Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 75.2 | 57.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat | Android 12, 11 |
| 2017-03-24 | 2021-09-23 |
| 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches | 10.03 x 6.55 x 0.27 inches |
| 15.13 ounces | 18.03 ounces |
| Black and Silver | Cosmic Black and Pearl White |
| Glass | -- |
| $ 240.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.7 inches | 11 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | IPS LCD |
| 264 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor | Kryo 485 Gold, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 530 GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.91 | 3.78 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/2.00 aperture |
| 27.00mm focal length | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.35 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | -- |
| 5.6 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6000mAh Battery | 8720mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.52 | 9.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S3 has a score of 75.2, which is way better than Xiaomi pad 5's 57.7 overall score. Galaxy Tab S3 is an noticeably older tablet than the Xiaomi pad 5, but Samsung made it lighter and thinner anyway. Both of these tablets include Android OS (Operating System), but the Galaxy Tab S3 has newer 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi pad 5 has Android 12 version.
Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a much greater processing power than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has a lower number of cores (but faster) and less RAM. The Galaxy Tab S3 counts with just a bit better looking screen than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has a little smaller screen, a bit worse 1536 x 2048px resolution and a little bit less pixels per inch in the screen.
Xiaomi pad 5 shoots a bit better photographs and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not recommended for shooting pictures in low-light situations, they both have the same resolution camera, the same video frame rate and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality.
The Xiaomi pad 5 has a quite bigger memory capacity to install applications and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage capacity. The Xiaomi pad 5 has a really longer battery performance than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has an 8720mAh battery capacity instead of 6000mAh.
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