Dell S3219D vs S3220DGF

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Dell S3219D
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Our Verdict

Dell S3219D

Dell S3220DGF

The Dell S3220DGF is much better than the Dell S3219D. The S3220DGF has a much faster refresh rate and a lower input lag, which is great for gaming. The D3220 also supports HDR, and its more versatile stand allows you to place it in a comfortable position with ease.

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Variants

  • S3219D (32")
  • S3220DGF (32")

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Main Differences for
Mixed Usage

Threshold 

0.10

Mixed Usage 

6.9
7.7

Ergonomics 
 

0.9
6.8

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Design Picture  

Size  

32"
32"

Curved  

No
Yes

Curve Radius  

N/A
1800R

Weight (without stand) 
 

16.8 lbs (7.6 kg)
16.8 lbs (7.6 kg)

Weight (with stand) 
 

22.0 lbs (10.0 kg)
24.0 lbs (10.9 kg)
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Stand  

Stand Picture  

Width 
 

10.1" (25.7 cm)
12.6" (32.0 cm)

Depth 
 

7.8" (19.8 cm)
10.1" (25.7 cm)
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Ergonomics 
 

0.9
6.8

Ergonomics Picture  

Height Adjustment 
 

0.0" (0.0 cm)
5.4" (13.7 cm)

Switch Portrait/Landscape  

No
No

Swivel Range  

N/A
-30° to 30°

Tilt Range  

-10° to 5°
-20° to 5°
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Back  

Back Picture  

Wall Mount  

VESA 100x100
VESA 100x100
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Borders  

Borders Picture  

Borders 
 

0.5" (1.3 cm)
0.3" (0.8 cm)
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Thickness  

Thickness Picture  

Thickness (with stand) 
 

5.0" (12.7 cm)
7.2" (18.3 cm)

Thickness (without stand) 
 

1.9" (4.8 cm)
3.2" (8.1 cm)
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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.5

Build Quality Picture  

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Picture Quality

Contrast 
 

7.8
7.9

Checkerboard Picture  

LCD Type 
 

VA
VA

Native Contrast 
 

2,904 : 1
2,953 : 1

Contrast With Local Dimming 
 

N/A
N/A
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Local Dimming 
 

0.0
0.0

Local Dimming Video  

Local Dimming Video  

Local Dimming 
 

No
No

Backlight 
 

Edge
Direct
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SDR Peak Brightness 
 

6.4
7.4

SDR Real Scene 
 

223 cd/m²
284 cd/m²

SDR Peak 2% Window 
 

223 cd/m²
292 cd/m²

SDR Peak 10% Window 
 

223 cd/m²
292 cd/m²

SDR Peak 25% Window 
 

223 cd/m²
293 cd/m²

SDR Peak 50% Window 
 

222 cd/m²
293 cd/m²

SDR Peak 100% Window 
 

221 cd/m²
293 cd/m²

SDR Sustained 2% Window 
 

223 cd/m²
291 cd/m²

SDR Sustained 10% Window 
 

223 cd/m²
292 cd/m²

SDR Sustained 25% Window 
 

222 cd/m²
292 cd/m²

SDR Sustained 50% Window 
 

222 cd/m²
293 cd/m²

SDR Sustained 100% Window 
 

221 cd/m²
293 cd/m²

SDR ABL 
 

0.001
0.000
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HDR Peak Brightness 
 

0.0
7.0

HDR Real Scene 
 

N/A
444 cd/m²

HDR Peak 2% Window 
 

N/A
468 cd/m²

HDR Peak 10% Window 
 

N/A
468 cd/m²

HDR Peak 25% Window 
 

N/A
468 cd/m²

HDR Peak 50% Window 
 

N/A
468 cd/m²

HDR Peak 100% Window 
 

N/A
468 cd/m²

HDR Sustained 2% Window 
 

N/A
460 cd/m²

HDR Sustained 10% Window 
 

N/A
456 cd/m²

HDR Sustained 25% Window 
 

N/A
457 cd/m²

HDR Sustained 50% Window 
 

N/A
459 cd/m²

HDR Sustained 100% Window 
 

N/A
461 cd/m²

HDR ABL 
 

N/A
0.001
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Horizontal Viewing Angle 
 

