Comparison between BenQ SW240 vs Apple Thunderbolt Display

General Info
Model Number	BenQ SW240	Apple Thunderbolt Display

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Type	Monitor	Monitor
Year	2018	2011
Brand	BenQ	Apple
Model Number	SW240	Thunderbolt Display
Display
Screen Size Class	24" (inches)	27" (inches)
Diagonal Size	24.06 in 61.1 cm 611 mm 2 ft	27 in 68.6 cm 685.8 mm 2.25 ft
Screen Width	20.41 in 51.8 cm 518.4 mm 1.7 ft	23.49 in 59.7 cm 596.736 mm 1.96 ft
Screen Height	12.76 in 32.4 cm 324 mm 1.06 ft	13.22 in 33.6 cm 335.664 mm 1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer	AU Optronics	LG Display
Display Type	AHVA IPS	H-IPS
Display Bit Depth	10 bits (8 bits + FRC)	8 bits
Frame Rate Control	Yes	No
Lut	3D LUT 14 bits
Max Number of Colors	1073741824	16777216
Bits	30	24
Screen Aspect Ratio	16:10	16:9
Screen Resolution	1920 x 1200	2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch	0.27 mm	0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density	94 ppi	109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio	88.44 %
Backlight Source	W-LED	W-LED
DCI P3	95%
sRGB	100 %
Adobe RGB 1998	99 %	75 %
Screen Brightness	250 cd/m²	375 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast	1000 : 1	1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast	20000000 : 1	2000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle	178 °	178 °
Screen Input Lag	17 ms
Display Minimum Response Time	5 ms	6.5 ms
Display Average Response Time	14 ms	8 ms
Display Maximum Response Time	18 ms	12 ms
Display Coating		Anti-glare/Matte (3H)
3D	No	No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth	2.22 in 5.6 cm 56.44 mm 0.19 ft
Case Weight	4.9 kg 11 lbs
Case Width with Stand	20.99 in 53.3 cm 533.2 mm 1.75 ft	25.59 in 65 cm 650 mm 2.13 ft
Case Height with Stand	16.87 in 42.9 cm 428.5 mm 1.41 ft	19.33 in 49.1 cm 491 mm 1.61 ft
Case Depth with Stand	9.08 in 23.1 cm 230.71 mm 0.76 ft	8.15 in 20.7 cm 207 mm 0.68 ft
Case Weight with Stand	7.6 kg 17 lbs	10.8 kg 24 lbs
Case Color	Gray	Silver
Hardware
Built-in Camera	No	Yes
Network		LAN
Connectivity	1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x DisplayPort 1.2 1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out 1 x SD Memory Card Slot 1 x DVI-D Dual Link 1 x USB 3.0 (upstream) 2 x USB 3.0 (downstream)	1 x Thunderbolt 3 x USB 2.0 (downstream) 1 x Ethernet RJ45
Audio
Features
Cool Features	HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) AMA (Advanced Motion Accelerator) Hardware calibration ready
Extra Features	Anti-theft stand lock slot - Kensington
Ergonomics
Case Width	20.99 in 53.3 cm 533.2 mm 1.75 ft
Case Height	14.02 in 35.6 cm 356.2 mm 1.17 ft
Vesa Mount Support	Yes	No
VESA Interface Standard Size	100 x 100	75 x 75
Removable VESA Stand	Yes	Yes
Height Adjustment	Yes	No
Height Adjustment Range	140 mm 14 cm 5.5118 in 0.4593 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support	Yes	No
Left Pivot	0 °
Right Pivot	90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support	Yes	No
Left Swivel	45 °
Right Swivel	45 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support	Yes	Yes
Forward Tilt	5 °	5 °
Backward Tilt	20 °	25 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency	50 Hz - 76 Hz	60 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency	30 kHz - 83 kHz
Accessories
Extras	DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP DVI-D cable USB upstream cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses	ENERGY STAR 7.0 TCO 7.0 WHQL (Windows 10; Windows 8.1; Windows 8; Windows 7)
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level	0 °C - 40 °C 32 °F - 104 °F	10 °C - 35 °C 50 °F - 95 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level	10 % - 90 %	20 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature		-20 °C - 47 °C -4 °F - 116.6 °F
Max Operating Altitude		3048

BenQ SW240

Apple Thunderbolt Display