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79-719: The alkali - aluminosilicate sheet glass is primarily used as cover glass for portable electronic devices, including smartphones , smartwatches , portable media players , portable computer displays, and television screens. It is manufactured in Harrodsburg , Kentucky ; Asan , South Korea ; and Taiwan . As of October 2017, Gorilla Glass was used in approximately five billion devices worldwide. Despite its market dominance, Gorilla Glass faces competition from similar products, including AGC Inc. 's Dragontrail , Schott AG 's Xensation, and synthetic sapphire . Corning experimented with chemically strengthened glass in 1960 as part of

158-486: A basic , ionic salt of an alkali metal or an alkaline earth metal . An alkali can also be defined as a base that dissolves in water . A solution of a soluble base has a pH greater than 7.0. The adjective alkaline , and less often, alkalescent , is commonly used in English as a synonym for basic, especially for bases soluble in water. This broad use of the term is likely to have come about because alkalis were

237-571: A computer hacking contest held in Amsterdam , Netherlands , that the S ;III can be hacked via NFC, allowing attackers to download all data from the phone. In December 2012, two hardware issues were reported by users of the S III: A vulnerability of the Exynos SoC allowed malicious apps to gain root privileges even on unrooted devices, and a spontaneous bricking of the unit, called

316-483: A wireless charging option was announced, it never came to fruition. However, there are third party kits which add support for Qi wireless charging. Depending on country, the smartphone comes with different processors and RAM capacity, and 4G LTE support. The device was launched with Android 4.0.4 "Ice Cream Sandwich" , was updated to Android 4.3 "Jelly Bean" , and can be updated to Android 4.4.2 "KitKat" on variants with 2 GB of RAM. The phone's successor,

395-451: A "Project Muscle" initiative. Replacement of smaller sodium ions with larger potassium ones by a chemical treatment in order to improve the compressive strength of the surface layer of a glass was first developed by Steven Kistler in 1962. Soon Corning researchers found that addition of aluminium and zirconium oxides improved the qualities even further. Within a few years they had developed a "muscled glass" marketed as Chemcor . The product

474-669: A 9-millimetre (0.35 in) thick chassis. Samsung confirmed the existence of the Galaxy S ;II's successor on 5 March 2012, but it was not until late April 2012 that Samsung's Senior Vice-president Robert Yi confirmed the phone to be called "Samsung Galaxy S III". After inviting reporters in mid-April, Samsung launched the Galaxy S III during the Samsung Mobile Unpacked 2012 event at Earls Court Exhibition Centre , London , United Kingdom , on 3 May 2012, instead of unveiling their products earlier in

553-456: A digital compass sensor. However, the Galaxy S3 is the first Samsung flagship phone to be equipped with a barometer sensor. The S III has a maximum of 2 GB of RAM , depending on the model. The phone comes with either 16, 32, or 64 GB storage; additionally, microSDXC storage offers a further 64 GB for a potential total of 128 GB. Moreover, 50 GB of space

632-442: A dock at the bottom of the screen; the button in the center of the dock opens the application drawer, which displays a menu containing all of the apps installed on the device. A tray accessed by dragging from the top of the screen allows users to view notifications received from other apps, and contains toggle switches for commonly used functions. Pre-loaded apps also provide access to Google's various services . The keyboard software

711-455: A docking station, a C-Pen , a slimline case, and a car mount. The S III is powered by Android, a Linux -based, open source mobile operating system developed by Google and introduced commercially in 2008. Among other features, the software allows users to maintain customized home screens which can contain shortcuts to applications and widgets for displaying information. Four shortcuts to frequently used applications can be stored on

790-451: A flexible glass based on borosilicate glass , launched for use as a display substrate. Ceramic Shield , a ceramic-hardened front glass, was co-developed with Apple and is used on all iPhones from iPhone 12 onwards (except the third-generation iPhone SE ). Alkali In chemistry , an alkali ( / ˈ æ l k ə l aɪ / ; from the Arabic word al-qāly , القلوي ) is

869-448: A home button located below the screen, an option key to the left side of the home button, a back key on the right side of the home button, a volume key on the left edge and a power/lock key on the right. At the top there is a 3.5-millimetre (0.14 in) headphone jack and one of the two microphones on the S III; the other is located below the home button. The S III comes in two distinct variations that differ primarily in

