banner
News center
We are committed to upholding our ISO certification standards.

Huion Kamvas Pro 13 2.5K review: Testing a very powerful graphics tablet

May 19, 2023

Gareth Butterfield tests a new pen tablet that's proving popular among digital artists

Digital art is becoming increasingly popular, as technology brings us new ways to explore our creative sides by harnessing the power of our PCs.

Gone are the days when we were restricted to drawing wobbly houses on Microsoft Paint with a roller-ball mouse, though. The rise of the graphics tablet has begun.

They're a computer peripheral that allows you to literally draw straight on to the display. And they're clever enough to act exactly like a paintbrush, pencil, Biro... even a quill, if that tickles your fancy.

This opens the door to completely new works of art, at the same time as adding an extra dimension to your photo editing.

Huion has been shaking up this sector for a while, with reasonably-priced but capable devices, and I've been sent its latest Kamvas Pro 13 2.5K graphics tablet to test.

Out of the box, it's a very beautiful thing. There's a lovely matt look to the big display, and a nice weight to the buttons that sit alongside it on a panel.

It's a positive weight, and it comes with a stand, a glove, a pen stand that doubles as a nib holder and a selection of cables.

This particular tablet works as a monitor for your PC or laptop, rather than a standalone tablet with its own software.

It connects through a beefy USB-C cable, and there's a separate USB-C cable for power. Handily, there's also a combo cable that will tackle both jobs, making your desktop a little neater.

The display is gorgeous. It's a 13.3-inch IPS screen with 2.5K (QHD+) resolution, with a remarkable 8192 levels of pressure sensitivity, which allows you to create different textures with the supplied stylus.

The stylus included in the box sports Huion's latest technology, which is said to make it even more responsive and smooth. I've used a few graphics tablets over the years, and the combination of the Kamvas's textured screen and this lovely little stylus is one of the best I've got to grips with.

There's also no battery in the stylus, it's completely passive, which makes its capabilities all the more impressive in my book.

In fact, there's little to dislike about the Kamvas Pro 13. It's priced well below £400, which is very keen for such a competent tablet, and it's much cheaper than some of the more premium offerings out there.

It's hard to find a graphics tablet that performs this well for that kind of money. Well worth a look.