Comparison between Dell Alienware AW2521H vs BenQ ZOWIE XL2540K

General Info
Model Number	Dell Alienware AW2521H	BenQ ZOWIE XL2540K

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2020	2020
Brand	Dell	BenQ
Model Series		XL-K
Model Number	Alienware AW2521H	ZOWIE XL2540K
Alias		XL2540K
Display
Screen Size Class	25" (inches)	25" (inches)
Diagonal Size	24.5 in 62.2 cm 622.28 mm 2.04 ft	24.5 in 62.2 cm 622.3 mm 2.04 ft
Screen Width	21.41 in 54.4 cm 543.744 mm 1.78 ft	21.41 in 54.4 cm 543.744 mm 1.78 ft
Screen Height	11.91 in 30.3 cm 302.616 mm 0.99 ft	11.91 in 30.3 cm 302.616 mm 0.99 ft
Display Type	IPS	TN
Display Bit Depth	8 bits	8 bits (6 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control	No	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	0.283 mm	0.283 mm
Screen Pixel Density	89 ppi	89 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	90.11 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
sRGB	99 %
Adobe RGB 1998	73 %
Screen Brightness	430 cd/m²	320 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness	460 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1300 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast		12000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	170 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	160 °
Screen Input Lag	2 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	1 ms
Display Average Response Time	3 ms
Display Maximum Response Time	7 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)	Anti-glare/Matte
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	2.87 in 7.3 cm 72.95 mm 0.24 ft
Case Weight	4.52 kg 10 lbs
Case Width with Stand	21.9 in 55.6 cm 556.29 mm 1.83 ft	22.48 in 57.1 cm 571 mm 1.87 ft
Case Height with Stand	16.58 in 42.1 cm 421.21 mm 1.38 ft	17.44 in 44.3 cm 443 mm 1.45 ft
Case Depth with Stand	9.92 in 25.2 cm 251.92 mm 0.83 ft	7.87 in 20 cm 200 mm 0.66 ft
Case Weight with Stand	7.17 kg 16 lbs	6.1 kg 13 lbs
Case Color	Dark Side of the Moon, Lunar Light	Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.4 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out (headphones) 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out (line-out) 3 x USB 3.2 (Type-A; Gen 1; downstream) 1 x USB 3.2 (Type-A; Gen 1; downstream; NVIDIA Reflex Latency Analyzer)	1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 3 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.2
Audio
Features
Cool Features	Flicker-free technology Low Blue Light NVIDIA Reflex Latency Analyzer Ventilation and cooling design NVIDIA G-SYNC technology AlienFX RGB lights AMD FreeSync Premium	Color Vibrance Fast liquid crystal Low Blue Light XL Setting To Share Flicker-free technology AMD FreeSync technology Black eQualizer
Extra Features	AW2521HF - Dark Side of the Moon AW2521HFL - Lunar Light	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width	21.9 in 55.6 cm 556.29 mm 1.83 ft	22.48 in 57.1 cm 571 mm 1.87 ft
Case Height	12.92 in 32.8 cm 328.24 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	Yes
Height Adjustment Range	130 mm 13 cm 5.1181 in 0.4265 ft	155 mm 15.5 cm 6.1024 in 0.5085 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	Yes	Yes
Left Pivot	90 °	0 °
Right Pivot	90 °	90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	Yes
Left Swivel	20 °	45 °
Right Swivel	20 °	45 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	21 °	23 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	48 Hz - 360 Hz	48 Hz - 240 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	30 kHz - 255 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit	NULL	NULL
Accessories
Extras	DisplayPort cable HDMI cable USB 3.0 Type-B to Type-A cable	Shield (optional) S Switch (optional)
Certificates and Standards
Licenses		ENERGY STAR
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 - 80 °C -4 °F - 176 °F
Internal Storage Humidity	5 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude	5000
Max Storage Altitude	12192

Dell Alienware AW2521H

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