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Comparison between Dell UltraSharp UP2516D vs Asus PB278Q

General Info
Model Number Dell UltraSharp UP2516D Asus PB278Q
Price
Type Monitor Monitor
Year 2015 2012
Brand Dell Asus
Model Number UltraSharp UP2516D PB278Q
Display
Screen Size Class 25" (inches) 27" (inches)
Diagonal Size 24.98 in
63.4 cm
634.4 mm
2.08 ft
26.96 in
68.5 cm
684.7 mm
2.25 ft
Screen Width 21.77 in
55.3 cm
552.96 mm
1.81 ft
23.49 in
59.7 cm
596.736 mm
1.96 ft
Screen Height 12.25 in
31.1 cm
311.04 mm
1.02 ft
13.22 in
33.6 cm
335.664 mm
1.1 ft
Display Manufacturer LG Display Samsung
Display Type AH-IPS PLS
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 16:9 16:9
Screen Resolution 2560 x 1440 2560 x 1440
Screen Pixel Pitch 0.216 mm 0.233 mm
Screen Pixel Density 117 ppi 109 ppi
Screen-to-Body Ratio 89.66 % 80.66 %
Backlight Source GB-r LED W-LED
DCI P3 98%
sRGB 100 % 99.5 %
Adobe RGB 1998 100 % 78.1 %
NTSC 1953 81 %
Screen Brightness 300 cd/m² 300 cd/m²
Static Screen Contrast 1000 : 1 1000 : 1
Dynamic Screen Contrast 2000000 : 1 80000000 : 1
Screen Horizontal Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Vertical Viewing Angle 178 ° 178 °
Screen Input Lag 9 ms 17 ms
Display Minimum Response Time 6 ms 5 ms
Display Average Response Time 14 ms 12 ms
Display Coating Anti-glare/Matte (3H) Anti-glare/Matte
3D No No
Size, weight, color
Case Depth 2.03 in
5.2 cm
51.6 mm
0.17 ft
2.74 in
7 cm
69.6 mm
0.23 ft
Case Weight 4.04 kg
9 lbs
Case Width with Stand 22.35 in
56.8 cm
567.7 mm
1.86 ft
25.31 in
64.3 cm
643 mm
2.11 ft
Case Height with Stand 15.67 in
39.8 cm
398 mm
1.31 ft
21.74 in
55.2 cm
552.3 mm
1.81 ft
Case Depth with Stand 7.89 in
20 cm
200.3 mm
0.66 ft
8.58 in
21.8 cm
218 mm
0.72 ft
Case Weight with Stand 6.96 kg
15 lbs
8.8 kg
19 lbs
Case Color Silver Black
Hardware
Built-in Camera No No
Connectivity 2 x HDMI (MHL)
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (Output MST)
1 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x DisplayPort 1.2 (Input mini)
4 x USB 3.0 (downstream)
2 x USB 3.0 (upstream)
1 x DVI-D Dual Link
1 x D-sub
2 x 3.5 mm Audio Out
1 x HDMI 1.4
1 x DisplayPort 1.2
Audio
Audio Speakers 2 x 3W
Features
Cool Features Picture-in-Picture
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Pictire-by-Picture
HDCP (High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection)
Extra Features Anti-theft stand lock slot
Security lock slot
Ergonomics
Case Width 22.35 in
56.8 cm
567.7 mm
1.86 ft
25.31 in
64.3 cm
643 mm
2.11 ft
Case Height 13.3 in
33.8 cm
337.9 mm
1.11 ft
15.2 in
38.6 cm
386.2 mm
1.27 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 0 ° 90 °
Left or Right Swivel Support Yes Yes
Left Swivel 45 ° 60 °
Right Swivel 45 ° 60 °
Forward and Backward Tilt Support Yes Yes
Forward Tilt 5 ° 5 °
Backward Tilt 21 ° 20 °
Frequency and Interpolation
Vertical Digital Frequency 50 Hz - 75 Hz 50 Hz - 75 Hz
Horizontal Digital Frequency 30 kHz - 88 kHz 24 kHz - 89 kHz
Accessories
Extras DisplayPort cable - mini-DP to DP
Factory calibration report
USB 3.0 upstream cable
Audio cable
D-sub cable
DisplayPort cable
DVI-D cable
HDMI cable
Certificates and Standards
Licenses ENERGY STAR 6.0
Epeat Gold
RoHS Compliant
TCO Certified Displays
BSMI
CB
CCC
CE
cTick
CU
ErP
ENERGY STAR
FCC Class B
KCC
PSE
RoHS
UL/cUL
WEEE
Usage and Storage Requirements
Safe Operating Temperature Level 0 °C - 35 °C
32 °F - 95 °F
Safe Operating Humidity Level 10 % - 80 %
Internal Storage Temperature -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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