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| Global Score | |
| 70.2 | 57.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 8.1 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow | Android 12, 11 |
| 2016-06-01 | 2021-09-23 |
| 10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 inches | 10.03 x 6.55 x 0.27 inches |
| 18.52 ounces | 18.03 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Cosmic Black and Pearl White |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 11 inches |
| 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 224 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.9 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 485 Gold, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 3.78 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 200 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.16 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.36 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7300mAh Battery | 8720mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.48 | 9.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has an overall score of 70.2, which is way better than the Xiaomi pad 5's 57.7 overall score. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)'s body is incredibly older, just a bit heavier and somewhat thicker than Xiaomi pad 5. Both of these tablets use Android OS, but the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a more recent 8.1 Oreo version and Xiaomi pad 5 has Android 12 version, providing you a couple nice extra features and some performance improvements.
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) has a much better performing processing unit than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 cpu cores. The Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016) features just a bit better screen than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has a lot lower resolution of 1200 x 1920, a quite worse amount of pixels per screen inch and a little smaller screen.
The Xiaomi pad 5 has a much bigger memory to install games and applications than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi pad 5 features a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because although it has a smaller aperture, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a way higher 13 MP resolution camera.
The Xiaomi pad 5 has greater battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016), because it has a 19 percent greater battery capacity.
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