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| Global Score | |
| 57.7 | 65.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 12, 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat |
| 2021-09-23 | 2017-10-10 |
| 10.03 x 6.55 x 0.27 inches | 8.35 x 4.89 x 0.35 inches |
| 18.03 ounces | 12.84 ounces |
| Cosmic Black and Pearl White | 16 777 216 |
| -- | Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 274 pixels per inch | 189 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 8917 chipset |
| Kryo 485 Gold, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Quad-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 308 GPU |
| 3.78 | 8.28 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 7.48 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 8.47 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8720mAh Battery | 5000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) is better than Xiaomi pad 5, having a 65.7 score against 57.7. These devices have Android OS (Operating System), but the Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has 9.0 Pie version and Xiaomi pad 5 has Android 12. Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017)'s design is incredibly lighter than the Xiaomi pad 5, but it's thicker and was released many years before.
The Xiaomi pad 5 features just a bit better screen than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has a greater number of pixels per inch in the screen, a much higher 1600 x 2560 pixels resolution and a much larger screen. Xiaomi pad 5 has a lot bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017) has a much greater hardware performance than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has less RAM and an inferior number of cores (although faster). Xiaomi pad 5 captures much clearer pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is worse for low light photos and videos, it also counts with a lot higher 3840x2160 (4K) video quality and a camera in the back with way more mega-pixels.
The Xiaomi pad 5 features a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0 (2017), because it has an 8720mAh battery size instead of 5000mAh.
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