Huion Kamvas Studio 16 Review: A new Pen Computer Tablet

Huion Kamvas Studio 16 is a new Pen computer tablet for both professional and beginner digital artists. It features excellent specifications on the large screen and an ergonomic pen that create a perfect drawing experience. However, it still has its fair share of shortcomings, like its bulky weight and short battery life.

This article will help you understand in detail everything you need to know about how good or bad this tablet can be. We will consider the most important considerations on a drawing tablet, like the display, portability, pen pressure, power and performance, battery life, connectivity, and OS.

We will also compare it with other similar-sized tablets like the Kamvas 16 and Kamvas 16 Pro. It is important to note that the Kamvas Studio 16 and the larger Kamvas Studio 24 were produced to replace the Kamvas Studio 22, which has since been discontinued.

If you want a single working station without having to connect many gadgets and computers, the Kamvas Studio 16 is a perfect pick for you.

Huion Kamvas Studio 16 Specifications

• Screen Size: 15.8 inches
• Resolution: 2560 x 1440 Pixels (16:9)
• Contrast Ratio: 1200:1
• Brightness: 400 nits
• Processor: Intel Core i7-1165G7
• RAM: 16 GB DDR4
• Storage: 512 GB SSD
• Connectivity: WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0
• Camera: 5.0MP (Front-facing), 8.0MP MP rear
• OS: Windows

Design and Build Quality

The Kamvas Studio 16 features a sleek design with a large, sensitive screen covering the front side of the tablet’s body. It features thin, 1.8 mm-thick bezels and a dark black plastic material covering the sides of the screen. The back looks black and modern. It is tough and durable thanks to a metallic rear side.

It has 2 USB-C ports, one for charging and the other for connectivity. Additionally, you will have a 3.5 mm audio jack to connect to your headphones for music lovers. The tablet is quite heavy, weighing a whopping 1.7 kg plus a T200 stand that further limits portability.

For security, it features a sensitive fingerprint scanner that is as good as older iPad Minis. Facial recognition, like iPad Pros, would have been a major improvement, but it is still secure. Maybe next time. On the tablet body, you have two minimalistic cameras with 5.0 MP (front-facing) and 8.0 MP (rear). Although it is not the best, you can use it for conferencing and taking photos.

Screen size and display

For digital artists, drawing is the most important reason for getting this rather expensive device. It features a large professional-level screen at 15.8 inches, a 16:9 aspect ratio, and a 2560 x 1440 pixels resolution. The screen is fully laminated with an anti-glare slate to protect your eyes after long use.

This means you will view your work in clear and vivid colors with minimal environmental parallax. Color accuracy on this new tablet cannot be ignored with a unique 100% Adobe RGB color gamut.

The Kamvas Studio 16’s sensitive touch screen features very accurate hand gestures and is easy to use even for iPad users. For the best experience, the screen auto-rotates to sit perfectly to the user no matter the user’s position.

Power and Performance

If you intend to use the tablet for video editing, you will experience slight and unnecessary lags. We do not recommend it for gaming or 3D animation either. However, for drawing and digital art, the 11th-gen 2.8 GHz Core i7 processor and 16 GB of RAM are fast enough.

The GPU is not the best, but it will allow compatibility with any application that your laptop can handle. For example, you have 512 GB of SSD storage that can install the latest Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.

Pen Input

On purchase, you will get a free Huion PenTech 3.0+ plus, three standard nibs, and three felt nib touch controls. The pen is good for drawing thanks to the standard 8,192 levels of pressure sensitivity on the pen. The Huion PenTech 3.0+ will allow you to create precise strokes and lines on its large screen.

Although it seems nice and ergonomically designed, like a natural pencil feel, it is lacking in some aspects. The pen input lacks palm rejection, especially if you have sweaty palms. Huion does not provide a free drawing glove like Simbans Picasso Tablets as an accessory, which would help a lot.

Comparison to Alternatives

The Huion Kamvas Studio 16 is a good option for professional and beginner artists who want a computer and pen they can do their creative work on.

It is not the first Pen computer tablet from the Huion brand. They had earlier made the larger Kamvas Studio 22, but it was discontinued to give way to some new premium tablets, namely the Huion Kamvas Studio 16 and Huion Kamvas Studio 24. To add to its list of standalone tablets, they have a new small-size option, the Kamvas Slate 10.

Most similar-sized tablets, like the Kamvas Pro 16 and Wacom Cintiq 16, do not compare to it since they are all pen displays and must connect to computers. However, if you prefer Wacom tablets but still need a standalone device, we recommend the Wacom Mobile Studio Pro 13 or 16. Although these are high-end professional graphics tablets, the Kamvas Studio 16 provides a good, reliable, and affordable alternative.

Finally, this tablet runs on a Windows operating system. Windows OS tablets are poorly optimized for touch gestures and will be effective even on accidental touching. iPads or Android tablets do not face this problem, so I hope it has been resolved on the new Android OS Kamvas Slate 10.

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