One of the few hardware upgrades in the Galaxy S25 Ultra is the front surface, the Gorilla Armor 2. Corning described the glass as “The industry’s first scratch-resistant, anti-reflective glass ceramic cover material for mobile devices.” Tests cited by Samsung show that the new glass is highly resistant to drops and can survive the impact of a 2.2m drop on a concrete-like surface.
Its about a balance between drop and scratch resistance
But on the other hand, as famous YouTuber JerryRigEverything’s test reveals, the glass is less scratch-resistant than the first-generation Gorilla Armor. So what’s going on?
Well, as it turns out, making the grass more resistant to scratches also makes it more brittle, and manufacturers often switch between the two back and forth in successive generations. So this year the glass is more drop-resistant at the cost of being slightly more prone to scratches.
That said, the glass still scratches at level 6, which is kind of the industry standard for smartphones. So if you are scrolling through this article without a screen protector or have plans to buy the phone as long the pre-order period ends, you don’t have to worry at all.
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The slightly curved sides also used to be prone to scratches, which Samsung has fixed from the root – now you have a completely flat display. The Gorilla Glass Armor 2 also comes with a slightly improved anti-reflective coating.
The display panel underneath is the same as last year and reaches the same 2600 nits of peak brightness. However, if you are wondering whether the grainy effect still appears in low light, it was apparently a software issue and has been fixed with the 2025 flagship.
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