One of the great headaches when designing a smartphone is to find the perfect balance between an attractive design and the resistance necessary to endure the trot of day to day. The screens, by their nature, are usually the most vulnerable component. But it seems that Samsung and Corningthe giant behind the Gorilla Glass crystals, have taken an important step to change this, especially on ultra thin devices such as the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, whose presentation is scheduled for next week.
Both companies have announced today a collaboration that materializes in the CORNING GORILLA Glass Ceramic 2. This new material, an evolution that combines the properties of glass with those of ceramics, has been specifically designed for the next Samsung flagship, the Galaxy S25 Edge.
The reason for being of this new glass is clear, according to Kwangjin Bae, executive vice president and head of the Samsung mechanical R&D team: “The Galaxy S25 EDGE will establish a new standard in terms of design and performance, since it is the thinnest device of the Galaxy S series to date”. To achieve this milestone in thinness without sacrificing durability, it was “essential to develop a material for the screen that was exceptionally thin and resistant.” And that’s where Corning’s magic enters.
Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2: The science behind an unbreakable and ultra fine screen
But what makes this Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2 special? As both companies explain, it is not just a more resistant glass layer. This new material Incorporates crystals embedded in its glass matrix. This hybrid composition is what, as they affirm, significantly improves durability and, very important, the “crack deviation capacity”. That is, not only endures more, but if damage occurs, the propagation of the crack would be difficult.
The key is in the “synergy” between the glass and ceramic components, designed to offer greater structural resistance while maintaining high optical transparency, fundamental so that the quality of the screen is not affected. To all this, the well -known process of CORNING ion exchangea chemical treatment that strengthens the material at the molecular level, further improving its resistance to damage.
Andrew Beck, vice president and general director of Corning Gorilla Glass, summarizes it as follows: “With Gorilla Glass Ceramic 2, we have achieved a extraordinary combination of thinness and resistanceoffering consumers the best of both worlds: exceptional durability in a modern, elegant and high quality design. “
This advance in material technology seems to be, therefore, a key step for Samsung to launch a S25 EDGE galaxy that is not only the finest in its history, but also One of the toughest.
To know all the details of the Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge and see this new Glass May 13 at 2:00 am cest. We will have to take a long time) to see if this new glass is up to the expectations, or wait to have it in our own hands to check if, we are really facing the most resistant mobile of the Samsung Galaxy S series to date.