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Pen accuracy (centre): typical values for displays & pen tablets

Half of displays & pen tablets in the catalog have pen accuracy (centre) below ±0.3 mm, and 80% fall between ±0.3 mm and ±0.5 mm (87 models with data).

Median±0.3 mm
Median 2026±0.3 mm
Typical range±0.3 mm – ±0.5 mm
Models87
Distribution

How pen accuracy (centre) is distributed

0112334450.20.20.20.30.40.50.2: 10.2: 20.2: 40.3: 450.4: 150.5: 20Median ±0.3 mm
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Pen accuracy (centre)±0.3 mm±0.3 mm±0.3 mm±0.4 mm±0.5 mm

Lower is better for this spec: the 10th percentile is the top tenth of the catalog.

Trends

Median pen accuracy (centre) by year

±0 mm±0.1 mm±0.2 mm±0.3 mm±0.4 mm20222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Lowest pen accuracy (centre)

1 Wacom Cintiq Pro 27
Wacom · 2022
Cintiq Pro 27
26.9″3840 × 21608,192596 × 335 mm
±0.2 mm
5.0
2 XP-Pen Artist 16 (Gen 3)
XP-Pen · 2026
Artist 16 (Gen 3)
15.5″1920 × 108097%16,384
±0.2 mm
7.3
3 XP-Pen Artist 12 (Gen 3)
XP-Pen · 2025
Artist 12 (Gen 3)
11.9″1920 × 108097%16,384
±0.2 mm
9.2
4 Huion Inspiroy Frego
Huion · 2026
Inspiroy Frego
8,192±60°
±0.3 mm
9.5
5 Huion Kamvas Studio 16
Huion · 2023
Kamvas Studio 16
15.8″2560 × 14408,192349.6 × 196.7 mm
±0.3 mm
9.5
6 Huion Kamvas RDS-160
Huion · 2023
Kamvas RDS-160
15.5″1920 × 10808,192344.2 × 193.6 mm
±0.3 mm
7.7
7 Huion Inspiroy RTM-500
Huion · 2025
Inspiroy RTM-500
8,192221 × 138 mm±60°
±0.3 mm
5.9
8 Huion Kamvas 16 (Gen 3)
Huion · 2025
Kamvas 16 (Gen 3)
15.8″2560 × 144016,384350 × 197 mm
±0.3 mm
8.3
9 Huion Kamvas 24
Huion · 2026
Kamvas 24
23.8″2560 × 14408,192526.9 × 296.4 mm
±0.3 mm
4.3
10 Huion Kamvas Pro 24 (Gen 3)
Huion · 2026
Kamvas Pro 24 (Gen 3)
23.8″3840 × 216016,384525.9 × 295.8 mm
±0.3 mm
8.1
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