Portable Monitor Resolutions Explained: Which One is Best for You? 🤔

• 1200p: Perfect choice if you need a second screen. Offers great value for general use.
• 2.5K: Ideal for professionals who work long hours with a second monitor. Thanks to the 144Hz display and higher resolution compared to 1080p, it’s easier on the eyes.
• 4K: A great option for those working with detailed visuals, design or coding. If you want to make the portable monitor your primary monitor in your setup, then go with the 4K monitor!
• 4K OLED: The best choice if colour accuracy and premium image quality are essential. The cutting-edge Samsung OLED panel blends well with modern Windows and Mac screens.

For Mac users, the best choices are 1200p, 4K, and 4K OLED. While the 2.5K monitor works with a Mac, the 2.5K resolution by itself may not be ideal as it makes everything look quite small and MacOS struggles with scaling down the resolution.

MacOS scales down the resolution differently from Windows, adjusting the display rather than the applications. On a Mac, scaling down a 2.5K monitor can lead to slightly fuzzy visuals if the scaled resolution doesn’t divide equally. For most people, 1920 x 1200 is the optimal resolution, while 1280 x 800 px (2560 x 1600 divided by 2) makes everything look quite big. Windows handles the scaling perfectly well because it can scale down the applications.

4K, on the other hand, can be equally scaled down to 1920x1200 (3840 x 2400 divided by 2). That’s why we recommend that Mac users opt for the 1080p (natively 1920 x 1200), 4K, or the 4K OLED monitor. 4K is the better option because you get a much higher pixel density and, consequently, a much sharper screen.

IPS screens are known for their high brightness levels, matte screens and energy efficiency, making them an excellent choice for general productivity and day-to-day tasks.

OLED screens deliver richer colours, deeper blacks, and higher contrast, which is ideal for creatives who need precise colour accuracy or want a more vibrant, immersive visual experience.