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Comparison between BenQ XL2420Z vs Dell S2721HN

General Info
Model Number BenQ XL2420Z Dell S2721HN
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2014 2020
Brand BenQ Dell
Model Number XL2420Z S2721HN
Alias S2721NX
Display
Screen Size Class 24" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 24 in
61 cm
609.7 mm
2 ft
27 in
68.6 cm
685.891 mm
2.25 ft
Screen Width 20.92 in
53.1 cm
531.36 mm
1.74 ft
23.54 in
59.8 cm
597.89 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 11.77 in
29.9 cm
298.89 mm
0.98 ft
13.24 in
33.6 cm
336.312 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer AU Optronics
Display Type TN IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits (6 bits + FRC) 8 bits
Frame Rate Control Yes
Max Number of Colors 16777216 16777216
Bits 24 24
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.276 mm 0.311 mm
Screen Pixel Density 91 ppi 81 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 82.63 % 90.67 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 95 %
NTSC 1953 72 % 72 %
Screen Brightness 350 cd/m² 300 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 12000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 170 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 160 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 3 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms 4 ms
Display Average Response Time 8 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D Yes No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.4 in
6.1 cm
61 mm
0.2 ft
2.13 in
5.4 cm
54 mm
0.18 ft
Case Weight 4.3 kg
9 lbs
Case Width with Stand 22.4 in
56.9 cm
569 mm
1.87 ft
24.01 in
61 cm
609.9 mm
2 ft
Case Height with Stand 20.3 in
51.6 cm
515.6 mm
1.69 ft
17.85 in
45.3 cm
453.3 mm
1.49 ft
Case Depth with Stand 5.8 in
14.7 cm
147.3 mm
0.48 ft
7.35 in
18.7 cm
186.8 mm
0.61 ft
Case Weight with Stand 6.1 kg
13 lbs
5.2 kg
11 lbs
Case Color Black Black, Silver
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 2 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x D-sub
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x 3.5 mm Microphone In
1 x DVI-D Dual Link
3 x USB 2.0 (downstream)
1 x USB 2.0 (upstream)
2 x HDMI 1.4
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
Audio
Features
Cool Features Display Pilot
Flicker-free technology
Senseye
Low Blue Light
Nvidia 3D LightBoost
Motion Blur Reduction 2.0
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
Nvidia 3D Vision
Black eQualizer 2.0
S Switch Arc
Flicker-free technology
Low Blue Light
3-sided bezeless design
AMD FreeSync technology
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
S2721HN - silver
S2721NX - black
Ergonomics
Case Width 22.4 in
56.9 cm
569 mm
1.87 ft
24.01 in
61 cm
609.9 mm
2 ft
Case Height 13.3 in
33.8 cm
337.8 mm
1.11 ft
14.31 in
36.4 cm
363.6 mm
1.19 ft
Vesa Mount Support Yes Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 100 x 100 100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment Yes No
Height Adjustment Range 130 mm
13 cm
5.1181 in
0.4265 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support Yes No
Left Pivot 0 °
Right Pivot 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes No
Left Swivel 35 °
Right Swivel 35 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 20 ° 21 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 24 Hz - 144 Hz 48 Hz - 75 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 15 kHz - 140 kHz 30 kHz - 83 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL
Accessories
Extras D-sub cable
DVI-D cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 cable
HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses ENERGY STAR 6.0
WHQL (Windows 8; Windows 7)
ENERGY STAR 8.0
EPEAT
RoHS
TCO Certified
TUV Flicker Free
TUV Low Blue Light
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 - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192
BenQ XL2420Z Dell S2721HN