The Best Notebook Displays As Reviewed By Notebookcheck

June 2020 Update. Is the display the most important part of a notebook, tablet, or convertible for you and does it play a leading role in your purchasing decision? Our overview of the best displays in current notebooks as reviewed by Notebookcheck might be helpful for you.

Staff, 05/25/2018

As part of our tests, we put much effort into analyzing the displays on our devices of all kinds and sizes. The results have a considerable impact on our total rating. The display has to convince in many aspects for a top display rating. The following criteria influence it: average brightness, distribution of brightness, black value, contrast, color precision in the Calman Colorchecker and Grayscale test (sRGB), covered color space, viewing angles, PWM, response time, level of adverse effects of clouding and glare and fineness of the resolution.

The following table shows an overview over the most important aspects and measurement values of the Top 25 displays reviewed in the last 12 months by Notebookcheck. Since we have recently started measuring PWM and response times, these values are not available for older models. The table can be sorted by clicking the headers and filtered by entering text (e.g. "matte") in the text field below.

Note: The value "0" in a PWM measurement means that we could not detect PWM.

Best Notebook Displays as of June 2020

Rank	Date	Display Rating	Modell	Screen	Resolution	PPI	Ratio	Surface	CCT	Uni- formity	PWM	Res- ponse Time B/W	Res- ponse Time G/G	Brightness avg.	Black Level	Contrast (max.)	DeltaE Color	DeltaE Gray	Gamma	% of sRGB	% of Adobe RGB
1	04/2020	94 %	Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR XB Intel Core i7-10875H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 16 GB Memory, 512 GB NVMe	17.3"	3840x2160	255 PPI	16:9	matte	6557	95 cd/m²	0	26	55.2	475 cd/m²	0.38 cd/m²	1282:1	1.19	1.45	2.21	100 %	88 %
2	09/2019	93 %	Lenovo ThinkPad T590-20N40009GE Intel Core i7-8565U NVIDIA GeForce MX250 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	15.6"	3840x2160	282 PPI	16:9	matte	7189	96 cd/m²	0	27.2	48.4	523 cd/m²	0.37 cd/m²	1435:1	2.5	3.5	2.31	97.7 %	84.3 %
3	03/2019	93 %	Gigabyte Aero 15-Y9 Intel Core i9-8950HK NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q 64 GB Memory, 2048 GB NVMe	15.6"	3840x2160	282 PPI	16:9	matte	6672	92 cd/m²	0	28.8	60	337 cd/m²	0.29 cd/m²	1207:1	0.93	1.21	2.2	100 %	88 %
4	02/2020	92 %	MSI Prestige 14 A10SC-009 Intel Core i7-10710U NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q 16 GB Memory, 1024 GB NVMe	14"	3840x2160	315 PPI	16:9	matte	6741	86 cd/m²	0	36	55	516 cd/m²	0.445 cd/m²	1274:1	1.55	1.48	2.19
5	10/2019	92 %	Razer Blade Stealth i7-1065G7 Iris Plus Intel Core i7-1065G7 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 16 GB Memory, 256 GB NVMe	13.3"	1920x1080	166 PPI	16:9	matte	6502	87 cd/m²	22730	33.2	45.2	404 cd/m²	0.35 cd/m²	1207:1	1.02	1	2.21	97.1 %	62.1 %
6	10/2018	92 %	Microsoft Surface Go MHN-00003 Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y Intel UHD Graphics 615 4 GB Memory, 64 GB eMMC	10"	1800x1200	216 PPI	3:2	glossy	6687	88 cd/m²	1020	25.6	44	426 cd/m²	0.31 cd/m²	1471:1	1.3	1.4	2.24	96.8 %	62.3 %
