The Best Notebook Displays As Reviewed By Notebookcheck
February 2019 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 February 2019
Rank | Date | Display Rating | Modell | Price | 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 | ||
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1 | 11/2018 | 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 | 12/2018 | 93% | ![]() | Razer Blade Stealth i7-8565U Intel Core i7-8565U NVIDIA GeForce MX150 16 GB Memory, SSD | 13.3" | 1920x1080 | 166 | 16:9 | matte | 6452 | 89 | 22730 | 34 | 57.6 | 403 | 0.32 | 1343 | 1.08 | 1.3 | 2.23 | 96.3 | 61.4 | ||
3 | 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 | ||
4 | 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 | |||
5 | 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 | ||
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 | 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 | ||
8 | 07/2018 | 92% | ![]() | Apple MacBook Pro 15 2018 (2.6 GHz, 560X) Intel Core i7-8850H AMD Radeon Pro 560X 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | 15.4" | 2880x1800 | 221 | 16:10 | glossy | 6738 | 88 | 117000 | 31.2 | 43.2 | 492 | 0.39 | 1333 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.18 | ||||
9 | 11/2018 | 92% | ![]() | Apple iPad Pro 11 2018 Apple A12X Bionic Apple A12X Bionic GPU 4 GB Memory, 64 GB NVMe | 11" | 2388x1668 | 265 | 2.86:2 | glossy | 6656 | 87 | 0 | 36 | 54 | 591 | 0.45 | 1420 | 0.92 | 1.3 | 2.22 | ||||
10 | 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 | ||
11 | 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 | ||
12 | 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 | ||
13 | 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 | ||
14 | 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 | ||
15 | 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 | ||
16 | 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 | ||
17 | 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 | ||
18 | 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 | ||
19 | 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 | ||
20 | 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 | ||
21 | 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 | ||
22 | 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 | ||
23 | 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 | ||
24 | 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 | ||
25 | 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 | ||
26 | 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 | ||
27 | 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 | ||
28 | 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 | ||
29 | 02/2019 New! | 90% | ![]() | MSI PS63 Modern 8RC Intel Core i7-8565U NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Max-Q 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD | 15.6" | 1920x1080 | 141 | 16:9 | matte | 6705 | 75 | 25000 | 32 | 42 | 262 | 0.26 | 1112 | 2.9 | 1.42 | 2.39 | 87 | 57 | ||
30 | 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 |
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.