This is not Corning's first swing at adding ceramic to the mix—the company is also responsible for Apple's Ceramic Shield glass, which has been used on the company's high-end phones since 2021 ...

Corning itself has developed the Ceramic Shield crystals seen on Apple’s devices since 2020. Apple and Corning might have signed a temporary exclusivity agreement for these protectors.

Ceramic Shield is another solution, being made by Corning but exclusive to Apple’s iPhone range. It debuted on Apple’s iPhone 12 series back in 2020 and has been around ever since.

According to Corning, “Ceramic Shield is tougher than any smartphone glass available today.” Apple claims Ceramic Shield offers 4x drop protection compared to previous iPhone models, so it ...

Corning recently announced its latest Gorilla Glass, ... It should be noted that Apple has been using its own Ceramic Shield material since the iPhone 12.

CORNING, N.Y., March 26, 2025--Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) today announced the introduction of Corning® Gorilla® Glass Ceramic, an innovative, transparent, and strengthenable glass ceramic ...

CORNING, N.Y., May 09, 2025--Corning Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. today announced that the upcoming Galaxy S25 Edge will feature Corning® Gorilla® Glass Ceramic 21 ...

Apple first started using the Ceramic Shield material in 2020 with the ‌iPhone‌ 12 models, and at the time, Apple said that it was developed in partnership with Corning.

In Corning lab tests, Gorilla Glass Ceramic survived 10 repeated drops from one meter on surfaces replicating asphalt. An alternative aluminosilicate glass typically failed on the first drop.

Apple has used this robust, Corning-made Ceramic Shield material since the iPhone 12, but the upgraded version introduced with the iPhone 16 is apparently 50% tougher.

When it announced the iPhone 16 last year, Apple touted its latest-generation Ceramic Shield technology, which uses “an advanced formulation that is 2x tougher than glass on any other smartphone.” ...

Corning itself has developed the Ceramic Shield crystals seen on Apple’s devices since 2020. Apple and Corning might have signed a temporary exclusivity agreement for these protectors.