Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Air vs Xiaomi Mi 3

Apple iPad Air
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Xiaomi Mi 3
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Xiaomi
Announced October 2013 September 2013
Status Available - November 2013 Available - December 2013
Colors Space Gray, Silver Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm
(9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in)
144 x 73.6 x 8.1 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.32 in)
Weight 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) 145 g (5.11 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE- all models -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) optimized with MIUI version 5
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar] Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8274AB Snapdragon 800 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] Adreno 330 [Similar]
RAM N/A 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/64 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 9.7 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.58% 64.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash No dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh) Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 3050 mAh
Stand by - Up to 500 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 4 h