Top Quality Monitor: Dell Ultrasharp UP3216Q Review

Making due with a poor quality display? Tired of excessive lags occurring? Are you Looking to improve your work quality? A yes to all or some of the questions means you are in need of a monitor that solves those issues.
Well…why not take a look at Dell’s heavy-duty Ultrasharp UP3216Q monitor which offers everything you need. On this post, you are going to be given every necessary information about the product. From its specs down to frequently asked questions.

The Dell Ultrasharp UP3216Q monitor is the perfect gadget to improve your working experience in both the office and the studio, where every little detail matters a lot. A monitor such as the Dell Ultrasharp UP3216Q provides you the versatility needed to perform projects perfectly, all thanks to its 4K resolution display and all other astonishing color display gamuts.

Dell Ultrasharp UP3216Q Review: Specs
The Dell Ultrasharp UP3216Q monitor features many top quality specs with a justifying mouth-watering price.

Here are highlights of the monitor:

• An in-plane switching panel of size 31.5”
• It possesses a resolution of 3840 x 2160
• Its supports over 1.07billion colors
• It weighs 24.64Ibs
• A viewing angle of 178°/178°
• A fast response time of 6ms
• It possesses adjustability for height, swivel, and pivot
• A contrast ratio of 1000:1
• Displayport, displayport mini, and HDMI inputs
• An aspect ratio of 16:9
• Brightness is 300cd/m²
• Dimensions (29.5” x 22.5” x 8.4”)

The good

• The monitor displays great image quality, all thanks to its Ultra-high-definition pictures. The size of the screen is great for 4k resolutions. Very good color and grayscale performance. Wide-gamut coverage. Aesthetic design with adequate display space. Lots of connectivity ports to choose from.

The bad

• It could be too expensive to afford. The stand has can’t allow pivoting. The ports are located behind the monitor.

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Bottom line

Dell’s Ultrasharp UP3216Q monitor is a pricey 32-inch monitor with features that justify its price tag. This high-end professional monitor gives great UHD imagery accurate colors and very good grayscale performance, all of which are great for you, as an editor or graphic designer.

Need help setting up?

Dell’s Ultrasharp UP3216Q goes great with other devices from our inventory. Here is a list of products you should get if you wish to get the most from the monitor:

• Nvidia Geforce RTX 2070
• Dell XPS desktop
• Logitech MX master 2S wireless mouse

In-depth review of Dell’s Ultrasharp UP3216Q

Price

Like most people, the price tag is usually the first thing to look at, immediately after appreciating the aesthetic look of the products. with the top quality features, it possesses and high-end display gamuts, the Dell Ultrasharp UP3216Q’s price tag is Justifiable. Its price falls within the ranges of $1500 – $1700.

Design and feature

If you are a fan of Dell’s monitors, then you will love this model, as It possesses that classic space grey and black matte combination.

If you have purchased the Dell UP3214Q monitor then you will notice that there isn’t much of an improvement in the new model which is the UP3216Q. You will notice the reoccurrence of the matte-black cabinet that has silver trim. In addition, you will also notice the similarity between the UP3214Q and the latest UP3216Q, which can be seen in the 3.25-inch bezel.

Dell Ultrasharp UP3216Q monitor has an 18.9Ibs cabinet which is supported by a firm silver stand. This stand can be adjusted according to your taste with the monitor able to adjust its height, tilt and swivel around. The only set back about the stand is the lack of pivot adjustability. A VESA compatible mounting kit can be fitted into the cabinet in place of the stand if you wish to mount the monitor on the wall.

Ports

Looking behind the monitor, you will find several connectivity options to choose from. The ports present include two DisplayPort inputs, where one is has a full-size and the other is mini. Also, there is a port for a 2.0 HDMI connection, an audio output a USB 3.0 upstream port and finally a USB 3.0 downstream port.

Note: the ports are behind instead of the side, which will make the ports much easier to access since it’s insight.

Display

Looking at the front of the monitor, you can see the 4K resolution in-plane panel switching screen. The screen is Dell’s wide-gamut panel that utilizes premier color technology which covers certain percentages of several color spaces such as 100% of sRGB, 100% of the Rec. 709 color space, 99.5% of Adobe RGB color space and 87% of DCI-P3 color which is also known as the digital cinema color standard.

The Dell Ultrasharp UP3216Q monitor also features a look-up table (LUT) that is of 12-bits which supports hardware calibration. It also has a max brightness of 300cd/m² and a contrast ratio of 1000:1, great for displaying imagery in great detail.

Also, the monitor has a refresh rate of 60Hz and pixel response of 6ms which are great for improving the quality of images displayed on the screen.

Calibration and controls

Dell Ultrasharp UP3216Q monitor features up to 5 touch-sensitive buttons. Along with those, there is a power switch located at the lower-right hand of the bezel.
These function buttons allow you to navigate the main menu on the screen, they can also be used as hotkeys to help automatically set up a preset mode, choosing an input source, adjusting contrast and brightness. This saves you time from navigating through the options manually.