7	06/2020 neu!	91 %	Apple MacBook Pro 13 2020 2GHz i5 10th-Gen Intel Core i5-1038NG7 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	13.3"	2560x1600	227 PPI	16:10	glossy	6817	91 cd/m²	113600	32.4	46	491 cd/m²	0.32 cd/m²	1600:1	1.7	1.9	2.19	99.9 %	77.4 %
8	05/2020 neu!	91 %	Dynabook Portege X30L-G1331 Intel Core i5-10210U Intel UHD Graphics 620 16 GB Memory, 512 GB NVMe	13.3"	1920x1080	166 PPI	16:9	matte	6822	91 cd/m²	23810	35.6	54.8	452 cd/m²	0.4 cd/m²	1205:1	1.85	2	2.1	97.7 %	62.5 %
9	11/2019	91 %	Dynabook Portege A30-E-174 Intel Core i7-8550U Intel UHD Graphics 620 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	13.3"	1920x1080	166 PPI	16:9	matte	6656	82 cd/m²	250	36	57	422 cd/m²	0.305 cd/m²	1538:1	1.6	2.1	2.13	96 %	60 %
10	04/2020	91 %	Acer ConceptD 5 CN517-71-74YA Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD	17.3"	3840x2160	255 PPI	16:9	matte	6338	88 cd/m²	0	38	55	383 cd/m²	0.58 cd/m²	707:1	1.91	3	2.18	100 %	87 %
11	03/2019	91 %	MSI GE75 8SF Intel Core i7-8750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Mobile 16 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD	17.3"	1920x1080	127 PPI	16:9	matte	6747	89 cd/m²	25770	10.4	9.6	348 cd/m²	0.29 cd/m²	1277:1	1.26	1.4	2.2	94.4 %	59.7 %
12	04/2020	91 %	Apple iPad Pro 11 2020 Apple A12Z Bionic Apple A12Z Bionic GPU 6 GB Memory, 128 GB NVMe	11"	2388x1668	265 PPI	2.86:2	glossy	6733	84 cd/m²	1316000	24	52	585 cd/m²	0.36 cd/m²	1714:1	0.94	1.4	2.156
13	04/2020	90 %	Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 Intel Core i5-1030NG7 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 8 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	13.3"	2560x1600	227 PPI	16:10	glossy	6644	89 cd/m²	117000	30.44	38.7	405 cd/m²	0.32 cd/m²	1344:1	1.8	1.1		97.6 %	64.2 %
14	02/2020	90 %	Microsoft Surface Pro 7 Intel Core i7-1065G7 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 16 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD	12.3"	2736x1824			glossy	6502	90 cd/m²	250	28	40	422 cd/m²	0.32 cd/m²	1359:1	1.18	1.12	2.3	96 %	60 %
15	06/2019	90 %	MSI GS75 Stealth 9SG Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q 32 GB Memory, 2048 GB SSD	17.3"	1920x1080	127 PPI	16:9	matte	6881	91 cd/m²	25510	10	7.2	343 cd/m²	0.29 cd/m²	1262:1	1.51	1.93	2.38	94 %	60 %
16	05/2019	90 %	Lenovo ThinkPad T490s-20NYS02A00 Intel Core i5-8265U Intel UHD Graphics 620 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	14"	1920x1080	157 PPI	16:9	matte	6809	87 cd/m²	0	38.8	61.6	389 cd/m²	0.23 cd/m²	1700:1	3.4	4	2.49	97.4 %	62.4 %
17	12/2019	90 %	Apple MacBook Pro 16 2019 i9 5500M Intel Core i9-9880H AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 16 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD	16"	3072x1920	226 PPI	16:10	glossy	6572	86 cd/m²	131700	34.9	52.4	477 cd/m²	0.39 cd/m²	1331:1	2.28	0.9	2145		78 %
18	03/2020	90 %	Acer ConceptD 9 Pro Intel Core i9-9980HK NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop) 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD	17.3"	3840x2160	255 PPI	16:9	matte	6323	83 cd/m²	0	37	53	368 cd/m²	0.37 cd/m²	1019:1	2.52	3.83	2.19	98 %	84 %
19	08/2019	90 %	HP Gaming Pavilion 15-dk0009ng Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q 16 GB Memory, 256 GB NVMe	15.6"	1920x1080	141 PPI	16:9	matte	6476	86 cd/m²	0	10.4	16.4	324 cd/m²	0.42 cd/m²	821:1	1.3	1.2	2.31	94.9 %	60.5 %
