Although the XP-Pen Artist 22R Pro is way cheaper than Wacom Cintiq 22, it still comes with more Accessories like drawing glove and Pen holder.

The two-finger black artist glove aims at reduce the friction between your hand and the drawing surface. Also, it will avoid smudges from your hands.

The XP-Pen Artist 22R Pro comes with a cylindrical pen holder, which provides excellent protection to the pen. The cap of pen holder also act as a pen stand and a storage space for 8 extra pen nibs.

With Wacom cintiq, you do not get a dedicated pen holder. Instead, you get a small fabric loop that can clips into either side of the tablet. It also cleverly hides three extra stylus nibs.

Connectivity and Compatibility

Both these tablets uses three separate cables to connect to a computer: USB, power, and HDMI.

However, XP-Pen Artist 22R Pro also supports a USB-C to USB-C connection, letting you directly connect your iMac/Mac Book Pro or other windows devices with usb-c port.

Since Most Macs do not use HDMI, so you may need to purchase an adapter separately for Cintiq 22.

Both XP-Pen Artist 22R Pro and Wacom Cintiq 22 are compatible with the popular operating systems Linux, Windows and Mac.

In addition to Linux, Windows and Mac, the XP-Pen Artist 22R Pro also supports and can connect to Android smartphones and tablets.

Drivers

After connecting to the computer, you can download the drivers from their official websites.

Drivers of both Wacom and XP-Pen are available for Linux, Windows and Mac devices.

The drivers allow you to customize things like buttons and the pressure sensitivity of the pen and the color settings of the tablet.

Comparing the two drivers, you can say that the drivers of Wacom are slightly better as they are more simple to learn, easy to use, stable, and less issues.

Bonus Software

When you purchase your XP-Pen Artist 22R Pro tablet, you get a free license for one of 2 available digital art drawing software: ArtRage 6, and openCanvas.

With Wacom Cintiq 22, you can get a 6-month free trials of Clip Studio Paint EX, and 3 months (or 250GB) of MASV.

Price

If you were to go to Amazon right now and buy both tablets, the Wacom Cintiq 22 would cost you $1200.99 whereas the XP-Pen Artist 22R Pro tablet would cost you $621.99.

The Artist 22R Pro is priced substantially lower than the Cintiq 22. Actually if you don't need shortcut keys you can also get XP-Pen Artist 22 (2nd Generation) to save an extra $100.

Conclusion

They both have a very comparable stylus and overall have very similar drawing experience. And the 22-inch canvas is great for large format illustration, 3D Sculpting and detailed photo editing.

On pure drawing performance, the Wacom Cintiq 22 might be the better option, but when you bring price into the equation, the XP-Pen Artist 22R Pro seems a much better choice.

All comes down to your Skill levels, budget, preference and needs. If you are looking for a large drawing monitor in a budget the Artist 22R Pro is the best choice for you.

But if you don't mind spending more for slightly better hardware and stylus and do not mind the lack of shortcut buttons than Wacom Cintiq 22 will not disappoint you.

Source: https://pctechtest.com/wacom-cintiq-22-vs-xppen-artist-22r-pro