Apple Studio Display (2026) / Dell 32 Plus 4K Monitor (S3225QS)

Apple Studio Display (2026): Studio Display (2026), 27-inch 5K; standard or nano-texture glass; tilt-adjustable stand, tilt- and height-adjustable stand or VESA mount adapter. The 2022 Studio Display and the mini LED Studio Display XDR are separate models.

Dell 32 Plus 4K Monitor (S3225QS): S3225QS: 31.5-inch flat VA panel, 3840 × 2160, 120 Hz, built-in 2 × 5 W speakers, Ash White back and stand. Models in the same family with a USB hub and the QD-OLED S3225QC are separate products.

Specification	Apple Studio Display (2026)	Dell 32 Plus 4K Monitor (S3225QS)
Release year	2026	2025
Panel	27-inch 5K Retina; 5120 × 2880, 218 ppi; 60 Hz 218 ppi lets macOS render text sharply at 2x scaling; 60 Hz is a fixed rate, with no high or variable refresh as on gaming monitors. Apple	31.5-inch flat VA (vertical alignment) panel, LED edge backlight; 16:9, 3840 × 2160 (4K UHD), 139 ppi; anti-glare 3H-hardness surface Dell lists 3000:1 contrast and 178°/178° viewing angles for this VA panel; the viewing-angle figure does not show at what angle colour and contrast start to shift. Dell
Brightness and colour	600 nits; 1 billion colours; wide colour (P3); True Tone This is not an HDR monitor; 600 nits is SDR brightness. Apple	—
Reference modes	Apple Display (P3-600 nits), HDTV Video (BT.709–BT.1886), NTSC and PAL/SECAM Video, Digital Cinema (P3-DCI, P3-D65), Design and Print (P3-D50), Photography (P3-D65), Internet and Web (sRGB) Reference modes lock colour space, white point and gamma for a task, for example sRGB for the web or P3-D50 for print. Apple	—
Glass	Standard glass or nano-texture glass (configurable) Nano-texture glass scatters reflections in bright rooms; standard glass is glossy and reflective. Apple	—
Ports	1 × Thunderbolt 5 upstream (up to 120 Gb/s, 96 W charging to the host); 1 × Thunderbolt 5 downstream; 2 × USB-C (up to 10 Gb/s) The downstream Thunderbolt 5 port takes accessories or daisy-chains another display. Apple says up to four Studio Displays can be daisy-chained with a MacBook Pro with M5 Max. There is no HDMI or DisplayPort input. Apple	—
Camera	12 MP Center Stage with Desk View Center Stage follows the person during video calls by cropping the ultra-wide view; Desk View shows the desk from above. Apple	—
Audio	Six-speaker system (four force-cancelling woofers + two tweeters); Spatial Audio for Dolby Atmos music and video; three-mic array with beamforming Apple claims 30 percent deeper bass than the previous generation. Apple	—
Stand and mount	Tilt-adjustable stand (−5° to +25°); configurable tilt- and height-adjustable stand (105 mm); configurable VESA mount adapter (100 × 100 mm, landscape or portrait) The stand is chosen at purchase; the standard stand has no height adjustment. Apple	—
Size and weight	Tilt stand: 47.8 × 62.3 × 16.8 cm, 6.3 kg; tilt- and height-adjustable stand: 7.6 kg; VESA adapter: 36.2 × 62.3 × 3.1 cm, 5.4 kg Apple	With stand 71.3 × 44.6–54.6 × 22.2 cm, 8.77 kg; without stand 71.4 × 41.4 × 6.1 cm, 5.97 kg Values are converted from Dell’s figures in inches and pounds. Dell
Compatibility	Apple silicon Macs with macOS Tahoe 26.3.1 or later; some iPad Pro and iPad Air models with iPadOS 26.3.1 or later Apple’s compatibility list does not include Windows PCs. Apple	—
Power and box contents	Internal power supply, 100–240 V AC; 1 m Thunderbolt 5 Pro cable in the box Apple	—
Refresh rate and response time	—	120 Hz (48–120 Hz vertical frequency); 4 ms GtG (Extreme), 5 ms GtG (Fast), 8 ms GtG (Normal); AMD FreeSync Premium 120 Hz at 4K is available over both HDMI 2.1 and DisplayPort 1.4; the source must also output 4K at 120 Hz. FreeSync Premium matches the refresh to the game’s frame rate within 48–120 Hz to prevent tearing; AMD’s tier also includes low framerate compensation (LFC). GtG figures are given for the fastest overdrive mode. Dell
Brightness, contrast and colour	—	300 nits; 3000:1 contrast; 1.07 billion colours; 95% DCI-P3, 99% sRGB; HDR10 HDR10 support means the monitor accepts HDR signals; with 300 nits and edge lighting it carries no DisplayHDR tier. 1.07 billion colours corresponds to 10-bit colour depth. Dell
Connections	—	2 × HDMI 2.1 (FRL, HDR, VRR; up to 4K 120 Hz; HDCP 2.2), 1 × DisplayPort 1.4 (4K 120 Hz, HDR, VRR; HDCP 2.2) There is no USB-C, USB hub, headphone output or webcam, so a laptop cannot be charged over a single cable. A 1.8 m HDMI cable is in the box. Dell
Speakers	—	2 × 5 W built-in speakers Dell
Stand and mounting	—	100 mm height adjustment, −5°/+21° tilt, −4°/+4° slant; VESA 100 × 100 The screen cannot rotate to portrait (pivot). Dell
Eye comfort	—	ComfortView Plus; TÜV Rheinland 4-star eye comfort certification ComfortView Plus cuts blue light to 35% or less at the hardware level; Dell says this does not affect colour accuracy. Dell
Power consumption	—	32 W in operation, 85 W maximum; 0.3 W standby and off; internal power supply, 100–240 V It is ENERGY STAR 8.0 certified. Dell
Warranty	—	1-year limited hardware warranty with advanced exchange service in the US Warranty length varies by country. Dell