Many flagship smartphones released in 2021 and 2022 use Gorilla Glass Victus tempered glass, but the next-gen models will already use Gorilla Glass Victus 2. Presented by Corning today. The new glass is characterized by increased strength when dropped onto hard and rough surfaces such as concrete.

The developers aimed to make the glass stronger so that “better withstands drops on rougher surfaces than waist height The company also added that in the last four years phones have become 15% heavier and 10% larger (probably talking about increased screen area), which is one of the reasons why the glass has increased its toughness.

“During laboratory tests, Gorilla Glass Victus 2 withstands a drop of up to one meter onto a concrete-like surface. “, said the company, noting that competing solutions were broken by falling from half a height. At the same time, “The Victus 2 is resistant to a drop of up to two meters onto a surface that mimics asphalt and [воно] Four times more scratch resistant than competitive aluminosilicate ‘, reports Corning.

Production devices with Victus 2 are expected to hit the market in the coming months. The company did not say which phones will receive the new glass first, but the closeness of the announcements of the Victus 2 and Xiaomi 13 phones suggests that the flagships of the Chinese company may be among the first to receive the Victus 2. .