The Best Notebook Displays As Reviewed By Notebookcheck

Staff, 05/25/2018

May 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 May 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	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
2	06/2017	93%	Apple iPad Pro 12.9 2017 Apple A10X Fusion Apple A10X Fusion GPU / PowerVR 4 GB Memory, 64 GB	12.9"	2732x2048	265	4:3	glossy	6734	90	0	18.4	41.6	614	0.42	1548	1	1.5	2.25
3	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
4	04/2018 New!	92%	Gigabyte Aero 14-K8 Intel Core i7-8750H NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (Notebook) 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
5	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
6	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
7	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
8	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
9	11/2016	92%	Apple MacBook Pro 13 2016 Intel Core i5-6360U Intel Iris Graphics 540 8 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD	13.3"	2560x1600	227		glossy	6855	89	0	51.6	47.2	564	0.57	1053	1.5	2	2.27	92	77
10	06/2015	92%	MSI PE60-2QEi581 Intel Core i5-4210H NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 8 GB Memory, 1000 GB HDD	15.6"	1920x1080	141	16:9	matte	6837	90				282	0.35	857	1.8	2.18	2.37	97	64
11	04/2018 New!	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
12	04/2018 New!	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
13	04/2018 New!	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
14	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
15	11/2017	91%	Microsoft Surface Book 2 Intel Core i7-8650U NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Notebook) 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	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
17	07/2017	91%	Cube Thinker m3 Intel Core m3-7Y30 Intel HD Graphics 615 8 GB Memory	13.5"	3000x2000	267	3:2	glossy	6563	81	200	38	65	461	0.26	1723	3.3	2.53	2.46	70	44
18	06/2017	91%	Apple iPad Pro 10.5 2017 Apple A10X Fusion Apple A10X Fusion GPU / PowerVR 4 GB Memory, 64 GB	10.5"	2224x1668	265	4:3	glossy	7027	87	0	17.6	39.6	625	0.39	1626	1.9	2.8	2.26
19	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
20	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
21	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
22	11/2017	90%	Fujitsu Lifebook E746 Intel Core i5-6200U Intel HD Graphics 520 8 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD	14"	1920x1080	157	16:9	matte	6496	86	21000	24	34	315	0.31	1032	3.44	2.31	2.38	84	55
23	09/2017	90%	HP Elite x2 1012 G2-1LV76EA Intel Core i5-7200U Intel HD Graphics 620 8 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD	12.3"	2716x1824	266	3:2	glossy	6780	88	2119	21.6	45.6	446	0.41	1080	2.6	3	2.38	98	62.6
24	08/2017	90%	MSI GT75VR 7RF-012 Titan Pro Intel Core i7-7820HK NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080 (Laptop) 32 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	17.3"	1920x1080	127	16:9	matte	6551	87	25000	6.8	11.6	262	0.26	1054	1.36	0.64	2.19	100	77
25	06/2017	90%	Microsoft Surface Laptop i5 Intel Core i5-7200U Intel HD Graphics 620 4 GB Memory, 128 GB SSD	13.5"	2256x1504	201	3:2	glossy	6708	90	0	37.2	50.8	378	0.36	1067	1.8	1.2	2.21	94.2	63.7
26	05/2017	90%	Asus Zenbook UX3410UQ-GV077T Intel Core i7-7500U NVIDIA GeForce 940MX 16 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD	14"	1920x1080	157	16:9	matte	7430	84	60	29	44	368	0.3	1270	2.84	4.02	2.42	86	56
27	05/2017	90%	Microsoft Surface Book with Performance Base Intel Core i7-6600U NVIDIA GeForce GTX 965M 8 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD	13.5"	3000x2000	267	3:2	glossy	8602	86	0	37	61	423	0.37	1241	2.28	2.48	2.5	96	62
28	04/2017	90%	Lenovo ThinkPad T570-20HAS01E00 Intel Core i7-7500U NVIDIA GeForce 940MX 8 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	15.6"	3840x2160	282	16:9	matte	6569	89	925.9	15.2	41.6	314	0.36	942	4.2	5.1	2.16	91	59.4
29	04/2017	90%	Dell Latitude 7480 Intel Core i7-7600U Intel HD Graphics 620 8 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD	14"	1920x1080	157	16:9	matte	7050	85	0	31.2	40.8	321	0.32	1075	2.6	2.6	2.28	92.27	65.82
30	03/2017	90%	HP EliteBook 725 G4 AMD PRO A12-9800B AMD Radeon R7 (Bristol Ridge) 8 GB Memory, 256 GB SSD	12.5"	1920x1080	176	16:9	matte	6011	88	0	24	47	310	0.19	1732	2.69	4.23	2.21	72	46

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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