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Gorilla Glass 5

Corning's 2016 cover glass, rated to survive drops from about 1.6 metres.

Full Definition & Technical Explanation

Gorilla Glass 5 is a Corning cover glass tuned for drop resistance, rated to survive falls from roughly 1.6 m onto hard surfaces. It improves on earlier versions mainly in toughness.

See Gorilla Glass 6.

Where Gorilla Glass 5 Matters

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What is Gorilla Glass 5?

Corning's 2016 cover glass, rated to survive drops from about 1.6 metres.

What terms are related to Gorilla Glass 5?

Related Display terms include response time 1ms, wide color.

Related Technical Terms

response time 1ms
A display specification describing how fast a pixel changes colour, often quoted as a 1 ms grey-to-… Display
wide color
Support for colour spaces wider than sRGB, such as DCI-P3, for richer colours. Display
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