Comparison between Apple Thunderbolt Display vs BenQ PD3200U

General Info
Model Number	Apple Thunderbolt Display	BenQ PD3200U

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2011	2016
Brand	Apple	BenQ
Model Number	Thunderbolt Display	PD3200U
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	32" (inches)
Diagonal Size	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft	32.01 in 81.3 cm 813 mm 2.67 ft
Screen Width	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft	27.89 in 70.8 cm 708.48 mm 2.32 ft
Screen Height	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft	15.69 in 39.9 cm 398.52 mm 1.31 ft
Display Manufacturer	LG Display	AU Optronics
Display Type	H-IPS	AHVA IPS
Display Bit Depth	8 bits	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control	No	Yes
Max Number of Colors	16777216	1073741824
Bits	24	30
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:9
Screen Resolution	2560 x 1440	3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.233 mm	0.185 mm
Screen Pixel Density	109 ppi	137 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio		87.39 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
sRGB		100 %
Adobe RGB 1998	75 %	73 %
Screen Brightness	375 cd/m²	350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	2000000 : 1	20000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Input Lag		7 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	6.5 ms	4 ms
Display Average Response Time	8 ms	12 ms
Display Maximum Response Time	12 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)	Anti-glare/Matte
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth		2.65 in 6.7 cm 67.3 mm 0.22 ft
Case Weight		8.5 kg 19 lbs
Case Width with Stand	25.59 in 65 cm 650 mm 2.13 ft	29.14 in 74 cm 740.28 mm 2.43 ft
Case Height with Stand	19.33 in 49.1 cm 491 mm 1.61 ft	19.36 in 49.2 cm 491.66 mm 1.61 ft
Case Depth with Stand	8.15 in 20.7 cm 207 mm 0.68 ft	8.8 in 22.4 cm 223.62 mm 0.73 ft
Case Weight with Stand	10.8 kg 24 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	2 x USB 3.0 (upstream) 2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (Input mini) 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x 3.5 mm Audio In 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x USB (mini) 1 x SD Memory Card Slot 4 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers		2 x 5W
Features
Cool Features		Flicker-free technology HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 2.2 Low Blue Light Picture-in-Picture Picture-by-Picture Light sensor AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator) CAD/CAM mode
Extra Features		Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width		29.14 in 74 cm 740.28 mm 2.43 ft
Case Height		17.18 in 43.6 cm 436.42 mm 1.43 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		150 mm 15 cm 5.9055 in 0.4921 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	60 Hz
Accessories
Extras		DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP HDMI cable USB 3.0 cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses		ENERGY STAR 7.0 Epeat Silver TCO Certified Displays 7.0 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 PD3200U