Dell Alienware AW2725DF (QD-OLED)

Dell Alienware AW2725DF (QD-OLED)

Dell Alienware AW2725DF (QD-OLED)

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BEST RATING
Competitive Gaming:
5.0
CASUAL GAMING: Best in Class9.7/10
COMPETITIVE GAMING: Best in Class9.7/10
PRODUCTIVITY: Poor5.8/10
MEDIA CONSUMPTION: Best in Class9.5/10
RESOLUTION: Good7.1/10
BRIGHTNESS: Fair6.2/10
CONTRAST: Best in Class10.0/10
COLOR VOLUME: Best in Class10.0/10
REFRESH RATE: Best in Class9.5/10
RESPONSE TIME: Best in Class9.7/10
TEXT QUALITY: Fair6.6/10

The Dell Alienware AW2725DF featuring QD-OLED technology is a high-end monitor with a premium price tag. Its OLED panel ensures deep blacks and vibrant colors, making it an excellent choice for HDR gaming and media consumption, with great image clarity. If you're into competitive gaming, you'll appreciate its very fast response time and high refresh rate, which can reduce ghosting and enhance performance during fast-paced action. The wide color gamut also makes it suitable for digital photo editing. However, for productivity tasks that involve handling text or detailed graphics, you might find monitors specifically tailored for those activities to be a better fit, due to this monitor's focus on high-end gaming and color performance. The stand is adjustable, adding to the ergonomic comfort, and it offers multiple connectivity options, though it lacks USB-C with Power Delivery. If the price aligns with your budget and your primary uses are gaming, watching videos, and editing photos, this could be a compelling option. Give Feedback

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Evaluation

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Pros
  • Best for competitive gaming
  • Excellent HDR gaming and media
  • High color accuracy
  • Wide color gamut coverage
  • OLED provides deep blacks
Cons
  • Not best for productivity
  • Glossy screen may reflect light
  • Fair text clarity
  • Fair SDR brightness

Ratings by Category

Competitive Gaming:
5.0
The competitive gaming score is based on a variety of factors including refresh rate, total response time, variable refresh rate, strobing and brightness.
Casual Gaming:
4.9
The casual gaming score is based on a variety of factors including refresh rate, resolution, contrast, brightness, color gamut and screen coating.
Media Consumption:
4.9
The media comparison score is based on a variety of factors like resolution, contrast, brightness and screen coating
Productivity:
3.0
The productivity score is based on a variety of factors like resolution, screen size, pixels per inch, ergonomics and screen coating.

Full Specs

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GENERAL

Price
$900
Screen Size
27"
Resolution
2560 x 1440
Screen Type
OLED
Screen Sub-type
QD-OLED
Refresh Rate
360Hz

COLOR, CONTRAST & BRIGHTNESS

Native Contrast
Inf:1
SDR Peak Brightness
235 nits
HDR Peak Brightness
445 nits
Suitable for HDR Gaming and Media Consumption
Yes
sRGB Color Gamut
100 %

MOTION CHARACTERISTICS

Total Response Time
0.6 ms
Variable Refresh Rate
20 - 360 Hz
Strobing / BFI
No
Persistence Blur Score
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9.5/10
Ghosting Score
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9.8/10

TEXT & IMAGE CLARITY

Pixels Per Inch
111 PPI
Coating
Glossy
Text Clarity Score
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6.7/10
Image Clarity Score
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7.2/10

PORTS & CONNECTIVITY

HDMI 1.4 Ports
0
HDMI 2.0 Ports
1
HDMI 2.1 Ports
0
Micro HDMI Ports
0
DisplayPort 1.2 Ports
0

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