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The best touchscreen laptops of today offer something special: the ability to transform a machine into a handy notepad, a canvas for creative work (doodling included) and a portable screen to endlessly scroll through binge-worthy shows, as you would on a tablet.
What impresses me most? Just how visually stunning these touch displays can look. And with my team of experts' years of extensive testing on the latest laptops, I've made it my mission to find the laptops with the most tap-worthy touchscreens that are worth your money.
After years of testing, reviewing and going hands-on (specifically with displays in this case!) with the latest laptops, I'm always impressed when a display turns out to be a touchscreen. Being able to navigate around a notebook with just a touch opens a whole new dimension for what a laptop can do, whether it be for creatives using a stylus to fine-tune art, students jotting down notes or simply transforming it into a stream-worthy machine.
Many of the machines we've chosen below are synonymous with the best 2-in-1 laptops, since they're designed with touchscreens due to their versatility. However, 2-in-1s prioritize form factor, and you're here to find a laptop with the best touchscreens. So, our recommendations are focused on the PCs that offer top-rated touch displays over all else.
The best touchscreen laptops you can buy today
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The best touchscreen laptop overall
The Dell XPS 14 (2026) is the comeback we've been waiting for from the company (since it tried to phase out the XPS lineup in 2025), and a wonderful return to form it is — due in small part to the absolutely stunning 2.8K (2880 x 1800) Tandem OLED touch display it boasts (thats stacking two OLED layers, by the way).
There's a lot to like about Dell's 14-inch masterpiece, from the incredibly strong Intel Panther Lake CPU it offers (with gaming chops from the Intel Arc B390 integrated graphics) to the ultra-premium, compact and practical design. But its touchscreen element truly shines with the 14-inch InfinityEdge display on show, featuring minimal bezels.
Touch is incredibly smooth and accurate for seamless input with its 120Hz refresh rate, and expect a flood of rich colors and inky blacks no matter what's on screen, and our tests prove it. It scored an incredibly high 126.6% sRGB and very impressive 89.7% DCI-P3 for color coverage, so this is a great shout for nailing colors for creative work, too.
One downside of the OLED model is that battery life is cut short, with the non-OLED boasting an epic 20 hours and 41 minutes. Still, the 12 hours and 23 minutes it lasts isn't anything to sneeze at, but we do wish it at least came with a microSD card reader to open up options for creatives.
Regardless, if there's one touchscreen laptop to keep on your radar right now, it's the Dell XPS 14. That said, if you're after even more screen real estate, then you'll find the equally impressive Dell XPS 16 (2026) is for you.
Read our full Dell XPS 14 (2026) review.
The best value touchscreen laptop
Who said sub-$1,000 laptops can't have OLED? Well, I did once, but the Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 514 showed me otherwise. With its 14-inch 2.8K (2880 x 1800) OLED touchscreen, tapping and swiping across this screen is a dream, especially for its price.
Yes, $699 for a Chromebook is quite a high price, but just know that we frequently see this laptop for under $500. And for the premium features this 2-in-1 offers, even when compared to other pricey laptops in this guide, it's hard to beat value like that.
Expect super crisp details and splendid visuals on this OLED panel, which scored an impressive 114.3% sRGB and 80.9% DCI-P3 result. That means vivid colors and deep blacks, and with its 360-degree hinge, it's primed for watching shows in tent mode or getting creative in tablet mode. Stylus support is included, of course, but it's sold separately (unfortunately).
Everything is responsive to the touch, too, thanks to its zippy performance from its MediaTek Kompanio Ultra 910 CPU. Working your way through multiple tabs on Chrome at once is a breeze, and it certainly helps that its premium design offers up an ergonomically sound keyboard and touchpad.
If ChromeOS suits your style, and you're after a gorgeous touchscreen that won't cost you a small fortune, you'll want to put the Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 514 in your shopping basket.
Read our full Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 514 review.
The best premium touchscreen laptop
If you can forget about all the Samsung bloatware (all the apps Samsung crams into the laptop) and the good-but-forgettable AI features, it's really hard to find anything wrong with the Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro. For a luxury touchscreen experience, there's no better choice.
