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Comparison between Apple Thunderbolt Display vs BenQ PD3205U

General Info
Model Number Apple Thunderbolt Display BenQ PD3205U
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2011 2021
Brand Apple BenQ
Model Number Thunderbolt Display PD3205U
Alias PD3205UE
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 32" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
31.54 in
80.1 cm
801 mm
2.63 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
27.45 in
69.7 cm
697.31 mm
2.29 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
15.44 in
39.2 cm
392.23 mm
1.29 ft
Display Manufacturer LG Display
Display Type H-IPS IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 10 bits
Frame Rate Control No
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 0.185 mm
Screen Pixel Density 109 ppi 140 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 90.68 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 99 %
Adobe RGB 1998 75 %
Screen Brightness 375 cd/m² 250 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 350 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 2000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Display Minimum Response Time 6.5 ms 5 ms
Display Average Response Time 8 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 12 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte
HDR HDR10
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 3.36 in
8.5 cm
85.24 mm
0.28 ft
Case Weight 6.2 kg
14 lbs
Case Width with Stand 25.59 in
65 cm
650 mm
2.13 ft
28.14 in
71.5 cm
714.7 mm
2.34 ft
Case Height with Stand 19.33 in
49.1 cm
491 mm
1.61 ft
18.86 in
47.9 cm
479 mm
1.57 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.15 in
20.7 cm
207 mm
0.68 ft
10.11 in
25.7 cm
256.8 mm
0.84 ft
Case Weight with Stand 10.8 kg
24 lbs
9.4 kg
21 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
4 x USB 3.2 (Type-A; downstream)
1 x USB 3.2 (Type-C; downstream)
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x HDMI 2.0
1 x USB 3.2 (Type-B; upstream)
1 x USB 3.2 (Type-C; upstream; 90W; DP Alt Mode)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 2.5W
Features
Cool Features Auto Pivot
Uniformity Technology
Calman Verified
Pantone Validated
DualView
Hotkey Puck G2
Solidworks
Picture-by-Picture
Flicker-free technology
Color Modes
AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator)
Picture-in-Picture
Low Blue Light
AMD FreeSync technology
KVM Switch
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width 28.14 in
71.5 cm
714.7 mm
2.34 ft
Case Height 16.61 in
42.2 cm
422 mm
1.38 ft
Vesa Mount Support No Yes
VESA Interface Standard Size 75 x 75 100 x 100
Removable VESA Stand Yes Yes
Height Adjustment No Yes
Height Adjustment Range 110 mm
11 cm
4.3307 in
0.3609 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support No Yes
Left Pivot 0 °
Right Pivot 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support No Yes
Left Swivel 30 °
Right Swivel 30 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 25 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 60 Hz 60 Hz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL
Accessories
Certificates and Standards
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 PD3205U