To protect the glass of its screen, while seriously reducing reflections, the new Galaxy S24 Ultra relies on the new Gorilla Glass Armor tempered glass technology. A particularity ultimately not as trivial as one might have thought.
A week after the announcement of the Galaxy S24, we are still discovering certain details capable of making the difference between Samsung’s high-end terminals and the others. During the presentation of its S24 Ultra, the Korean giant mentioned last week the addition of Gorilla Glass Armor treatment on the screen of its flagship, promising both increased resistance to shocks and scratches, but also, and above all, a very significant reduction in reflections induced by this large tempered glass surface.
To achieve these reflections reduced by a maximum of 75% (at least according to Samsung), the manufacturer explained that it was closely engaged with Corning (the company behind Gorilla Glass treatments) to help with the development of ‘a tempered glass much less subject to reflectance than what competing smartphones currently offer.
A marketing announcement? Maybe a little… but with real efficiency to boot
If one could reasonably expect empty promises, Samsung seems – on the contrary – not to have sufficiently sold the merits of this technology. Because compared to the iPhone 15 Pro (its number 1 rival), the Galaxy S24 Ultra actually does much better in terms of anti-reflection and restored brightness. On Twitter, the leaker IceUniverse had fun showing the two devices side by side, with their respective screens turned off, then turned on displaying the same image… for a convincing result in favor of the new S24 Ultra.
Although we will of course have to verify this impression through testing the device, to come on Frandroid, this would allow Samsung to seriously gain the upper hand over Apple in terms of display quality. One would almost wonder why the firm did not simply show a comparison to support its point; rather than focusing its communication on the subject on promises and flashy figures… but not necessarily evocative.