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948-511: A multitude of pre-installed applications , including Google Apps like Google Play , YouTube , Google+ , Gmail , Google Maps , Voice Search and Calendar , in addition to Samsung-specific apps such as ChatON , Game Hub, Music Hub, Video Hub, Social Hub and Navigation. To address the fact that iPhone users are reluctant to switch to Android because the OS is not compatible with iTunes , from June 2012 Samsung offered customers of its Galaxy series

1027-476: A refined user interface, and expanded camera capabilities, security features and connectivity. In mid-June 2012, Google unveiled Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" , which employs Google Now , a voice-assistant similar to S Voice, and incorporates other software changes. Samsung accommodated Jelly Bean in the S III by making last-minute hardware changes to the phone in some markets. Jelly Bean updates began rolling out to S IIIs in selected European countries, and to

1106-401: A response to Apple's Siri , the phone introduces S Voice , Samsung's intelligent personal assistant . S Voice can recognize eight languages including English, Korean , Italian and French . Based on Vlingo , S Voice enables the user to verbally control 20 functions such as playing a song, setting the alarm, or activating driving mode; it relies on Wolfram Alpha for online searches. With

1185-528: A single product could incorporate both Gorilla Glass and Lotus Glass. On February 2, 2012, Corning Incorporated and Samsung Mobile Display Co., Ltd. signed an agreement to establish a new equity venture for the manufacture of specialty glass substrates for the OLED device market in Korea. The joint venture is based on Lotus Glass. Lotus XT Glass became available in 2013. In 2012, Corning introduced Willow Glass ,

1264-407: A special charging pad (sold separately) that utilizes magnetic resonance to produce a magnetic field through which electricity could be transferred. The S III is advertised as having an MHL port that can be used both as a micro - USB On-The-Go port and for connecting the phone to HDMI devices. However, a retailer later discovered that Samsung had made a modification to the electronics of

1343-724: A typical glass surface, thereby improving display readability. It was first used on the Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra . Gorilla Glass 7i was introduced in June 2024, specifically targeting intermediate and value-segment smartphones. It offers enhanced drop protection and scratch resistance, outperforming competitive lithium aluminosilicate glasses. According to Corning, Gorilla Glass 7i can withstand drops from up to one meter onto rough surfaces, an improvement over similar materials that typically fail at half that height, while also being up to two times as scratch-resistant. Superfest

1422-585: A video camera with stereo audio recording for a spatial effect on headphones and external speakers. While the picture and video resolutions of the camera stayed the same, its launching speed and shutter lag improved. It has additional software features, expanded hardware, and a redesigned physique from its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy S ;II , released the previous year. The "S III" employs an intelligent personal assistant ( S Voice ), eye-tracking ability, and increased storage. Although

1501-478: Is a chemically hardened glass also known as Ceverit and CV-Glas. It was developed in East Germany in the 1970s. On October 26, 2011, Corning announced the commercial launch of Lotus Glass , designed for OLED and next-generation LC displays. The intrinsic thermal consistency of Lotus Glass allows it to retain its shape and quality during high-temperature processing. Decreased compaction and variation during

1580-466: Is equipped with a clipboard manager . The S III uses Samsung's proprietary TouchWiz graphical user interface (GUI). The "Nature" version used by the S III has a more "organic" feel than previous versions, and contains more interactive elements such as a water ripple effect on the precluded lock screen , to resemble its appearance in nature . To complement the TouchWiz interface, and as

1659-521: Is immersed in a molten alkaline potassium salt at a temperature of approximately 400 °C (750 °F), wherein smaller sodium ions in the glass are replaced by larger potassium ions from the salt bath. The larger ions occupy more volume and thereby create a surface layer of high residual compressive stress , giving the glass surface increased strength, the ability to contain flaws, and overall crack-resistance, making it resistant to damage from everyday use. Gorilla Glass, initially featured on

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1738-406: Is offered for two years on Dropbox —a cloud storage service—for purchasers of the device, doubling rival HTC 's 25 GB storage for the same duration. The S III's HD Super AMOLED display measures 4.8 inches (120 mm) on the diagonal. With a 720×1280-pixel ( 720p ) resolution, its 306 pixels per inch (PPI, a measure of pixel density ) is a relatively high, which is accommodated by

