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Active area width: typical values for displays & pen tablets

Half of displays & pen tablets in the catalog have active area width below 294 mm, and 80% fall between 160 mm and 526 mm (154 models with data).

Median294 mm
Median 2026290 mm
Typical range160 mm – 526 mm
Models154
Distribution

How active area width is distributed

012243648100200300400500550100–150: 5150–200: 19200–250: 15250–300: 48300–350: 29350–400: 3400–450: 3450–500: 12500–550: 16550–600: 4Median 294 mm
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Active area width160 mm235 mm294 mm350 mm526 mm

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

Trends

Median active area width by year

0 mm100 mm200 mm300 mm400 mm20182020202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Highest active area width

1 Huion Kamvas Pro 27 144Hz
Huion · 2026
Kamvas Pro 27 144Hz
27″3840 × 216016,384596.7 × 335.7 mm
597 mm
6.2
2 XP-Pen Artist Pro 27 (Gen 2)
XP-Pen · 2026
Artist Pro 27 (Gen 2)
27″3840 × 216099%16,384
597 mm
6.2
3 Huion Kamvas Pro 27
Huion · 2024
Kamvas Pro 27
27″3840 × 216016,384596.7 × 335.7 mm
597 mm
5.6
4 Wacom Cintiq Pro 27
Wacom · 2022
Cintiq Pro 27
26.9″3840 × 21608,192596 × 335 mm
596 mm
5.0
5 Wacom Cintiq 24
Wacom · 2025
Cintiq 24
23.8″2560 × 14408,192527 × 296 mm
527 mm
6.0
6 Wacom DTK-2451
Wacom · 2022
DTK-2451
25″1920 × 10802,048527 × 356 mm
527 mm
3.6
7 Xencelabs Pen Display 24
Xencelabs · 2023
Pen Display 24
23.8″3840 × 21608,192527 × 296.5 mm
527 mm
5.4
8 Wacom Cintiq 24 Touch
Wacom · 2025
Cintiq 24 Touch
23.8″2560 × 14408,192527 × 296 mm
527 mm
6.4
9 Huion Kamvas Pro 24 4K
Huion · 2022
Kamvas Pro 24 4K
23.8″3840 × 21608,192527 × 296.5 mm
527 mm
6.9
10 Xencelabs Pen Display 24+
Xencelabs · 2026
Pen Display 24+
23.8″3840 × 21608,192527 × 296 mm
527 mm
5.4
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