Speedy Intel Panther Lake performance (that's capable of playing games like Cyberpunk 2077 at a solid 60+ frames per second)? Check. An exemplary, premium-feeling slim design? It's got it. Battery life of over 15 hours to get you through a whole workday? You know it. But more impressive is its 16-inch (2,880 x 1,800) Dynamic AMOLED 2X touch display.
This is one bright laptop, impressively delivering 570 nits of brightness in HDR, and the touchscreen covers a wide range of colors, too, with lab results boasting 119.4% sRGB and 84.6% color gamut coverage. Think colors and details that burst onscreen no matter what's on show, and creatives will appreciate this for photo and video editing. Oh, and everything will look super smooth with its dynamic refresh rate going all the way up to 120Hz.
From its starting price of $1,899, this laptop will set you back quite a bit. But for those after a powerful machine with the touch capabilities to match, Samsung's Galaxy Book6 Pro won't disappoint.
Read our full Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro review.
The best dual-screen touchscreen laptop
You don't need to settle for just the one touchscreen on a laptop anymore. The Asus Zenbook Duo (2026) has made dual-screen laptops mainstream, and while you'll pay a hefty $2,299 price for it, this multi-monitor wonder will take you far.
As you might have guessed, the Asus Zenbook Duo stands out for one reason above all: its innovative 14-inch 3K (2880 x 1800) OLED touch displays. This two-panel design doesn’t just look different, it transforms how you work, letting you expand windows, run separate apps or sketch and edit simultaneously with all-day usability. And with its Intel Panther Lake performance, expect to run demanding apps without it breaking a sweat.
Both OLED displays boast a 120Hz refresh rate, making every tap, swipe and pen stroke feel smooth and immediate. For creative professionals, this means seamless multitasking and a more fluid experience, whether you’re editing photos, drawing or managing complex projects across both screens. Plus, these screens bring a flood of accurate colors, delivering 123.1% sRGB and 87.1% DCI-P3 color gamut coverage.
I know. Battery life is always in question with dual-screen laptops, but in our tests, the Zenbook Duo managed a full workday at over 14 hours. Impressive for its category, though still behind the longest-lasting single-display models. In any case, if you're willing to hand over $2,000, this dual-screen laptop has a lot to offer.
Read our full Asus Zenbook Duo (2026) review.
The best touchscreen for creators
You don't have to stick with a MacBook Pro if you're looking for a creator-focused laptop anymore, not when there's the Asus ProArt GoPro Edition (PX13) to grab instead. For Windows fans, not only will you get serious performance to take advantage of the Adobe Creative Suite and 4K video edits, but also a compact, reliable notebook that offers a mesmerizing OLED touchscreen. You won't see a MacBook have that (yet)!
Thanks to the AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 395 CPU and, no joke here, 128GB of LPDDR5X RAM, we've used this 13-inch laptop to edit complex 4K video in Premiere Pro with After Effects graphics and run local AI. It can handle it all.
That 13-inch 3K (2880 x 1800) OLED touchscreen is also excellent to work with when color grading, scoring 125.4% sRGB and 88.8% DCI-P3 color gamut coverage. That's some of the best we've seen on a laptop, and even beats the MacBook Pro (which scored 81.7% DCI-P3, by the way). And with an accurate touch response, it makes pinpointing pixels a dream.
It does have its weaknesses, including a lack of a microSD slot (which limits transferring photo and video files) and its display topping out at a 60Hz refresh rate. What's more, the Asus-exclusive AI apps aren't all that helpful compared to pro-level creator apps. What also hurts is its $2,999 price tag, but for creatives, this is a touchscreen laptop that will last you for years to come.
Read our full Asus ProArt GoPro Edition (PX13) review.
The best OLED touchscreen laptop
I had to include the Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition on this list. It may not have the latest specs, and it doesn't offer the best performance for its $1,549 price, but the 14-inch 2.8K (2880 x 1800) OLED panel on this touchscreen 2-in-1 laptop is simply phenomenal.
