Introduction
Corning has introduced its next-gen screen protection—the Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2. It is the successor of the Gorilla Glass Victus from 2020. Besides, the Victus 2 is said to be more drop resistance, making it possibly the toughest screen on a smartphone yet.
In this post, we’ll talk about the properties and durability of the Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2. We’ll also go through the availability of this display protection. So, without any further ado, let’s get started.
Everything About Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Properties
Like Victus, the Gorilla Glass Victus 2 is 0.14–1.2mm thick. Corning can also adjust the thickness to the manufacturer's requirements. Besides, Victus 2's softening point has slightly increased from 827 to 878°C.
Adding on, the compression layer's and the core glass's refractive indices remain the same at 1.52 and 1.51 as the original Victus. Other properties of the Gorilla Glass Victus 2 are as follows:
| Density | 2.41 g/cm3 |
| Young’s Modulus | 79GPa |
| Poisson’s Ratio | 0.22 |
| Shear Modulus | 32.2GPa |
| Vickers Hardness (200g load) |
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| Fracture Toughness | 0.82 MPa m0.5 |
| Coefficient of Thermal Expansion (0-300°C) | 58.8 x 10-7/°C |
Toughness and Durability
As mentioned above, Corning has made Gorilla Glass Victus 2 more drop-resistant to concrete surfaces. According to Corning, the Victus 2's drop performance has increased by up to 1 m on 80-grit and up to 2 m on 180-grit. In laboratory tests, the most recent glass was shown to withstand a fall of one meter (hip height) into concrete but not drops of two meters (head height) onto an asphalt surface.
The scratch resistance performance of the Victus 2 remains the same as the 2020 Victus. However, Victus 2 guarantees a 4x improvement in scratch performance over its rivals and a 2x increase in scratch resistance over earlier models.
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 Availability
Although we don’t have any official words from Corning, it’s expected that the Gorilla Glass Victus 2 will make its debut with Samsung’s Galaxy S23 series. According to Corning, the Victus 2 will feature in the front and back of electronic devices like—smartphones, smartwatches, tablets, Notebook PCs, cameras, and more.
Conclusion
Gorilla Glass is the ultimate name when it comes to screen protection. According to Corning, Gorilla Glass has been installed in eight billion devices from 45 major companies. And now, with the Victus 2, Corning has made its glass more durable, drop-resistant, and as scratch resistant as Gorilla Glass Victus.
Here, we’ve mentioned the properties and durability of the Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2. We’ve also gone through the availability of this display protection. I hope you found the article helpful.
Some of the test videos of the Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2 are linked below:
