Corning's Gorilla Glass composites not only provide mobile device camera lens covers with enhanced scratch resistance and durability compared to traditional coatings, but also the improved optical No, Because Itâs More Expensive. While Corning is not keen on showing the secrets to producing the durable Gorilla Glass, saying that sapphire glass is more expensive to produce is a no-brainer. Obviously, Apple has no intentions of producing sapphire glass to be used on their displays by mining the raw materials. They will be synthesizing it. Quartz and topaz have a Mohs hardness rating of 7 and 8, respectively. Any object harder than your screen will scratch it, and while Corning hasn't officially released its glass' Mohs hardness
Corning Gorilla Glass was first developed in the 60s for use in the space program. The company began mass-producing glass for consumer electronics in the early 2000s. Since then, Corning Gorilla Glass has become ubiquitous in the mobile phone market â it is estimated that more than three billion devices worldwide are equipped with scratch
According to Corning, camera lens covers made out of Gorilla Glass DX and DX+ allow 98% of light to pass through to the lens elements and camera sensor below, compared to around 95 percent for
