Comparison between BenQ EL2870U vs Dell Alienware AW2518H

General Info
Model Number	BenQ EL2870U	Dell Alienware AW2518H

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2018	2017
Brand	BenQ	Dell
Model Number	EL2870U	Alienware AW2518H
Display
Screen Size Class	28" (inches)	25" (inches)
Diagonal Size	27.91 in 70.9 cm 709 mm 2.33 ft	24.5 in 62.2 cm 622.3 mm 2.04 ft
Screen Width	24.45 in 62.1 cm 620.928 mm 2.04 ft	21.41 in 54.4 cm 543.744 mm 1.78 ft
Screen Height	13.44 in 34.1 cm 341.28 mm 1.12 ft	11.91 in 30.3 cm 302.616 mm 0.99 ft
Display Manufacturer	Innolux	AU Optronics
Display Type	TN	TN
Display Bit Depth	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)	8 bits (6 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control	Yes	Yes
Max Number of Colors	1073741824	16777216
Bits	30	24
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:9
Screen Resolution	3840 x 2160	1920 x 1080
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.162 mm	0.283 mm
Screen Pixel Density	157 ppi	89 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio		90.29 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3	70%
sRGB	97 %
NTSC 1953	72 %	72 %
Screen Brightness	300 cd/m²	400 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	120000000 : 1	50000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	170 °	170 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	160 °	160 °
Screen Input Lag	5 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	1 ms	1 ms
Display Average Response Time	4 ms	4 ms
Display Coating		Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR	HDR
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth		2.54 in 6.5 cm 64.6 mm 0.21 ft
Case Weight		3.5 kg 8 lbs
Case Width with Stand	25.9 in 65.8 cm 657.9 mm 2.16 ft	21.88 in 55.6 cm 555.8 mm 1.82 ft
Case Height with Stand	18.75 in 47.6 cm 476.27 mm 1.56 ft	16.47 in 41.8 cm 418.4 mm 1.37 ft
Case Depth with Stand	5.89 in 15 cm 149.6 mm 0.49 ft	10.57 in 26.9 cm 268.6 mm 0.88 ft
Case Weight with Stand	5.7 kg 13 lbs	7.14 kg 16 lbs
Case Color	Black	Black, Silver
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.4	1 x USB 3.0 (upstream) 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x 3.5 mm Audio In 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x USB 3.0 (charge - 5V/1.5A) 3 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers	2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features	Brightness Intelligence Plus Flicker-free technology Low Blue Light HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 2.2 AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator) AMD FreeSync technology	Flicker-free technology Nvidia G-SYNC Technology
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington	Security lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width		21.88 in 55.6 cm 555.8 mm 1.82 ft
Case Height		12.91 in 32.8 cm 327.9 mm 1.08 ft
Vesa Mount Support	Yes	Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size	100 x 100	100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment	No	Yes
Height Adjustment Range		130 mm 13 cm 5.1181 in 0.4265 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	No	Yes
Left Pivot		90 °
Right Pivot		90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	No	Yes
Left Swivel		20 °
Right Swivel		20 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	15 °	25 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	60 Hz	30 Hz - 240 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	30 kHz - 135 kHz	30 kHz - 160 kHz
Accessories
Extras		DisplayPort cable USB 3.0 upstream cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	ENERGY STAR 7.0 TÜV Flicker-free TÜV Low Blue Light WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level		0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level		10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature		-20 °C - 6 °C -4 °F - 42.8 °F
Internal Storage Humidity		5 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude		5000
Max Storage Altitude		12192

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