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Comparison between Dell UltraSharp UP3216Q vs Asus RoG Swift PG278QR

General Info
Model Number Dell UltraSharp UP3216Q Asus RoG Swift PG278QR
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2015 2016
Brand Dell Asus
Model Number UltraSharp UP3216Q RoG Swift PG278QR
Display
Screen Size Class 32" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 31.54 in
80.1 cm
801 mm
2.63 ft
27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
Screen Width 27.48 in
69.8 cm
697.9 mm
2.29 ft
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 15.46 in
39.3 cm
392.6 mm
1.29 ft
13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer Sharp
Display Type IPS TN
Display Bit Depth 10 bits 8 bits
Frame Rate Control No No
Lut 3D LUT
12 bits
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 0.182 mm 0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density 139 ppi 109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 82.18 % 89 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 87% 80%
Rec.2020 75
sRGB 100 % 100 %
Adobe RGB 1998 99.5 % 68.1 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 300 cd/m² 350 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 1100 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 2000000 : 1 20000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 170 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 160 °
Screen Input Lag 10 ms 20 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 6 ms 1 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte
HDR Dolby Vision
HDR10
HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma)
3D No Yes
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.03 in
5.2 cm
51.5 mm
0.17 ft
2.6 in
6.6 cm
66 mm
0.22 ft
Case Weight 8.6 kg
19 lbs
23 kg
51 lbs
Case Width with Stand 29.52 in
75 cm
749.9 mm
2.46 ft
24.41 in
62 cm
620 mm
2.03 ft
Case Height with Stand 19 in
48.3 cm
482.6 mm
1.58 ft
17.05 in
43.3 cm
433 mm
1.42 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.43 in
21.4 cm
214 mm
0.7 ft
9.37 in
23.8 cm
238 mm
0.78 ft
Case Weight with Stand 11.2 kg
25 lbs
7 kg
15 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
System on Chip or SoC MediaTek MT5893
CPU ARM Cortex-A73
CPU Cores 4
CPU Frequency 1500
GPU ARM Mali-G71
RAM Memory Size 3
Internal Storage 16
TV Tuner Analog (NTSC/PAL/SECAM)
DVB-T
DVB-T2
DVB-C
DVB-S
DVB-S2
Built-in Camera No No
Network LAN
Wi-Fi
802.11a (IEEE 802.11a-1999)
802.11b (IEEE 802.11b-1999)
802.11g (IEEE 802.11g-2003)
802.11n (IEEE 802.11n-2009)
802.11n 5GHz
802.11ac (IEEE 802.11ac)
Wi-Fi Direct
DLNA
Bluetooth 4.2
Connectivity 1 x HDMI 2.0 (MHL)
1 x DisplayPort (out)
1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (Input mini)
1 x SD Memory Card Slot
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
3 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
2 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
1 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 18W
Features
OS Android 8.0 Oreo
Android 9.0 Pie
Cool Features HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 2.2
PremierColor
GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer)
GameVisual
Nvidia G-SYNC Technology
Refresh Rate Turbo key
Nvidia ULMB (Ultra Low Motion Blur)
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
5-way OSD joystick
Trace Free Technology
Flicker-free technology
Extra Features Security lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width 29.52 in
75 cm
749.9 mm
2.46 ft
24.41 in
62 cm
620 mm
2.03 ft
Case Height 17.5 in
44.5 cm
444.6 mm
1.46 ft
14.29 in
36.3 cm
363 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 Yes
Height Adjustment Range 90 mm
9 cm
3.5433 in
0.2953 ft
120 mm
12 cm
4.7244 in
0.3937 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No Yes
Left Pivot 0 °
Right Pivot 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes Yes
Left Swivel 30 ° 60 °
Right Swivel 30 ° 60 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 4 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 21 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 24 Hz - 75 Hz 24 Hz - 165 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 140 kHz 30 kHz - 240 kHz
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 cable
DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 upstream cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses ENERGY STAR 6.0
Epeat Gold
RoHS Compliant
TCO Certified Displays
BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
CEL level 1
cTick
CU
eStandby
ENERGY STAR
FCC Class B
J-MOSS
KCC
PSE
RCM
RoHS
TÜV Low Blue Light
TÜV Flicker-free
UL/cUL
VCCI
WEEE
WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 35 °C
32 °F - 95 °F
0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 10 % - 80 % 10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
-20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192
Dell UltraSharp UP3216Q Asus RoG Swift PG278QR