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Comparison between Asus ROG Swift PG38UQ vs Asus ROG Strix XG438QR

General Info
Model Number Asus ROG Swift PG38UQ Asus ROG Strix XG438QR
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2023 2021
Brand Asus Asus
Model Number ROG Swift PG38UQ ROG Strix XG438QR
Alias XG438QR
Display
Screen Size Class 38" (inches) 43" (inches)
Diagonal Size 37.98 in
96.5 cm
964.783 mm
3.17 ft
43 in
109.2 cm
1092.2 mm
3.58 ft
Screen Width 33.11 in
84.1 cm
840.96 mm
2.76 ft
37.05 in
94.1 cm
941.184 mm
3.09 ft
Screen Height 18.62 in
47.3 cm
473.04 mm
1.55 ft
20.84 in
52.9 cm
529.416 mm
1.74 ft
Display Manufacturer AU Optronics
Display Type IPS AMVA
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 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.219 mm 0.245 mm
Screen Pixel Density 116 ppi 103 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 88.48 % 89.6 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 98% 90%
Rec.2020 66
sRGB 125 %
Screen Brightness 350 cd/m² 450 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 600 cd/m² 600 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 4000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 °
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms 4 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR DisplayHDR 600 HDR10
DisplayHDR 600
3D No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 1.88 in
4.8 cm
47.8 mm
0.16 ft
2.94 in
7.5 cm
74.6 mm
0.24 ft
Case Weight 9.04 kg
20 lbs
14.2 kg
31 lbs
Case Width with Stand 33.9 in
86.1 cm
861 mm
2.82 ft
38.37 in
97.5 cm
974.58 mm
3.2 ft
Case Height with Stand 22.99 in
58.4 cm
583.9 mm
1.92 ft
24.85 in
63.1 cm
631.31 mm
2.07 ft
Case Depth with Stand 10.06 in
25.5 cm
255.4 mm
0.84 ft
11.87 in
30.2 cm
301.5 mm
0.99 ft
Case Weight with Stand 10.23 kg
23 lbs
15.6 kg
34 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 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)
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)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 5W 2 x 10W
Features
Cool Features 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)
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
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 33.9 in
86.1 cm
861 mm
2.82 ft
38.37 in
97.5 cm
974.58 mm
3.2 ft
Case Height 20.56 in
52.2 cm
522.2 mm
1.71 ft
22.47 in
57.1 cm
570.62 mm
1.87 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 5 ° 10 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 48 Hz - 144 Hz 48 Hz - 120 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 350 kHz 30 kHz - 275 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL NULL
Accessories
Extras Color pre-calibration report
DisplayPort cable
HDMI Ultra High-Speed Cable
Remote control
ROG pouch
ROG sticker
USB 3.2 cable
Audio cable
HDMI cable
Remote control
ROG projection
USB 3.0 cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses Energy Star 8.0
TUV Rheinland Flicker-free Certified
TUV Rheinland Low Blue Light Certified
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)
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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