Huion Kamvas 16 GEN3 (GS1563) notes

My full notes are not available yes, but I did livestream my unboxing and basic testing:

I am very happy with this tablet and as of Jan 2025, it is my #1 recommended 16" pen display. It does exhibit i tiny bit of diagonal wobble when drawing smooth strokes, but stabilization/smoothing can eliminate that.

Links

• Product Page: https://huion.com/products/pen_display/Kamvas/kamvas-16-gen-3.html

• Adam Duff review of Huion Kamvas 16 GEN3 (GS1563) 2025-01-13

• Ryan Allan review of Huion Kamvas 16 GEN3 (GS1563) 2025-01-07

• Brad Colbow review of Huion Kamvas 16 GEN3 (GS1563) 2025-01-07

• Teoh on Tech blog review of Huion Kamvas 16 GEN3 (GS1563) 2025-01-09

Basics

• Name: Huion Kamvas 16 GEN3

• Model: GS1563

• Year teleased: 2025

Specs

Device

• Dimensions: 421.2 x 236.81 x 12.62mm

• Weight: 1.245kg

• Ports: 2 USB-c ports

  • 1x USB-C Port for use with the 3-in-1 cable

  • 1x Full-Featured USB-C Port

Digitizer

• Size

  • Dimensions:

    • 350 x 197mm

  • Diagonal (15.8”)

• Tech: EMR

• Resolution: 200LPMM (5080 LPI)

• Number of pressure levels: 16384

• Hover: 10mm

• Report Rate: ＞260PPS

• Accuracy:

  • Center: ±0.3mm

  • Corner: ±2mm

Display

• Native resolution: 2560 x 1440

• Aspect ratio: 16:9

• Display tech: IPS

• Laminated: Yes

• AG treatment: AG etched glass

• Contrast Ratio: 1000:1

• Brightness: 220nits

• Response Time: 14ms

• Viewing Angle: 89°/89°(H)/89°/89°(V) (Typ.)(CR＞10)

• Color Gamut Volume:

  • 120% sRGB

  • Coverage: 99% sRGB, 99% Rec.709, 90% Adobe RGB)

• Color bit depth: 8 bits per channel (24bits per pixel)

Pen

Included pen

• Tablet comes with PW600L

• Pen Technology: Battery-Free Electromagnetic Resonance

• Tilt Support: ±60°

Non-pen inputs

Buttons & dials

• 6 buttons

• 2 dials

Touch

This tablet does NOT support touch

Ergonomics

Stand

• This tablet does NOT come with a stand in the box

• The recommended stand is the Huion ST300

Compared to the XP-Pen Artist Pro 16 GEN2

These are both very good tablets. Between the two, the Kamvas 16 GEN3 is the winner.

Kamvas 16 GEN3 advantages

• Can be connected with third-party USB-C cables (that meet the requirements). The XP-Pen tablet has a USB-C port that is recessed, so you need to use XP-Pens USB-C cable.

• Huion PW600 pen has a wider pressure range is more consistent across units than the XP-Pen X3 pro series.

• Has 6 buttons on the tablet . The XP-Pen has no buttons on the tablet but it comes with a shortcut remote.

• Has 2 dials on the table. The XP-Pen has no dials but it comes with a shortcut remote.

XP-Pen Artist Pro 16 GEN2 advantages

• The industrial design of the XP-Pen tablet is more attractive and stylish, the Huion looks more plain.

• Kamvas 16 GEN3 does NOT come with a separate shortcut remote. The XP-Pen Artist Pro 16 GEN2 comes with a shortcut remote with 10 buttons and 1 dial.

Other differences

• Kamvas 16 GEN3 has standard 16x9 aspect ratio - this matches most monitors and other pen displays. The Artist Pro 16 GEN2 has a 16x10 aspect ratio.

• The XP-Pen has legs built into the tablet for providing some angle. The Kamvas 16 GEN3 does not have any legs and instead comes with a simple stand. But for both I use a separate stand.

What they have in common

• Both have a little bit of diagonal wobble. The wobble can be addressed with smoothing/stabilization in your drawing app. More here: Diagonal wobble.

• Both can be used with a single USB-C cable if the requirements are met. Connecting a pen display with USB-C

Surface texture

• Feels the same as the Kamvas 13 GEN3 (GS1333).

• The Cintiq 16 has moderately more surface texture than the K16GEN3.