Despite just coming out with their Corning Gorilla Glass 4, Corning have announced that they are developing a new protective glass layer with the capabilities of sapphire crystal. The new glass is called Project Phire and combines the shock and drop resistance of Gorilla Glass 4 with the scratch resistance of sapphire crystal. Personally, we've had no problems with scratches for our current Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protected devices but there are those who need a tougher alternative. Hopefully, Project Phire will result in some more affordable sapphire crystal quality glass and not just make another alternative material, but so far, Corning's track record has been quite good. No news when we might see it just yet but we expect it later this year after manufacturers start rolling out Gorilla Glass 4 devices.
"We told you last year that sapphire was great for scratch performance but didn't fare well when dropped. So, we created a product that offers the same superior damage resistance and drop performance of Gorilla Glass 4 with scratch resistance that approaches sapphire."-James Clappin, Corning
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