

While the Latitude 7490's matte screen helps reduce glare, the panel isn't bright enough for its colors to not invert when viewed at 30 degrees to the left and right. The 269-nit ThinkPad T480 and the 278-nit EliteBook 1040 G4 are similarly bright, while the 458-nit MateBook X Pro is far brighter. The Latitude 7490 could stand to be brighter it produced up to 277 nits, which falls below the 300-nit category average. MORE: Laptops with the Best Display Brightness

The Lenovo ThinkPad T480 posted a less-colorful 77 percent.

It's close to the 124-percent rating from the Huawei MateBook X Pro and the 114-percent rating from the HP EliteBook 1040 G4. According to our colorimeter, the Latitude 7490 reproduces 118 percent of the sRGB spectrum - a measurement that rises above the 113-percent premium-notebook average.
