Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display vs Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 8.0

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Xiaomi Samsung
Announced October 2013 March 2014 March 2015
Status Available - November 2013 Available - June 2014 Available - May 2015
Price - - Rs. 13,630 ($199.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink, White, Gray Black/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
202 x 135.4 x 8.5 mm
(7.95 x 5.33 x 0.33 in)
208.3 x 137.9 x 7.4 mm
(8.2 x 5.43 x 0.29 in)
Weight 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 360 g (12.7 oz) 313 g (11.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 No HSDPA
4G Network LTE- all models - LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 Quad-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) -
RAM N/A 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/64 GB 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE)
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 7.9 inches 8.0 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 768 x 1024 pixels (160 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 70.69% 69.00%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR - Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p Yes
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No 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 No HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0 v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB (Wi-Fi)/ 32 GB (LTE), 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh) Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity - 6700 mAh 4200 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 11 h (multimedia) -