The Best Notebooks with the Best Displays

November 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 (translated by Finn D. Boerne), 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.

Laptops with the Best Displays

Display Rating	Date	Modell	Screen	Size	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
91 %	10/2020 neu!	HP ZBook Firefly 15 G7 i7-10610U, Quadro P520	IPS LED	15.60"	3840x2160	282 PPI	16:9	matte	7254	92 cd/m²	0	30.8	44	382 cd/m²	0.21 cd/m²	1814:1	3	3.5	2.26	97.5 %	64.3 %
91 %	10/2020 neu!	MSI Creator 15 i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q	IPS	15.60"	3840x2160	220 PPI	16:9	matte	6817	85 cd/m²	25000	44	62	446 cd/m²	0.35 cd/m²	1326:1	2.39	3.97	2.23	100 %	75 %
90 %	10/2020 neu!	MSI GT76 Titan DT 10SGS i9-10900K, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Mobile	IPS	17.30"	3840x2160	255 PPI	16:9	matte	6858	93 cd/m²	0	11.6	23.2	413 cd/m²	0.4 cd/m²	1049:1	3.4	2	2.14	97.9 %	84.6 %
94 %	04/2020	Gigabyte Aero 17 HDR XB i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2070 Super Max-Q	IPS	17.30"	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 %
93 %	07/2020	Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo 15 GX550LXS i9-10980HK, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q	IPS	15.60"	3840x2160	282 PPI	16:9	matte	6996	90 cd/m²	0	24.4	56.4	385 cd/m²	0.28 cd/m²	1421:1	1.53	2.4	2.19	100 %	100 %
93 %	07/2020	MSI Creator 17 A10SGS i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2080 Super Max-Q	Mini-LED IPS-Level	17.30"	3840x2160	255 PPI	16:9	matte	7491	93 cd/m²	26600	8.8		952 cd/m²	0.68 cd/m²	1465:1	4.21	4.1	2.207	97 %	84 %
92 %	02/2020	MSI Prestige 14 A10SC-009 i7-10710U, GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q	IPS	14.00"	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
92 %	09/2020	Asus Zephyrus M15 GU502L i7-10750H, GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q	IPS	15.60"	3840x2160	141 PPI	16:9	matte	6992	90 cd/m²	0	25.6	60	377 cd/m²	0.23 cd/m²	1683:1	1.8	2.9	2.178	99 %	99 %
92 %	07/2020	Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen1-20S7S02U00 i7-10510U, GeForce MX330	IPS LED	15.60"	3840x2160	282 PPI	16:9	matte	7400	91 cd/m²	0	21.6	42	501 cd/m²	0.35 cd/m²	1397:1	3	4	2.24	98.1 %	84.7 %
92 %	08/2020	Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 R7 PRO 4750U, Vega 7	IPS	14.00"	1920x1080	157 PPI	16:9	matte	6480	88 cd/m²	26040	15.2	32.4	371 cd/m²	0.34 cd/m²	1188:1	1.4	1.6	2.13	97.9 %	63 %
92 %	10/2019	Razer Blade Stealth i7-1065G7 Iris Plus i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)	IPS	13.30"	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 %
91 %	06/2020	Apple MacBook Pro 13 2020 2GHz i5 10th-Gen i5-1038NG7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)	IPS	13.30"	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 %
91 %	05/2020	Dynabook Portege X30L-G1331 i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620	IPS	13.30"	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 %
91 %	11/2019	Dynabook Portege A30-E-174 i5-8550U, UHD Graphics 620	IPS	13.30"	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 %
91 %	04/2020	Acer ConceptD 5 CN517-71-74YA i7-9750H, GeForce RTX 2060 Mobile	IPS	17.30"	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 %
91 %	04/2020	Apple iPad Pro 11 2020 A12Z Bionic, A12Z Bionic GPU	IPS	11.00"	2388x1668	265 PPI	2.86:2	glossy	6733	84 cd/m²	1316	24	52	585 cd/m²	0.36 cd/m²	1714:1	0.94	1.4	2.156
90 %	04/2020	Apple MacBook Air 2020 i5 i5-1030NG7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)	IPS	13.30"	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 %
90 %	09/2020	Acer Spin 5 SP513-54N-79EY i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)	IPS	13.50"	2256x1504	201 PPI	3:2	glossy	6530	91 cd/m²	208	28	49	426 cd/m²	0.33 cd/m²	1376:1	1.27	1.07	2.39	100 %	65 %
90 %	02/2020	Microsoft Surface Pro 7 i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)	IPS	12.30"	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 %
90 %	09/2020	Asus ZenBook 14 UX425EA i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	IPS	14.00"	1920x1080	157 PPI	16:9	matte	6405	91 cd/m²	0	26.4	49.6	371 cd/m²	0.34 cd/m²	1103:1	1.79	2.3	2.29	98.8 %	63.9 %
90 %	12/2019	Apple MacBook Pro 16 2019 i9 5500M i9-9880H, Radeon Pro 5500M	IPS	16.00"	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 %
90 %	03/2020	Acer ConceptD 9 Pro i9-9980HK, Quadro RTX 5000 (Laptop)	IPS	17.30"	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 %
90 %	06/2020	Huawei MateBook X Pro 2020 i7 i7-10510U, GeForce MX250	LTPS	13.90"	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 %
90 %	07/2020	Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20S1S06B00 i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620	LTPS IPS LED	14.00"	1920x1080	157 PPI	16:9	matte	7090	90 cd/m²	0	26.4	58.4	394 cd/m²	0.2 cd/m²	1985:1	3.6	3.9	2.48	96.6 %	61.4 %
90 %	05/2020	Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2020 A12Z Bionic, A12Z Bionic GPU	IPS	12.90"	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
89 %	11/2019	MSI Prestige 15 A10SC i7-10710U, GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q	IPS	15.60"	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 %
89 %	09/2020	HP EliteBook 830 G7 i7-10810U, UHD Graphics 620	IPS	13.30"	1920x1080	166 PPI	16:9	matte	6902	91 cd/m²	26600	32	46.8	435 cd/m²	0.27 cd/m²	1683:1	3.12	3.1	2.01	97 %	61.5 %
89 %	07/2020	Dell Latitude 7310 i7-10610U, UHD Graphics 620	IPS	13.30"	1920x1080	166 PPI	16:9	matte	6347	89 cd/m²	0	28.8	40.8	329 cd/m²	0.25 cd/m²	1331:1	2.15	2.5	2.3	99.4 %	64.1 %
89 %	02/2020	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13 Core i5-1035G7 i5-1035G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)	IPS	13.50"	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 %
89 %	11/2019	Lenovo ThinkPad P53-20QN000YGE i7-9850H, Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q	IPS	15.60"	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 %

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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