Compared to all the touchscreen laptops in this guide, and nearly any laptop we've tested, the range of colors and accuracy on this screen blows them away. Our lab tests came back with a 210.6% sRGB and 149.2% DCI-P3 coverage, which goes above and beyond for pro-grade visuals. You'll see vibrant and saturated colors with great accuracy, which is spot on for color correcting and editing in photos and videos.
This is a 2-in-1, so expect a 360-degree hinge to transform it into the machine you want (laptop, tablet or a portable machine for shows), and we found touch responsiveness is near-instantaneous with no latency.
With its Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, you're getting ample performance, too, and it's always a bonus to have all (work) day battery life at over 12 hours. Moreover, it's quite the looker with its premium aesthetic. This is a great machine for peak visual OLED quality on a touchscreen, even if it's a tad behind in performance for its cost.
Read our full Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition review.
Display benchmarks
Laptops with a touchscreen demand the best visuals around, and our top recommendations prove they have high brightness, rich colors and great details in our testing.
Dell XPS 14 (2026) | Asus Chromebook Spin 514 | Samsung Galaxy Book6 Pro | Asus Zenbook Duo (2026) | Asus ProArt GoPro Edition (PX13) | Lenovo Yoga 9i 2-in-1 Aura Edition | |
Nits (brightness) | 355 (SDR) | 381 (HDR) | 330 (SDR) | 457 (SDR) | 570 (HDR) | 435 (SDR) | 360 (HDR) | 334 (SDR) | 473 (HDR) | 420 (SDR) | 636 (HDR) |
sRGB | 126.6% | 114.3% | 119.4% | 123.1% | 125.4% | 210.6% |
DCI-P3 | 89.7% | 80.9% | 84.6% | 87.1% | 88.8% | 149.2% |
Delta-E (lower is better) | 0.20 | 0.32 | 0.20 | 0.23 | 0.23 | 0.29 |
Frequently asked questions
What's the best touchscreen laptop for me?
This comes down to a few factors, but since touchscreen laptops also act as transformable tablets, it's worth considering two essential elements:
How big a laptop do you want? Consider how often you plan to carry this laptop around. If the answer is "not very often", you're free to pick whatever catches your eye without worrying too much about weight and size.
But if you are planning on carrying this laptop to work, school or elsewhere on a regular basis, consider getting something smaller and more portable like the Dell XPS 14, Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 514 or Asus ProArt PX13. These are smaller and lighter than the other laptops on this list, so they won't be quite as rough on your back and shoulders if you need to lug them around all day.
Do you want Chrome or Windows? Both are pretty navigable by touch, but Chrome is more limited than Windows in that it basically requires you to be connected to the internet to do anything. Windows is more capable and more complicated than Chrome, but you can count on Windows supporting basically anything you need to do on a PC.
So if you want to run complicated programs, play games or do intensive work on your PC (like coding or editing photos and videos), I recommend you stick with Windows. But if all you need your laptop to do is browse the web, you're just fine with a Chromebook like the Spin.
How we test the best touchscreen laptops
Here at Tom's Guide, we put every laptop through a series of benchmarks and real-world tests. Our lab testing includes assessing a system's performance, battery life, design quality and, for touchscreen laptops in particular, display.
No matter the laptop, you'll be using the display more than any other part, especially if it has a touchscreen. To determine how well a display performs, we test the following features:
- Color: We use a high-end Klein K10-A colorimeter and DisplayCal software to measure two key display traits: Delta-E (color accuracy — lower is better) and color gamut volume (how much of a color space the screen can show). We report results for both sRGB (the standard for most displays) and DCI-P3 (covering a wider range of colors) color spaces.
- Brightness: Using the same Klein K10-A tool and Klein’s ChromaSurf software, we test display brightness at five points on the screen and average the results (in nits). For OLEDs, we adapt the test with a black background and a moving white window to account for brightness variation. If the device supports HDR, we also test brightness using 10%, 40%, and 100% screen patches.
Using these tests in a controlled environment, this helps us determine how bright a screen gets, the range of colors it offers and how accurate a display can depict this onscreen. This is to help you make sure you're getting the best touchscreen for your money.
For more details on our testing process, including our CPU, GPU and battery benchmarking methods, check out our guide on how we test laptops.