5.3
5.8

Horizontal Viewing Angle Video  

Horizontal Chroma Graph  

Color Washout From Left 
 

28°

Color Washout From Right 
 

29°

Horizontal Color Shift Picture  

Horizontal Hue Graph  

Color Shift From Left 
 

38°
48°

Color Shift From Right 
 

39°
53°

Horizontal Brightness Picture  

Horizontal Black Level Picture  

Horizontal Lightness Graph  

Brightness Loss From Left 
 

48°
31°

Brightness Loss From Right 
 

49°
32°

Black Level Raise From Left 
 

13°
13°

Black Level Raise From Right 
 

13°
15°

Curve Radius  

N/A

Gamma Shift From Left 
 

19°

Gamma Shift From Right 
 

19°
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Vertical Viewing Angle 
 

5.3
5.6

Vertical Viewing Angle Video  

Vertical Chroma Graph  

Color Washout From Below 
 

28°

Color Washout From Above 
 

27°

Vertical Color Shift Picture  

Vertical Hue Graph  

Color Shift From Below 
 

28°
60°

Color Shift From Above 
 

29°
63°

Vertical Brightness Picture  

Vertical Black Level Picture  

Vertical Lightness Graph  

Brightness Loss From Below 
 

33°
31°

Brightness Loss From Above 
 

34°
31°

Black Level Raise From Below 
 

13°

Black Level Raise From Above 
 

13°
10°

Gamma Shift From Below 
 

15°

Gamma Shift From Above 
 

13°
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Gray Uniformity 
 

8.8
8.9

50% Uniformity Picture  

50% Std. Dev. 
 

2.511%
2.092%

50% DSE 
 

0.102%
0.102%

5% Uniformity Picture  

5% Std. Dev. 
 

0.938%
0.721%

5% DSE 
 

0.077%
0.071%
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Black Uniformity 
 

6.0
6.6

Native Black Uniformity Picture  

Native Std. Dev. 
 

1.987%
1.580%

Black Uniformity Picture With Local Dimming  

Std. Dev. w/ L.D. 
 

N/A
N/A
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Pre Calibration 
 

4.3
6.8

Pre Calibration Picture  

Pre Gamma Curve Picture  

Pre Color Picture  

Picture Mode 
 

Cool
Custom Color

Luminance 
 

141 cd/m²
122 cd/m²

Luminance Settings 
 

75
75

Contrast Setting 
 

75
75

RGB Controls 
 

N/A
100-100-100

Gamma Setting 
 

No Gamma Setting

Color Temperature 
 

7,310 K
5,971 K

White Balance dE 
 

6.72
3.63

Color dE 
 

4.59
3.61

Gamma 
 

2.18
2.16
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Post Calibration 
 

9.7
9.6

Post Calibration Picture  

Post Gamma Curve Picture  

Post Color Picture  

Picture Mode 
 

Custom Color
Custom Color

Luminance 
 

100 cd/m²
100 cd/m²

Luminance Settings 
 

40
35

Contrast Setting 
 

73
70

RGB Controls 
 

88-92-100
93-94-98

Gamma Setting 
 

No Gamma Setting

Color Temperature 
 

6,512 K
6,486 K

White Balance dE 
 

0.41
0.50

Color dE 
 

0.50
0.55

Gamma 
 

2.19
2.19
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SDR Color Gamut 
 

8.8
9.0

Color Gamut sRGB Picture  

sRGB xy 
 

98.3%
98.1%

Color Gamut ARGB Picture  

Adobe RGB xy 
 

77.0%
81.3%

sRGB Picture Mode 
 

Custom Color

Adobe RGB Picture Mode 
 

Custom Color
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SDR Color Volume 
 

9.2
9.4

sRGB Color Volume ITP Picture  

sRGB In ICtCp 
 

98.8%
99.0%

Adobe RGB Color Volume ITP Picture  

Adobe RGB In ICtCp 
 

84.5%
88.1%

sRGB Picture Mode 
 

Custom Color

Adobe RGB Picture Mode 
 

Custom Color
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HDR Color Gamut 
 

0.0
7.2

Wide Color Gamut 
 

No
Yes

Color Gamut DCI-P3 Picture  

DCI P3 xy 
 

N/A
79.4%

Color Gamut Rec.2020 Picture  

Rec. 2020 xy 
 

N/A
64.0%

DCI P3 Picture Mode 
 

HDR Standard

Rec. 2020 Picture Mode 
 

HDR Standard
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HDR Color Volume 
 

0.0
5.9

P3 Color Volume ITP Picture  

DCI-P3 In ICtCp 
 

N/A
67.8%

2020 Color Volume ITP Picture  

Rec. 2020 In ICtCp 
 

N/A
50.6%

DCI P3 Picture Mode 
 

HDR Standard

Rec. 2020 Picture Mode 
 

HDR Standard
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Image Retention 
 

