Comparison between MSI Optix MAG271R vs Dell UltraSharp U2518D

General Info
Model Number	MSI Optix MAG271R	Dell UltraSharp U2518D

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2019	2017
Brand	MSI	Dell
Model Series	MAG
Model Number	Optix MAG271R	UltraSharp U2518D
Display
Screen Size Class	27" (inches)	25" (inches)
Diagonal Size	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft	24.98 in 63.4 cm 634.4 mm 2.08 ft
Screen Width	23.53 in 59.8 cm 597.6 mm 1.96 ft	21.77 in 55.3 cm 552.96 mm 1.81 ft
Screen Height	13.23 in 33.6 cm 336.15 mm 1.1 ft	12.25 in 31.1 cm 311.04 mm 1.02 ft
Display Manufacturer		LG Display
Display Type	VA	AH-IPS
Display Bit Depth	8 bits	8 bits
Frame Rate Control	No	No
Max Number of Colors	16777216	16777216
Bits	24	24
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:9
Screen Resolution	1920 x 1080	2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.311 mm	0.216 mm
Screen Pixel Density	81 ppi	117 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio		91.41 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3	92%	79.3%
sRGB	118 %	99 %
Adobe RGB 1998		65 %
Screen Brightness	300 cd/m²	350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	3000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	100000000 : 1	2000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Input Lag		5 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	1 ms	5 ms
Display Average Response Time		8 ms
Display Coating	Anti-glare/Matte	Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR		HDR10
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth		1.94 in 4.9 cm 49.2 mm 0.16 ft
Case Weight		3.44 kg 8 lbs
Case Width with Stand	24.29 in 61.7 cm 617 mm 2.02 ft	22.35 in 56.8 cm 567.6 mm 1.86 ft
Case Height with Stand	15.96 in 40.5 cm 405.3 mm 1.33 ft	15.64 in 39.7 cm 397.2 mm 1.3 ft
Case Depth with Stand	7.18 in 18.2 cm 182.4 mm 0.6 ft	7.88 in 20 cm 200.1 mm 0.66 ft
Case Weight with Stand	6.68 kg 15 lbs	6.24 kg 14 lbs
Case Color	Black	Silver
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	2 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 2 x USB 2.0 (downstream) 1 x USB 2.0 (upstream)	1 x USB 3.0 (upstream) 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (Input mini) 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (Output MST) 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 2 x USB 3.0 (charger - 5V/2.0A) 2 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
Audio
Features
Cool Features	Low Blue Light MSI Mystic Light MSI Remote Display App AMD FreeSync technology Flicker-free technology	Low Blue Light Flicker-free technology HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Extra Features		Anti-theft stand lock slot Security lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width		22.35 in 56.8 cm 567.6 mm 1.86 ft
Case Height		13.05 in 33.2 cm 331.5 mm 1.09 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	130 mm 13 cm 5.1181 in 0.4265 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	No	Yes
Left Pivot		90 °
Right Pivot		90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	No	Yes
Left Swivel		45 °
Right Swivel		45 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	20 °	21 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	48 Hz - 165 Hz	56 Hz - 76 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	30 kHz - 160 kHz	30 kHz - 144 kHz
Accessories
Extras		DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP Factory calibration report USB 3.0 upstream cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses		ENERGY STAR Epeat Gold RoHS Compliant TCO Certified Displays
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	10 °C - 40 °C 50 °F - 104 °F	0 °C - 35 °C 32 °F - 95 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level	10 % - 80 %	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

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