Comparison between BenQ PD3200U vs Apple Thunderbolt Display

General Info
Model Number	BenQ PD3200U	Apple Thunderbolt Display

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2016	2011
Brand	BenQ	Apple
Model Number	PD3200U	Thunderbolt Display
Display
Screen Size Class	32" (inches)	27" (inches)
Diagonal Size	32.01 in 81.3 cm 813 mm 2.67 ft	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft
Screen Width	27.89 in 70.8 cm 708.48 mm 2.32 ft	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	15.69 in 39.9 cm 398.52 mm 1.31 ft	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer	AU Optronics	LG Display
Display Type	AHVA 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	0.185 mm	0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density	137 ppi	109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	87.39 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
sRGB	100 %
Adobe RGB 1998	73 %	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 °
Screen Input Lag	7 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	4 ms	6.5 ms
Display Average Response Time	12 ms	8 ms
Display Maximum Response Time		12 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	2.65 in 6.7 cm 67.3 mm 0.22 ft
Case Weight	8.5 kg 19 lbs
Case Width with Stand	29.14 in 74 cm 740.28 mm 2.43 ft	25.59 in 65 cm 650 mm 2.13 ft
Case Height with Stand	19.36 in 49.2 cm 491.66 mm 1.61 ft	19.33 in 49.1 cm 491 mm 1.61 ft
Case Depth with Stand	8.8 in 22.4 cm 223.62 mm 0.73 ft	8.15 in 20.7 cm 207 mm 0.68 ft
Case Weight with Stand		10.8 kg 24 lbs
Case Color	Black	Silver
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	Yes
Network		LAN
Connectivity	2 x USB 3.0 (upstream) 2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (Input mini) 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x 3.5 mm Audio In 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x USB (mini) 1 x SD Memory Card Slot 4 x USB 3.0 (downstream)	1 x Thunderbolt 3 x USB 2.0 (downstream) 1 x Ethernet RJ45
Audio
Audio Speakers	2 x 5W
Features
Cool Features	Flicker-free technology HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 2.2 Low Blue Light Picture-in-Picture Picture-by-Picture Light sensor AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator) CAD/CAM mode
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width	29.14 in 74 cm 740.28 mm 2.43 ft
Case Height	17.18 in 43.6 cm 436.42 mm 1.43 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	45 °
Right Swivel	45 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	20 °	25 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	60 Hz	60 Hz
Accessories
Extras	DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP HDMI cable USB 3.0 cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	ENERGY STAR 7.0 Epeat Silver TCO Certified Displays 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 PD3200U

Apple Thunderbolt Display