The Best Notebooks with the Best Displays

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.

J. Simon Leitner (translated by Finn D. Boerne), 01/21/2022 🇩🇪 🇪🇸 ...

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 of the most important features and measured values of the 50 best displays (rated "Very Good" >88%) used in laptops and convertibles reviewed by Notebookcheck in the last 12 months (or still available). Due to the only recently introduced measurements on the part of PWM and Response Times, these values are not available for older models. The value "0" in the PWM measurement means that we could not determine any PWM. The table can be limited via the search function, for example "Acer" or "OLED". The list is updated automatically every day.

Laptops with the Best Displays

Position	Display Rating	Total Rating	Date	Model	Screen	Size	Resolution	PPI	Ratio	Surface	Color Temperature (CCT)	Uniformity	PWM (Hz)	Response Time B/W (ms)	Response Time G/G (ms)	Brightness avg.	Black Level	Contrast (max.)	DeltaE Colorchecker	DeltaE Grayscale	Gamma	sRGB Coverage	Adobe RGB Coverage
1	95.4 %	85.3 %	06/2021	Lenovo ThinkPad P15s Gen2-20W6000GGE	IPS LED	15.60"	3840x2160	282 PPI	16:9	matte	6656	91 %	0	23.2	40	609 cd/m²	0.34 cd/m²	1776:1	0.9	1.1	2.15	98.6 %	84.5 %
2	94.7 %	87.9 %	11/2021	Lenovo Legion S7 15ACH6 82K80030GE	IPS	15.60"	3840x2160	282 PPI	16:9	matte	6648	93 %	0	16	31.6	605 cd/m²	0.41 cd/m²	1480:1	0.84	1.1	2.131
3	94.5 %	88 %	05/2021	Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR YD	IPS	17.30"	3840x2160	255 PPI	16:9	matte	6614	86 %	0	26	52	467 cd/m²	0.33 cd/m²	1479:1	1.23	1.5	2.169	99 %	99 %
4	94.3 %	89.7 %	02/2022	HP ZBook Fury 17 G8-4A6A9EA	IPS	17.30"	3840x2160	255 PPI	16:9	matte	6461	88 %	0	26.8	67.6	564 cd/m²	0.33 cd/m²	1721:1	1	1.7	2.18
5	93.8 %	92.7 %	11/2021	Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Pro Entry	Mini-LED	14.20"	3024x1964	254 PPI	16:10	glossy		94 %	14880	40.4	58.4	479 cd/m²	0.01 cd/m²	48900:1	0.8	1.1	2.24
6	93.8 %	92.1 %	04/2022	Apple MacBook Pro 14 2021 M1 Max 24-Core GPU	Mini-LED	14.20"	3024x1964	254 PPI	16:10	glossy							cd/m²
7	93.7 %	89.8 %	11/2021	Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4S0KS00	IPS LED	16.00"	3840x2400	283 PPI	16:10	matte	6886	90 %	0	31.2	55.2	622 cd/m²	0.41 cd/m²	1537:1	2.2	2.7	2.26
8	93.3 %	87.4 %	08/2021	Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16ACH6H (82JQ001PGE)	IPS	16.00"	2560x1600	189 PPI	16:10	matte	6338	88 %	0	4.8	9.2	523 cd/m²	0.54 cd/m²	1020:1	1.8	1.85	2.3	99.41 %	72.81 %
9	92.9 %	92.5 %	11/2021	Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Max	Mini-LED	16.20"	3456x2234	254 PPI	16:10	glossy	6792	96 %				494 cd/m²	0.02 cd/m²	25350:1	1.4	2.3	2.27
10	92.9 %	93.2 %	11/2021	Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro	Mini-LED	16.20"	3456x2234	254 PPI	16:10	glossy	6792	95 %	14880	91.6	42.8	497 cd/m²	0.02 cd/m²	25700:1	1.4	2.3	2.27
11	92.7 %	88.6 %	12/2021	MSI WE76 11UM-456	IPS	17.30"	3840x2160	255 PPI	16:9	matte	6629	93 %	0	10.8	17.6	416 cd/m²	0.34 cd/m²	1232:1	1.5	2	2.17
12	92.4 %	87.7 %	01/2022	Schenker Vision 14	IPS	14.00"	2880x1800	243 PPI	16:10	matte	6316	94 %	0	18.4	40.4	407 cd/m²	0.25 cd/m²	1628:1	2.6	2.7	2.18
13	92.2 %	86.3 %	04/2022	VAIO SX12 VJS124X1011P	IPS	12.50"	1920x1080	176 PPI	16:9	matte	6419	90 %	0	41.6	60	361 cd/m²	0.18 cd/m²	2138:1	1.54	1.2	2.1
