India, July 13 -- Smartphone users in India are upgrading their smartphones, earlier than planned, with broken screen glass due to the phone falling being a key reason. A study by Corning Incorporated, an innovator of material sciences and the maker of the popular Gorilla Glass protection layering for smartphones, notes that 87% of respondents admit to having dropped their phone in the past year.

"As smartphones become even more vital to how people work, communicate, and entertain themselves, durability is no longer a secondary specification. It's central to the overall device experience," says Andrew Beck, vice president and general manager, Corning Gorilla Glass. The survey of 1,509 smartphone users in India notes that "53% say broken ...