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Comparison between Apple Thunderbolt Display vs LG 27UK850

General Info
Model Number Apple Thunderbolt Display LG 27UK850
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2011 2018
Brand Apple LG
Model Number Thunderbolt Display 27UK850
Alias 27UK850-W
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
26.96 in
68.5 cm
684.7 mm
2.25 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer LG Display LG Display
Display Type H-IPS AH-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 0.155 mm
Screen Pixel Density 109 ppi 163 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 87.05 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 75%
Rec.2020 70
sRGB 99 %
Adobe RGB 1998 75 % 73 %
Screen Brightness 375 cd/m² 350 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 450 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 2000000 : 1 5000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 14 ms
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) Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR HDR10
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 1.8 in
4.6 cm
45.72 mm
0.15 ft
Case Weight 4.8 kg
11 lbs
Case Width with Stand 25.59 in
65 cm
650 mm
2.13 ft
24.11 in
61.2 cm
612.4 mm
2.01 ft
Case Height with Stand 19.33 in
49.1 cm
491 mm
1.61 ft
22 in
55.9 cm
558.8 mm
1.83 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.15 in
20.7 cm
207 mm
0.68 ft
9.2 in
23.4 cm
233.68 mm
0.77 ft
Case Weight with Stand 10.8 kg
24 lbs
6.1 kg
13 lbs
Case Color Silver White
Hardware
System on Chip or SoC MediaTek MT5893
CPU ARM Cortex-A73
CPU Cores 4
CPU Frequency 1500
GPU ARM Mali-G71
RAM Memory Size 3
Internal Storage 16
TV Tuner Analog (NTSC/PAL/SECAM)
DVB-T
DVB-T2
DVB-C
DVB-S
DVB-S2
Built-in Camera Yes No
Network LAN LAN
Wi-Fi
802.11a (IEEE 802.11a-1999)
802.11b (IEEE 802.11b-1999)
802.11g (IEEE 802.11g-2003)
802.11n (IEEE 802.11n-2009)
802.11n 5GHz
802.11ac (IEEE 802.11ac)
Wi-Fi Direct
DLNA
Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity 1 x Thunderbolt
3 x USB 2.0 (downstream)
1 x Ethernet RJ45
2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
2 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
1 x USB 3.1 (Type-C - 60 W)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 5W
Features
OS Android 8.0 Oreo
Android 9.0 Pie
Cool Features Black Stabilizer
DDC/CI
Flicker-free technology
Screen Split 2.0
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 2.2
Dynamic Action Sync
6-Axis Control
Super Resolution+
AMD FreeSync technology
True Color Pro
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width 24.1 in
61.2 cm
612.14 mm
2.01 ft
Case Height 14.8 in
37.6 cm
375.9 mm
1.23 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 110 mm
11 cm
4.3307 in
0.3609 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No Yes
Left Pivot 0 °
Right Pivot 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support No No
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 25 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 60 Hz 120 Hz
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB Type-C cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses BSMI
CCC
CE
cTick
ENERGY STAR 7.0
Epeat Gold
ErP
FCC Class B
UL/cUL
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 10 °C - 35 °C
50 °F - 95 °F
0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 20 % - 80 % 10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 47 °C
-4 °F - 116.6 °F
-20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 85 %
Max Operating Altitude 3048
Apple Thunderbolt Display LG 27UK850