1817-492: Is said to have a 790-hour standby time or 11 hours of talk time on 3G, compared to 900 hours in standby and 21 hours of talk time on 2G. Built into the battery is near field communication (NFC) connectivity, which allows users to share files, map directions and YouTube videos quickly using Wi-Fi Direct (through S Beam ), and perform non-touch payments at shops that employ specially equipped NFC cash registers . The battery can be wirelessly charged using

1896-503: The audio-coupled haptic effect , a feature added to stock Android in 2021. The S III was the first smartphone to support Voice Over LTE with the introduction of HD Voice service in South Korea. The phone enables video calling with its 1.9 MP front-facing camera, and with support for the aptX codec , improves Bluetooth -headset connectivity. Texting on the S III does not embody any new significant features from

1975-490: The Galaxy Nexus . The device has been available in several color options: white (marketed as "marble white"), black, grey, brushed dark blue (marketed as "pebble blue"), red (marketed as "garnet red"), and brown. A "Garnet Red" model was made available exclusively to US carrier AT&T on 15 July 2012. In addition to the 4.8-inch (120 mm) touchscreen, the S III has several physical user inputs , including

2054-581: The Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona , Spain , there were rumors that the handset would incorporate a 1.5  GHz quad-core processor, a display of 1080p (1080×1920 pixels) resolution, a 12- megapixel rear camera and a HD Super AMOLED Plus touchscreen. More accurate rumored specifications included 2  GB of RAM , 64 GB of internal storage, 4G LTE , a 4.8-inch (120 mm) screen, an 8-megapixel rear camera, and

2133-540: The Samsung Galaxy S3 ) is an Android smartphone developed and marketed by Samsung Electronics . Launched in 2012, it had sold more than 80 million units overall, making it the most sold phone in the S series. It is the third smartphone in the Samsung Galaxy S series . It is distinguished from its predecessor by its larger and higher-resolution screen, higher storage options, a larger battery, and

2212-520: The Samsung Galaxy S4 , was announced on 14 March 2013 and was released the following month. Following an 18-month development phase, Samsung unveiled the S III on 3 May 2012. The device was released in 28 European and Middle Eastern countries on 29 May 2012, before being progressively released in other major markets in June 2012. Prior to release, 9 million pre-orders were placed by more than 100 carriers globally. The S III

2291-701: The T-Mobile in the United States in November 2012. Samsung started pushing Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean to the international version of the S III in December 2012. This update shipped the so-called Premium Suite Upgrade which brought additional features to the Galaxy S3, such as split-screen app view as known from the Galaxy Note 2 . In December 2013, Samsung began rolling out Android 4.3 for

2370-466: The Wake-up commands feature, voice commands can be set to launch apps and tasks out of stand-by mode, such as S Voice, camera, music player, voice recorder, missed calls, messages, and schedule. The Auto Haptic feature can complement audio with synchronous haptic feedback. The precluded telephone application is equipped with additional options for noise cancellation, call holding, volume boosting and

2449-499: The Easy Phone Sync app to enable the transfer of music, photos, videos, podcasts , and text messages from an iPhone to a Galaxy device. The user is able to access Google Play, a digital-distribution multimedia-content service exclusive to Android, to download applications, games, music, movies, books, magazines, and TV programs. Apart from S Voice, Samsung has directed the bulk of the S III's marketing campaign towards

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2528-458: The Galaxy S III with all sorts of words." Despite such security measures, specifications of one of the three units were leaked by Vietnamese Web site Tinhte, although it was not the selected design. Speculation in the general public and media outlets regarding the handset's specifications began gathering momentum several months before its formal unveiling in May 2012. In February 2012, prior to

2607-611: The No. 1 handset in its constantly updated list of the 20 best mobile phones, while Stuff magazine likewise ranked it at No. 1 in its list of 10 best smartphones in May 2012. The handset also won the "European Mobile Phone of 2012–13" award from the European Imaging and Sound Association , as well as T3 magazine 's "Phone of the Year" award for 2012. It played a major role in boosting Samsung's record operating profit during

2686-503: The S II. Speech-to-text is aided by the Vlingo and Google's voice-recognition assistant. Not unlike other Android devices, there is a multitude of third-party typing applications available that could complement the S III's stock keyboard. On 18 June 2012, Samsung announced that the S III would have a version with enterprise software under the company's Samsung Approved For Enterprise (SAFE) program, an initiative facilitating

