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Comparison between Asus RoG Swift PG278QE vs Dell Alienware AW2521HF

General Info
Model Number Asus RoG Swift PG278QE Dell Alienware AW2521HF
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2019 2020
Brand Asus Dell
Model Number RoG Swift PG278QE Alienware AW2521HF
Alias Alienware AW2521HFL
Display
Screen Size Class 27" (inches) 25" (inches)
Diagonal Size 27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
24.5 in
62.2 cm
622.3 mm
2.04 ft
Screen Width 23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
21.41 in
54.4 cm
543.744 mm
1.78 ft
Screen Height 13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
11.91 in
30.3 cm
302.616 mm
0.99 ft
Display Type TN IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 8 bits
Frame Rate Control No
Max Number of Colors 16777216 16777216
Bits 24 24
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 2560 x 1440 1920 x 1080
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.233 mm 0.283 mm
Screen Pixel Density 109 ppi 89 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89 % 90.11 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 99 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 350 cd/m² 400 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 460 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 20000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 170 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 160 ° 178 °
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms 1 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
HDR HDR10
HLG (Hybrid Log Gamma)
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.6 in
6.6 cm
66 mm
0.22 ft
2.87 in
7.3 cm
72.95 mm
0.24 ft
Case Weight 3.55 kg
8 lbs
Case Width with Stand 24.41 in
62 cm
620 mm
2.03 ft
21.9 in
55.6 cm
556.29 mm
1.83 ft
Case Height with Stand 14.88 in
37.8 cm
378 mm
1.24 ft
16.58 in
42.1 cm
421.21 mm
1.38 ft
Case Depth with Stand 8.31 in
21.1 cm
211 mm
0.69 ft
9.92 in
25.2 cm
251.92 mm
0.83 ft
Case Weight with Stand 5.9 kg
13 lbs
7.17 kg
16 lbs
Case Color Black Black
Hardware
TV Tuner Analog (NTSC/PAL/SECAM)
DVB-T
DVB-T2
DVB-C
DVB-S2
DVB-S
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)
Bluetooth
Wi-Fi Direct
DLNA
Connectivity 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)
1 x USB 3.0 (Type-B; upstream)
2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out (headphones)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out (line-out)
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
3 x USB 3.0 (Type-A; downstream)
1 x USB 3.0 (Type-A; downstream; BC 1.2 2A)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 36W
Features
OS Loewe OS
Cool Features GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer/FPS Counter/Display Aligment)
GameVisual
Nvidia G-SYNC Technology
Trace Free Technology
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
5-way OSD joystick
Flicker-free technology
Low Blue Light
NVIDIA G-SYNC Compatible
AMD FreeSync Premium
Flicker-free technology
Ergonomics
Case Width 24.41 in
62 cm
620 mm
2.03 ft
21.9 in
55.6 cm
556.29 mm
1.83 ft
Case Height 14.29 in
36.3 cm
363 mm
1.19 ft
12.92 in
32.8 cm
328.24 mm
1.08 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 Yes Yes
Left Pivot 90 ° 90 °
Right Pivot 90 ° 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes Yes
Left Swivel 90 ° 20 °
Right Swivel 90 ° 20 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 33 ° 21 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 50 Hz - 165 Hz 48 Hz - 240Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 240 kHz 30 kHz - 255 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 upstream cable
DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 Type-B to Type-A cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
CEL level 1
cTick
CU
eStandby
ENERGY STAR
FCC Class B
J-MOSS
KCC
PSE
RCM
RoHS
TÜV Flicker-free
TÜV Low Blue Light
UL/cUL
VCCI
WEEE
WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
0 °C - 40 °C
32 °F - 104 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 20 % - 80 % 10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
-20 °C - 80 °C
-4 °F - 176 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 2000 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192
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