20	06/2020 neu!	90 %	Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7 Intel Core i7-10510U NVIDIA GeForce MX250 16 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD	13.9"	3000x2000	259 PPI	3:2	glossy	6689	87 cd/m²	29070	30.8	49.6	532 cd/m²	0.33 cd/m²	1688:1	1.4	2	2.14	99.5 %	62.5 %
21	09/2018	90 %	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G6-20KG0025UK Intel Core i5-8350U Intel UHD Graphics 620 8 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD	14"	1920x1080	157 PPI	16:9	matte	6571	91 cd/m²	0	25	40	287 cd/m²	0.2 cd/m²	1490:1	2.19	1.97	2.43	95 %	62 %
22	05/2020	90 %	Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2020 Apple A12Z Bionic Apple A12Z Bionic GPU 6 GB Memory, 256 GB NVMe	12.9"	2732x2048	265 PPI	4:3	glossy	6765	87 cd/m²	58820	24.4	46.8	599 cd/m²	0.47 cd/m²	1330:1	1.3	1.8	2.23
23	11/2019	89 %	MSI Prestige 15 A10SC Intel Core i7-10710U NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB NVMe	15.6"	3840x2160	282 PPI	16:9	matte	6596	92 cd/m²	26040	41.2	60	451 cd/m²	0.5 cd/m²	929:1	3.36	1.3	2.14	98.3 %	84.8 %
24	10/2018	89 %	HP Envy 13-ah0003ng Intel Core i7-8550U NVIDIA GeForce MX150 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	13.3"	1920x1080	166 PPI	16:9	matte	6291	85 cd/m²	1000	24	31	310 cd/m²	0.23 cd/m²	1257:1	1.64	1.71	2.32	82 %	52 %
25	02/2020	89 %	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 Intel Core i5-1035G7 Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU) 8 GB Memory, SSD	13.5"	2256x1504	201 PPI	3:2	glossy	6620	89 cd/m²	21740	41.6	59.2	397 cd/m²	0.34 cd/m²	1186:1	0.94	0.9	2.13	98.7 %	62.3 %
26	06/2019	89 %	MSI GS65 Stealth 9SG Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Max-Q 32 GB Memory, 512 GB NVMe	15.6"	1920x1080	141 PPI	16:9	matte	6643	90 cd/m²	23260	12	13.6	269 cd/m²	0.32 cd/m²	882:1	1.17	1.3	2.2	97.5 %	63.8 %
27	11/2019	89 %	Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE Intel Core i7-9850H NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop) 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD	15.6"	1920x1080	141 PPI	16:9	matte	7036	89 cd/m²	26040	25.2	38.4	468 cd/m²	0.36 cd/m²	1417:1	2.3	3.2	2.34	93.1 %	59.4 %
28	10/2019	89 %	HP ZBook 15u G6 6TP54EA Intel Core i7-8565U AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200 16 GB Memory, 512 GB NVMe	15.6"	3840x2160		16:9	matte	7717	89 cd/m²	0	29.6	68.8	434 cd/m²	0.25 cd/m²	1804:1	4.4	5	2.31	97 %	63 %
29	10/2019	89 %	Lenovo Legion Y740-15ICHg Intel Core i7-9750H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q 16 GB Memory, 128 GB SSD	15.6"	1920x1080	141 PPI	16:9	matte	7076	84 cd/m²	0	10	19	431 cd/m²	0.175 cd/m²	2726:1	4.17	3.49	2.5	91 %	60 %
30	05/2020	89 %	Aorus 17G XB Intel Core i7-10875H NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q 16 GB Memory, 512 GB NVMe	17.3"	1920x1080	127 PPI	16:9	matte	6542	95 cd/m²	0	12	16	285 cd/m²	0.24 cd/m²	1221:1	1.27	1.34	2.38	94 %	73 %

All results stem from measurements in delivery state. A complete list of all devices reviewed by Notebookcheck ordered by display rating is available in our search page.

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