Apple Studio Display XDR review: pro at a premium

March 9, 2026 John.Higgins

The Apple Studio Display XDR displaying a water landscape on a wooden desk next to a Macbook, keyboards, and coffee mug.
The Studio Display XDR is an excellent, and expensive, display for creative professionals.

It's been almost exactly four years since Apple released the 5K Studio Display that so many wanted, even if it didn't really deliver as a high-end display. Apple has now revamped the Studio Display lineup, sort of, with another Studio Display and the Studio Display XDR. They're both 27-inch 5K (5,120 x 2,880) displays with the 12MP Center Stage camera - which is a significant upgrade over the old camera and looks clear with minimal noise - and six-speaker spatial audio system built in, and two Thunderbolt 5 ports alongside two USB-C.

The new Studio Display looks like the same panel from four years ago, just with the upgraded camera, speaker …

Read the full story at The Verge.

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