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Comparison between Apple Thunderbolt Display vs BenQ GW2480T

General Info
Model Number Apple Thunderbolt Display BenQ GW2480T
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2011 2019
Brand Apple BenQ
Model Number Thunderbolt Display GW2480T
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 24" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
23.81 in
60.5 cm
604.7 mm
1.98 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
20.75 in
52.7 cm
527.04 mm
1.73 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
11.67 in
29.6 cm
296.46 mm
0.97 ft
Display Manufacturer LG Display LG Display
Display Type H-IPS AH-IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 8 bits (6 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control No Yes
Max Number of Colors 16777216 16777216
Bits 24 24
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.233 mm 0.275 mm
Screen Pixel Density 109 ppi 92 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 85.1 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
Adobe RGB 1998 75 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 375 cd/m² 250 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 2000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Display Minimum Response Time 6.5 ms 5 ms
Display Average Response Time 8 ms 14 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 12 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 1.97 in
5 cm
50 mm
0.16 ft
Case Weight 3.04 kg
7 lbs
Case Width with Stand 25.59 in
65 cm
650 mm
2.13 ft
21.26 in
54 cm
540 mm
1.77 ft
Case Height with Stand 19.33 in
49.1 cm
491 mm
1.61 ft
15.28 in
38.8 cm
388 mm
1.27 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.15 in
20.7 cm
207 mm
0.68 ft
9.06 in
23 cm
230 mm
0.75 ft
Case Weight with Stand 10.8 kg
24 lbs
5.7 kg
13 lbs
Case Color Silver Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera Yes No
Network LAN
Connectivity 1 x Thunderbolt
3 x USB 2.0 (downstream)
1 x Ethernet RJ45
1 x D-sub
1 x 3.5 mm Audio In
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 1W
Features
Cool Features HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Low Blue Light
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
Flicker-free technology
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 21.26 in
54 cm
540 mm
1.77 ft
Case Height 13.39 in
34 cm
340 mm
1.12 ft
Vesa Mount Support No Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 75 x 75 100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment No Yes
Height Adjustment Range 140 mm
14 cm
5.5118 in
0.4593 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No Yes
Left Pivot 0 °
Right Pivot 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support No Yes
Left Swivel 45 °
Right Swivel 45 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 25 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 60 Hz 50 Hz - 76 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 83 kHz
Accessories
Extras HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses ENERGY STAR 7.0
Epeat Silver
TCO 7.0
TÜV Low Blue Light
TÜV Flicker-free
WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 10 °C - 35 °C
50 °F - 95 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 20 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 47 °C
-4 °F - 116.6 °F
Max Operating Altitude 3048
Apple Thunderbolt Display BenQ GW2480T