Then Corning increase the angle to deliver more force, this time substituting competing glass for a piece of aluminum. This time around the metal dented, and the Gorilla Glass 3 was scratch- and The last iteration, Gorilla Glass 5 from 2016, became more resistant and durable for human-height drops of up to 1.6 meters (5 feet, 2 inches) based on Corning's tests. That made it almost four Introducing Corning Gorilla Glass 5, a new glass solution that raises the bar for protection against drops higher than ever, surviving 1.6-meter, shoulder-height drops onto hard, rough surfaces up Gorilla Glass 3 Beats Aluminum on Durability. At MWC, Corning shows how the latest version of Gorilla Glass is stronger than aluminum. The proof is in the pictures. By Alex Colon. February Gorilla Glass 3 is one of Corning's best-selling device glasses. In addition to designing Gorilla Glass 3 into its latest Z Series smartphones, Lava has designed Gorilla Glass across a broad Trx7pT.