Comparison between Dell Alienware AW2518HF vs BenQ XR3501

General Info
Model Number	Dell Alienware AW2518HF	BenQ XR3501

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2017	2015
Brand	Dell	BenQ
Model Number	Alienware AW2518HF	XR3501
Display
Screen Size Class	25" (inches)	35" (inches)
Diagonal Size	24.5 in 62.2 cm 622.3 mm 2.04 ft	35.04 in 89 cm 890 mm 2.92 ft
Screen Width	21.41 in 54.4 cm 543.744 mm 1.78 ft	32.28 in 82 cm 819.84 mm 2.69 ft
Screen Height	11.91 in 30.3 cm 302.616 mm 0.99 ft	13.62 in 34.6 cm 345.87 mm 1.13 ft
Display Curvature		2000
Display Manufacturer	AU Optronics	AU Optronics
Display Type	TN	AMVA3
Display Bit Depth	8 bits (6 bits + FRC)	8 bits
Frame Rate Control	Yes	No
Max Number of Colors	16777216	16777216
Bits	24	24
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	21:9
Screen Resolution	1920 x 1080	2560 x 1080
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.283 mm	0.32 mm
Screen Pixel Density	89 ppi	79 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	90.29 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
sRGB		100 %
Adobe RGB 1998		75 %
NTSC 1953	72 %
Screen Brightness	400 cd/m²	300 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	2000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	50000000 : 1	20000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	170 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	160 °	178 °
Screen Input Lag		13 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	1 ms	4 ms
Display Average Response Time	4 ms	12 ms
Display Maximum Response Time		20 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	2.54 in 6.5 cm 64.6 mm 0.21 ft
Case Weight	3.38 kg 7 lbs
Case Width with Stand	21.88 in 55.6 cm 555.8 mm 1.82 ft	33.57 in 85.3 cm 852.8 mm 2.8 ft
Case Height with Stand	16.47 in 41.8 cm 418.4 mm 1.37 ft	17.68 in 44.9 cm 449.1 mm 1.47 ft
Case Depth with Stand	10.57 in 26.9 cm 268.6 mm 0.88 ft	8.09 in 20.6 cm 205.6 mm 0.67 ft
Case Weight with Stand	6.9 kg 15 lbs	11.1 kg 24 lbs
Case Color	Black, Silver	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	1 x USB 3.0 (charge - 5V/1.5A) 2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x 3.5 mm Audio In 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x USB 3.0 (upstream) 3 x USB 3.0 (downstream)	1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (Input mini) 1 x 3.5 mm Audio In 2 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 2 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2
Audio
Features
Cool Features	AMD FreeSync technology Flicker-free technology	Flicker-free technology HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) Picture-by-Picture Senseye 3 Picture-in-Picture Low Blue Light AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator) Black eQualizer
Extra Features	Security lock slot	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
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	Yes	No
Height Adjustment Range	130 mm 13 cm 5.1181 in 0.4265 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	Yes	No
Left Pivot	90 °
Right Pivot	90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	No
Left Swivel	20 °
Right Swivel	20 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	25 °	15 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	30 Hz - 240 Hz	45 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	30 kHz - 291 kHz	30 kHz - 167 kHz
Accessories
Extras	DisplayPort cable USB 3.0 upstream cable	Audio cable DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses		ENERGY STAR 6.0 TCO 6.0 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

Dell Alienware AW2518HF

BenQ XR3501