Monitor comparisons
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Standard monitors
27″ 1440p vs 32″ 4K109 vs 140 PPI · +36% area27″ 1440p vs 27″ 4K109 vs 163 PPI · same size27″ 4K vs 32″ 4K163 vs 140 PPI · +36% area27″ 4K vs 27″ 5K163 vs 218 PPI · same size27″ 5K vs 32″ 6K218 vs 224 PPI · +36% area27″ 5K vs 32″ 4K218 vs 140 PPI · +36% area27″ 1440p vs 32″ 1440p109 vs 93 PPI · +36% area24″ 1080p vs 27″ 1440p93 vs 109 PPI · +29% area24″ 1080p vs 27″ 1080p93 vs 82 PPI · +29% area24″ 1440p vs 27″ 1440p123 vs 109 PPI · +29% area24″ 4K vs 27″ 4K185 vs 163 PPI · +29% area24″ 1080p vs 24″ 1440p93 vs 123 PPI · same size24″ 1440p vs 24″ 4K123 vs 185 PPI · same size24″ 4K vs 27″ 5K185 vs 218 PPI · +29% area27″ 1080p vs 27″ 1440p82 vs 109 PPI · same size28″ 4K vs 32″ 4K157 vs 140 PPI · +27% area27″ 4K vs 28″ 4K163 vs 157 PPI · +8% area32″ 1440p vs 32″ 4K93 vs 140 PPI · same size32″ 4K vs 32″ 6K140 vs 224 PPI · same size21.5″ 4K vs 24″ 4K205 vs 185 PPI · +23% area24″ 1920×1200 vs 24″ 1080p94 vs 93 PPI · −7% area24″ 1920×1200 vs 27″ 1440p94 vs 109 PPI · +20% area
Ultrawide monitors
27″ 1440p vs 34″ ultrawide 1440p109 vs 110 PPI · +32% area32″ 4K vs 34″ ultrawide 1440p140 vs 110 PPI · −3% area27″ 4K vs 34″ ultrawide 1440p163 vs 110 PPI · +32% area34″ ultrawide 1440p vs 38″ ultrawide110 vs 109 PPI · +25% area34″ ultrawide 1440p vs 34″ ultrawide 5K2K110 vs 163 PPI · same size34″ ultrawide 1440p vs 40″ ultrawide 5K2K110 vs 139 PPI · +39% area34″ ultrawide 1440p vs 49″ super ultrawide110 vs 109 PPI · +52% area34″ ultrawide 1080p vs 34″ ultrawide 1440p82 vs 110 PPI · same size34″ ultrawide 1440p vs 39″ ultrawide OLED110 vs 96 PPI · +32% area34″ ultrawide 1440p vs 45″ ultrawide110 vs 83 PPI · +75% area38″ ultrawide vs 40″ ultrawide 5K2K109 vs 139 PPI · +12% area32″ 4K vs 40″ ultrawide 5K2K140 vs 139 PPI · +35% area49″ super ultrawide vs 57″ dual 4K ultrawide109 vs 140 PPI · +35% area27″ 1440p vs 49″ super ultrawide109 vs 109 PPI · +101% area34″ ultrawide 1440p vs 42″ 4K OLED110 vs 105 PPI · +83% area
Mac and MacBook pairings
MacBook Pro 14″ vs 27″ 5K254 vs 218 PPI · +238% areaMacBook Pro 14″ vs 27″ 4K254 vs 163 PPI · +238% areaMacBook Pro 14″ vs 27″ 1440p254 vs 109 PPI · +238% areaMacBook Pro 16″ vs 32″ 4K254 vs 140 PPI · +254% areaMacBook Pro 16″ vs 27″ 5K254 vs 218 PPI · +160% areaMacBook Air 13″ vs 24″ 4K225 vs 185 PPI · +186% areaMacBook Air 13″ vs 27″ 1440p225 vs 109 PPI · +269% areaMacBook Air 15″ vs 27″ 4K224 vs 163 PPI · +192% areaMacBook Air 13″ vs 27″ 5K225 vs 218 PPI · +269% area32″ Pro Display 6K vs 32″ 6K216 vs 224 PPI · −3% area27″ 5K vs 32″ Pro Display 6K218 vs 216 PPI · +40% areaMacBook Pro 16″ vs 34″ ultrawide 1440p254 vs 110 PPI · +244% areaMacBook Air 13″ vs 34″ ultrawide 1440p225 vs 110 PPI · +387% area
TVs as monitors
Laptop to monitor upgrades
15.6″ laptop 1080p vs 24″ 1080p141 vs 93 PPI · +133% area15.6″ laptop 1080p vs 27″ 1440p141 vs 109 PPI · +200% area14″ laptop 1920×1200 vs 27″ 1440p162 vs 109 PPI · +254% area16″ laptop 2560×1600 vs 27″ 4K189 vs 163 PPI · +171% area14″ laptop 1920×1200 vs 24″ 1080p162 vs 93 PPI · +175% area16″ laptop 2560×1600 vs 32″ 4K189 vs 140 PPI · +269% area