Is Thunderbolt going to be using Gorilla Glass??

[aplsucks]

I've read that there are very restrictive copyright/trademark issues and that company's who contract to use Gorilla Glass (Corning) are not allowed to advertise it as such without paying a fee (i.e. Apple). On the other hand, Corning, obviously retains the rights to offer their "customers" up as a reference.

-Frank

I can see a company doing that. But it makes absolutely no sense to me, let them brag about it. That's free freaking advertising for you Corning! I swear some corporations just have absolutely no sense.

 

[zshazz]

I guess that explains why HTC stopped sending out the emails that they "were using Opaque Aluminum-Silicone Base, called Gorilla Glass ..." and started saying that they weren't really using Gorilla Glass. Corning probably wrote them a very threatening letter.

I honestly just thought it was essentially the same substance as Gorilla Glass, but it's been actual, real Gorilla Glass all along. Still, it's amazing how overrated Gorilla Glass is. It's users just had brand bias. If they didn't know it was real Gorilla Glass (just not branded as such), they thought it was inferior.

Someone ought to do a double blind test on several samples of GG, regular glass, some off-branded opaque aluminum-silicone base glasses (ones definitely not made by Corning), and maybe DragonTrail glass and see how all of them compare when bias is eliminated. Obviously a lot of samples would be needed (and could be used to compare how much performance deviates on each type of glass).

 

[JoseGutierrez]

I have dropped my ThunderBolt on a plane which then slid down on its face a row and also dropped my phone in my car onto metal slides. Not even a tiny scratch after both. iPhone 4 would have at least a tiny scratch. Good enough for me.

 

[xphoenix777]

It apparently has it:
CORNING® GORILLA® GLASS | FEATURED PRODUCTS

 

[jpattersonlee]

Wow, that's surprising to see. I have a Stealth Guard on mine right now (WILL NEVER BUY FROM THEM AGAIN), but am not sure I want to take it off.

 

[richardpandy]

All I know is that my thunderbolt screen is already scratched in two places. Not to happy with the glass that they supplied. Droid X didn't have 1 scratch on the glass. Phone hasn't been dropped or anything, simply slides into my back pocket, every time.

 

[tropper]

Whoa even my lil ol eris had it!
edit : Wait a min I call bull stuff. Why isn't the Moto DX on there ?