Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 70 | 57.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat | Android 12, 11 |
| 2017-11-01 | 2021-09-23 |
| 8.45 x 5.02 x 0.39 inches | 10.03 x 6.55 x 0.27 inches |
| 14.78 ounces | 18.03 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Cosmic Black and Pearl White |
| $ 520.00 | -- |
| 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 |
| 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 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 |
| 3 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.73 | 3.78 |
| 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/2.00 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | -- |
| Nano SIM | -- |
| 6.3 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4450mAh Battery | 8720mAh Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.32 | 9.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| NFC | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a score of 70, which is a lot better than Xiaomi pad 5's global score of 57.7. Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 is an a lot older and much thicker tablet than the Xiaomi pad 5, but Samsung could make it lighter anyway. These tablets use Android OS (operating system), but the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi pad 5 has Android 12 version.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 has a much better processing power than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has 3 GB less RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Xiaomi pad 5 and Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 both count with extremely similar displays, although the Xiaomi pad 5 also has a really larger display, a much better 1600 x 2560 resolution and a greater pixel number per inch of screen.
The Xiaomi pad 5 counts with a much better camera than Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a lot higher video quality and a way more mega-pixels back-facing camera. Xiaomi pad 5 has a lot bigger memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Xiaomi pad 5 has a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2, because it has a 96 percent greater battery capacity.
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