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Huion Kamvas 16 (Gen 3)

Choose the Huion Kamvas 16 (Gen 3) for everyday drawing at a desk, with a 15.8-inch screen and six shortcut keys beside the canvas.¹

Why this one

Kamvas 16 (Gen 3) provides a 15.8-inch canvas between the small 11.9-inch Artist 12 3rd and a 21.5-inch studio display.¹²³
Kamvas 16 (Gen 3) places six built-in keys beside your drawing hand for the commands you use most.¹

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Before you buy: The Kamvas 16 (Gen 3) has a larger drawing screen than the 11.9-inch Artist 12 3rd; choose the smaller display if a small canvas is your priority.¹²

Specification	Huion Kamvas 16 (Gen 3)	Huion Kamvas 12	Huion Kamvas 13 (Gen 3)	Huion Kamvas 22 (Gen 3)	Huion Kamvas 22 Plus	Huion Kamvas 24 Plus	Huion Kamvas Pro 13 (2.5K)	Huion Kamvas Pro 19	Huion Kamvas Pro 24 (Gen 3)	Huion Kamvas Pro 27	Huion Kamvas Pro 27 (144Hz)	Ugee 16	Wacom Cintiq 24 Touch	Wacom Cintiq Pro 17	Wacom Cintiq Pro 22	Wacom Cintiq Pro 27	Wacom Movink	Wacom One 13 Touch	Wacom One 14	Xencelabs Pen Display 16	Xencelabs Pen Display 24+	XPPen Artist 12 3rd	XPPen Artist 13 (2nd Gen)	XPPen Artist 13.3 Pro V2
Screen size	15.8 in¹	11.6 in⁴	13.3 in⁵	21.5 in²⁷	21.5 in⁶	23.8 in²⁸	13.3 in⁹	18.4 in¹¹	23.8 in¹²	27 in¹³	27 in¹⁴	15.4 in²⁹	23.8 in³⁰	17.3 in³¹	21.5 in¹⁶	26.9 in¹⁶	13.3 in¹⁹	13.3 in²⁰	14 in³²	15.6 in³³	23.8 in²³	11.9 in²	13.3 in³⁴	13.3 in³⁵
Pressure sensitivity	16,384¹	8,192⁴	16,384³⁶	16,384²⁷	8,192⁶	8,192⁷	8,192⁹	16,384¹¹	16,384³⁷	16,384³⁸	16,384¹⁴	16,384²⁹	8,192³⁰	8,192³¹	8,192¹⁶	8,192³⁹	8,192¹⁹	4,096²⁰	4,096²¹	8,192²²	8,192⁴⁰	16,384²	8,192³⁴	16,384⁴¹
Adobe RGB coverage	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	96%¹¹	99%¹²	98%¹³	Not published	Not published	Not published	88%¹⁶	95% (Tested configuration: Typical CIE 1931 coverage ratio)¹⁶	Not published	95%¹⁹	Not published	Not published	98%²²	99%⁴²	97% (Tested configuration: Color Gamut Coverage Ratio (typical))⁴³	Not published	89% (Tested configuration: Color Gamut Coverage Ratio (typical))⁴¹
Horizontal resolution	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Panel type	Ips¹	Not published	Ips⁵	Not published	Ips⁶	Ips⁷	Ips⁹	Ips¹¹	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Ips¹⁶	Not published	Not published	Oled¹⁹	Not published	Not published	Oled²²	Ips²³	Not published	Not published	Not published
Touch input	Not published	No⁴	Not published	Not published	Not published	No⁸	No¹⁰	Yes (Host: Windows only)¹¹	Yes¹²	Yes (Host: Multi-touch is compatible only with Windows10 and later)¹³	Yes¹⁴	Not published	Yes (Tested configuration: ENERGYSTAR certification record3998886 forDTH246/DTH246K0A)¹⁵	Yes¹⁶	Yes¹⁷	Yes¹⁸	Yes¹⁹	Yes²⁰	No²¹	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Brightness	Not published	Not published	220 nits⁵	Not published	Not published	220 nits⁸	220 nits¹⁰	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published
Refresh rate	Not published	Not published	60 Hz⁵	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	60 Hz³⁷	60 Hz¹³	144 Hz⁴⁴	Not published	Not published	120 Hz¹⁶	120 Hz (Host: Host ports must output 3840 x 2160 at 120Hz to show the maximum resolution on Cintiq Pro22)¹⁶	120 Hz¹⁶	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	60 Hz⁴²	60 Hz⁴³	Not published	Not published
Shortcut keys	6¹	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	7⁹	0⁴⁵	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	8³¹	8¹⁶	8¹⁶	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	9⁴⁶	8⁴⁷
Laminated screen	Yes¹	Not published	Yes⁵	Not published	Yes⁶	Yes⁷	Yes⁹	Yes¹¹	Yes³⁷	Not published	Yes¹⁴	Yes²⁹	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Yes³²	Not published	Not published	Yes⁴³	Yes⁴⁶	Yes⁴¹

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