Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 57.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Xiaomi |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 12, 11 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2021-09-23 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 10.03 x 6.55 x 0.27 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 18.03 ounces |
| -- | Cosmic Black and Pearl White |
| $ 275.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 11 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 274 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | No touch screen |
| 6.7 | 6.6 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Kryo 485 Gold, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | Adreno 640 GPU |
| 8.46 | 3.78 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.02 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 9.46 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Battery Life | |
| -- | 8720mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 9.44 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | -- |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Sony Xperia Tablet S has an overall score of 58.9, which is a bit better than Xiaomi pad 5's score of 57.7. Although the Sony Xperia Tablet S is better than Xiaomi pad 5, we must highlight that it's also a lot older, heavier and way thicker. Both devices in our current comparison include Android OS (Operating System), but the Sony Xperia Tablet S has a more recent 4.1.1 version and Xiaomi pad 5 has Android 12 version, providing the user some extra features and increased performance.
The Xperia Tablet S features a much better performing processing unit than Xiaomi pad 5, because although it has a lower number of cores and a lower amount of RAM, it also counts with a graphics processor. Sony Xperia Tablet S has a little sharper screen than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has a much worse pixels density, a quite smaller screen and a lot worse 800 x 1280 resolution.
Xiaomi pad 5 features a little bit better storage capacity to store more games and applications than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory. The Xiaomi pad 5 takes greater pictures and videos than Xperia Tablet S, because it has a much higher resolution camera.
Xiaomi pad 5 features a much better battery life than Sony Xperia Tablet S.
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