Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 57.7 | 75.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Samsung |
| Android 12, 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.0 Nougat |
| 2021-09-23 | 2017-03-24 |
| 10.03 x 6.55 x 0.27 inches | 9.34 x 6.65 x 0.24 inches |
| 18.03 ounces | 15.13 ounces |
| Cosmic Black and Pearl White | Black and Silver |
| -- | Glass |
| -- | $ 240.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 11 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| IPS LCD | Super AMOLED |
| 274 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 6.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 860 SM8150-AC (7 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996 chipset |
| Kryo 485 Gold, 64-bit (Octa-Core 3 MHz) processor | Kryo, 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2150 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 640 GPU | Adreno 530 GPU |
| 3.78 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 27.00mm focal length |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 9.46 | 9.35 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) |
| 2.4 | 5.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 8720mAh Battery | 6000mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 9.44 | 7.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| -- | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Galaxy Tab S3 is a lot better than the Xiaomi pad 5, getting a overall score of 75.2 against 57.7. Both tablets in this comparison use Android OS (Operating System), but Galaxy Tab S3 has newer 9.0 Pie version while Xiaomi pad 5 has Android 12, so it provides you some nice extra features and better performance. The Galaxy Tab S3 body is lighter and thinner than the Xiaomi pad 5, although it was released many years before.
The Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 has a bit more vivid screen than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has a little worse resolution of 1536 x 2048, a bit lower display pixels density and a quite smaller display. Galaxy Tab S3 counts with a very superior processing power than Xiaomi pad 5, although it has less RAM and less CPU cores.
Xiaomi pad 5 takes a little bit better pictures and videos than Galaxy Tab S3, although it has a tinier diafragm aperture, they both have the same 30 fps video frame rates, the same 3840x2160 video quality and a 13 MP resolution back camera. Xiaomi pad 5 counts with a better memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy Tab S3, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory.
The Xiaomi pad 5 features a very superior battery lifetime than Galaxy Tab S3, because it has an 8720mAh battery capacity instead of 6000mAh.
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