The best tablet today - Samsung, Apple or Xiaomi?

Four out of five tablets are quite similar to each other. This is due to the fact that they all belong to the top price segment, and it would be foolish to save on their case. As a result, all manufacturers have opted for metal. This made the devices quite thin and pleasant to the touch. And absolutely all tablet computers delight with a thin frame of the display, which was impossible to imagine just three or four years ago.

Only Lenovo Yoga Tab 13 stands out from the competition. The Chinese company gave its device an original shape with a thickening at the bottom (if you hold the tablet horizontally). It is necessary for the device to stand on any flat surface. Other models will need an appropriate case that transforms into a stand, which must be purchased separately. However, one cannot but admit that in some cases such a thickening can play a minus. Because of him, the device does not want to lie flat on the table. Whether this is a problem is up to you.

All the tablets we chose turned out to be very large. And they use high-capacity batteries.Therefore, one should not be surprised that all these are weighty gadgets. But the aforementioned Lenovo has surpassed all reasonable limits - the scales below it will show 830 g! The iPad can be held in one hand for much longer. But the lightest is the Xiaomi product. If you are going to regularly use such a device outside the home, then you can think about buying it.

If you are still wondering why the new iPad Pro is so expensive, then we are in a hurry to answer this question. This device for the first time received at its disposal a display created using Mini-LED technology. It cannot yet be called mass, and therefore the production of each screen costs a lot of money. The main advantage of such a panel is a very wide color range. The very high brightness should also please, thanks to which the picture is clearly visible even on the street, when the sun is not hidden by clouds. Other features of this screen are low power consumption and an increased refresh rate of up to 120 Hz.

In fact, almost all of the above applies to the AMOLED display built into a Samsung tablet computer. Even if you place the devices next to each other, you won't notice much of a difference. The South Korean is inferior only in the brightness of the glow of its pixels - it is a little more difficult to use such a device on the street. As for the diagonal, in both cases it is close to 13 inches.This is more than enough for comfortable watching movies and simultaneously working with two applications.

The screen based on organic LEDs is also built into the tablet from Huawei. It has a slightly lower resolution, but there is nothing to worry about. As for the other two devices, they display the picture using an IPS panel. Perhaps this is their main drawback. However, it was due to the display that Chinese manufacturers managed to achieve a more adequate price tag, which we will talk about separately. By the way, Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro turned out to be the smallest – its screen diagonal is “only” 11 inches.

How quickly it will solve a variety of tasks depends on the components used by the tablet. And here again, the superiority of the Apple product is noticeable. The company's device is based on the incredibly powerful M1 processor. We will only say that it is also built into the recently released MacBook - the first laptop from the "apple" manufacturer based on an ARM chip.

If we talk about the top tablet from Samsung, then under its body lies the more familiar Snapdragon 865+.In many ways, it is inferior to the processor from Apple. But this does not mean that the device will not cope with the solution of any problems. It is not uncommon for the Galaxy Tab S7 Plus to be used for video editing. All games run on it, and even with maximum graphics settings. What more could you want? Approximately similar processors are built into three other tablets.

The maximum Apple M1 supports 16 GB of RAM. And the company from Cupertino introduced just such a volume into its top-end tablet! Perhaps this is overkill. Or is it a great start for the future. Now it's hard to say. There is no doubt that today none of the competitors is able to boast of such a figure. Just like the iPad Pro bypasses everyone in terms of the amount of permanent memory - you can find the 2 TB version of the tablet on sale as much as possible! And this is at a time when the South Korean device has only 128 GB on board. But do not forget that almost all Android tablets are ready to interact with a memory card. Only Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro does not have a corresponding slot. And this significantly limits the arsenal of its capabilities.

Some of the tablets included in this comparison have at their disposal a processor that supports 5G networks.However, they do not have a corresponding module - their manufacturers rightly considered that a device with such a large screen would mainly be used at home. As a result, only Samsung and the iPad Pro received 5G support. Do you need it - we can not answer this question.

As for other wireless modules, three out of five tablets received support for the best Wi-Fi standard to date. Only Lenovo and Xiaomi are slightly limited in this regard. However, this does not mean that they download files from the network slower than their competitors. The difference, if noticeable, is only in some games where ping is important. If we talk about Bluetooth, then all devices received its fifth version.

You will laugh, but none of the devices can boast of having a 3.5 mm audio jack. Lived up! Let's hope that it is due to this that the manufacturers managed to reduce the thickness of the tablets to 6 mm. At the ends of the models we have chosen, only USB Type-C can be found. Interestingly, in the case of the iPad Pro, it simultaneously acts as a Thunderbolt 4 interface. This allows you to display the picture on any monitor. This feature is borrowed from top-end laptops.

