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TL;DR
- Samsung launched Gorilla Armor on the Galaxy S24 Extremely earlier this previous January.
- For the upcoming Galaxy S25 collection, a second-gen Gorilla Armor could possibly be featured on the Extremely mannequin.
- Following widespread stories of points with display screen coatings, although, we’re barely involved about how they’ll final.
With January just a few brief days away, it appears like all of the Android world is speaking about anymore is Samsung’s upcoming launch of its Galaxy S25 smartphones. At present alone we’ve checked out all the things from information about support for seamless updates to Samsung’s plans for a Galaxy S25 Slim. Now we’re speaking in regards to the Galaxy S25 Extremely particularly, and a brand new rumor about what to anticipate from its display screen safety.
Flash again to final January, and we had been studying about Samsung and Corning teaming as much as solely introduce the brand new Gorilla Armor glass for the S24 Ultra’s screen. The additional-tough Gorilla Glass was supposed to maintain that costly cellphone’s display screen wanting its greatest, because of ion-exchange remedy drastically enhancing the glass’s pure properties. Finally, different producers started adopting Gorilla Armor themselves, nevertheless it was Samsung and the S24 Extremely that basically received to indicate it off.
At present, distinguished leaker Ice Universe took to X to share the pronouncement that “the Galaxy S25 Extremely will solely use the extra highly effective second-generation Corning Gorilla Armor Glass with anti-reflective properties.”
That is the primary we’ve heard of a brand new technology of Gorilla Armor, however primarily based on the prevailing relationship with Samsung, it might make good sense to see Corning share it with the world by yet one more Galaxy Extremely cellphone. We simply noticed proof that Samsung could possibly be giving this yr’s mannequin a barely brighter show, and upgraded anti-reflective glass may assist make that enchancment seem much more pronounced.
If there’s one factor giving us pause, although, it considerations sturdiness, and a recent poll we ran suggests {that a} important fraction of S24 Extremely house owners are experiencing ugly put on to their screens’ coatings. That’s extra beauty than something, and shouldn’t have an effect on damage-resistance any, nevertheless it’s precisely the form of factor we’d hope to see an organization get proper on a follow-up.
