Corning® Gorilla® Glass Helps Meizu Make Its Slimmest Smartphone Yet
July 07 2015 - 8:30AM
Used at a thinness of 0.4 mm, Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
with NDR(TM) helps the Meizu MX5 smartphone achieve a 1.3 mm-thin
screen
CORNING, N.Y., July 7,
2015 - Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today announced
that Meizu Technology Co., Ltd. has chosen Corning®
Gorilla® Glass 3 with
Native Damage Resistance(TM) for its
new Meizu MX5 smartphone.
"As the trend toward slimmer, sleeker devices
continues in the consumer electronics industry, Corning has
responded by enabling its customers to use thinner Corning Gorilla
Glass with the durability consumers have come to expect from the
product," said Li Fang, president and general manager, Corning
Greater China. "Because of Corning's long-standing
relationship with Meizu in China, our companies were able to
collaborate to bring the durability of Gorilla Glass 3 to the new
Meizu MX5 at a remarkable thinness of 0.4 mm. This significantly
contributes to the phone's thin, sleek design and excellent user
experience."
Meizu selected Corning Gorilla Glass 3 with NDR as
a cover glass to help protect the beautiful 5.5-inch AMOLED display
of the new MX5 phone because of its excellent scratch resistance
and the fact that it is up to five times tougher than the soda-lime
glass used on a majority of Chinese smartphones.
Additionally, the "native damage resistance" helps
make the cover glass on the MX5 not only resistant to scratches but
also more likely to survive if a scratch does occur.
"Meizu was one of the first Chinese OEM customers
to use Corning® Gorilla® Glass for its smartphones back in 2008 and
has built a strong cooperative relationship with Corning," said Bai
Yongxiang, CEO of Meizu. "From M8 to the latest MX5, each
generation of our products has enjoyed the toughness of Gorilla
Glass. We trust its industry-leading durability and scratch
resistance and are confident that it helps provide the best touch
experience for our consumers as well."
Gorilla Glass is manufactured using Corning's
proprietary fusion draw process and is the cover glass of choice
for device manufacturers around the globe. More than 40
manufacturers have designed Gorilla Glass into more than 1,450
product models, and have branded Gorilla Glass touch cover glass as
a key selling feature. Since its launch in 2007, Gorilla Glass has
been featured in more than 3 billion devices worldwide. For
more information on Corning Gorilla Glass, visit the website.
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About Meizu
Located in Zhuhai, Guangdong province, Meizu Telecom Equipment Co.,
Ltd. is a well-known smartphone manufacturer devoting to providing
electronic products of world-class performance and quality, and
establishing a presence in the mid-to-high end market. Meizu was
named as a high-tech corporation in 2006. And in the successive
year, Meizu achieved an output value of hundreds of millions.
Starting from an MP3 manufacturer, Meizu made a transition to the
smartphone industry in 2007 and now has the successful MX line of
smartphones, which are MX4 Pro, MX4, MX3, MX2, MX, M9 and M8. Ten
years has past, the MX line has become such a success that some of
them even become the flagship device of other countries. For more
information about Meizu, please visit www.meizu.com.
About Corning
Incorporated
Corning (www.corning.com) is one of the world's leading innovators
in materials science. For more than 160 years, Corning has applied
its unparalleled expertise in specialty glass, ceramics, and
optical physics to develop products that have created new
industries and transformed people's lives. Corning succeeds through
sustained investment in R&D, a unique combination of material
and process innovation, and close collaboration with customers to
solve tough technology challenges. Corning's businesses and markets
are constantly evolving. Today, Corning's products enable diverse
industries such as consumer electronics, telecommunications,
transportation, and life sciences. They include damage-resistant
cover glass for smartphones and tablets; precision glass for
advanced displays; optical fiber, wireless technologies, and
connectivity solutions for high-speed communications networks;
trusted products that accelerate drug discovery and manufacturing;
and emissions-control products for cars, trucks, and off-road
vehicles.
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dannme@corning.com
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