Xiaomi Pad 7 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
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Compared 2 smartphones : Xiaomi Pad 7 Manufactured in October, 2024, with display 11.2 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3, vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021), Manufactured in January, 2022with chipsetUnisoc Tiger T618. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device
Key Differences
Reasons to choose Xiaomi Pad 7
- Larger display: 11.2in
- Higher pixel density: 344ppi
- Higher refresh rate: 144Hz
- Lighter design: 500g vs 508g
- Higher battery capacity: 8850mAh vs 7040mAh
- Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5
- Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 2
- Supports DisplayPort
- Infrared port
Reasons to choose Samsung Galaxy Tab A8 10.5 (2021)
Versions
| Memory Options | - 8/128 GB - 8/256 GB - 12/256 GB |
- 2/32 GB - 3/32 GB - 3/128 GB - 4/64 GB - 4/128 GB |
Review
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
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Tests & specs
Specs & test comparisonDisplay
| Type | IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Size | 11.2 in | 10.5 in |
| Resolution | 2136x3200 pixels | 1200x1920 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Pixel density | 344 ppi | 216 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | n/a | No |
| Max brightness | 800 nits | 350 nits |
| HDR support | Yes Dolby Vision | No |
| Touch Sampling Rate | 360 Hz | n/a |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 85.7 % | 80 % |
| Features | DCI-P3 | n/a |
Design & Build
| Height | 251.22 mm (9.89 in) | 246.8 mm (9.72 in) |
| Width | 173.42 mm (6.83 in) | 161.9 mm (6.37 in) |
| Thickness | 6.18 mm (0.24 in) | 6.9 mm (0.27 in) |
| Weight | 500 g (17.64 oz) | 508 g (17.92 oz) |
| Area | 436 cm² (67.58 in²) | 400 cm² (62 in²) |
| Water resistance | No | No |
| Back panel | Metal | Metal |
| Frame | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | - Black - Blue - Green |
- Silver - Gold - Gray - Pink |
| Fingerprint sensor | No | No |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Plus Gen 3 | Unisoc Tiger T618 |
| Max Frequency | 2800 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| CPU Cores | 8 (1 + 4 + 3) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture | - 3/1.9 (Cortex-A520) - 4/2.6 (Cortex-A720) - 1/2.8 (Cortex-X4) |
- 6/1.8 (Cortex-A55) - 2/2 (Cortex-A75) |
| Process | TSMC | TSMC |
| Transistor Size | 4 nm | 12 nm |
| Neural Processor | Yes | No |
| Graphics | Adreno 732 | Mali-G52 MP2 |
| GPU Cores | 768 | 48 |
| GPU Frequency | 950 MHz | 850 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1459.2 GFLOPS | 81.6 GFLOPS |
| Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) | 1904 | 445 |
| Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) | 5081 | 1419 |
| Geekbench Compute (GPU) | n/a | 1016 |
| CPU | 360403 | 79410 |
| GPU | 471479 | 48302 |
| Memory | 307567 | 64260 |
| UX | 233591 | 79780 |
| NanoReview Score | 1373040 | 271752 |
| Stability | n/a | 99 % |
| Graphics Test | n/a | 4 fps |
| Graphics Score | n/a | 715 |
| Writing score | n/a | 8864 |
| Web score | n/a | 6757 |
| Video editing | n/a | 3985 |
| Data manipulation | n/a | 6420 |
| NanoReview Score | n/a | 7447 |
Memory
| RAM Size | 8 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory Frequency | 4200 MHz | 1866 MHz |
| Channels | 4 | 2 |
| Storage Capacity | 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS 4.0 | eMMC 5.1 |
| Memory Card | n/a | MicroSD |
Software
| OS | Android 15 | Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) |
| UI Skin | HyperOS 2.0 | One UI 6.1 |
Battery
| Volume | 8850 mAh | 7040 mAh |
| Max Charging Power | 45 W | 15 W |
| Battery Type | Li-Po | Li-ion |
| Removable | No | No |
| Wireless Charging | No | No |
| Reverse Charging | No | No |
| Fast Charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes (20% in 45 min) |
| Full Charge Time | 1:20 h | 2:30 h |
Main camera
| Matrix | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Flash | LED | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| 8K Recording | n/a | No |
| 4K Recording | Yes (Up to 30 fps) | No |
| 1080p Recording | Yes (Up to 60 fps) | Yes (Up to 30 fps) |
| Slow Motion | n/a | No |
| Lenses count | Standard: 13 MP | Standard: 8 MP |
| Features | n/a |
| Matrix | 13 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | n/a |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
Front camera
| Matrix | 8 MP | 5 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.3 | n/a |
| Sensor | Omnivision OV08D10 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/4.0" | n/a |
| Pixel size | 1.12 μm | n/a |
| Autofocus | No | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | No |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps |
| TOF 3D sensor | No | No |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi version | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) |
| Wi-Fi features | - Dual Band - Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.4 | 5 |
| Bluetooth features | LE | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.2 | 2 |
| USB features | - Charging - USB Storage Mode - OTG |
- Charging - USB Storage Mode |
| DisplayPort | Yes | No |
| GPS | n/a | - GPS - GLONASS - Galileo - QZSS |
| NFC* | No | No |
| Infrared Port | Yes | No |
| SIM Count* | n/a | 1 |
| SIM Type | No | Nano |
| eSIM Support * | n/a | No |
| Hybrid Slot | n/a | No |
| 5G Support | No | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | 4.0 |
| 3.5 mm Jack | No | Yes |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Other
| Class | Mid-range | Budget |
| Announced | October, 2024 yr | December, 2021 yr |
| Release Date | October, 2024 yr | January, 2022 yr |
| Launch Price ($) | 300 | 189 |
| Sensors | - Proximity Sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass |
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient Light Sensor - Compass |
| Charger Included | Yes 45 W | Yes 8 W |
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Attention!
Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.
Results
After analyzing the data, we consider Xiaomi Pad 7 the clear winner in this comparison.
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