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Express keys: typical values for displays & pen tablets

Half of displays & pen tablets in the catalog have express keys below 8, and 80% fall between 4 and 12 (100 models with data).

Median8
Median 20268
Typical range4 – 12
Models100
Distribution

How express keys is distributed

010213141261014182–4: 34–6: 186–8: 188–10: 4110–12: 712–14: 514–16: 116–18: 318–20: 4Median 8
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Express keys468812

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

Trends

Median express keys by year

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Recent leaders

Highest express keys

1 GAOMON M106K
GAOMON · 2026
M106K
2,048254 × 159 mm
28
3.5
2 GAOMON PD1561 V2
GAOMON · 2026
PD1561 V2
15.5″1920 × 108016,384344 × 194 mm
15
7.5
3 GAOMON M1220
GAOMON · 2024
M1220
8,192258 × 161 mm±60°
13
6.1
4 Huion Inspiroy HS610
Huion · 2023
Inspiroy HS610
8,192254 × 158.8 mm±60°
12
4.5
5 Huion Inspiroy H1060P
Huion · 2025
Inspiroy H1060P
8,192254 × 158.8 mm±60°
12
3.7
6 GAOMON M106K Pro
GAOMON · 2026
M106K Pro
8,192254 × 159 mm±60°
12
3.8
7 Huion Kamvas RDS-160
Huion · 2023
Kamvas RDS-160
15.5″1920 × 10808,192344.2 × 193.6 mm
10
7.7
8 XP-Pen Artist 16 (Gen 2)
XP-Pen · 2022
Artist 16 (Gen 2)
15.4″1920 × 108094%8,192
10
5.6
9 Huion Kamvas 16
Huion · 2024
Kamvas 16
15.5″1920 × 10808,192344.2 × 193.6 mm
10
7.9
10 Huion Inspiroy H1161
Huion · 2022
Inspiroy H1161
8,192279.4 × 174.6 mm±60°
10
4.9
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