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Comparison between Asus RoG Swift PG278QR vs Apple Pro Display XDR

General Info
Model Number Asus RoG Swift PG278QR Apple Pro Display XDR
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2016 2019
Brand Asus Apple
Model Number RoG Swift PG278QR Pro Display XDR
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 32" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
32 in
81.3 cm
812.8 mm
2.67 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
27.89 in
70.8 cm
708.417 mm
2.32 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
15.69 in
39.8 cm
398.484 mm
1.31 ft
Display Type TN IPS with Oxide TFT
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 10 bits
Frame Rate Control No No
Max Number of Colors 16777216 1073741824
Bits 24 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 2560 x 1440 6016 x 3384
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.233 mm 0.118 mm
Screen Pixel Density 109 ppi 216 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89 % 95.43 %
Backlight Source W-LED Direct LED (Full-Array Local Dimming)
DCI P3 80%
Rec.2020 75
sRGB 100 %
Adobe RGB 1998 68.1 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 350 cd/m² 500 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 1100 cd/m² 1600 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 20000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 170 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 160 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 20 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte
HDR Dolby Vision
HDR10
HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma)
HDR
3D Yes No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.6 in
6.6 cm
66 mm
0.22 ft
1.06 in
2.7 cm
27 mm
0.09 ft
Case Weight 23 kg
51 lbs
7.48 kg
16 lbs
Case Width with Stand 24.41 in
62 cm
620 mm
2.03 ft
28.27 in
71.8 cm
718 mm
2.36 ft
Case Height with Stand 17.05 in
43.3 cm
433 mm
1.42 ft
20.98 in
53.3 cm
533 mm
1.75 ft
Case Depth with Stand 9.37 in
23.8 cm
238 mm
0.78 ft
9.29 in
23.6 cm
236 mm
0.77 ft
Case Weight with Stand 7 kg
15 lbs
11.78 kg
26 lbs
Case Color Black Silver
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 No No
Network 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 HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
2 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
3 x USB 3.0 (Type-C)
1 x Thunderbolt 3.0 (96 W)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 18W
Features
OS Android 8.0 Oreo
Android 9.0 Pie
Cool Features GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer)
GameVisual
Nvidia G-SYNC Technology
Refresh Rate Turbo key
Nvidia ULMB (Ultra Low Motion Blur)
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
5-way OSD joystick
Trace Free Technology
Flicker-free technology
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Light sensor
Wide Color Gamut
Extreme Dynamic Range
Hardware calibration
Extra Features Security lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width 24.41 in
62 cm
620 mm
2.03 ft
28.27 in
71.8 cm
718 mm
2.36 ft
Case Height 14.29 in
36.3 cm
363 mm
1.19 ft
16.22 in
41.2 cm
412 mm
1.35 ft
Vesa Mount Support Yes No
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100 100 x 200
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment Yes Yes
Height Adjustment Range 120 mm
12 cm
4.7244 in
0.3937 ft
120 mm
12 cm
4.7244 in
0.3937 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support Yes Yes
Left Pivot 0 ° 0 °
Right Pivot 90 ° 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes No
Left Swivel 60 °
Right Swivel 60 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 25 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 24 Hz - 165 Hz 47.95 Hz - 60 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 240 kHz
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 upstream cable
Thunderbolt cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
CEL level 1
cTick
CU
eStandby
ENERGY STAR
FCC Class B
J-MOSS
KCC
PSE
RCM
RoHS
TÜV Low Blue Light
TÜV Flicker-free
UL/cUL
VCCI
WEEE
WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
10 °C - 35 °C
50 °F - 95 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 10 % - 80 % 20 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 95 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
Asus RoG Swift PG278QR Apple Pro Display XDR