greatest boast is its impressive scratch resistance
technology, but that 50 per cent of people who
have cracked their screen at some point know that
scratch resistance doesn’t mean ind t tible
With phones becoming more ess
average person’s day-to-day life, a fu
mobile is crucial to both our working
lives. A screen that never breaks isthat, so the Motorola X Force may become a bigger
player in the market than fi rst thought.
The Moto X Force is already available in Europe
and the USA alongside the Moto Droid Maxx 2,
d battery life but nothe Droid Turbo 2 name, at prices starting at $624.
This puts it fi rmly in contention with the likes of the
LG G4, Samsung Galaxy Note 4 and the Nexus 6P.
These models all dominate the Force in terms of
specs, so the shatter-proof screen is going to have
to prove quite a draw to convince customers to
part with that much cash for a handset that boasts
only reasonable specs.
Nevertheless, a survey conducted by Motorola in
the UK, USA, China, India, Mexico and Brazil has
shown that 21 per cent of people currently have a
cracked or shattered phone, and 23 per cent of
smartphone users have continued to use their
mobile even after cutting their fi nger on the broken
screen. An indestructible screen really could prove
to be a major selling point for the Moto X Force.
Unless Motorola let other OEMs buy and use
their screens, Gorilla Glass with its chemically
toughened glass and native damage resistance will
probably still maintain supremacy. However, we’ve
seen that Sony and Samsung are more than willing
to let other manufacturers use their camera
technology, so it is entirely possible that Motorola
could supply screens to its rivals. Gorilla Glass’s
We shatter the
indestructible
screen illusion
So how does the ShatterShield manage to stay
intact when all others have failed? It manages
this magic because of its fi ve layers of protection
and a few clever tricks that eradicate the main
causes of screen failures. The phone itself is a
durable, aluminium core that provides the fi rst
barrier to any kind of impact. Secondly, the display
itself is a fl exible, Amoled display that can bend
and absorb shockwaves much more than a purely
solid display could.Instead of the usual single touc
on most Android phones, the Mot
dual touch layer. This provides a f
one layer loses sensitivity after a
you can continue using your phon
Finally the phone has an interi
exterior lens to provide those fin
protection against any kind of im
interior lens is a fairly standard a
exterior lens – which is the fi rst
come in contact with the groun
toughened coat that is designe
rest against general wear and t
layer of protection with the inn
screen and a dual touch layer
secret of the ShatterShield th
so resistant. The Moto X FThe Force is also water resistant up to 1.5 metres