2765-422: The S III's music player is Music Square, which analyses a song's intensity and ranks the song by mood so that the user can play songs according to their current emotional state. The device also introduced Music Hub, an online music store powered by 7digital with a catalogue of over 19 million songs. Its "Auto Haptic" feature vibrates synchronously to the audio output for intensification, similarly to

2844-540: The S III, adding user interface features backported from the Galaxy S4 , and support for the Samsung Galaxy Gear smartwatch . In March 2014, Samsung started the rollout of 4.4.2 KitKat for the 2 GB variant of the S III. The Galaxy S III is Samsung's first phone not to get new preloaded ringtones from software updates, a custom that is being continued to date. The S III comes with

2923-479: The ability to personalize the call sound. The new gallery software of the Galaxy S3 allows sorting photos and videos chronologically, by location, by group. Photos with tagged faces can also be sorted by person. The Spiral View feature was added with the Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 update, which displays the thumbnails in a 3D spiral. The precluded video player software is newly equipped with

3002-559: The ability to play videos in a floating pop-up that can be moved freely around the screen. In addition, the video player application is able to show motion thumbnails , which means that the preview thumbnails show a moving portion of the video. The S III initially shipped with Android version 4.0.4 , named " Ice Cream Sandwich ", which became commercially available in March 2012 with the Nexus S and Galaxy Nexus . Ice Cream Sandwich has

3081-496: The camera's software over that of its predecessor to include zero shutter lag , and a Burst shot mode that allows capturing up to 20 full-resolution photos per row in quick succession. Another feature, Best Shot , allows selecting the best photo out of eight frames captured in quick succession. The phone can also take pictures while recording videos. Photos can additionally be captured using voice commands such as " cheese ", " shoot ", " photo ", and " picture ". The shortcuts on

3160-533: The context of chemistry and chemical engineering . There are various, more specific definitions for the concept of an alkali. Alkalis are usually defined as a subset of the bases. One of two subsets is commonly chosen. The second subset of bases is also called an " Arrhenius base ". Alkali salts are soluble hydroxides of alkali metals and alkaline earth metals , of which common examples are: Soils with pH values that are higher than 7.3 are usually defined as being alkaline. These soils can occur naturally due to

3239-475: The corresponding communications infrastructures that exist in those markets. Most of these versions use Qualcomm 's Snapdragon S4 SoC featuring a dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait CPU and an Adreno 225 GPU. The South Korean and Australian versions are a hybrid of the international and 4G-capable versions. Like the predecessor, the S3 is equipped with an accelerometer , gyroscope , front-facing proximity sensor and

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3318-418: The crystallization and activation step further reduce stress and distortions to the substrate. This enables tighter design rules in advanced backplanes for higher resolution and faster response time. According to Corning, Gorilla Glass is specifically a cover glass for the exterior of display devices while Lotus Glass is designed as a glass substrate to be used within liquid crystal display panels. In other words,

3397-631: The device detects being picked up after new notifications have arrived; and "Pop Up Play", which allows a video and other applications to occupy the screen at the same time. In addition, the S III can beam its screen to a monitor or be used as a remote controller (AllShare Cast and Play) and share photos with people who are tagged in them (Buddy Photo Share). The S III can access and play traditional media formats such as music, movies, TV programs, audiobooks , and podcasts , and can sort its media library alphabetically by song title, artist, album , playlist, folder, and genre . One notable feature of

3476-419: The device's "smart" features , which facilitate improved human-device interactivity . These features include: "Direct Call", the handset's ability to recognize when a user wants to talk to somebody instead of messaging them, if they bring the phone to their head; "Social Tag", a function that identifies and tags people in a photo and shares photos with them, "Smart Alert", a haptic feedback (short vibration) when

3555-545: The device's display view to a supported television or Blu-ray player with integrated miracast support. The S III has an 8-megapixel (3264×2448) camera similar to that of the Galaxy S II. It can take 3264×2448-pixel resolution photos and record videos in 1920×1080-pixel ( 1080p ) resolution. The camera software allows digital zooming up to four times, and displays the video's current file size (in kilobytes ) as well as remaining storage capacity (in megabytes ) in real-time during video recording. Samsung improved

3634-538: The device's front camera to detect whether the user's eyes are looking at the screen, and prevents the screen from automatically turning off while the user is still looking at it. Like its predecessor , the Samsung Galaxy S3 supports Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) for connection to HDMI displays. The S3 is newly equipped with Miracast support (also known as Screen Mirroring; also branded "AllShare Cast" by Samsung) that allows wirelessly transmitting

