Learn: Corning Gorilla Glass: Everything you need to Know Now, instead of glass, foldable smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy Fold and Huawei Mate X uses a plastic-based polymer. Unlike glass, one of the properties is that they can recover after undergoing stress and are not as tough. The latter makes it less efficient than glass, in the sense that, it is more prone to scratches and dents over time. As a solution to this, Corning is experimenting with a thin glass that can be folded over 200, 000 times. However, according to Corning general manager, John Bayne, he had tis to say; Contrary to what we know about glass, after undergoing alteration, glass can become flexible. Nonetheless, flexibility is not the only issue here, other subjects like durability as well usability is put into consideration. When it comes to smartphones, it has to be able to function as a touchscreen. And when it comes to foldable ones like the Huawei Mate X, it should be able to bend and still be able to maintain the protective properties of a standard smartphone glass. However, Corning has been able to develop something of that nature, albeit not perfected yet. The company shows a 0.1mm thick glass that can bend up to a radius of 5mm. Read more: Huawei Mate X: A foldable triple screen 5G smartphone The product is not ready yet, however, work has been on it for some time now and we are closer to seeing one anytime from now either from Corning or any other competition.
