Apple Studio Display XDR Price in Nepal, Specifications & Availability

Apple has dropped the Studio Display XDR, alongside the MacBook lineup!

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Apple just unveiled the Studio Display XDR, and it's a significant step up from the original Studio Display that's been sitting unchanged for years. Let's get into this article, where I will discuss everything about the latest Apple Studio Display XDR, including its price in Nepal, specifications, and availability.

Apple Studio Display XDR Overview

Display

The Studio Display XDR has a 27-inch 5K Retina display at 5120 x 2880 resolution — 218 pixels per inch. The panel itself is where this thing separates from the original Studio Display. It uses mini-LED backlighting with 2304 dimming zones, which is what enables the XDR in the name.

You get up to 1000 nits of SDR brightness, twice what the Pro Display XDR can do in SDR, and 2000 nits peak HDR brightness, which is 25% brighter than Pro Display XDR's HDR peak. Contrast ratio is 1,000,000:1. For anyone who has worked on a standard LCD and struggled with washed-out blacks or blown-out highlights, this will be a completely different experience. The refresh rate goes up to 120Hz with Adaptive Sync, when the original Studio Display was capped at 60Hz. Similarly, the color accuracy covers both P3 and Adobe RGB wide color gamuts.

Similarly, the device ships with a full set of professional reference mode including Studio Display XDR, HDR Video, HDTV Video, NTSC Video, PAL and SECAM Video, Digital Cinema, HDR Photography, Internet and Web (sRGB), and so much more. The Medical Imaging modes are pending FDA review and are intended for use with a compatible calibrator and DICOM viewer. When that's cleared, this could be one of the very few consumer-accessible displays approved for clinical reference use.

Design and Stand

The display ships with a tilt- and height-adjustable stand included in the box with no extra charge. This is also one notable change from the Pro Display XDR that charges separately for its stand. The stand uses a counterbalancing arm that gives you 30 degrees of tilt and 105mm of height adjustment. Apple says it feels nearly weightless to adjust.

And if you prefer a wall or desk mount, a VESA mount adapter is available as a configuration option. It supports both landscape and portrait orientation and is compatible with any standard 100 x 100mm VESA mount. With the stand, the display weighs 8.5kg. In VESA configuration, it's 6.3kg.

Similarly, there are two glass options. Standard glass is engineered for low reflectivity, and nano-texture glass is available as a USD 300 upgrade for environments with particularly bright light sources. The nano-texture option scatters light to further reduce reflections while keeping image quality intact and this is also the same technology Apple uses on the MacBook Pro nano-texture option.

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Connectivity

The Studio Display XDR has four ports on the back: two Thunderbolt 5 and two USB-C. One Thunderbolt 5 port is for connecting your Mac, and it delivers up to 140W of charging power for a connected laptop. The second Thunderbolt 5 port lets you daisy-chain an additional Studio Display XDR. You can also daisy-chain up to two regular Studio Display monitors instead. The two USB-C ports run at up to 10Gb/s and are for connecting peripherals like external drives, keyboards, or mice.

Camera and Audio

The Studio Display XDR has a 12MP Center Stage camera with Desk View and Edge Light. Center Stage keeps you framed during video calls as you move. Desk View uses the wide-angle lens to show a top-down view of your workspace while keeping your face on screen. Moreover, the edge Light creates a virtual ring light effect around the edges of the display, which fills in your face in low-light situations without needing external lighting gear.

Moving on you get a six-speaker system with four force-cancelling woofers and two tweeters. Apple calls it the highest-fidelity speaker system ever in a Mac display, with Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos support. The three-mic array uses directional beamforming to isolate your voice and cut down on background noise. And yes, Hey Siri is also supported.

Compatibility

The Studio Display XDR works with Mac models running macOS Tahoe 26.3.1 or later. That includes MacBook Pro from 2021 onwards, MacBook Air from M1 (2020) onwards, Mac Studio from 2022, Mac mini from 2020, iMac from 2021, and Mac Pro from 2023. It also supports iPad Pro (M4 and M5) and iPad Air (M2, M3, and M4) with iPadOS 26.3.1 or later.

Studio Display XDR Specifications

Display Size: 27-inch (diagonal)
Resolution: 5120 x 2880 (5K Retina XDR), 218 PPI
Panel Type: Mini-LED backlight with 2304 dimming zones
SDR Brightness: Up to 1000 nits
HDR Brightness: Up to 2000 nits peak
Contrast Ratio: 1,000,000:1
Refresh Rate: 120Hz with Adaptive Sync
Color: P3 + Adobe RGB wide color gamut, 1 billion colors, True Tone
Glass Options: Standard (low-reflectivity) / Nano-texture (optional, +$300)
Webcam: 12MP Center Stage with Desk View and Edge Light
Audio: Six-speaker system (four force-cancelling woofers + two tweeters), Spatial Audio, Dolby Atmos; three-mic array with directional beamforming, Hey Siri support
Ports: 2x Thunderbolt 5 (up to 120Gb/s, one upstream with 140W host charging, one downstream for daisy-chaining), 2x USB-C (up to 10Gb/s)
Stand: Tilt- and height-adjustable (included); VESA mount adapter available as option
Stand Adjustment: 30 degrees tilt, 105mm height adjustment
Dimensions (with stand): 62.3 x 47.8–58.3 x 21.4 cm
Weight: 8.5kg with stand / 6.3kg with VESA adapter

Apple Studio Display XDR Price in Nepal and Availability

The Apple Studio Display XDR is now official and starts at USD 3,299. The pre-orders opened on March 4, and units ship from March 11. When it makes it here, we expect its price in Nepal to start at no less than NPR 527,800.

When it does, expect prices to start at no less than the figures below.