Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 66.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat | Android 13 |
| 2017-10-10 | 2023-04-18 |
| 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches | 10.00 x 6.50 x 0.26 inches |
| 12.84 ounces | 17.28 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Black, Blue and Gold |
| Metal | Aluminum and Aluminum |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 8 inches | 11 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 189 pixels per inch | 309 pixels per inch |
| -- | 550 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.5 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor | processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 308 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.28 | 6.12 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.20 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 8.47 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 8840mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.8 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| GPS | -- |
| Accelerometer and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Pad 6 is slightly better than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), getting a general score of 66.7 against 65.7. Both tablets in this review use Android OS, but Xiaomi Pad 6 has the previous 13 version and Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has Android 9.0 Pie version. Even though Xiaomi Pad 6 is incredibly heavier than the Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), it's a lot thinner and notably newer.
Xiaomi Pad 6 features a much better screen than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a much higher 1800 x 2880 resolution, a really larger display and way more pixels per inch in the display. The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a much powerful processor than Xiaomi Pad 6, although it has 4 less processing cores (although they are faster) and less RAM memory.
The Xiaomi Pad 6 features a much better camera than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has a smaller camera aperture which is not so good for low light photos, it also counts with a way higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a way better 13 mega pixels resolution back facing camera. The Xiaomi Pad 6 features a way bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage capacity.
Xiaomi Pad 6 has a superior battery life than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a 77% bigger battery capacity.
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