Relatively recently, all expensive tablet computers were equipped with stereo speakers. However, with the good hand of Apple, manufacturers began to think that this was not enough. As a result, today some models are able to boast four speakers! This number is embedded in the iPad Pro. This is well felt during music playback - the tablet surpasses absolutely any smartphone in sound quality.

You will be surprised, but the inexpensive Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro has 8 speakers built in! However, you will not notice much difference between it and the iPad. On the contrary, the Chinese tablet is even a little worse at reproducing low frequencies. As for Huawei and the other two tablets, they only produce stereo sound. But Samsung stands out a little - it feels like AKG specialists know their stuff. And at Lenovo, the emphasis is on bass, since the acoustics of its tablet were created by the notorious JBL.

Recall that the screen diagonal of the devices we have chosen is from 11 to 13 inches. It is unlikely that you will use any of these tablets somewhere on the street. However, this does not mean that a high-quality camera is not needed at all. Manufacturers understand this too. As a result, many of the models we have chosen are capable of photographing more than just documents. What can I say, following the current trends, they even got a dual camera! And the iPad Pro, Huawei and Xiaomi are also capable of 4K video recording!

Of course, all tablets have a front camera. It is designed for making video calls, and so far the devices are far superior to laptops in this regard.Even Xiaomi, which uses only a 5-megapixel matrix. Better than the rest, the “apple” product shows itself, the front camera of which is capable of boasting a resolution of 12 megapixels and an aperture of f / 2.2.

As has been repeatedly mentioned, the devices we have chosen cannot be called small. And cheap too. As a result, nothing prevented manufacturers from stinting on a capacious battery. Samsung did the best. She introduced an excellent battery (the capacity reaches almost a record 10090 mAh), and an energy-efficient AMOLED screen (activating a dark theme will really increase battery life), and support for a 45-watt AC adapter.

At first glance, Xiaomi is inferior to all its competitors. However, we still give preference to the tablet of this particular manufacturer. Yes, its battery life is a little less. But the device supports Quick Charge 4.0 technology. If you connect a 67 W AC adapter to it, then charge the device in just over an hour!

You might already be under the impression that the iPad Pro is the better choice. However, these words can only be said if you are already in the Apple ecosystem. Only then will you be able to use iPad OS without any problems. In other cases, an Android-based device is still recommended. This operating system will be corny more familiar to you. I am glad that each manufacturer provided it with its own "chips". For example, Samsung's tablet comes with a smart stylus that allows you to remotely press the shutter, draw something, or perform other actions. Notes are written even on the locked screen! And how many gradations of pressing are processed by the system! In a word, even some artist will appreciate such a stylus. The only pity is that you can store the accessory only in a case - there is no corresponding socket on the case.

"Apple" tablet also supports the stylus. But the Apple Pencil gen 2 has to be bought separately, and it is noticeably simplified, and even requires regular charging. As for the other three devices, they are imprisoned for finger recognition. Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro does not have global features at all - some people may think that “pure” Android is installed here. However, the situation is even worse with the Huawei product. Due to US sanctions, he did not get access to Google services. Of course, they are partially replaced by Chinese counterparts.But the corresponding lack is still felt, and people complain about this in the vast majority of reviews.

You are not going to load the device with too complex tasks? Will you use it far from every day? In both these cases, you will be fine with the Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro. It is possible that even its capabilities will seem redundant to you. At the same time, they ask for a relatively small amount for a tablet, especially by the standards of today's top models from other manufacturers.

Sad emotions are caused by the cost of the South Korean device. Yes, he was the only one to get a fingerprint scanner built into the screen. And only this tablet comes with a stylus. The buyer should also like the AMOLED display. But to give such an amount for all this ... At the same time, some savings from the manufacturer are noticeable. In particular, this model could definitely get more memory.

The biggest scare is the price of the 12-inch iPad Pro. The new display technology, Apple M1 processor, four speakers and a huge amount of RAM have done their job. One gets the impression that it's easier to get a MacBook.It will be both more functional, and more durable, and more convenient for working with text. The tablet wins only in terms of weight, size and the ability to interact with mobile networks.

In recent years, the cost of top-end tablets has skyrocketed. This is due not only to the rise in price of components, but also to the low demand for such devices. In this regard, it seems to us that Xiaomi Pad 5 Pro is a killer offer. And do not be afraid that he will disappoint you. Take a look at the table below - in many ways the tablet is not inferior to any of the much more expensive competitors.

Buying a device from Samsung should only be for those who are sure that they will definitely use the stylus. Perhaps most of all this device will appeal to those who can draw. As for the iPad Pro, this product is for those who do not count money and are used to being on the cutting edge of progress. Let's not argue, in most respects the tablet surpasses the models present on the shelves of stores today. But will you use all its features?