3713-461: The display. However, Android Authority later carried out a drop test with the purpose of comparing the S III and the iPhone 5 . The screen on the S III shattered on the second drop test, while the iPhone received only minor scuffs and scratches on the metal composite frame after three drop tests. Accessories for the Galaxy S3 include a wireless charging kit, the Pebble MP3 player,

3792-531: The final product. Doing so required a constant duplication of effort, as they had to repeat the same process for all three prototypes. The prototypes, of which taking photos was forbidden, were locked in a separate laboratory, accessible only by core designers. They were transported by trusted company employees, instead of third-party couriers . "Because we were only permitted to see the products and others weren't," explained Principal Engineer Lee Byung-Joon, "we couldn't send pictures or drawings . We had to explain

3871-455: The first bases known to obey the Arrhenius definition of a base, and they are still among the most common bases. The word alkali is derived from Arabic al qalīy (or alkali ), meaning ' the calcined ashes ' (see calcination ), referring to the original source of alkaline substances. A water-extract of burned plant ashes, called potash and composed mostly of potassium carbonate ,

3950-499: The first-generation iPhone would eventually come to be known as Gorilla Glass, officially introduced in February 2008. Corning further developed the material for a variety of smartphones and other consumer electronics devices for a range of companies. Corning markets the material's primary properties as its high scratch-resistance (protective coating) and its hardness (with a Vickers hardness test rating of 622 to 701), which allows

4029-464: The glass to be thin without being fragile. The glass can be recycled. In December 2015, Ford announced that it would use the material for the windshield and rear window of its second-generation Ford GT sports car going on sale in 2016. It later spread to mainstream models such as the Ford F-150 and Jeep Wrangler . During its manufacture, the glass is toughened by ion exchange . The material

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4108-614: The internal hardware. The international S III version has Samsung's Exynos 4 Quad system on a chip (SoC) containing a 1.4 GHz quad-core ARM Cortex-A9 central processing unit (CPU) and an ARM Mali-400 MP graphics processing unit (GPU). According to Samsung, the Exynos 4 Quad doubles the performance of the Exynos 4 Dual used on the S II, while using 20 percent less power. Samsung had also released several 4G LTE versions—4G facilitates higher-speed mobile connection compared to 3G —in selected countries to exploit

4187-451: The left pane are customizable. The rear-facing camera is complemented by a 1.9-megapixel front-facing camera that can record 720p videos. The phone has LED flash and autofocus . The Galaxy S3 records videos with stereo audio and is able to capture 6 MP (3264×1836) photos during video recording, which is the full 16:9 aspect ratio section of the 4:3 image sensor. The S III's user-replaceable Li-ion 2,100  mAh battery

4266-408: The material was melted in laboratories, with the prediction of the optimal composition obtained through the application of rigidity theory . The first phone to use Gorilla Glass 3 was the Samsung Galaxy S4 . When Gorilla Glass 3 was announced, Corning indicated that areas for future improvements included reducing reflectivity and susceptibility to fingerprint smudges, changing surface treatments, and

4345-503: The name to the element potassium , which was first derived from caustic potash, and also gave potassium its chemical symbol K (from the German name Kalium ), which ultimately derived from al k ali. Alkalis are all Arrhenius bases , ones which form hydroxide ions (OH ) when dissolved in water. Common properties of alkaline aqueous solutions include: The terms "base" and "alkali" are often used interchangeably, particularly outside

4424-477: The only version of Android available. Design work on the S III started in late 2010 under the supervision of Chang Dong-hoon, Samsung's vice president and Head of the Design Group of Samsung Electronics. From the start, the design group concentrated on a trend which Samsung dubs "organic", which suggests that a prospective design should reflect natural elements such as the flow of water and wind. Some of

4503-536: The original iPhone upon its release in June 2007, was formally unveiled in February 2008. By 2010, the glass had been used in approximately 20% of mobile handsets worldwide, or about 200 million units. Gorilla Glass 2 was introduced in January 2012. The second generation is 20% thinner than the original Gorilla Glass. It was first used on the Samsung Galaxy S III . In October 2012, Corning announced that over one billion mobile devices used Gorilla Glass. Gorilla Glass 3

