Apple Studio Display (2026) / LG UltraGear 27G810A-B

Apple Studio Display (2026): Studio Display (2026), 27-inch 5K; standard or nano-texture glass; tilt-adjustable stand, tilt- and height-adjustable stand or VESA mount adapter. The 2022 Studio Display and the mini LED Studio Display XDR are separate models.

LG UltraGear 27G810A-B: 27G810A-B, a 27-inch 4K IPS gaming monitor (black). 4K 240 Hz Dual Mode models and the 32GR93U are separate products.

SpecificationApple Studio Display (2026)LG UltraGear 27G810A-B
Release year20262026
Panel27-inch 5K Retina; 5120 × 2880, 218 ppi; 60 Hz

218 ppi lets macOS render text sharply at 2x scaling; 60 Hz is a fixed rate, with no high or variable refresh as on gaming monitors.

Apple		27-inch IPS; 3840 × 2160; 16:9

IPS panels offer wide viewing angles and consistent colour; black level stays behind OLED and VA panels.

LG
Brightness and colour600 nits; 1 billion colours; wide colour (P3); True Tone

This is not an HDR monitor; 600 nits is SDR brightness.

Apple		—
Reference modesApple Display (P3-600 nits), HDTV Video (BT.709–BT.1886), NTSC and PAL/SECAM Video, Digital Cinema (P3-DCI, P3-D65), Design and Print (P3-D50), Photography (P3-D65), Internet and Web (sRGB)

Reference modes lock colour space, white point and gamma for a task, for example sRGB for the web or P3-D50 for print.

Apple		—
GlassStandard glass or nano-texture glass (configurable)

Nano-texture glass scatters reflections in bright rooms; standard glass is glossy and reflective.

Apple		—
Ports1 × Thunderbolt 5 upstream (up to 120 Gb/s, 96 W charging to the host); 1 × Thunderbolt 5 downstream; 2 × USB-C (up to 10 Gb/s)

The downstream Thunderbolt 5 port takes accessories or daisy-chains another display. Apple says up to four Studio Displays can be daisy-chained with a MacBook Pro with M5 Max. There is no HDMI or DisplayPort input.

Apple		—
Camera12 MP Center Stage with Desk View

Center Stage follows the person during video calls by cropping the ultra-wide view; Desk View shows the desk from above.

Apple		—
AudioSix-speaker system (four force-cancelling woofers + two tweeters); Spatial Audio for Dolby Atmos music and video; three-mic array with beamforming

Apple claims 30 percent deeper bass than the previous generation.

Apple		Headphone out; DTS Headphone:X; no built-in speakers listed

Headphones or external speakers are needed for sound.

LG
Stand and mountTilt-adjustable stand (−5° to +25°); configurable tilt- and height-adjustable stand (105 mm); configurable VESA mount adapter (100 × 100 mm, landscape or portrait)

The stand is chosen at purchase; the standard stand has no height adjustment.

Apple		—
Size and weightTilt stand: 47.8 × 62.3 × 16.8 cm, 6.3 kg; tilt- and height-adjustable stand: 7.6 kg; VESA adapter: 36.2 × 62.3 × 3.1 cm, 5.4 kg AppleWith stand 24.2 × 21.0 × 8.7 in (raised), 16.3 lb (about 7.4 kg); without stand 24.2 × 14.6 × 2.0 in, 10.8 lb (about 4.9 kg)

Use the weight without the stand when choosing a monitor arm.

LG
CompatibilityApple silicon Macs with macOS Tahoe 26.3.1 or later; some iPad Pro and iPad Air models with iPadOS 26.3.1 or later

Apple’s compatibility list does not include Windows PCs.

Apple		—
Power and box contentsInternal power supply, 100–240 V AC; 1 m Thunderbolt 5 Pro cable in the box Apple—
Pixel density—Pixel pitch 0.1554 mm (about 163 ppi)

A small pixel pitch makes text sharper; 4K at 27 inches makes interface elements smaller.

LG
Refresh rate—180 Hz at 4K; 360 Hz at Full HD with Dual Mode

Dual Mode lowers the resolution to Full HD to allow a higher refresh rate; the image is less sharp in that mode.

LG
Response time—1 ms GtG (at the Faster setting)

LG gives this figure for the fastest response time setting; it gives no figure for other settings.

LG
Brightness and contrast—Typical 400 cd/m² (minimum 320); contrast 1000:1

1000:1 contrast is typical for IPS; blacks can look grey in a dark room.

LG
HDR—HDR10; VESA DisplayHDR 400

DisplayHDR 400 is VESA’s lowest HDR certification tier; HDR content plays but bright highlights stay limited.

LG
Colour—DCI-P3 95% (typical, CIE1976); 1.07 billion colours; factory calibration

DCI-P3 coverage describes how much of the wide colour space used in films and games can be shown.

LG
Sync—NVIDIA G-Sync Compatible, AMD FreeSync, VESA Adaptive-Sync

Variable refresh matches the screen to the graphics card’s frame rate, reducing tearing and stutter.

LG
Video inputs—2 HDMI 2.1, 1 DisplayPort 1.4 (DSC)

DSC uses visually lossless compression to fit a 4K 180 Hz signal into DisplayPort 1.4 bandwidth.

LG
USB—1 USB 3.0 upstream, 2 USB 3.0 downstream; no USB-C

The USB ports act as a hub; no USB-C connection for video or charging is listed.

LG
Stand—Height, tilt, swivel and pivot adjustment; VESA 100 × 100

Pivot lets the screen be used in portrait; VESA 100 × 100 fits standard monitor arms.

LG
Power—External adapter; 100–240 V; under 0.5 W in sleep

The external adapter keeps the monitor thinner but takes extra space on the desk.

LG
In the box—DisplayPort and HDMI cables

No USB upstream cable is listed.

LG