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| Global Score | |
| 57.7 | 74.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 12, 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo |
| 2021-09-23 | 2018-08-24 |
| 10.03 x 6.55 x 0.27 inches | 10.24 x 6.34 x 0.31 inches |
| 18.03 ounces | 18.84 ounces |
| Cosmic Black and Pearl White | Black, Blue and Gray |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | $ 450.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 274 pixels per inch | 216 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 SDM450 chipset |
| Kryo 485 Gold, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1800 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 506 GPU |
| 3.78 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 9.44 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.25 inches (1/4") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8720mAh Battery | 7300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.44 | 8.48 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has an overall score of 74.5, which is much better than the Xiaomi pad 5's overall score of 57.7. Despite being the best tablet in this review, the Galaxy Tab A 10.5 body is notably older, thicker and a little heavier than Xiaomi pad 5. Both of these tablets work with Android OS, but Galaxy Tab A 10.5 has a newer 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi pad 5 has Android 12, so it provides a couple additional features.
Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a lot better processing power than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has less RAM, they both have the same number of cores. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5 features a little bit better looking screen than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has a little bit worse pixel number per inch of screen, a way worse 1200 x 1920 resolution and a quite smaller display.
The Xiaomi pad 5 has a superior camera than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not favorable for taking photographs and video in low light situations, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 video quality and a camera in the back with a much higher 13 mega pixels resolution.
The Xiaomi pad 5 features a slightly better memory capacity for apps and games than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 96 GB more internal memory capacity. Xiaomi pad 5 has greater battery performance than Galaxy Tab A 10.5, because it has 8720mAh of battery capacity.
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