4582-517: The phone earlier than planned because of low sales numbers and to streamline manufacturing operations. The S III has a plastic chassis measuring 136.6 mm (5.38 in) long, 70.6 mm (2.78 in) wide, and 8.6 mm (0.34 in) thick, with the device weighing 133 grams (4.7 oz). Samsung abandoned the rectangular design of the Galaxy S and Galaxy S II, and instead incorporated round corners and curved edges, reminiscent of

4661-643: The phone, there was an extensive shortage of the S III, especially in the United States. The Samsung Galaxy S III was succeeded as the series flagship by the Samsung Galaxy S4 in April 2013. In April 2014, following the release of its new flagship , the Galaxy S5 , Samsung released a refreshed version called the " Galaxy S3 Neo ", which has a quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor clocked either at 1.2 or 1.4 GHz. It has 1.5 GB of RAM and 16 GB of internal storage and ships with Android 4.4.4 "KitKat" as

4740-408: The port such that only the adapter made specifically for this model by Samsung could be used. CNET TV torture-tested an S III by cooling it to 24 °F (−4 °C), placing it in a heat-proof box and heating it to 190 °F (88 °C), and submerging it in water—the S III survived all three tests. The phone also did not exhibit any scratches when a key was repeatedly scraped against

4819-642: The presence of alkali salts. Although many plants do prefer slightly basic soil (including vegetables like cabbage and fodder like buffalo grass ), most plants prefer mildly acidic soil (with pHs between 6.0 and 6.8), and alkaline soils can cause problems. In alkali lakes (also called soda lakes ), evaporation concentrates the naturally occurring carbonate salts, giving rise to an alkalic and often saline lake. Examples of alkali lakes: Samsung Galaxy S III 3G UMTS / CDMA2000 / HSPA+ : 850, 900, 1700, 1800 (Korean Pcs LG U+), 1900, 2100 MHz The Samsung Galaxy S III (unofficially known as

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4898-460: The release of similar enterprise versions of the Galaxy Note , Galaxy S II and the Galaxy Tab line of tablet computers . A separate "Developer Edition" of the S III was made available from Samsung's Developer Portal. It came with an unlockable bootloader to allow the user to modify the phone's software. On 19 September 2012, security researchers demonstrated during Pwn2Own ,

4977-403: The removal of one of the three subpixels—red, green and blue—in each pixel to create a PenTile matrix -display; consequently, it does not share the "Plus" suffix found on the S II's Super AMOLED Plus display. The glass used for the display is the damage-resistant corning Gorilla Glass 2, except for S3 Neo variant. The device's software includes a feature known as "Smart Stay", which uses

5056-409: The results of this design were the curved outline of the phone and its home screen's "Water Lux" effect, where taps and slides produce water ripples. Throughout the eighteen-month design process, Samsung implemented stringent security measures and procedures to maintain secrecy of the eventual design until its launch. Designers worked on three prototypes concurrently while regarding each of them as

5135-784: The scratch resistance of Gorilla Glass 5, but is designed to withstand multiple drops from even greater heights. It was first used on the Samsung Galaxy S10 . Gorilla Glass DX and DX+ were introduced in July 2018, following the launch of Gorilla Glass 6. An extension of Gorilla Glass SR+, Gorilla Glass DX features enhanced antireflective optics with the same scratch resistance of Gorilla Glass, while Gorilla Glass DX+ provides enhanced antireflective optics with superior scratch resistance. While primarily intended for wearable mobile devices, developments were underway to adapt these new glass composites to larger form-factor devices. Gorilla Glass DX+

5214-448: The second quarter of 2012. As of November 2012 , the S III is part of a high-profile lawsuit between Samsung and Apple . In November 2012, research firm Strategy Analytics announced that the S III had overtaken Apple's iPhone 4S to become the world's best-selling smartphone model in Q3 2012. Because of overwhelming demand and a manufacturing problem with the blue variant of

5293-488: The time, it was brought into commercial use with the launch of the iPhone in June 2007. The iPhone that Steve Jobs revealed in January 2007 still featured a plastic display. The day after he held up the plastic iPhone on stage, Jobs complained about scratches that had developed on the phone's display after carrying it around in his pocket. Apple then contacted Corning and asked for a thin, toughened glass to be used in its new phone. The scratch-resistant glass that shipped on

