Dell / Alienware Monitors Naming Scheme

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Dell/Alienware uses a naming scheme consisting of 5 segments for their monitors, this only applies to monitors produced 2019 onwards:

The first segment denotes its portfolio position; the market it is targeted towards.

The second segment indicates the display size; the diagonal length of the display in inches, rounded to the nearest whole number.

The third segment is the product generation; the numbers indicate the fiscal year that the monitor was produced in (Dell's fiscal year is the 52/53-week period that ends on the Friday closest to January 31. The 2021 fiscal year ended on January 29, 2021).

The fourth segment indicates the resolution; or the aspect ratio for ultrawide monitors.

The fifth segment lists the features of the monitor

Example:
1 - Position 2 - Size 3 - Generation 4 - Resolution 5 - Features
S 27 21 D GFA

Identification:[edit | edit source]

1st Segment (Portfolio Position):[edit | edit source]

  • AW - Alienware
  • D - Low Cost
  • E - Entry
  • MR - Medical Review
  • P - Professional
  • S - Consumer
  • SE - Consumer
  • U - Ultrasharp
  • UP - Ultrasharp Professional

4th Segment (Resolution):[edit | edit source]

  • D - QHD (2560 x 1440, UW 3440 x 1440)
  • H - FHD (1920 x 1080, UW 2560 x 1080)
  • K - UHD 5K or 8K (5120 x 2880 or 7680 x 4320)
  • Q - UHD 4K (3840 x 2160)
  • S - Standard (1280 x 1024)
  • (blank) - 16:10

5th Segment (Features):[edit | edit source]

  • A - Ships with Monitor Arm*     
  • CUSB-C Version   
  • e - Feature behavior changes depend on hardware changes
  • E - TCO EMEA Version (TCO Certification, Europe, Middle East and Africa)
  • F - G-Sync Compatible
  • GGaming   
  • HSHeight Adjustable Stand     
  • J - Wireless Phone Charging     
  • M - Lower Connectivity Cost version:
    • VGA + DVI in Standard Aspect  
    • 2x HDMI in Standard Aspect Ultrathin (except U2412M)
  • N - HDMI + VGA connector without Speaker
  • R - Retail
  • TTouch
  • V - VGA Connector only
  • W - Ultrawide (21:9 or 32:9)
  • WhWhite
  • WiWireless Connection
  • X, Y - DAO Channel Version (Dell Americas Organization, Amazon)
  • Z - Integrated Camera/Microphone

Notes[edit | edit source]

*The Dell S2721DGFA does not ship with a monitor arm, it is an S2721DGF with updated firmware,

Sources[edit | edit source]

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000131468/identifying-dell-monitor-types-by-their-model-number