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Comparison between Asus ROG Strix XG438QR vs Asus ROG Swift PG38UQ

General Info
Model Number Asus ROG Strix XG438QR Asus ROG Swift PG38UQ
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2021 2023
Brand Asus Asus
Model Number ROG Strix XG438QR ROG Swift PG38UQ
Alias XG438QR
Display
Screen Size Class 43" (inches) 38" (inches)
Diagonal Size 43 in
109.2 cm
1092.2 mm
3.58 ft
37.98 in
96.5 cm
964.783 mm
3.17 ft
Screen Width 37.05 in
94.1 cm
941.184 mm
3.09 ft
33.11 in
84.1 cm
840.96 mm
2.76 ft
Screen Height 20.84 in
52.9 cm
529.416 mm
1.74 ft
18.62 in
47.3 cm
473.04 mm
1.55 ft
Display Manufacturer AU Optronics
Display Type AMVA IPS
Display Bit Depth 10 bits (8 bits + FRC) 8 bits
Frame Rate Control Yes No
Max Number of Colors 1073741824 16777216
Bits 30 24
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.245 mm 0.219 mm
Screen Pixel Density 103 ppi 116 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.6 % 88.48 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 90% 98%
Rec.2020 66
sRGB 125 %
Screen Brightness 450 cd/m² 350 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 600 cd/m² 600 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 4000 : 1 1000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 °
Display Minimum Response Time 4 ms 1 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte
HDR HDR10
DisplayHDR 600
DisplayHDR 600
3D No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.94 in
7.5 cm
74.6 mm
0.24 ft
1.88 in
4.8 cm
47.8 mm
0.16 ft
Case Weight 14.2 kg
31 lbs
9.04 kg
20 lbs
Case Width with Stand 38.37 in
97.5 cm
974.58 mm
3.2 ft
33.9 in
86.1 cm
861 mm
2.82 ft
Case Height with Stand 24.85 in
63.1 cm
631.31 mm
2.07 ft
22.99 in
58.4 cm
583.9 mm
1.92 ft
Case Depth with Stand 11.87 in
30.2 cm
301.5 mm
0.99 ft
10.06 in
25.5 cm
255.4 mm
0.84 ft
Case Weight with Stand 15.6 kg
34 lbs
10.23 kg
23 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 3 x HDMI 2.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x 3.5 mm Audio In
2 x USB 3.0 (Type-A; downstream)
1 x USB 3.0 (Type-B; upstream)
2 x HDMI 2.1
1 x DisplayPort 1.4 (DSC)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out (headphones)
1 x S/PDIF
4 x USB 3.2 (Type-A; Gen 1; downstream)
1 x USB 3.2 (Type-B; Gen 1; upstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 10W 2 x 5W
Features
Cool Features Asus Display Widget
Aura Sync
Shadow Boost
GameFast Input Technology
GameVisual
Trace Free Technology
GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer/FPS Counter/Display Alignment)
Flicker-free technology
Adaptive-Sync technology
HDR Mode
AMD FreeSync Premium Pro
Low Blue Light
Picture-in-Picture
VESA AdaptiveSync Display 144Hz
Variable Overdrive
AMD FreeSync Premium Pro
HDR Setting
Game Visual
Trace Free Technology
NVIDIA G-Sync Compatible
Aspect Ratio Control
Extreme Low Motion Blur Sync (ELMB Sync)
Delta E<2
Dynamic Local Dimming
GamePlus
Fast IPS
Picture-by-Picture
Display Stream Compression (DSC)
VividPixel
Ultra-Low Blue Light
Asus DisplayWidget
5-way navigation joystick
Flicker-free technology
Dynamic Shadow Boost
Adaptive-Sync technology
Extreme Low Motion Blur (ELMB)
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 38.37 in
97.5 cm
974.58 mm
3.2 ft
33.9 in
86.1 cm
861 mm
2.82 ft
Case Height 22.47 in
57.1 cm
570.62 mm
1.87 ft
20.56 in
52.2 cm
522.2 mm
1.71 ft
Vesa Mount Support Yes Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100 100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment No No
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No No
Left or Right Swivel Support No No
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 10 ° 5 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 48 Hz - 120 Hz 48 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 275 kHz 30 kHz - 350 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL NULL
Accessories
Extras Audio cable
HDMI cable
Remote control
ROG projection
USB 3.0 cable
Color pre-calibration report
DisplayPort cable
HDMI Ultra High-Speed Cable
Remote control
ROG pouch
ROG sticker
USB 3.2 cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses BSMI
C-Tick
CB
CCC
CE
CU
ENERGY STAR
ErP
FCC
J-MOSS
RoHS
TÜV Flicker-free
TÜV Low Blue Light
UL/cUL
VCCI
WEEE
WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
Energy Star 8.0
TUV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified
TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certified
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 5 °C - 40 °C
41 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 20 % - 90 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 10 % - 90 %
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