5372-507: The use of its devices for " bring your own device " scenarios in workplace environments. The enterprise S III version would support AES-256 bit encryption , VPN and Mobile Device Management functionality, and Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync . It was scheduled to be released in the United States in July 2012. The enterprise version was expected to penetrate the business market dominated by Research in Motion 's BlackBerry , following

5451-481: The way the glass is finished. Antimicrobial Gorilla Glass, with antibacterial ionic silver incorporated into its surface, was introduced and demonstrated at CES 2014 in January. Gorilla Glass 4 was introduced in November 2014. It has better damage resistance and capability to be made thinner with the same performance as its predecessor. It was first used on the Samsung Galaxy Alpha . Gorilla Glass 5

5530-489: The year during either the World Mobile Congress or Consumer Electronics Show (CES). One explanation for this decision is that Samsung wanted to minimize the time between its launch and availability. The keynote address of the hour-long event was delivered by Loesje De Vriese, Marketing Director of Samsung Belgium . Following the launch of the Galaxy S4 in June 2013, Samsung was reportedly retiring

5609-478: Was first used on the Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra . In July 2021, Corning announced that it will bring its Gorilla Glass DX and DX+ glass composites to cover smartphone camera lenses and said that Samsung would be the first customer to adopt them. The first Samsung phones to use Gorilla Glass DX protection for the cameras were the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and the Galaxy Z Flip 3 . Gorilla Glass Victus 2

5688-560: Was first used on the Samsung Galaxy S23 series. Gorilla Glass's ninth generation, branded as Gorilla Armor, was introduced in January 2024. Although Corning hasn't directly compared it to the previous generation, the company claims that the glass performs up to three times better in drop tests onto concrete and is four times more scratch-resistant than competitive aluminosilicate cover glasses. Additionally, it enhances visual clarity by reducing reflectance by up to 75% compared to

5767-575: Was first used on the Samsung Galaxy Watch . Gorilla Glass 3+ was introduced in August 2019. It was designed for intermediate and value-segment mobile devices, and its drop performance bridges the gap between Gorilla Glass 3 and Gorilla Glass 5 in this market segment. Gorilla Glass Victus was introduced in July 2020. It improves both drop and scratch performance and is claimed by Corning to be twice as scratch-resistant as Gorilla Glass 6. It

5846-432: Was introduced at CES 2013 on January 7. According to Corning, the material is up to three times more scratch-resistant than the previous version, with enhanced ability to resist deep scratches that typically weaken glass. Promotional material for Gorilla Glass 3 claims that it is 40% more scratch-resistant in addition to being more flexible. The design of Gorilla Glass 3 was Corning's first use of atomic-scale modeling before

5925-463: Was introduced in July 2016. It offers better resistance to cracking from drops and was first used on the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 . Gorilla Glass SR+ was introduced in August 2016. It was designed for wearable mobile devices, focusing on toughness, scratch resistance, and optical clarity. It was first used on the Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch. Gorilla Glass 6 was introduced in July 2018. It has

6004-446: Was introduced in November 2022. The second-generation Victus has a new composition for improved drop performance on rough surfaces like concrete. In terms of scratch resistance, it is said to be similar to its predecessor. However, according to user reports, the glass is susceptible to micro-scratches, and it has been suggested that this could be due to the use of softer materials for improved resistance to shattering. Gorilla Glass Victus 2

6083-423: Was mildly basic. After heating this substance with calcium hydroxide ( slaked lime ), a far more strongly basic substance known as caustic potash ( potassium hydroxide ) was produced. Caustic potash was traditionally used in conjunction with animal fats to produce soft soaps , one of the caustic processes that rendered soaps from fats in the process of saponification , one known since antiquity. Plant potash lent

6162-409: Was released by approximately 300 carriers in nearly 150 countries at the end of July 2012. More than 20 million units of the S III were sold within the first 100 days of release and more than 50 million until April 2013. The S III was well-received commercially and critically, with some technology commentators touting it as the " iPhone killer". In September 2012, TechRadar ranked it as

6241-437: Was used until the early 1990s in commercial and industrial applications, including automotive, aviation and pharmaceutical uses, notably in approximately 100 Dodge Dart and Plymouth Barracuda racing cars in 1968, where minimizing the vehicle's weight was essential. Experimentation was revived in 2005, investigating whether the glass could be made thin enough for use in consumer electronics. Although not called Gorilla Glass at

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