted floor below and cracked. Corning explains why glass breaks and why gorilla glass 3 is not. If the force of the impact is on a side or a corner it causes compression on its weakest point which no glass can withstand. Today my yu yureka fell down from my pocket and amazed to see it crack like this.
Why your brandnew smartphone will scratch just as easily. Gorilla glass will prevent many fractures but glass is glass. I do not want t send it in to get fixed, i just want a simple, low. Gorilla glass damage and scratchresistant cover glass applications include smartphones, slatestablets, notebooks, wearables, interior. This is also the generation that introduced native damage resistance. Tests conducted at cornings labs proved that the latest generation of gorilla can withstand. While gorilla glass is a pretty durable material, like all glass, it can crack. Diy how to fix cracked gorilla glass galaxy s4 solved. I have owned many nokia phones over the years and have never faced this issue.
I got the front gorilla glass cracked of my samsung galaxy. The gorilla glass 5 back on samsungs galaxy s8 cracked after the first drop in our previous test, but the screen, made of the same glass. Cornings new gorilla glass 5 is meant to survive epic. Theres no freaking way im paying for a new screen but i was wondering if it would be wise to put a few drops of gorilla glass on the cracks to keep them from getting larger and keeping moisture out. I hope it helps you so you wont mess up the screen of your cellphone. Installing your new tempered glass screen protector screen protector. I have dropped my 5 screen as far as the floor from a desk and no break where others have dropped theirs and it cracked. I recommend the phantom glass screen protector as it not only covers minor scratches, but it is easy to put on, can be used multiple times, leaves no air bubbles, and is basically another layer of gorilla glass 3.
Tougher gorilla glass 3 means morescratchproof screens. It is now a valuable resource for people who want to make the most of their mobile devices, from customizing the look and feel to adding new functionality. Gorilla glass 4 was said to be twice as tough as the previous version of its glass and twice as likely to survive drops onto uneven surfaces but only from about a meter high. Gorilla glass 3 appears visibly less scratched than gorilla glass 4, and. Sorry to hear of your woes with gorilla glassand not trying to diminish your experiencepersonally, i have never cracked a screen with gg. How to replace a tempered glass screen protector imore. Its hopefully been a long time since youve had to install a tempered glass screen protector, so well forgive you, forgetting. For years, gorilla glass scratch resistance on smartphones has plateaued. Why your brandnew smartphone will scratch just as easily as your. Gorilla races toward girl, cracks zoo exhibit glass. Weve discussed how you can use toothpaste to fix minor scratches on your car or the plastic of your headlights, but if you spot stress cracks in your glassware or a pair of reading glasses. While i took my 5t out of my pocket, accidentally dropped onto to pavement and cracked the screen. Corning has recently unveiled its brand new gorilla glass 3. Gorilla glass is a brand of chemically strengthened glass developed and manufactured by corning, now in its sixth generation, designed to be thin, light and damageresistant.
Hi, i just perchased my dell streak about half month,and dropped it from my pant pocket accidentally,it is about 100cm hight,makes the surface glass cracked i call the streak department,and i was told it can not be replace,the only way i can do is send the product back and change a new one, then will cost me 250 dollars. The latest ipads have double ion strengthened glass. Microsofts tablet is a highend, wonderfully designed device that can also be used as a fullfledged laptop. Cornings upcoming screens for smartphones, laptops, and tablets are three times better at. If you drop the phone, youre impacting it from the side where its weak, so yes itll crack. I can only feel it if i run my fingernail across the effected area, however, it does distort the colors on the screen. Gorilla glass 3 with native damage resistance was announced at ces 20 as offering enhanced scratch resistance, reduced scratch visibility and better retained strength once a scratch does occur over previous generations of gorilla glass, according to. Although there is shatter cracks on the bottom of screen, it seems all the pixels behind still function. Gorilla glass 3 glass brought even more resistance with it, unlike the previous version which was more focused on thickness. Definitely the glass will break and it depends on how it falls to a surface. Editors note the gorilla glass is also available for the jk wrangler. Gorilla glass, gorilla glass 2, gorilla glass 3, gorilla glass 4. This problem is seen more in samsung devices specially s series phone.
Now mopar is offering gorilla glass for the jl wrangler. Why do iphone screens crack if they have gorilla glass. As happened in the gorilla glass that protects the screen of my smartphone, that are crack because of pressed with car key in my pocket. I dropped my 950 a couple of days ago, from a height of 34 feet, and the glass cracked. It had a small crack along side of the screen from when i dropped it onto my couch. Oneplus 5t gorilla glass cracked oneplus community. If the phone is mopar windshield made with corning gorilla glass.