14	91.9 %	87.8 %	01/2022	Lenovo ThinkBook 13s G3 20YA0005GE	IPS	13.30"	1920x1200	170 PPI	16:10	matte	6835	88 %	0	32.8	53.2	356 cd/m²	0.23 cd/m²	1648:1	1.6	2	2.25
15	91.8 %	88 %	03/2022	Lenovo Legion 5 Pro 16 G7 i7 RTX 3070Ti	IPS	16.00"	2560x1600	189 PPI	16:10	matte	6326	91 %	0	7.6	17.6	491 cd/m²	0.37 cd/m²	1357:1	2.7	2.7	2.44
16	91.7 %	87 %	09/2021	Lenovo ThinkBook 16p G2 ACH	IPS	16.00"	2560x1600	189 PPI	16:10	matte	6616	83 %	0	16.4	36	397 cd/m²	0.44 cd/m²	998:1	1.68	1.64	2.39
17	91.6 %	88.4 %	08/2021	Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED	OLED	15.60"	3456x2160	261 PPI	16:10	glossy	6608	97 %	59.5	2.8	3.6	367 cd/m²	0.06 cd/m²	6033:1	2.1	1.4	2.18
18	91.6 %	89.4 %	10/2021	Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y30017GE	IPS	16.00"	2560x1600	189 PPI	16:10	matte	6479	90 %	0	26.4	40.8	401 cd/m²	0.3 cd/m²	1400:1	2.5	3.4	2.24
19	91.5 %	89.1 %	06/2021	Schenker Vision 14	IPS	14.00"	2880x1800	243 PPI	16:10	matte	6174	94 %	0	20.4	32.8	387 cd/m²	0.29 cd/m²	1345:1	2.8	3.5	2.24	99 %	76.4 %
20	91.4 %	90.1 %	04/2022	Dell Latitude 7420 JW6MH	IPS	14.00"	1920x1080	157 PPI	16:9	matte	6806	86 %	0	26	55	378 cd/m²	0.22 cd/m²	1855:1	1.54	1.95	2.33
21	91.1 %	89 %	11/2021	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y5CTO1WW (3050 Ti)	IPS LED	16.00"	3840x2400	232 PPI	16:10	glossy	6390	84 %	0	42	60	612 cd/m²	0.47 cd/m²	1360:1	2.2	1.7	2.31
22	91.1 %	86.2 %	09/2021	MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH	IPS	17.30"	3840x2160	255 PPI	16:9	matte	6597	88 %	0	6.4	8.8	454 cd/m²	0.46 cd/m²	1030:1	1.5	2.8	2.158
23	91.1 %	88.3 %	12/2021	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme G4-20Y50040GE	IPS	16.00"	3840x2400	283 PPI	16:10	glossy							cd/m²
24	91 %	89.4 %	05/2022	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G7 21CE002HGE	IPS	14.00"	1920x1200	162 PPI	16:10	matte	6759	92 %	0	22.4	42	363 cd/m²	0.21 cd/m²	1767:1	1.3	2.1	2.15
25	90.9 %	89.4 %	05/2022	Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 6900HX	IPS	14.00"	2560x1440	210 PPI	16:9	matte	6542	86 %	0	15.2	16.8	328 cd/m²	0.37 cd/m²	957:1	1.66	1.6	2.23
26	90.8 %	87.3 %	10/2021	Lenovo ThinkBook 13x G1-20WJ001KGE	IPS	13.30"	2560x1600	227 PPI	16:10	glossy	6363	90 %	0	28.8	48.4	441 cd/m²	0.28 cd/m²	1686:1	1.7	1.9	2.12
27	90.7 %	89.3 %	02/2022	Lenovo ThinkPad P1 G4-20Y4Z9DVUS	IPS	16.00"	2560x1600	189 PPI	16:10	matte	6623	90 %	0	20.8	40.8	420 cd/m²	0.27 cd/m²	1633:1	2.6	4.5	2.18
28	90.6 %	87.4 %	09/2021	Schenker XMG NEO 17 GM7TG8S	IPS	17.30"	2560x1440	170 PPI	16:9	matte	6489	82 %	0	8.8	15.2	366 cd/m²	0.45 cd/m²	880:1	1.43	1.8	2.4
29	90.5 %	86.1 %	09/2021	Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16ACH	IPS LED	16.00"	2560x1600	189 PPI	16:10	matte	6140	90 %	24940	8.8	16.4	375 cd/m²	0.32 cd/m²	1234:1	2.6	3.4	2.12
30	90.5 %	87.2 %	11/2021	Dynabook Portégé X30W-J-10K	IPS	13.30"	1920x1080	166 PPI	16:9	matte	6406	90 %	0	35.2	63.6	390 cd/m²	0.23 cd/m²	1826:1	1.7	3	2.19
31	90.2 %	84.8 %	03/2022	Lenovo Yoga Slim 7 Pro 14 OLED Ryzen 9	OLED	14.00"	2880x1800	243 PPI	16:10	glossy	6368	98 %	362.3	2.4	2.4	401 cd/m²	0.001 cd/m²	399000:1	2.5	1.8	2.17
32	90 %	85.5 %	07/2021	Medion Erazer Beast X20	IPS	17.30"	2560x1440	170 PPI	16:9	matte	6543	82 %	0	9.6	16	341 cd/m²	0.42 cd/m²	881:1	1.76	1.8	2.176
33	90 %	85.6 %	08/2021	Gigabyte Aero 15 OLED XD	OLED	15.60"	3840x2160	282 PPI	16:9	matte	6371	92 %	240	2	2.8	446 cd/m²	0.04 cd/m²	11000:1	2.53	1.2	2.206
