The Essential phone finds itself in a unique situation durability wise. The phone is covered in Gorilla Glass 5 on the front, the frame is made of titanium, and the back is covered with ceramic. With both glass and ceramic it would seem that the phone wouldn't be very durable at all except for...
Over the years Corning has made it their mission to make the most durable glass for cellular devices. They have come a long way since the first devices however Glass still breaks when you drop your phone. Gorilla Glass 4 was Corning's first attempt at building glass durable enough to handle...