The Best Notebook Displays As Reviewed By Notebookcheck

Staff, 05/25/2018

December 2018 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.

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 December 2018

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	11/2018 New!	94%	Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2018 Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic GPU 4 GB Memory, 256 GB NVMe	12.9"	2732x2048	265	4:3	glossy	6794	91	0	23.2	49.6	605	0.32	1975	1.1	1.7	2.21
2	07/2018	93%	Apple MacBook Pro 13 2018 Touchbar i5 Intel Core i5-8259U Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655 8 GB Memory	13.3"	2560x1600	227	16:10	glossy	6908	95	118000	32	46	504	0.33	1573	0.4	2.2	2.22	99.99	77.3
3	12/2017	93%	Lenovo ThinkPad P71-20HK0004GE Intel Core i7-7820HQ NVIDIA Quadro P3000 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	17.3"	3840x2160	255	16:9		6216	83	1412	23.2	39.2	338	0.31	1155	2.1	2	2.16	99.97	77
4	06/2017	93%	Lenovo ThinkPad P51 20HH0016GE Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 NVIDIA Quadro M2200 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	15.6"	3840x2160	282	16:9	matte	6077	89	0	25.2	40.8	309	0.36	881	2.7	3	2.27	99.5	87.6
5	10/2017	92%	HP ZBook Studio G4-Y6K17EA Intel Xeon E3-1505M v6 NVIDIA Quadro M1200 32 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	15.6"	3840x2160	282	16:9	matte	6273	78	1497	30	44.8	338	0.3	1080	1.6	2.5	2.21	98.9	85.7
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	3:2	glossy	6687	88	1020	25.6	44	426	0.31	1471	1.3	1.4	2.24	96.8	62.3
7	11/2018 New!	92%	Apple iPad Pro 11 2018 Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic GPU 4 GB Memory, 64 GB eMMC	11"	2388x1668	265	2.86:2	glossy	6656	87	0	36	54	591	0.45	1420	0.92	1.3	2.22
8	09/2018	92%	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon G6-20KG0025UK Intel Core i5-8350U Intel UHD Graphics 620 8 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD	14"	1920x1080	157	16:9	matte	6571	91	0	25	40	287	0.2	1490	2.19	1.97	2.43	95	62
9	12/2017	92%	Lenovo IdeaPad 320S-13IKB Intel Core i5-8250U NVIDIA GeForce MX150 8 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	13.3"	1920x1080	166	16:9	matte	6588	88	198.4	31.6	56.8	304	0.25	1320	1.8	2.5	2.11	97.3	61.8
10	04/2018	92%	Gigabyte Aero 14-K8 Intel Core i7-8750H NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Laptop) 16 GB Memory, 525 GB SSD	14"	2560x1440	210	16:9	matte	6422	90	0	34	47.2	250	0.28	914	1.21	1.13	2.42	96	62
11	02/2017	92%	Apple MacBook Pro 15 2016 (2.7 GHz, 455) Intel Core i7-6820HQ AMD Radeon Pro 455 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	15.4"	2880x1800	220	16:10	glossy	7165	83	0	39.2	46.4	532	0.297	1912	1.4	2.3	2.29	99.9	77.4
12	10/2018	92%	HP Envy 13-ah0003ng Intel Core i7-8550U NVIDIA GeForce MX150 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	13.3"	1920x1080	166	16:9	matte	6291	85	1000	24	31	310	0.23	1257	1.64	1.71	2.32	82	52
13	04/2017	92%	Razer Blade (2017) Intel Core i7-7700HQ NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop) 15.9 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD	14"	1920x1080	157	16:9	matte	6848	84	21370	24.8	25.2	277	0.26	1046	4.59	4.28	2.23	83	55
14	05/2018	91%	HP EliteBook 840 G5-3JX61EA Intel Core i7-8550U Intel UHD Graphics 620 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD	14"	1920x1080	157	16:9	matte	6065	93	3125	26	33	630	0.56	1170	3.27	2.85	2.45	88	57