34	90 %	85.2 %	09/2021	Lenovo ThinkPad P14s G2 AMD	IPS LED	14.00"	3840x2160	315 PPI	16:9	matte	6373	90 %	0	28	52	487 cd/m²	0.35 cd/m²	1463:1	3.1	5.5	2.22
35	90 %	90.6 %	11/2021	Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G2 AMD 20XH001KGE	IPS LED	13.30"	1920x1200	170 PPI	16:10	matte	6315	81 %	0	22	34	297 cd/m²	0.26 cd/m²	1188:1	1.6	2	2.24
36	89.9 %	88.5 %	03/2022	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE	IPS LED	13.50"	2256x1504	200 PPI	3:2	glossy	6181	92 %	0	44	64	451 cd/m²	0.28 cd/m²	1661:1	2	2.9	2.09
37	89.9 %	89 %	03/2022	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio i7 RTX 3050 Ti	IPS	14.40"	2400x1600	200 PPI	3:2	glossy	6821	92 %	5000	24	58.4	491 cd/m²	0.29 cd/m²	1714:1	1.2	1.9	2.14
38	89.8 %	87.7 %		MSI Raider GE66 12UHS	IPS	15.60"	3840x2160	282 PPI	16:9	matte	7036	90 %	0	12.8	18.8	347 cd/m²	0.35 cd/m²	1003:1	2.54	4.1	2.089
39	89.8 %	86 %	08/2021	Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Pro 16IHU6	IPS	16.00"	2560x1600	189 PPI	16:10		6294	80 %	0	8	13	322 cd/m²	0.27 cd/m²	1319:1	2.4	2.81	2.4
40	89.8 %	87.6 %	07/2021	ADATA XPG Xenia 14	IPS	14.00"	1920x1200	162 PPI	16:10	matte	6787	89 %	0	30.4	50	321 cd/m²	0.22 cd/m²	1566:1	1.51	1.9	2.17
41	89.7 %	85.6 %	07/2021	Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 GU603H	IPS	16.00"	2560x1600	189 PPI	16:10	matte	6826	86 %	0	6	4.8	446 cd/m²	0.48 cd/m²	933:1	2.76	3.1	2.153	100 %	87 %
42	89.7 %	87.2 %	10/2021	Lenovo ThinkPad P15 G2-20YQ001JGE	IPS	15.60"	1920x1080	141 PPI	16:9	matte	7162	95 %	26040	16	37.6	490 cd/m²	0.39 cd/m²	1277:1	2.1	3.4	2.32
43	89.6 %	85.6 %	03/2022	Lenovo ThinkBook 15p G2 ITH 21B1000YGE	IPS	15.60"	3840x2160	282 PPI	16:9	matte	7116	73 %	0	32	66	496 cd/m²	0.31 cd/m²	1748:1	3.7	4.4	2.38
44	89.5 %	85.7 %	09/2021	Dell Inspiron 13 5310-NJ24J	IPS	13.30"	1920x1200	170 PPI	16:10	matte	6196	88 %	0	26	39	319 cd/m²	0.37 cd/m²	914:1	1.81	1.89	2.35
45	89.5 %	88.3 %	05/2022	Razer Blade 15 Advanced Model Early 2022	IPS	15.60"	1920x1080	141 PPI	16:9	matte	6499	89 %	0	10.5	4.3	315 cd/m²	0.24 cd/m²	1375:1	1.47	1.8	2.282
46	89.5 %	89 %	09/2021	Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E	IPS	17.30"	3840x2160	255 PPI	16:9	matte	6413	91 %	0	10.4	14.4	435 cd/m²	0.48 cd/m²	914:1	4.34	2.4	2.09
47	89.5 %	88.2 %	02/2022	Acer Swift 3 SF314-511-54ZK	IPS	14.00"	1920x1080	157 PPI	16:9	matte	6311	84 %	0	29	52	309 cd/m²	0.25 cd/m²	1280:1	2.57	2.46	2.23
48	89.5 %	89.1 %	11/2021	Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7	IPS	13.00"	2880x1920	266 PPI	3:2	glossy	6417	91 %	29760	23.2	46.4	451 cd/m²	0.43 cd/m²	1033:1	2	1.8	2.11
49	89.4 %	84.4 %	08/2021	HP Pavilion Aero 13 be0097nr	IPS	13.30"	1920x1200	170 PPI	16:10	matte	6269	91 %	0	31.6	42.4	458 cd/m²	0.36 cd/m²	1316:1	2.99	4	2.35
50	89.4 %	87.5 %	06/2021	Razer Blade 14 Ryzen 9 RTX 3070	IPS	14.00"	2560x1440	210 PPI	16:9	matte	6751	91 %	0	10.8	16.4	318 cd/m²	0.36 cd/m²	920:1	2.25	1.7	2.3

The table above contains an overview over the best notebook displays reviewed by Notebookcheck over the course of the past 12 months as well as still relevant and available older products. In cases of identical score the more recent device is listed first. All prices in above table and price comparisons are updated daily and can thus differ
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