The Huion Kamvas Pro 24 (4K) is the value flagship pen display, delivering a 24-inch 4K screen, rich color and a battery-free pen for under half the Wacom Cintiq Pro 27's price. Creative Bloq scored it 9/10 and AppleInsider called it an artist's tablet that rivals Wacom. The lower pixel density and sheer size are the main trade-offs.
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A 24-inch 4K panel for a fraction of the Cintiq
Creative Bloq scored the Kamvas Pro 24 nine out of ten and concluded that Huion is making it clearer than ever that the graphics tablet market has premium options outside its largest rival. AppleInsider's headline called it an artist's tablet that can rival Wacom, and Windows Central judged it a worthy competitor. All three land in the same place for the same reason: this is a 24-inch 4K pen display at well under half what the comparable Wacom costs, for a screen only a few inches smaller.
Quantum Dot color, spread a little thin
The 23.8-inch panel runs 3840x2160 with Quantum Dot backlighting for a 140% sRGB and 98% NTSC gamut, a billion-plus color depth and HDR support. AppleInsider was effusive, writing that from brightness to color sharpness the tablet is visually above anything else on the market, and singled out the etched anti-glare glass for reducing eye fatigue over long sessions. Full lamination keeps the cursor under the nib. The caveat every reviewer raises is pixel density: 4K spread across 24 inches is less dense than 4K on a small tablet, so it is crisp for drawing but not for pixel-peeping.
A battery-free pen one generation behind
The bundled PW517 is battery-free with 8,192 pressure levels and 60 degrees of tilt, and reviewers consistently rate the feel as excellent with nothing to charge. It is a generation behind the 16,384-level styluses now shipping on newer products, which is worth knowing but rarely perceptible in actual drawing. The wireless twin-dial remote is the more useful inclusion: on a display this wide, keeping modifier keys and brush size under your off hand saves a great deal of reaching across the glass.
Big, stationary, and demanding of the PC
The limitations follow from the size and the tier. It is not portable, it needs a reasonably capable computer to drive a 4K panel smoothly, and it takes over a desk. It also lacks the full Pantone validation that justifies the premium Wacom for color-critical print work. Windows Central rated it 4.5 out of 5 and called it an approachable drawing tablet for beginners and veterans alike, but for a hobbyist or anyone short on desk space, a smaller pen display remains the more sensible purchase.
Strengths
- +Massive 23.8-inch 4K UHD display with full lamination and anti-glare etched glass
- +Excellent color: 140% sRGB / 98% NTSC gamut with Quantum Dot technology
- +Battery-free PW517 pen with 8,192 pressure levels and 60-degree tilt
- +Includes a handy wireless twin-dial shortcut remote
- +Costs less than half the Wacom Cintiq Pro 27 for a similar-size 4K experience
Watch-outs
- −Lower pixel density than smaller, denser tablets at this resolution
- −Not portable at this size
- −8,192 pressure levels trail newer 16K pens like the XP-Pen Deco Pro MW
- −Needs a capable computer to drive the 4K panel
Rating sources
“With the Kamvas 24 Pro 4K, Huion is making it clearer than ever that the graphics tablet market has premium options outside of its largest rival, Wacom.”
“Excellent color gamut and high pressure sensitivity make for a fantastic drawing tablet and a worthy competitor to Wacom.”
“From the screen's brightness to the sharpness of the colors, this tablet is visually above anything else on the market right now.”
Our 4.3 score is the average of these published ratings. Ratings marked * were derived from the reviewer’s written analysis or video transcript — the publisher didn’t print an explicit numeric score, so we inferred one from their own words. Click through to verify. More about methodology.
