Apple Studio Display Specifications
Complete verified specifications for the Apple Apple Studio Display, including our measured figures rather than manufacturer claims.
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Full specifications for the Apple Apple Studio Display, as measured and verified during our review rather than copied from a press release. Where our figure differs from the manufacturer's, ours is the one listed.
At a glance
- Manufacturer
- Apple
- Released
- 2022
- Category
- Monitors
- Price at review
- £1,499
- Our score
- 3 / 5
Full specifications
| Specification | Value |
|---|---|
| Panel | 27in IPS, 5120x2880 |
| Refresh | 60Hz |
| Brightness | 600 nits |
| Contrast | 1200:1 |
| Ports | Thunderbolt 3 96W, 3x USB-C |
| Coverage | 98% DCI-P3 |
| Delta E | 1.1 out of the box |
How we verified these figures
Nothing on this page is copied from a press release. Each unit spends two weeks as the reviewer’s primary display, driven by both a laptop and a desktop. A calibrated X-Rite i1Display Pro, measurements taken after a thirty-minute warm-up in a room held at 120 lux.
| What we measure | How |
|---|---|
| Colour accuracy | Delta E across 24 ColorChecker patches, out of the box with no calibration, because that is how most panels are used. |
| Brightness uniformity | Nine-point grid, reported as the worst deviation from centre rather than the average. |
| Contrast | Full-screen black and white measured in a darkened room, with local dimming disabled. |
| Power delivery | A 16in laptop under sustained load, checking whether the panel holds charge or loses ground. |
| Text rendering | Subpixel inspection at 200% magnification, which is where OLED fringing shows. |
We deliberately do not publish quoted contrast ratios that rely on local dimming, and any HDR400 badge. Panel lottery is real. Backlight bleed on our unit may not match yours.
How it compares in the category
A specification only means something next to the alternatives. These are the monitors we have measured under the same conditions.
| Model | Released | Price | Our score | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AOC 24G2SPU | 2022 | £149 | 3 / 5 | A second screen, or a first gaming monitor on a tight budget |
| Gigabyte M27Q P | 2023 | £299 | 4 / 5 | A dual-purpose work and gaming desk on a budget |
| Asus ProArt PA279CRV | 2023 | £429 | 4 / 5 | Print work, where Adobe RGB coverage actually matters |
| Dell UltraSharp U2724DE | 2024 | £549 | 5 / 5 | Anyone working from a laptop who wants one cable on the desk |
| BenQ PD2706U | 2023 | £549 | 4 / 5 | Designers who need colour accuracy without paying reference prices |
| LG UltraFine 32UN880 | 2023 | £599 | 4 / 5 | Desk setups where clamp-mount space is tight |
What the spec sheet leaves out
- Sustained performance — the panel figure above is a capability, not a promise about what happens after twenty minutes
- How it behaves when warm, which is where most of the difference between similarly specified monitors actually lives
- Software support length, which decides how long this stays usable and appears on no specification sheet we have seen
- The thing we actually noticed most: 5K at 27in is the only way to get true 2x scaling without compromise
What the numbers mean in use
Specifications describe capability, not experience. In practice the detail that mattered most was this: 5K at 27in is the only way to get true 2x scaling without compromise. That is the sort of thing a table cannot capture.
Strengths on paper and in practice
- 5K means exact 2x scaling, and text is sharper than any 4K panel
- 600 nits handles a bright room comfortably
- The best speakers built into any monitor
Known limitations
- £1,499 for a 60Hz panel in 2026 is hard to defend
- The stand is a £400 option
- The webcam was poor at launch and is still only adequate
Who this suits
This hardware is a good fit for Mac users who want pixel-perfect text and will pay for it.
Behind this page
This reference page is written from the same testing notes as the reviews it supports, and it is revised whenever the hardware or the software underneath it changes. Where a figure appears here it has been measured rather than quoted from a specification sheet.
If something on this page no longer matches what you are seeing, it is out of date rather than disputed — tell us and it gets checked again.
Related reading
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