5.7
10

Image Retention Picture  

IR After 0 Min Recovery 
 

0.09%
0.00%

IR After 2 Min Recovery 
 

0.02%
0.00%

IR After 4 Min Recovery 
 

0.05%
0.00%

IR After 6 Min Recovery 
 

0.00%
0.00%

IR After 8 Min Recovery 
 

0.00%
0.00%

IR After 10 Min Recovery 
 

0.02%
0.00%
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Gradient 
 

9.8
9.8

Gradient Picture  

Color Depth 
 

10 Bit
10 Bit
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Color Bleed 
 

10
10

Color Bleed Horizontal  

Pixel Row Error 
 

0.001%
0.003%

Color Bleed Vertical  

Pixel Column Error 
 

0.000%
0.002%
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Reflections 
 

7.5
7.2

Average Room  

Average Room Off Picture  

Bright Room Off Picture  

Screen Finish 
 

Matte

Total Reflections 
 

6.0%

Indirect Reflections 
 

3.5%

Calculated Direct Reflections 
 

2.6%
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Text Clarity 
 

7.0

ClearType On  

Pixel Type 
 

VA
VA

ClearType Off  

Pixels  

Sub-Pixel Layout 
 

RGB
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Motion

Response Time @ Max Refresh Rate 
 

8.2
7.9

Motion Blur Picture  

Motion Blur Picture  

Response Time Chart  

Response Time Table  

Best Overdrive Setting 
 

Normal
Super Fast

Rise / Fall Time 
 

7.2 ms
7.0 ms

Total Response Time 
 

13.8 ms
14.8 ms

Overshoot Error 
 

0.1%

Dark Rise / Fall Time 
 

10.2 ms

Dark Total Response Time 
 

21.2 ms

Dark Overshoot Error 
 

0.0%
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Response Time @ 60Hz 
 

6.9

Motion Blur Picture  

Response Time Table  

Best Overdrive Setting 
 

Fast

Rise / Fall Time 
 

8.9 ms

Total Response Time 
 

19.4 ms

Overshoot Error 
 

2.3%

Dark Rise / Fall Time 
 

8.3 ms

Dark Total Response Time 
 

21.6 ms

Dark Overshoot Error 
 

8.2%
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Image Flicker 
 

7.5
10

Backlight Picture  

Flicker-Free  

Yes
Yes

PWM Dimming Frequency 
 

0 Hz
0 Hz

Black Frame Insertion (BFI) 
 

No
No

BFI Picture  

BFI Frequency Picture  

BFI Maximum Frequency 
 

N/A
N/A

BFI Minimum Frequency 
 

N/A
N/A
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Black Frame Insertion (BFI) 
 

0.0

Black Frame Insertion (BFI) 
 

No
No

BFI Picture  

BFI Frequency Picture  

BFI Maximum Frequency 
 

N/A
N/A

BFI Minimum Frequency 
 

N/A
N/A
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Refresh Rate 
 

8.0
9.2

Variable Refresh Rate 
 

FreeSync
FreeSync

Native 
 

165 Hz

Max Refresh Rate 
 

75 Hz
165 Hz

Factory Overclock 
 

N/A

Variable Refresh Rate 
 

FreeSync
Yes

FreeSync 
 

Yes

G-SYNC 
 

Yes
Compatible (Tested)

VRR Maximum 
 

75 Hz
165 Hz

VRR Minimum 
 

48 Hz
< 20 Hz

VRR Maximum With OC 
 

N/A

VRR Supported Connectors  

DisplayPort, HDMI
DisplayPort, HDMI
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Inputs

Input Lag 
 

9.0
9.5

Native Resolution 
 

8.2 ms
4.0 ms

Non-Native Res @ Native Refresh 
 

N/A

Native Resolution @ 60Hz 
 

9.8 ms
9.1 ms

Variable Refresh Rate 
 

8.6 ms
4.4 ms

Variable Refresh Rate @ 60Hz 
 

10.2 ms

10 Bit HDR 
 

N/A
6.1 ms

Black Frame Insertion (BFI) 
 

N/A
N/A
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Resolution And Size 
 

8.5
8.3

Native Resolution  

2560 x 1440
2560 x 1440

Aspect Ratio  

16:9
16:9

Megapixels  

3.7 MP
3.7 MP

Pixel Density 
 

92 PPI
92 PPI

Screen Diagonal  

32.0"
32.0"

Screen Area  

438 in²
438 in²
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Inputs  

Inputs 1  

Inputs 2  

Total Inputs  

DisplayPort  

1 (DP 1.2)
1 (DP 1.4)

Mini DisplayPort  

No
No

HDMI  

2 (HDMI 1.4)
2 (HDMI 2.0)

DVI  

No
No

VGA  

No
No

DisplayPort Out  

No
No

USB  

2 (USB 3.0)
4 (USB 3.0)

USB C  

No
No

Analog Audio Out 3.5mm  

1
2

Microphone In 3.5mm  

No
No

Digital Optical Audio Out  

No
No

Analog Audio Out RCA  

No
No

Power Supply  

Internal
Internal
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Features

Additional Features 
 

RGB Illumination 
 

No

Speakers 
 

Yes
No

HDR10  

No
Yes

Multiple Input Display 
 

No
No
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On-Screen Display (OSD)  

OSD Picture  

Controls  

Controls Picture  

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In The Box  

In The Box Picture  

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