Phone Comparison - Asus Google Nexus 7 2013 vs Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display vs Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9

general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Apple Xiaomi
Announced July 2013 October 2013 March 2014
Status Available - July 2013 Available - November 2013 Available - June 2014
Colors Black Space Gray, Silver Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink, White, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 114 x 8.7 mm
(7.87 x 4.49 x 0.34 in)
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)
Weight 290 g (Wi-Fi) / 299 g (LTE) (10.23 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.55 oz (LTE) ) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 360 g (12.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - LTE Version GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
No
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - LTE Version
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 No
4G Network LTE - LTE Version LTE- all models -
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.5 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064 Snapdragon 600 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1
GPU Adreno 320 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores)
RAM 2 GB N/A 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/64 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.9 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 1200 x 1920 pixels (323 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.49% 71.76% 70.69%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes No
Edge Yes Yes No
3G HSPA+; LTE DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot 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
USB Yes, microUSB (SlimPort) v2.0 Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No
Browser HTML5 HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable battery Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh) Li-Po Battery
Capacity 3950 mAh - 6700 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 11 h (multimedia)