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Gorilla Glass simply refers to the registered trademark name of a specialized glass developed and manufactured by Corning. It’s light weight, slimness, and strength make it one of the widely used glasses in smartphones.

Corning had introduced “muscle glass” with several experiments conducted from 1950s. The glass marketed as “Chemor” was used in automotive, aviation and pharmaceutical industries. Steve Jobs wanted a strong glass to be used in his phone instead of plastic as plastic glasses were prone to cracks. At that time, Corning was not set up for mass production but Jobs placed an order for a ton of Gorilla Glass motivating Corning to take the risk. For this purpose, those experiments were rejuvenated which gave birth the use of gorilla glass in I phone which was released in 2007.

Gorilla Glass 2 is 20 percent thinner than the original Gorilla Glass. Gorilla Glass 3 is up to three times more scratch-resistant than the previous version, with enhanced ability to resist deep scratches. It’s design had first use of atomic-scale modeling. After Gorilla Glass 3, Corning indicated that areas for future improvements would be reducing reflectivity and susceptibility to fingerprint smudges, and changing the surface treatments and the way it is finished.

Gorilla glass 4 is of same thickness and scratch resistance properties than its prior version. But this time Corning focused on accident related impact damages that shatter the phone screen which is a real issue to be dealt by the phone user instead of the minor scratches.It is twice as stronger than its counter competitors. It says to survive 80% of 3.3 feet flat drop which is the emulation of real life surfaces keeping the phone intact. Today Corning states that over three billion mobile devices used Gorilla Glass.

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Smartphone battery life doesn’t last forever. Batteries have a finite life-cycle and you can’t extend their life indefinitely. Upon careless usage, smartphone battery gets bloated (swollen). Many users often experience this after a year or so. A swollen battery is of no use, as it discharges way quicker than a normal battery and moreover can cause damage to other components of the smartphone. So, here are some tips to avoid smartphone batteries from getting bloated:

1. Don’t overheat your smartphone continuously
Overheating your smartphone can cause damage to your lithium ion battery. Overheating usually occurs when you play heavy graphics intensifying games for too long or using your smartphone continuously for 2-3 hours. To avoid overheating, don’t use your smartphone continuously. Give the phone some rest (5-10 mins) before using it again.

2. Never use your phone while charging
Using a phone while it is charging means the phone is continuously being charged and discharged stopping the battery from entering a full charging cycle, damaging the battery.

The ideal charging temperature of a battery is between 20-30 degree Celsius, but when you are using the phone and charging it, the temperature of the battery rises up to 50-60 degree Celsius and will damage the battery.

3. Don’t let the battery percentage go down to Zero
It’s a good practice to charge your phone when it gets to around 10%. This process lengthens your battery life.

4. Charge the battery with its own charger
Most smartphones including Android, Windows and Blackberry use the same Micro USB chargers. But it is important to check the charger specification before you charge the battery of the smartphone. Some smartphone are not compatible with 2 Ampere quick charger and can damage the battery. So, it is highly recommended that you charge your phone with the charger you received while buying.