15	11/2017	91%	Microsoft Surface Book 2 Intel Core i7-8650U NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Laptop) 8 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD	13.5"	3000x2000	267	3:2	glossy	6502	89	0	30	52.8	372	0.21	1833	1.6	1.5	2.22	95.9	64
16	04/2018	91%	Gigabyte Aero 15X v8 Intel Core i7-8750H NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	15.6"	1920x1080	141	16:9	matte	6550	78	0	11.2	16.8	300	0.33	948	1.29	0.69	2.43	94	60
17	03/2018	91%	Lenovo ThinkPad T480s-20L8S02E00 Intel Core i7-8550U NVIDIA GeForce MX150 16 GB Memory, 512 GB NVMe	14"	2560x1440	210	16:9	matte	6961	91	0	28	36	302	0.36	864	3	4	2.17	96.7	66.7
18	09/2018	91%	Acer Predator Helios 500 PH517-51-93LS Intel Core i9-8950HK NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop) 32 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	17.3"	3840x2160	255	16:9	matte	6616	86	0	24.4	36	349	0.46	796	2.9	3.5	2.37	100	88.1
19	04/2018	91%	Aorus X9 DT Intel Core i9-8950HK NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Laptop) 32 GB Memory, SSD	17.3"	1920x1080	127	16:9	matte	6494	86	0	12	18.4	262	0.22	1273	1.78	0.74	2.43	92	60
20	04/2018	91%	Lenovo ThinkPad T580-20LAS01H00 Intel Core i7-8550U NVIDIA GeForce MX150 8 GB Memory, 512 GB NVMe	15.6"	3840x2160	282	16:9	matte	6876	87	952.4	29.6	51.2	283	0.24	1292	3.1	2.3	2.21	90.1	59.1
21	07/2017	91%	Asus Zenbook UX3430UQ-GV012T Intel Core i7-7500U NVIDIA GeForce 940MX 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	14"	1920x1080	157	16:9	matte	7380	88	0	28	40	366	0.34	1038	2.88	4.24	2.38	99	64
22	06/2017	91%	Lenovo ThinkPad P51s 20HB000SGE Intel Core i7-7600U NVIDIA Quadro M520 16 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD	15.6"	3840x2160	282	16:9	matte	6740	85	980.4	24.8	38.4	290	0.32	991	3.6	4.2	2.24	91.1	59.5
23	07/2018	91%	Schenker XMG Neo 15 Intel Core i7-8750H NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 (Laptop) 16 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD	15.6"	1920x1080	141	16:9	matte	6872	90	0	9.6	16	303	0.33	985	2.69	2.34	2.38	94	60
24	05/2018	91%	Dell Latitude 7390 Intel Core i7-8650U Intel UHD Graphics 620 8 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD	13.3"	1920x1080	166	16:9	matte	6323	86	0	30.4	36.8	289	0.31	980	2.9	3.7	2.118	95	63
25	05/2018	91%	Fujitsu LifeBook U758 Intel Core i7-8650U Intel UHD Graphics 620 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB NVMe	15.6"	3840x2160	282	16:9	matte	6977	93	0	29.2	38.4	304	0.24	1300	3.4	4	2.25	94.1	60.9
26	09/2018	90%	MSI Prestige PS42 8RB-059 Intel Core i7-8550U NVIDIA GeForce MX150 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	14"	1920x1080	157	16:9	matte	6699	86	25000	24.8	34.4	269	0.31	921	1	1.4	2.25	98.91	63.82
27	05/2018	90%	Aorus X5 v8 Intel Core i7-8850H NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (Laptop) 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	15.6"	1920x1080	141	16:9	matte	6435	87	0	12	18.8	259	0.27	1004	1.81	1.09	2.45	93	61
28	03/2018	90%	Schenker XMG Ultra 17 Intel Core i7-8700 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Laptop) 32 GB Memory, 500 GB SSD	17.3"	3840x2160	255	16:9	matte	6595	88	0	24.8	44	313	0.28	1186	3.86	4.33	2.41	100	88
29	02/2018	90%	HP Omen X 17-ap0xx Intel Core i7-7820HK NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Laptop) 16 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD	17.3"	1920x1080	127	16:9	matte	6495	83	0	31.6	44	332	0.35	980	3.35	2.4	2.35	88	57

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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