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| Global Score | |
| 57.7 | 79 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 12, 11 | Android 10 |
| 2021-09-23 | 2020-09-28 |
| 10.03 x 6.55 x 0.27 inches | 8.42 x 4.99 x 0.39 inches |
| 18.03 ounces | 15.03 ounces |
| Cosmic Black and Pearl White | Black |
| -- | Plastic |
| -- | $ 490.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 8 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| 274 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.5 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC (7 nm) chipset | Samsung Exynos 9810 chipset |
| Kryo 485 Gold, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3 MHz) processor | Exynos M3 and Arm Cortex-A55, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2700 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Mali-G72 MP18 GPU |
| 3.78 | 9.45 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 1 TB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 13.02 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 8.36 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| 2.4 | 6.1 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8720mAh Battery | 5050mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 9.44 | 6.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab Active 3 is a lot better than the Xiaomi pad 5, getting a 79 score against 57.7. Galaxy Tab Active 3 is an older and a lot thicker tablet device than Xiaomi pad 5, but Samsung made it lighter anyway. Both devices in our current comparison come with Android OS (operating system), but the Galaxy Tab Active 3 has 10 version while Xiaomi pad 5 has Android 12 version.
Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 counts with a way better hardware performance than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, they both have 8 processing cores. The Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3 has a brighter screen than Xiaomi pad 5, because although it has a much lower 1200 x 1920 resolution and a lot smaller display, it also counts with a just a little more pixels per display inch.
Galaxy Tab Active 3 features a much bigger memory capacity for games and applications than Xiaomi pad 5, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that holds up to 1 TB. The Xiaomi pad 5 has a much better camera than Galaxy Tab Active 3. Both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate, a 13 megapixels back facing camera and the same video quality.
The Xiaomi pad 5 has a much longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 3, because it has an 8720mAh battery size.
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