Apple's Studio Display rival has hit the market - Samsung has started selling the $1300 ViewFinity S9 5K monitor

At CES 2023 in early January this year, Samsung unveiled a competitor to Apple's Studio Display. The monitor is called the Samsung ViewFinity S9, and nearly six months after it was announced, it has gone on sale.

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The monitor features a 27" display with a resolution of 5120 x 2880 pixels. According to the manufacturer, the panel displays 99% of the DCI-P3 colour gamut. The display has a matte finish that reduces light reflection and glare.

The Samsung ViewFinity S9 is equipped with a 4K SlimFit camera. As for interfaces, the monitor has Thunderbolt 4, USB-C, DisplayPort and HDMI. The USB-C connector allows charging laptops. The power output is 96W.

The Samsung ViewFinity S9 runs the Tizen TV OS. The monitor costs $1300, but for now it is only available in South Korea. By comparison, the Apple Studio Display in the U.S. costs from $1599.

Source: Samsung