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.
"With each successive generation of Corning Gorilla Glass, we have taken cover Glass tech**logy to new levels. Gorilla Glass 5 is ** 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."