Comparison between MSI Optix MAG272QR vs Dell UltraSharp U2518D

General Info
Model Number	MSI Optix MAG272QR	Dell UltraSharp U2518D

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2019	2017
Brand	MSI	Dell
Model Number	Optix MAG272QR	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	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)	8 bits
Frame Rate Control	Yes	No
Max Number of Colors	1073741824	16777216
Bits	30	24
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:9	16:9
Screen Resolution	2560 x 1440	2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.233 mm	0.216 mm
Screen Pixel Density	108 ppi	117 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio		91.41 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3	95.6%	79.3%
sRGB	123.7 %	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	24.21 in 61.5 cm 614.9 mm 2.02 ft	22.35 in 56.8 cm 567.6 mm 1.86 ft
Case Height with Stand	20.97 in 53.3 cm 532.7 mm 1.75 ft	15.64 in 39.7 cm 397.2 mm 1.3 ft
Case Depth with Stand	8.14 in 20.7 cm 206.7 mm 0.68 ft	7.88 in 20 cm 200.1 mm 0.66 ft
Case Weight with Stand	6.05 kg 13 lbs	6.24 kg 14 lbs
Case Color	Black	Silver
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	No
Connectivity	2 x USB 2.0 (downstream) 2 x HDMI 2.0 (b) 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (a) 1 x USB (Type-C; DisplayPort alternate) 1 x USB 2.0 (Type-B; 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	Flicker-free technology Game Mode Low Blue Light RGB LED control Night Vision HDR Ready 5-way OSD navigation joystick Wide color gamut AMD FreeSync technology	Low Blue Light Flicker-free technology HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington	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	100 mm 10 cm 3.937 in 0.3281 ft	130 mm 13 cm 5.1181 in 0.4265 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	Yes	Yes
Left Pivot	90 °	90 °
Right Pivot	90 °	90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	Yes
Left Swivel	75 °	45 °
Right Swivel	75 °	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	53 kHz - 183 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	20 % - 90 %	10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F	-20 °C - 60 °C -4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity	10 % - 90 %	5 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude	5000	5000
Max Storage Altitude		12192

MSI Optix MAG272QR

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