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Active area height: typical values for displays & pen tablets

Half of displays & pen tablets in the catalog have active area height below 166 mm, and 80% fall between 102 mm and 296 mm (154 models with data).

Median166 mm
Median 2026173 mm
Typical range102 mm – 296 mm
Models154
Distribution

How active area height is distributed

071421286010014018022026030032060–80: 580–100: 7100–120: 12120–140: 12140–160: 28160–180: 23180–200: 28200–220: 3220–240: 4240–260: 0260–280: 12280–300: 15300–320: 0320–340: 5Median 166 mm
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Active area height102 mm144 mm166 mm211 mm296 mm

A model at the 75th percentile beats three quarters of the catalog on this spec.

Trends

Median active area height by year

0 mm50 mm100 mm150 mm200 mm20182020202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Highest active area height

1 Wacom DTK-2451
Wacom · 2022
DTK-2451
25″1920 × 10802,048527 × 356 mm
356 mm
3.6
2 Huion Kamvas Pro 27 144Hz
Huion · 2026
Kamvas Pro 27 144Hz
27″3840 × 216016,384596.7 × 335.7 mm
336 mm
6.2
3 XP-Pen Artist Pro 27 (Gen 2)
XP-Pen · 2026
Artist Pro 27 (Gen 2)
27″3840 × 216099%16,384
336 mm
6.2
4 Huion Kamvas Pro 27
Huion · 2024
Kamvas Pro 27
27″3840 × 216016,384596.7 × 335.7 mm
336 mm
5.6
5 Wacom Cintiq Pro 27
Wacom · 2022
Cintiq Pro 27
26.9″3840 × 21608,192596 × 335 mm
335 mm
5.0
6 Xencelabs Pen Display 24
Xencelabs · 2023
Pen Display 24
23.8″3840 × 21608,192527 × 296.5 mm
297 mm
5.4
7 Huion Kamvas Pro 24 4K
Huion · 2022
Kamvas Pro 24 4K
23.8″3840 × 21608,192527 × 296.5 mm
297 mm
6.9
8 Huion Kamvas 24
Huion · 2026
Kamvas 24
23.8″2560 × 14408,192526.9 × 296.4 mm
296 mm
4.3
9 XP-Pen Artist 24
XP-Pen · 2023
Artist 24
23.8″2560 × 144094%8,192
296 mm
6.7
10 Huion Kamvas Studio 24
Huion · 2026
Kamvas Studio 24
23.8″2560 × 14408,192526.9 × 296.4 mm
296 mm
4.0
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