Samsung Galaxy Note 7's Gorilla Glass 5 material is reportedly more shatter resistant, but not more scratch resistant. Corning's newest product was put to test on the newest Samsung Galaxy device but it did not meet the user's expectation on the practical benefit of the new glass material.
The company executives said that the scratches referred to by consumers are not scratches at all but material transfers instead. They meant to say that when a softer substance rubs on a harder material, some of the softer substance may be transferred over to the harder one. In the case of the scratches on Samsung Galaxy Note 7, they are actually the softer material left on the glass according to Corning executives, Forbes reported,
The bottom line of Corning's explanation is that the Gorilla Glass 5 on Samsung Galaxy Note 7 was made to be even more shatter proof than its predecessors. It was done by removing flaws from the glass and not by making the glass softer. The company also made it clear that the Gorilla Glass 5 and Gorilla Glass 4 offers similar scratch resistance ability.
Previously, a stress test was performed by "JerryRigsEverything" who became popular in device stress tests. The test was done even before Corning released their statement. Jerry perceived that the glass of Samsung Galaxy Note 7 could be scratched by nothing more than a Mohs level 3 pick which was then clarified by Corning in their response, Android Authority reported.
The Samsung Galaxy Note 7 stress test was doubted by Corning as the way the hardness of the glass was tested was not classified as a bona fide industry test. However, there are very few independent third party bona fide tests available due to the inaccessibility of equipment to conduct such tests.
It can also be argued that real-world accidents could produce scratches of the same kind and in the end, it is what will matter to consumers that should be given priority. Meanwhile, watch the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 preview here.
