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Pen resolution: typical values for displays & pen tablets

Half of displays & pen tablets in the catalog have pen resolution below 5,080 lpi, and 80% fall between 5,080 lpi and 5,080 lpi (148 models with data).

Median5,080 lpi
Median 20265,080 lpi
Typical range5,080 lpi – 5,080 lpi
Models148
Distribution

How pen resolution is distributed

034681011352,5405,0802,540: 135,080: 135Median 5,080 lpi
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Pen resolution5,080 lpi5,080 lpi5,080 lpi5,080 lpi5,080 lpi

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

Trends

Median pen resolution by year

0 lpi1,500 lpi3,000 lpi4,500 lpi6,000 lpi20182020202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Highest pen resolution

1 Huion Inspiroy Frego
Huion · 2026
Inspiroy Frego
8,192±60°
5,080 lpi
9.5
2 Huion Kamvas Studio 16
Huion · 2023
Kamvas Studio 16
15.8″2560 × 14408,192349.6 × 196.7 mm
5,080 lpi
9.5
3 Wacom Intuos Pro Small
Wacom · 2025
Intuos Pro Small
8,192187 × 105 mm±60°
5,080 lpi
9.6
4 VEIKK Creator A30
VEIKK · 2026
Creator A30
8,192254 × 152 mm±60°
5,080 lpi
5.0
5 Huion Kamvas RDS-160
Huion · 2023
Kamvas RDS-160
15.5″1920 × 10808,192344.2 × 193.6 mm
5,080 lpi
7.7
6 XP-Pen Deco Mini7W V2
XP-Pen · 2026
Deco Mini7W V2
16,384177.8 × 111 mm±60°
5,080 lpi
9.0
7 Huion Kamvas Pro 16
Huion · 2022
Kamvas Pro 16
15.5″1920 × 10808,192344.2 × 193.6 mm
5,080 lpi
5.9
8 GAOMON PD1320
GAOMON · 2026
PD1320
13.3″1920 × 10808,192294 × 165 mm
5,080 lpi
7.1
9 XP-Pen Artist Pro 24 165Hz (Gen 2)
XP-Pen · 2024
Artist Pro 24 165Hz (Gen 2)
23.8″2560 × 144099%16,384
5,080 lpi
4.9
10 VEIKK Studio VK1200
VEIKK · 2024
Studio VK1200
11.6″1920 × 10808,192256 × 144 mm
5,080 lpi
5.7
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