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| Global Score | |
| 57.7 | 62.6 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 12, 11 | Android 11 |
| 2021-09-23 | 2022-01-13 |
| 10.03 x 6.55 x 0.27 inches | 9.72 x 6.37 x 0.27 inches |
| 18.03 ounces | 17.92 ounces |
| Cosmic Black and Pearl White | Gray, Pink Gold and Silver |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 10.5 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| IPS LCD | TFT |
| 274 pixels per inch | 210 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC (7 nm) chipset | Unisoc Tiger T618 (12 nm) chipset |
| Kryo 485 Gold, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3 MHz) processor | processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali G52 MP2 GPU |
| 3.78 | 6.03 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.12 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | -- |
| 9.46 | 6.49 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| 2.4 | 6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8720mAh Battery | 7040mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.44 | 8.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab A8 is just a bit better than the Xiaomi pad 5, having a score of 62.6 against 57.7. Both of these tablets include Android operating system, but Galaxy Tab A8 has an older 11 version while Xiaomi pad 5 has Android 12. The Galaxy Tab A8 construction has the same thickness than Xiaomi pad 5, but it's a little bit lighter.
The Xiaomi pad 5 features a bit more vivid screen than Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a bit bigger display, a higher pixel quantity per inch in the display and a higher resolution of 1600 x 2560. Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 counts with a much powerful CPU than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
Galaxy Tab A8 features a quite bigger memory for applications and games than Xiaomi pad 5, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that holds a maximum of 1 TB. The Xiaomi pad 5 has improved battery performance than Galaxy Tab A8, because it has 8720mAh of battery capacity.
Xiaomi pad 5 captures a lot better photographs and videos than Galaxy Tab A8, because it has a camera in the back with lot more MP.
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