Dragontrail Vs Gorilla Glass: What Are Key Differences?

The smartphone you use regularly is made of hundreds of different components that different organizations or manufacturers make. One of those most important and by far most used components is the glass that protects the screen.

There is a standard for the glass that is used on smartphones and the most known one is the Corning Gorilla Glass, apart from this glass there is another one named Dragontrail Glass. So in this post, we will be comparing both Gorilla Glass Vs Dragontrail Glass statistically to find which one is a better product.

Corning Gorilla Glass

Gorilla Glass is a registered product of Corning Glass Company i.e. based in the United States of America. It’s an alkali-aluminosilicate sheet which uses the Ion Exchange method to toughen the glass which results in the following unique qualities: hardness, thinness, lightweight, and scratch-resistant.

The 1st generation of Gorilla Glass was introduced way back in 2007-2008 and since then, there have been multiple alterations and upgrades to the launched products and have been way better as compared to the initial product.

Dragontrail Glass

Dragontrail glass is manufactured by a Japanese company named Asahi Glass Company. It is also an alkali-aluminosilicate sheet but it uses a chemical float process to toughen glass and increase its durability. Dragontrail is 2nd in the race, still, the market is huge and a healthy competitor is always beneficial for the consumers.

The 1st variant was introduced in 2011 and since then, there have been multiple upgrades to the production with multiple products. However, it was launched just a decade ago, they’ve managed to work with big brands like Google and Gionee at some point in time. 

The main highlight of the Dragontrail glass was when it was used by the Google Pixel 3a and Google Pixel 3a XL (front side in both).

Variants

Both brands have been upgrading their products from the initial stage and there have been grave changes to the product throughout time which made them better than the past product. 

Gorilla Glass

Gorilla Glass 1: It was introduced in 2008.

Gorilla Glass 2: The 2nd generation was launched in 2012, this time it was as good as the 1st generation. But, the key difference was thickness which was 20% less. In no time, it gained popularity and was equipped with over 600 million devices.

Gorilla Glass 3: This was launched just after the 2nd generation in 2013. Gorilla Glass 3 primarily focused on the NDR (Native Damage Resistance) tech, which helped the glass to scratch less. Astoundingly, Gorilla Glass 3 handled 35% of the scratches. 

Gorilla Glass 4: Launched in 2014, this time Corning focused mostly on drop resistance which surely made it better than the predecessors. 

Gorilla Glass 5: It was developed to provide even more resistance to drops and was launched in 2016. It could survive a drop from a height of 1.6 meters. It was already known among the big brands and was equipped by the likes of the Samsung Note series and many more.

Gorilla Glass 6: It was one of the big jumps for the developers. As per stats and info, Gorilla Glass 6 was twice the durability of Gorilla Glass 5. Also, it could handle multiple drops and was tested rigorously. It was launched in 2018 and is still being used on some smartphones. 

Gorilla Glass Victus: Launched in 2020, it focuses mostly on scratch resistance and offers twice the scratch resistance of the previous versions, on the other hand, it is way better than any of its competitors in the market. 

Dragontrail Glass

Dragontrail: Initial product of the AGC was launched in 2011. Claimed to be 6 times stronger than the conventional soda-lime glass. It was thinner as compared to other products in the market.

Dragontrail X: The 3rd generation was developed to be highly scratch resistant and was tested in various stressed environments to make it durable enough. It was introduced in 2014 and started gaining popularity through high-end device manufacturers.

Dragontrail Pro: It is the latest production of the AGC launched back in 2016. It focuses more on the design of the glass, with rounded edges it tends to divide the impact and claims to be much more durable than other products. But, it is preferably for high-end stylish phones with exposed edges.

Key Differences

Points	Gorilla Glass	Dragontrail Glass
Manufacturer	Corning, USA	Asahi Glass Company, Japan
Process of Manufacturing	Ion-Exchange Method	Chemical Float Method
Vickers hardness rating	622-701	595-673
Key Properties	Thinner and lighter than Dragontrail, Scratch and Drop resistant.	Unique designs, Impact resistant, Better hardness, better flexibility and scratch resistant too.
Popularity	It is probably the most popular of all.	2nd in the race and is gaining pace.

Conclusion

This post was an unbiased comparison of Gorilla Glass Vs Dragontrail Glass, you can conclude for yourself which one is a complete product. One aspect is for sure, having a good competitor makes it beneficial for consumers and glass is glass it will break no matter how strong it is but definitely it will provide better protection against drop and scratches.