The displays on most smartphones these days, including the iPhone, are made using Gorilla Glass from Corning, Inc., which is stronger and lighter than regular glass. Just how much stronger and lighter, exactly, is a question that was put to the test by MythBusters Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman as part of a promotional campaign by Corning.
The video (embedded below) puts two phones through quick drop and scratch tests before moving on to other applications for the glass, such as car windshields. A previous entry in the series covered the bendability of Gorilla Glass.
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Oh, it looks SO unbiased. Sellouts.
Sellouts because they’re doing an ad? How does that make sense? They’d be sellouts if they used to speak out against Corning and now support them. But as it is, they’re just being paid spokespeople. Get over it.
They’re going to get railed on for this, I’m sure of it. Frankly, I like that they’re bringing attention to this kind of thing. They’re *clearly* in an advertisement, they aren’t trying to hide it, but they bring a fun, scientific methodology to it that shows the science behind it rather than just saying “it’s really strong and scratch resistant!” Corning wants to make an advertisement. I think they did a good job.
Sellouts. Purely an ad.
Purely an ad? No fucking shit.
fake science for an ad? meh.
How can you trust the “science” in an ad? You can’t.
The sellout label applies here because they are getting money from a company whose product they are testing. The results should not be trusted.
Of course, there are plenty of other biased stories on this site. Can you trust a reporter to give an unbiased review of a phone they were given?
Can you trust a company that withholds review copies from journalists who actually critique the products?
They cannot lie in advertisements. Yes, some ads stretch the truth. But the science here is actual science buddy. I know this as an engineering student. Don’t hate, educate.
Yes, you can trust the reviews when people are given products. How is it any different from reviewing a product that you do not own? I agree that manufactures who don’t send out their review samples to actual critics are being unfair, but I understand it. Why send someone a phone to review when they will hate it before they pick it up?
As seen on Cnet November 20th…
So this is what happens when a company is threaten by Sapphire Glass. Would love to have seen a comparison between two current technologies and not one from a century ago.
Who with any sense, and a $500 phone, keeps it unprotected in his/her pocket alongside keys ?
Who, with any sense, drives a $40,000 car around and keeps it unprotected while driving and parking near other cars?
I want to see a windshield with nothing but Gorilla Glass 4. :P