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Comparison between Apple Thunderbolt Display vs BenQ EL2870U

General Info
Model Number Apple Thunderbolt Display BenQ EL2870U
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2011 2018
Brand Apple BenQ
Model Number Thunderbolt Display EL2870U
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 28" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
27.91 in
70.9 cm
709 mm
2.33 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
24.45 in
62.1 cm
620.928 mm
2.04 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
13.44 in
34.1 cm
341.28 mm
1.12 ft
Display Manufacturer LG Display Innolux
Display Type H-IPS TN
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 10 bits (8 bits + FRC)
Frame Rate Control No Yes
Max Number of Colors 16777216 1073741824
Bits 24 30
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 2560 x 1440 3840 x 2160
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.233 mm 0.162 mm
Screen Pixel Density 109 ppi 157 ppi
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
DCI P3 70%
sRGB 97 %
Adobe RGB 1998 75 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 375 cd/m² 300 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 2000000 : 1 120000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 170 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 160 °
Screen Input Lag 5 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 6.5 ms 1 ms
Display Average Response Time 8 ms 4 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 12 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR HDR
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Width with Stand 25.59 in
65 cm
650 mm
2.13 ft
25.9 in
65.8 cm
657.9 mm
2.16 ft
Case Height with Stand 19.33 in
49.1 cm
491 mm
1.61 ft
18.75 in
47.6 cm
476.27 mm
1.56 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.15 in
20.7 cm
207 mm
0.68 ft
5.89 in
15 cm
149.6 mm
0.49 ft
Case Weight with Stand 10.8 kg
24 lbs
5.7 kg
13 lbs
Case Color Silver Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera Yes No
Network LAN
Connectivity 1 x Thunderbolt
3 x USB 2.0 (downstream)
1 x Ethernet RJ45
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features Brightness Intelligence Plus
Flicker-free technology
Low Blue Light
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) 2.2
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
AMD FreeSync technology
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Vesa Mount Support No Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 75 x 75 100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment No No
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No No
Left or Right Swivel Support No No
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 25 ° 15 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 60 Hz 60 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 135 kHz
Accessories
Certificates and Standards
Licenses ENERGY STAR 7.0
TÜV Flicker-free
TÜV Low Blue Light
WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 10 °C - 35 °C
50 °F - 95 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 20 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 47 °C
-4 °F - 116.6 °F
Max Operating Altitude 3048
Apple Thunderbolt Display BenQ EL2870U