Like most high-end professional monitor, there are various presets to choose from, that can improve your viewing experience with respect to the activity you are performing on the system. For instance, you could be working on a project that is very color critical, there is a particular preset meant specifically for it. If gaming is the operation being performed with the monitor, then it’s best to set the monitor’s preset to the game. The same goes for watching movies, there is a preset called Movie which is programmed specifically for the activity.

The other presets not mentioned include, multimedia, standard, paper, color space, custom color, and color temperature.

Note: Choosing the color space preset sub-menu, several options of the present will pop-out. They include sRGB, Adobe RGB, Rec. 709, DCI-P3 and there are two calibrations presets available. Such as Cal 1 & Cal 2.

Color custom is also a sub-menu that offers gain and Offset setting for the color red, blue and green. The sub-menu also offers six-color Hue and saturation settings.

Other settings in the menu

The Dell Ultrasharp UP3216Q monitor offers special settings that make designing and editing a lot easier. There are the picture-in-picture and picture-by-picture size and position settings. They enable you to get uniform brightness and zonal color space which allows split screen display of different color spaces on both the left and right side of the screen.

This means, on one side of the screen you can have sRGB color space and on the other side, you can have Adobe RGB.

Temperature

Like every other device, Dell Ultrasharp UP3216Q monitor gets heated if used heavily. The monitor has a temperature range of 32°F to 95°F.

Humidity

The humidity range of the monitor during operational use is between 10-80%.

Performance

Over here is where the quality of monitors is known, giving you a lot of room to make an easy judgment on the device. Some tests were run on the Dell Ultrasharp UP3216Q monitor, and it has to be said, that the device did strikingly well. From display test down to gaming test.

4K resolution test

Some 4K test images were displayed on the monitor, and it is discovered that the images appeared very sharp with great viewing angles. Also, the colors on the image continued to be vibrant and the panel maintained its luminance when it was viewed from the top, bottom and side angles.

Grayscale test

The Displaymate 64-step grayscale test was performed on the monitor, and it is discovered that this model of the Dell monitor (UP3216Q) did extremely well. It perfectly displayed every shade of gray on the screen, leaving no traces of tint.

Black and white test

The result of this test shows that the images displayed on the screen had perfect shadows and highlight details. Making the monitor the ideal gadget to work with as a graphic designer and/or picture editor. All color-critical projects will be a breeze with Dell’s Ultrasharp UP3216Q monitor, all thanks to its ability to display the perfect shadows and highlight every detail of the image on the screen.

Color test

This testing involves the analysis of the Dell Ultrasharp UP3216Q monitor’s color quality. The result of the test indicates that the monitor is on the right road.

During the chromaticity test, a chart is involved. And on the chart, the result of the test showed that the colors displayed by the monitor are very accurate. On the chromaticity chart, the colors red, green and blue are quite closely aligned with respect to their ideal CIE coordinates.

DisplayMate Full-screen uniformity and purity test

This test is used to test out the monitor’s color saturation. The results say the colors on every part of the display is evenly saturated. For the monitor to perform well in this test, shows that the experience of watching a movie with the Dell Ultrasharp UP3216Q monitor is improved.

Gaming test (pairing with the PS4)

The main feature gamers in this modern era are looking for in a monitor is its response time. In order to perform the gaming test effectively, fast Paced games should be played, such as Crysis 3 and call of duty: modern warfare infinity. While playing, the experience will be great as there can be few or no lags during play. This is due to the monitor having a very good pixel response time of 6 Ms.

Although, despite the fast response time, the monitor is sure to experience some lags, blur and some minor screen tearing.

Power consumption test

The results of this test show that the Dell Ultrasharp UP3216Q monitor uses up 43 watts of power, while it is operated, that is if it is in the standard preset mode. The power consumptions of Dell’s Ultrasharp UP3216Q monitor is great compared older model (UP3214) which takes up to 88 watts.

When not operational or when not stand by, the monitor takes up lesser power. That is 0.3 watts.

Note: the monitor has a nominal voltage of AC 120/230 V.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: does this monitor have speakers?

A: No, the monitor does not come with a speaker.

Q: it is said that there are 4 USB ports, I can only find 3 which can be accessed from the back. Where is the 4th USB port? and which of the 4 is the charging port?

A: the 4th USB port is the charging port and it is located behind the monitor, around the central part of the device.

Q: Does the monitor support HDMI 2.0?

A: Yes.

Q: what is the LUT look-up table of the screen?

A: it has a color coverage 87% DCI-P3 and a 100% of Rec.709. In addition, there is 100% of sRGB and 99.5% of Adobe RGB.

Q: how to connect my new iMac 5K USBc?

A: the best way to connect your device is to make use of a USB type C adapter connected to the HDMI port, mini port or just the regular display port.

Conclusions

So there you go… All the basics you need to know about the Dell Ultrasharp Up3216Q monitor. With all its features and special display gamuts, the ultrasharp UP3216Q monitor spells out as one of the best to use as a graphic designer or editor.

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