screen diagonal. For this reason, some considered 16:9 displays less suitable for productivity-oriented tasks, such as editing documents or spreadsheets and using design or engineering applications, which are mostly designed for taller, rather than wider screens. Several companies still offer 16:10 aspect ratio monitors as of March 2021. These monitors are intended for photographers, video editors, digital artists, desktop publishers, graphic designers, and business customers. Resurgence In 2020, Dell released high-end productivity laptops with the 16:10 aspect ratio, and Microsoft launched a new version of its 3:2 Surface Book. The version of the Dell XPS produced around this time was the first that moved away from the classic 16:9 aspect ratio. Other examples include the Acer Swift 3, LG Gram, and Asus ProArt Studiobook. In 2021, the Steam Deck, a handheld gaming computer produced by Valve, was announced, featuring a 16:10 display. More gaming laptops have also been increasingly made available with 16:10 screens. Apple used 16:10 aspect ratios in its MacBook lineup of laptops until late 2021, when they were changed to a slightly taller 1.55:1 (16:10.3) ratio. Tablets Tablets started to enjoy mainstream popularity beginning late 2010/early 2011 and remain popular to the present day. Aspect ratios for tablets typically include 16:10, 16:9, and 4:3. Tablets have caused a shift in production away from purely 16:9 aspect ratios and a resurgence of "productivity" aspect ratios (including 16:10 and 4:3) in place of "media" aspect ratios (16:9 and ultra-widescreen formats). The format remains widely popular in the TV and smartphone industries, where it is more suited. Many Android tablets have a 16:10 aspect ratio, because the 16:10 aspect ratio is suitable for reading books, and many papers have an aspect ratio close to 16:10 (e.g., ISO 216 papers use the 1:1.414 aspect ratio). Apple's iPad uses a 4:3 aspect ratio for similar reasons. Both formats come significantly closer to emulating the aspect ratio of A4 paper () than 16:9. Common resolutions This is a list of common resolutions with the 16:10 aspect ratio: See also Display aspect ratio Aspect ratio (image) Computer display standard References Picture aspect ratios