
The laptops with the best displays
Does an amazing screen cost an arm and a leg?
It usually does, yes. Thankfully, there are exceptions to any rule, and we have quite a few affordable entrants in the Top 100 going neck-and-neck with much more expensive options.Notebookcheck (translated by Finn D. Boerne) Published 🇩🇪 🇪🇸 ...
Notebookcheck review editors extensively analyze the display of every product they review, with display testing results playing a major role in determining a product's overall rating.
For us to call a screen excellent, it must score in multiple areas, namely: Average brightness, illumination homogeneity, black level, contrast ratio, CalMAN ColorChecker and CalMAN Grayscale ΔE color accuracy values, color space coverage, viewing angles, susceptibility to reflections and bright light, image sharpness (resolution).
In the table below you can find an overview of the 100 best panels tested by Notebookcheck in the last 12 months, along with their key specs and parameters. Both clamshell laptops and 2-in-1 laptops are included.
In the PWM frequency field, a value of 0 means that no PWM was detected. The list of products is easy to restrict by typing something in the search box (example: "OLED"). You can also reorder the list by clicking on the column headings.
This list will be updated continuously as we test new products. For further details on any system (or its display), please click on the link found in the Model column.
Note: In June 2024, Notebookcheck switched to the new v8 product rating system, updating existing criteria and introducing new ones as well as redefining the way we perform certain measurements. v8 ratings are not directly comparable to previous versions. You can find the rating system version in the "Rating ver." column. For more information, please consider reading this: v8 rating system explained
Best laptop displays compared
Display rating | Rating ver. | Reviewed on | Product image | Model | Screen tech | Size | Resolution | PPI | Aspect ratio | Surface | PWM (Hz) | B/W resp. rate (ms) | Brightness | Contrast | DeltaE colors | DeltaE graysc. |
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94.9 % | v8 | 11 / 2024 | Apple MacBook Pro 14 2024 M4 Pro | MiniLED | 14.20" | 3024x1964 | 254 PPI | 16:10 | matte | 14880 | 71.6 | 621 cd/m² | 0.6 | 0.8 | ||
94.9 % | v8 | 11 / 2024 | Apple MacBook Pro 16 2024 M4 Pro | Mini-LED | 16.20" | 3456x2234 | 254 PPI | 16:10 | matte | 14880 | 41.2 | 616 cd/m² | 0.6 | 0.8 | ||
94.9 % | v8 | 12 / 2024 | Apple MacBook Pro 14 2024 M4 Pro Entry | MiniLED | 14.20" | 3024x1964 | 254 PPI | 16:10 | matte | 616 cd/m² | ||||||
93.8 % | v8 | 05 / 2025 | Asus ROG Strix Scar 16 2025 | Mini-LED | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | 189 PPI | 16:10 | matte | 20555 | 8.4 | 773 cd/m² | 10771:1 | 1 | 1 | |
92.5 % | v8 | 06 / 2025 | SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 A25 5090 | Mini-LED | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | 189 PPI | 16:10 | matte | 20253 | 13 | 859 cd/m² | 3.3 | 3.8 | ||
91.6 % | v8 | 04 / 2025 | Asus Strix Scar 18 G835LX | Mini-LED | 18.00" | 2560x1600 | 168 PPI | 16:10 | matte | 20610 | 10.4 | 747 cd/m² | 7640:1 | 1.2 | 1.5 | |
91.5 % | v8 | 05 / 2025 | SCHENKER XMG Neo 16 E25 RTX 5090 Laptop | Mini-LED | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | 189 PPI | 16:10 | 20253 | 13 | 859 cd/m² | 3.3 | 3.8 | |||
91.3 % | v8 | 06 / 2025 | Medion Erazer Beast 16 X1 Ultimate | Mini-LED | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | 189 PPI | 16:10 | matte | 20457 | 8.6 | 821 cd/m² | 1.59 | 2.4 | ||
90.8 % | v8 | 11 / 2024 | Apple MacBook Pro 14 2024 M4 | MiniLED | 14.20" | 3024x1964 | 254 PPI | 3:2 | glossy | |||||||
90.8 % | v8 | 12 / 2024 | Apple MacBook Pro 16 M4 Max | Mini-LED | 16.20" | 3456x2234 | 254 PPI | 16:10 | glossy | |||||||
90.4 % | v8 | 04 / 2025 | Lenovo IdeaPad Pro 5 14AKP G10 | OLED | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | 243 PPI | 16:10 | glossy | 1200 | 0.49 | 474 cd/m² | 1.2 | 1.5 | ||
90.2 % | v8 | 02 / 2025 | Lenovo ThinkPad X9-15 Aura Edition | OLED | 15.30" | 2880x1800 | 222 PPI | 16:10 | glossy | 1200 | 0.44 | 508 cd/m² | 50900:1 | 1.1 | 1.5 | |
89.9 % | v8 | 05 / 2025 | Aorus Master 18 AM8H | Mini-LED | 18.00" | 2560x1600 | 168 PPI | 16:10 | matte | 1398 | 8.1 | 451 cd/m² | 3369:1 | 1.25 | 1.7 | |
89.9 % | v8 | 05 / 2025 | Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 2025 GA403WW | OLED | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | 243 PPI | 16:10 | glossy | 960 | 0.68 | 424 cd/m² | 42300:1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | |
89.9 % | v8 | 06 / 2025 | Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 2025 5070 Ti | OLED | 14.00" | 2880x1800 | 243 PPI | 16:10 | glossy | |||||||
89.5 % | v8 | 12 / 2024 | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro 360 | OLED | 16.00" | 2880x1800 | 212 PPI | 16:10 | glossy | 240 | 0.64 | 392 cd/m² | 1 | 1.7 | ||
88.8 % | v8 | 04 / 2025 | LG Gram Pro 16Z90TS-G.AU89G | IPS | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | 189 PPI | 16:10 | matte | 0 | 30 | 406 cd/m² | 2600:1 | 0.84 | 1.53 | |
88.7 % | v8 | 06 / 2025 | MSI Raider A18 HX A9WIG-080 | MiniLED IPS | 18.00" | 3840x2400 | 252 PPI | 16:10 | matte | 15203 | 15.1 | 470 cd/m² | 51000:1 | 4.5 | 2.3 | |
88.5 % | v8 | 01 / 2025 | Acer Predator Helios 16 PH16-72 | IPS | 16.00" | 2560x1600 | 189 PPI | 16:10 | matte | 2630 | 67.6 | 672 cd/m² | 6990000:1 | 3.89 | 5.14 | |
88.2 % | v8 | 03 / 2025 | Lenovo ThinkPad X9-14 Gen 1 Aura Edition | OLED | 14.00" | 1920x1200 | 162 PPI | 16:10 | matte | 480 | 4.2 | 399 cd/m² | 4.8 | 1.7 | ||
88.2 % | v8 | 06 / 2025 | MSI Titan 18 HX AI A2XWJG | Mini-LED | 18.00" | 3840x2160 | 245 PPI | 16:10 | matte | 15430 | 15 | 680 cd/m² | 4.11 | 4.9 | ||
88.1 % | v8 | 11 / 2024 | MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG | OLED | 13.30" | 2880x1800 | 255 PPI | 16:10 | 60 | 2.02 | 383 cd/m² | 3.84 | 0.7 |
The table above is an overview of the best notebook displays reviewed by Notebookcheck over the course of the last 12 months as well as still relevant and available older products. If scores are identical, the newer device is listed higher. The prices are updated daily.
Link: all devices in this class reviewed