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Comparison between Dell Alienware AW2521H vs BenQ XL2730Z

General Info
Model Number Dell Alienware AW2521H BenQ XL2730Z
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2020 2015
Brand Dell BenQ
Model Number Alienware AW2521H XL2730Z
Alias ZOWIE XL2730
Display
Screen Size Class 25" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 24.5 in
62.2 cm
622.28 mm
2.04 ft
26.96 in
68.5 cm
684.7 mm
2.25 ft
Screen Width 21.41 in
54.4 cm
543.744 mm
1.78 ft
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 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 TN
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 % 84.83 %
Backlight Source W-LED W-LED
sRGB 99 %
Adobe RGB 1998 73 %
NTSC 1953 72 %
Screen Brightness 430 cd/m² 350 cd/m²
Max Screen Brightness 460 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1300 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 12000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 170 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 160 °
Screen Input Lag 2 ms 4 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 1 ms 1 ms
Display Average Response Time 3 ms
Display Maximum Response Time 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
2.4 in
6.1 cm
61 mm
0.2 ft
Case Weight 4.52 kg
10 lbs
Case Width with Stand 21.9 in
55.6 cm
556.29 mm
1.83 ft
24.95 in
63.4 cm
633.7 mm
2.08 ft
Case Height with Stand 16.58 in
42.1 cm
421.21 mm
1.38 ft
16.43 in
41.7 cm
417.4 mm
1.37 ft
Case Depth with Stand 9.92 in
25.2 cm
251.92 mm
0.83 ft
8.9 in
22.6 cm
226 mm
0.74 ft
Case Weight with Stand 7.17 kg
16 lbs
7.5 kg
17 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)
3 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x D-sub
1 x DVI-D Dual Link
1 x HDMI 2.0
1 x USB (mini)
1 x 3.5 mm Microphone In
1 x USB 2.0 (downstream)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
Audio
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
Display Pilot
Flicker-free technology
Low Blue Light
S Switch Arc
Motion Blur Reduction 2.0
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
AMD FreeSync technology
Senseye
Black eQualizer 2.0
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
24.95 in
63.4 cm
633.7 mm
2.08 ft
Case Height 12.92 in
32.8 cm
328.24 mm
1.08 ft
14.67 in
37.3 cm
372.6 mm
1.22 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
140 mm
14 cm
5.5118 in
0.4593 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 ° 45 °
Right Swivel 20 ° 45 °
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 40 Hz - 144 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 255 kHz 30 kHz - 222 kHz
Screen Interpolation Measurement Unit NULL
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable
HDMI cable
USB 3.0 Type-B to Type-A cable
DisplayPort cable
Dust cover
DVI cable
USB 3.0 cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses ENERGY STAR 6.0
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 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
Internal Storage Humidity 5 % - 90 %
Max Operating Altitude 5000
Max Storage Altitude 12192
Dell Alienware AW2521H BenQ XL2730Z