Difference between Gorilla Glass and Dragontrail Glass

Posted By: Sm Adminon: February 22, 2016In: Miscellaneous

Gorilla glass:
Gorilla glass is the brand toughened glass which is designed to be thin, light and damage resistant. It is manufactured by Corning.
Dragontrail glass:
Dragontrail glass is alkali-aluminosilicate sheet glass which is thin, light and damage resistant similar to Corning’s Gorilla Glass.
Differences:

Basis	Gorilla glass	Pearl
Definition	Gorilla Glass is a scratch-resistant and durable glass product from Corning that is used to protect the screens of tablets, smartphone and other mobile devices. The glass is lightweight, strong and compatible with touch screen technologies. As a result of its strength, screens made of Gorilla Glass can be very thin.	Dragontrail, manufactured by Asahi Glass Co., is an alkali-aluminosilicate sheet glass engineered for a combination of thinness, lightness and damage-resistance, similar to Corning’s Gorilla Glass.
Pronunciation	Eng (UK): /ɡəˈrɪlə/ /ɡlɑːs/ Eng (US): /ɡəˈrilə/ /ɡlas/	Eng (UK): /ˈdraɡ(ə)n/ /treɪl/ /ɡlɑːs/ Eng (US): /ˈdraɡən/ /trāl/ /ɡlas/
Advantages/Benefits	Its advantages are: It’s harder. It’s tougher. Its thinner compared to ordinary glass of the same strength.	Its advantages are: Consistent Resist scratch
Disadvantages	Its disadvantages are: The manufacturing process is more complicated. It uses more chemicals than normal manufacturing of glass. It might be harder to manufacture large panes of glass. Although they did recently announce that the new ford GT would have a GG windshield. The harder a material becomes the more brittle and less tough it becomes. Getting a good trade-off between all the properties takes real skill, time, and knowledge.	Its disadvantages are: Break easily
Vickers Hardness Rating	622 to 701	595 to 673
Manufacturer	Corning from USA	Asahi from Japan
Versions	Gorilla Glass, Gorilla Glass 2, Gorilla Glass 3, Gorilla Glass 4. Gorilla Glass 3 is 40% more strong and scratch resistant. Gorilla Glass 4 is up to two times tougher & stronger than its competitive glasses	Dragontrial Glass
Applications or Usage	Smartphones, Laptops, Tablets, Portable Media Players, Computer Displays and some Television displays	Smartphones, Tablets
Manufacturing Process	Ion-Exchange Method	Float Process
Popularity	Very Popular and Established Product	Not much Popular but gaining popularity
Example in Sentence	My phone’s screen has got Gorilla glass. Gorilla glass is scratch resistance.	Dragontrail glass is used for smartphone and tablet. Dragontrail glass is a protective cover glass.