Studio Display vs. Studio Display XDR: What the Extra $1,700 Actually Buys

Studio Display costs $1,599 and Studio Display XDR costs $3,299, a gap of exactly $1,700. Both are 27-inch 5K displays from Apple, both launched together in March 2026, well before Apple’s September event, and the gap buys a genuinely different panel technology, not just a badge. Here is what Apple has actually published on each side of that line,...