How big is a 13.3-inch 16:10 laptop screen? Dimensions, shape and pixel density

Q: How much taller is a 13.3-inch 16:10 screen than a 16:9 one?

About 8% taller at the same diagonal. In inches, that's 0.5 inches (1.3 cm) of extra height.

By TechCompare · Updated November 2026 · How we check

A 13.3-inch 16:10 screen is about 28.6 cm (11.28 inches)11.28 inches (28.6 cm) wide and 17.9 cm (7.05 inches)7.05 inches (17.9 cm) tall. Those numbers cover the panel only, with no bezel or stand.

The 13.3" 16:10 laptop panel next to a 14" 16:10 reference

Drawn to scale so you can see the size difference at a glance

13.3" 16:10 laptop: 28.6 cm (11.3 in)11.3 in (28.6 cm) × 17.9 cm (7.0 in)7.0 in (17.9 cm) · 513 cm² (80 in²)80 in² (513 cm²)

14" 16:10: 30.2 cm (11.9 in)11.9 in (30.2 cm) × 18.8 cm (7.4 in)7.4 in (18.8 cm) · 568 cm² (88 in²)88 in² (568 cm²)

Width difference: 1.5 cm (0.6 in)0.6 in (1.5 cm) (5.3%) · Height difference: 0.9 cm (0.4 in)0.4 in (0.9 cm) (5.3%) · Area ratio: 1.11×

Both panels share a corner and are drawn at the same scale, so the extra width and height of the larger screen are true to size. Open these two in the full Screen Size Comparison ›

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A 13.3-inch 16:10 laptop screen measures 28.6 cm (11.28 inches)11.28 inches (28.6 cm) wide by 17.9 cm (7.05 inches)7.05 inches (17.9 cm) tall, giving you about 513 cm² (80 square inches)80 square inches (513 cm²) of display area. It's the taller take on the classic ultraportable diagonal. A 16:10 panel gives up a little width for extra height, and that height is what you use for reading and writing.

Dimensions

28.6 cm × 17.9 cm11.3" × 7.0"

11.3" × 7.0"28.6 cm × 17.9 cm

Screen area

80 sq in

513 cm²

Aspect ratio

16:10

33.8 cm (13.3") diagonal13.3" (33.8 cm) diagonal

How this is calculated

In metric, 28.6 cm wide by 17.9 cm tall, roughly 513 cm². The laptop is larger than that, because the bezel wraps around the panel. At the same diagonal, a 16:10 panel is a little narrower and a little taller than a 16:9 one.

Verdict

Choose 13.3-inch 16:10 when a small laptop also has to handle long documents, code or spreadsheets. The panel measures 28.6 cm (11.28 in)11.28 in (28.6 cm) wide by 17.9 cm (7.05 in)7.05 in (17.9 cm) tall for about 513 cm² (80 in²)80 in² (513 cm²) of area.

That's about 8% more height than the 16:9 panel at the same diagonal, and it's the reason to pick this shape. Pick the 16:9 version instead if the laptop is mostly for video, since 16:9 matches standard HD and 4K frames.