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Displays & pen tablets

Monitor & pen tablet pixel density by year

Median pixel density of displays & pen tablets released in 2019 — 127 ppi, in 2026 — 142 ppi.

MedianMiddle 50% of models
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YearMedianMiddle 50% of modelsModels
2026142 ppi140 ppi – 166 ppi56
2025155 ppi123 ppi – 166 ppi44
2024142 ppi132 ppi – 163 ppi27
2023140 ppi109 ppi – 163 ppi40
2022140 ppi109 ppi – 164 ppi28
2021109 ppi102 ppi – 140 ppi21
2020138 ppi109 ppi – 142 ppi20
2019127 ppi107 ppi – 170 ppi12

By year of release; only models in our catalog are counted, so the newest year may still change.

Top 2026 models by pixel density

1 Huion Kamvas Pro 16 4K
Huion · 2026
Kamvas Pro 16 4K
15.6″3840 × 21608,192345.6 × 194.4 mm
8.6
2 Asus ProArt PA32KCX
Asus · 2026
ProArt PA32KCX
32″7680 × 432095%96 W
7.2
3 Huion Kamvas Pro 13 2.5K
Huion · 2026
Kamvas Pro 13 2.5K
13.3″2560 × 16008,192286.5 × 179 mm
9.2
4 XP-Pen Artist Ultra 14
XP-Pen · 2026
Artist Ultra 14
14″2880 × 180099%16,384
9.7
5 BenQ MA270S
BenQ · 2026
MA270S
27″5120 × 288096 W99%
9.3
6 Apple Studio Display XDR
Apple · 2026
Studio Display XDR
27″5120 × 288096 W
9.7
7 Apple Studio Display (2026)
Apple · 2026
Studio Display (2026)
27″5120 × 288096 W
9.6
8 ViewSonic VP2788-5K
ViewSonic · 2026
VP2788-5K
27″5120 × 288088%15 W
7.3
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