In order to protect the glass of its display and at the same time significantly reduce reflections, the new Galaxy S24 Ultra uses the new Gorilla Glass Armor tempered glass technology. A peculiarity that is ultimately not as trivial as one might have thought.
The Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra's screen has an advantage over that of the iPhone 15 Pro // Source: Frandroid
A week after the announcement of the Galaxy S24, we are still discovering certain details that can make the difference between Samsung's high-end terminals and the others. At the presentation of its S24 Ultra last week, the Korean giant mentioned the addition of a Gorilla Glass Armor treatment on the screen of its flagship, which promises both increased resistance to shocks and scratches and, above all, a significant reduction in reflections thanks to this large tempered glass surface caused.
To reduce these reflections by a maximum of 75% (at least according to Samsung), the manufacturer explained that it worked closely with Corning (the company behind the Gorilla Glass treatments) to help develop “a much less sensitive tempered glass.” to help reflectivity than what competing smartphones currently offer.
A marketing announcement? Maybe a little… but with real efficiency to boot
If empty promises are anything to go by, Samsung seems to have, on the contrary, not sufficiently sold the benefits of this technology. Compared to the iPhone 15 Pro (its number 1 competitor), the Galaxy S24 Ultra actually performs significantly better in terms of anti-reflective coating and restored brightness. On Twitter, leaker IceUniverse had some fun showing the two devices side by side, with their respective screens turned off and then back on, displaying the same image… for a convincing result in favor of the new S24 Ultra.
I think sometimes Samsung doesn't know how to market this screen. For example, it uses Corning's latest anti-reflective glass, which makes the S24Ultra's screen look darker than other mobile phones, and it is very transparent, which beats the iPhone 15 Pro, but not Samsung… pic.twitter.com/qhyi2NrP1H
– ICE UNIVERSE (@UniverseIce) January 19, 2024
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Of course, if we had to confirm this impression by testing the device, this would mean that with Frandroid Samsung could clearly gain the upper hand over Apple in terms of display quality. One could almost wonder why the company didn't simply show a comparison to support its point; instead of focusing its communication on the topic on promises and flashy numbers… but not necessarily evocative.