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Xiaomi Pad 6 Max 14 vs Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra

68 out of 100
Xiaomi Pad 6 Max 14
VS
64 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
Pad 6 Max 14
Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra

Here we compared two flagship tablets: the 14-inch Xiaomi Pad 6 Max 14 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1) that was released on August 14, 2023, against the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 1 year and 6 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each tablet
Reasons to consider the Xiaomi Pad 6 Max 14
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v5.3)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (67W versus 45W)
  • Reverse charging feature
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
  • Comes with 1200 mAh larger battery capacity: 11200 vs 10000 mAh
  • Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K

Review

Evaluation of Xiaomi Pad 6 Max 14 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
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Value for money (Beta)

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8 / 256 GB
VS
8 / 128 GB
155.1
(Excellent)
Value Index
17.3
(Bad)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Tablet:
Pad 6 Max 14
vs
Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra

Display

Type IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Size 14 inches 14.6 inches
Resolution 1800 x 2880 pixels 1848 x 2960 pixels
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
PPI 242 ppi 240 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 600 nits 600 nits
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10+
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass Victus Plus
Screen-to-body ratio 86.6% 90.8%
Display features - DCI-P3 - DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 97.5% 99.5%
PWM 130500 Hz 250 Hz
Response time 21 ms 1 ms
Contrast 768:1 ∞ Infinity
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
14.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 95.8 in2
Pad 6 Max 14
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~8% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
Pad 6 Max 14
594 nits
Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra +2%
608 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 318.58 mm (12.54 inches) 326.4 mm (12.85 inches)
Width 206.1 mm (8.11 inches) 208.6 mm (8.21 inches)
Thickness 6.53 mm (0.26 inches) 5.5 mm (0.22 inches)
Weight 750 g (26.46 oz) 726 g (25.61 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Metal Metal
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver Gray
Fingerprint scanner No Yes, in-display
Area 657 cm2 (101.7 inches2) 681 cm2 (105.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio
Tablet Ranking (66th and 84th place)
Android Tablet Ranking (49th and 63rd place)

Performance

Chipset specifications of Xiaomi Pad 6 Max 14 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1
Max clock 3190 MHz 3000 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.75 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X2		 - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710
- 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2
L3 cache 6 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC Samsung
Lithography process 4 nanometers 4 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 730 Adreno 730
GPU shading units 1024 1024
GPU clock 900 MHz 818 MHz
FLOPS ~1843.2 GFLOPS ~1675.3 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Xiaomi Pad 6 Max 14 and Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) 6666 7401
Single-core score 1709 1739
Multi-core score 4541 4000
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
Pad 6 Max 14 +9%
1406178
Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
1288476
CPU 520872 494123
GPU 241847 219109
Memory 252204 187196
UX 391255 388048
Total score 1406178 1288476
Samples [64 tests] [48 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability 98% -
Graphics test 6 FPS -
Graphics score 871 -
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability - 74%
Graphics test 14 FPS 13 FPS
Graphics score 2483 2300
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
Web score - 14520
Video editing - 7437
Photo editing - 30368
Data manipulation - 11430
Writing score - 15400
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Memory

Configuration
RAM
RAM size 8 GB 8 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory clock 3200 MHz 3200 MHz
Channels 4 4
Storage
Storage size 256 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.1
Memory card No MicroSD
Memory card max size - Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 13 Android 12 (Can be upgraded to Android 14)
ROM HyperOS 1.0 One UI 6.1
OS size 51 GB 36.6 GB

Battery

Capacity 10000 mAh 11200 mAh
Max charge power 67 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging Yes No
Fast charging Yes (50% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 45 min)
Full charging time 1:20 hr 1:37 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:24 hr 07:12 hr
Watching video 13:29 hr 11:24 hr
Gaming 06:23 hr 07:07 hr
Standby 134 hr 152 hr
General battery life
Pad 6 Max 14 +3%
25:03 hr
Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra
24:19 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 13 megapixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Digital Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 30FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 120 FPS (720p) -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 13 MP
2) Ultrawide: 6 MP
Camera features - - Bokeh mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 13 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/2.0
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor Samsung S5KJN1 -
Sensor size 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch) 1/3.4" (≈ 0.29 inch)
Pixel size 0.64 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution - 6 MP
Aperture - f/2.2
Stabilization - Digital

Selfie camera

Megapixels 20 megapixels 12 megapixels
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length - 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX596 -
Sensor size 1/2" (≈ 0.5 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 60 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) Yes No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.2
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS - GPS, GLONASS, Galileo
NFC* Yes No
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* - 1
Type of SIM card No Nano
eSIM support* - No
Hybrid slot - No
LTE Cat* - 20
5G support - Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo 4.0
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced August 2023 February 2022
Release date August 2023 April 2022
Launch price (MSRP) $700 $1119
Successor - - Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 Ultra
SAR (body) - 0.69 W/kg
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Face recognition sensor		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Keyboard weight - 589 g
Bundled charger Yes, 67 W Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the camera and gaming are more important to you, then choose the Xiaomi Pad 6 Max 14. But if the software is more of a priority – go for the Samsung Galaxy Tab S8 Ultra.

Cast your vote

So, which tablet would you choose?
5 (55.6%)
4 (44.4%)
Total votes: 9

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