XP-Pen Artist 12 GEN3 (CD121FH) notes

Overview

Good pen display at an excellent price.

Will be good for beginners or for a first tablet.

Very nice that the tablet comes with all the cables you need to connect via HDMI and USB-C (assuming your computer supports USB-C)

I am currently evaluating this tablet .

Unboxing and testing video: https://youtube.com/live/teEGX7G-gYs?feature=share

Basics

Product information

What's in the box

  • Drawing Display x 1

  • X4 Smart Chip Stylus x 1

  • Pen Nibs x 10

  • Nib Replacement Tool x 1

  • Full-featured USB-C to USB-C Cable x 1

  • 3-in-1 USB-C Cable x 1

  • Warranty and Driver Download Card x 1

  • Glove x 1

  • Cleaning Cloth x 1

  • Foldable Stand x 1

Specs

Digitizer specs

  • digitizer type: EMR

  • digitizer resolution: 5080 LPI (200 LPmm)

  • Dimensions: 264.0 x 149.0 mm

  • Digonal: 11.9 in

  • Number of pressure levels: 16K

  • Tilt: YES

  • Tilt range: +/- 60 deg

  • Report rate: UNKNOWN

  • Accuracy:

    • Center ±0.2 mm

    • Corner: UNKNOWN

Display specs

  • Display panel: IPS

  • Native resolution: 1920x1080

  • Aspect ratio: 16x9

  • Surface: etched glass

    • XP-Pen says "AG + AF"

  • Lamination: YES

  • Brightness: 260 nit

  • Response time: UNKNOWN

  • Refresh rate: 60Hz

  • Viewing angle: 170°

  • Color bit depth: 8bpp

  • Color gamut:

    • 99% sRGB

    • 97% Adobe RGB

    • 97% Display P3

Device specs

  • Size: 327.2 x 189.1 x 12.0 mm

  • Weight: 719 g

  • Ports:

    • Full-featured USB-C x 1

    • 3-in-1 USB-C x 1

    • Both USB-C ports are recessed

Pen

Included pen

X4 Smart Chip Stylus my notes on this pen

Compatible pens

  • X4 Smart Chip Stylus

  • P-Pen does not list other pens as compatible - however these pens work

    • X3 Pro

    • X3 Pro Slim

    • X3 roller works (but roller cannot be configured)

Display

Brightness

TBD

Dead Pixels

NONE

AG Sparkle

LOW (GOOD)

Only noticable when eyes are very close to screen

Drawing experience

Static tracking accuracy

GOOD.

Corner and edge accuracy

TYPICAL - Slight deviation (~2mm) at corners and edges

Tilt compensation

Overall GOOD

But pointer deviates slightly to the left (~1mm) as the pen tilts to the left.

Diagonal wobble

  • Slightly diagonal wobble visible in strokes at all tested speeds. With the most at the slowest speed and declining as the stroke speed increased.

  • Most users will likely not notice any wobble.

  • If it does show up smoothing will remove it. In Krita, weighted stabilization with a distance value of 200 removed it.

Artifacts at low pressure

MINIMAL (GOOD)

Pressure banding

GOOD - no banding observed

Pressure scan rate

GOOD. No missed strokes

Parallax

Good (LOW)

Pointer lag

Slightly more than I would expect for a pen display.

Surface texture

Tested with the default plastic nib of the X4 pen.

Typical for pen displays - slight texture. Pen didn't feel slippery on the glass.

Similar feel to Wacom Movink 13 - just very slightly less

Connections and cabling

TBD

Other inputs

Buttons

  • 8 buttons on the left side

  • They can be pressed from the left and from the top

  • It is NOT hard to press the buttons when the tablet is resting on a desk

Rollers

  • 2 rollers on the left side

  • The rollers provide tactile feedback as you roll them and have a "click" sound

  • The rollers were could easily be used even when the tablet is resting on a desk

Ergonomics

VESA

Does not support VESA mounting

Stand

Does comes with a folding stand

Touch

No touch support.

Legs

No legs

Fans

None

Noise

  • No fan noise

  • The rollers have "click" when rolling. It is not loud, but louder than I expected.

Heat

At 100% brightness for an hour - seems overall room temperature with some light heat increasing toward the ports on the right

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