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Comparison between Dell Alienware AW2521H vs Asus RoG Swift PG279Q

General Info
Model Number Dell Alienware AW2521H Asus RoG Swift PG279Q
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2020 2019
Brand Dell Asus
Model Number Alienware AW2521H RoG Swift PG279Q
Alias PG279QZ
Display
Screen Size Class 25" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 24.5 in
62.2 cm
622.28 mm
2.04 ft
27 in
68.6 cm
685.8 mm
2.25 ft
Screen Width 21.41 in
54.4 cm
543.744 mm
1.78 ft
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.74 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 11.91 in
30.3 cm
302.616 mm
0.99 ft
13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer AU Optronics
Display Type IPS AHVA IPS
Display Bit Depth 8 bits 8 bits
Frame Rate Control No No
Max Number of Colors 16777216 16777216
Bits 24 24
Screen Aspect Ratio 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.283 mm 0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density 89 ppi 109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 90.11 % 89.04 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 99 % 100 %
Adobe RGB 1998 73 % 68.1 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 430 cd/m² 350 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 460 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1300 : 1 1000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 2 ms 4 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms 4 ms
Display Average Response Time 3 ms 5 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 7 ms 7 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.87 in
7.3 cm
72.95 mm
0.24 ft
2.6 in
6.6 cm
65.98 mm
0.22 ft
Case Weight 4.52 kg
10 lbs
Case Width with Stand 21.9 in
55.6 cm
556.29 mm
1.83 ft
24.4 in
62 cm
619.77 mm
2.03 ft
Case Height with Stand 16.58 in
42.1 cm
421.21 mm
1.38 ft
21.75 in
55.3 cm
552.53 mm
1.81 ft
Case Depth with Stand 9.92 in
25.2 cm
251.92 mm
0.83 ft
9.37 in
23.8 cm
237.9 mm
0.78 ft
Case Weight with Stand 7.17 kg
16 lbs
7 kg
15 lbs
Case Color Dark Side of the Moon, Lunar Light Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 2 x HDMI 2.0
1 x DisplayPort 1.4
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out (headphones)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out (line-out)
3 x USB 3.2 (Type-A; Gen 1; downstream)
1 x USB 3.2 (Type-A; Gen 1; downstream; NVIDIA Reflex Latency Analyzer)
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)
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 2W
Features
Cool Features Flicker-free technology
Low Blue Light
NVIDIA Reflex Latency Analyzer
Ventilation and cooling design
NVIDIA G-SYNC technology
AlienFX RGB lights
AMD FreeSync Premium
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Refresh Rate Turbo key
Flicker-free technology
Ultra-low Blue Light
Nvidia G-SYNC Technology
Trace Free Technology
5-way OSD joystick
GamePlus (Crosshair/Timer)
Extra Features AW2521HF - Dark Side of the Moon
AW2521HFL - Lunar Light
Ergonomics
Case Width 21.9 in
55.6 cm
556.29 mm
1.83 ft
24.4 in
62 cm
619.77 mm
2.03 ft
Case Height 12.92 in
32.8 cm
328.24 mm
1.08 ft
14.29 in
36.3 cm
362.96 mm
1.19 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
120 mm
12 cm
4.7244 in
0.3937 ft
Landscape or Portrait Pivot Support Yes Yes
Left Pivot 90 ° 0 °
Right Pivot 90 ° 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes Yes
Left Swivel 20 ° 60 °
Right Swivel 20 ° 60 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 21 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 48 Hz - 360 Hz 30 Hz - 165 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 255 kHz 34 kHz - 209 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 Type-B to Type-A cable
DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
CEL level 1
cTick
CU
ErP
ENERGY STAR
FCC Class B
J-MOSS
KCC
PSE
RCM
RoHS
TÜV Low Blue Light
TÜV Flicker-free
UL/cUL
VCI
WEEE
WHQL (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 10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature -20 °C - 80 °C
-4 °F - 176 °F
-20 °C - 60 °C
-4 °F - 140 °F
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192
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