It will be a steep penetration curve and we ll drive fast replacement cycles. However, phones are lasting longer because they are simply not breaking, John Bayne, Senior VP and General Manager of Mobile Consumer Electronics at Corning Incorporated, told ET.
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 7 (ANI/PRNewswire): Corning Incorporated today announced that Lava will be the first mobile device manufacturer in India to sell a Rs. 5,499 military-grade smartphone featuring Gorilla Glass 3. Slated for release on January 22, the Z1 smartphone is part of a new lineup of recently launched Lava devices that also includes the Z2, Z4 and Z6 smartphones which all utilize Gorilla Glass 3 and offer an entry point for many Indian consumers to move from a feature phone to a smartphone.
Originally launched in 2013, Gorilla Glass 3 is uniquely formulated as a high damage resistance glass, providing up to 4X improvement in scratch resistance when compared to competitive aluminosilicate glasses from other manufacturers. Gorilla Glass 3 is one of Corning s best-selling device glasses.
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Smartphones have become one of the most essential devices that helps us get through the day. India is known to be the second-largest smartphone market in the world and is set to have 820 million smartphone users by 2022, and our dependence is only increasing. According to a recent study by Corning, over 30% of Indians switch smartphones due to damaged screens. It also highlights that 93% of smartphone owners consider drop and scratch as important parameters. Consumers prioritize durability as the number two feature behind brand and model, but ahead of screen size and battery. A cover glass provides our devices with much-needed sturdiness and protects our displays. With glass backs becoming the preferred choice of evolved, premium users, our phones must be durable. There are various categories