Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 54.1 | 57.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Amazon | Xiaomi |
| Android 5.0 Lollipop | Android 12, 11 |
| 2015-09-30 | 2021-09-23 |
| 8.43 x 5.04 x 0.30 inches | 10.03 x 6.55 x 0.27 inches |
| 10.97 ounces | 18.03 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Orange and Pink | Cosmic Black and Pearl White |
| $ 170.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| Quad-Core 1500 MHz processor | Kryo 485 Gold, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.37 | 3.78 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8720mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| Accelerometer and Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi pad 5 has a global score of 57.7, which is a bit better than the Amazon Fire HD 8's overall score of 54.1. Both of these tablets work with Android OS, but the Xiaomi pad 5 has the older 12 version and Amazon Fire HD 8 has Android 5.0 Lollipop version. The Xiaomi pad 5 construction is way newer and just a little bit thinner, but notably heavier than the Amazon Fire HD 8.
Xiaomi pad 5 features a little more vivid display than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a lot better resolution of 1600 x 2560px, a better count of pixels per inch in the display and a lot bigger screen. The Xiaomi pad 5 features a very superior storage capacity to install applications and games than Amazon Fire HD 8, because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
Amazon Fire HD 8 counts with a much better performing processing unit than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has 5 GB less RAM and 4 less CPU cores. Xiaomi pad 5 features a much better camera than Amazon Fire HD 8, because it has a camera with lot more mega-pixels and a lot better 3840x2160 video definition.
Xiaomi pad 5 features a way better battery life than Amazon Fire HD 8.
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