Comparison between BenQ PD2720U vs Apple Thunderbolt Display

General Info
Model Number	BenQ PD2720U	Apple Thunderbolt Display

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2018	2011
Brand	BenQ	Apple
Model Number	PD2720U	Thunderbolt Display
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	27" (inches)
Diagonal Size	26.93 in 68.4 cm 684 mm 2.24 ft	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 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	IPS	H-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	2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.155 mm	0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density	163 ppi	109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	89.07 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3	96%
sRGB	100 %
Adobe RGB 1998	100 %	75 %
Screen Brightness	350 cd/m²	375 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	20000000 : 1	2000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Display Minimum Response Time	5 ms	6.5 ms
Display Average Response Time	14 ms	8 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	3.44 in 8.7 cm 87.39 mm 0.29 ft
Case Weight	5.3 kg 12 lbs
Case Width with Stand	24.19 in 61.4 cm 614.4 mm 2.02 ft	25.59 in 65 cm 650 mm 2.13 ft
Case Height with Stand	17.47 in 44.4 cm 443.71 mm 1.46 ft	19.33 in 49.1 cm 491 mm 1.61 ft
Case Depth with Stand	7.34 in 18.6 cm 186.31 mm 0.61 ft	8.15 in 20.7 cm 207 mm 0.68 ft
Case Weight with Stand	8.3 kg 18 lbs	10.8 kg 24 lbs
Case Color	Black, Gray	Silver
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	Yes
Network		LAN
Connectivity	1 x USB 3.1 (upstream) 2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x Thunderbolt 3.0 (65 W) 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x Thunderbolt 3.0 (15 W) 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 1 x USB (KVM keyboard connection) 2 x USB 3.1 (downstream)	1 x Thunderbolt 3 x USB 2.0 (downstream) 1 x Ethernet RJ45
Audio
Audio Speakers	2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features	CAD/CAM mode Display Pilot HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 2.2 Picture-by-Picture Low Blue Light Flicker-free technology AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator) Picture-in-Picture Animation mode
Ergonomics
Case Width	24.19 in 61.4 cm 614.4 mm 2.02 ft
Case Height	14.41 in 36.6 cm 366 mm 1.2 ft
Vesa Mount Support	Yes	No
VESA Interface Standard Size	100 x 100	75 x 75
Removable VESA Stand	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment	Yes	No
Height Adjustment Range	150 mm 15 cm 5.9055 in 0.4921 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	Yes	No
Left Pivot	0 °
Right Pivot	90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	No
Left Swivel	30 °
Right Swivel	30 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	20 °	25 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	24 Hz - 76 Hz	60 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	27 kHz - 140 kHz
Accessories
Extras	DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	ENERGY STAR 7.0 Epeat Silver TCO 7.0 WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level		10 °C - 35 °C 50 °F - 95 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level		20 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature		-20 °C - 47 °C -4 °F - 116.6 °F
Max Operating Altitude		3048

BenQ PD2720U

Apple Thunderbolt Display