Phone Comparison - Dell Venue 7 vs Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9 vs Apple iPad Mini 4

general General Info

Manufacturer Dell Xiaomi Apple
Announced October 2013 March 2014 September 2015
Status Available - October 2013 Available - June 2014 Available - September 2015
Price - - Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink, White, Gray Space Gray, Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 193 x 118 x 9.6 mm
(7.6 x 4.65 x 0.38 in)
202 x 135.4 x 8.5 mm
(7.95 x 5.33 x 0.33 in)
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
Weight 234 g (8.25 oz) 360 g (12.7 oz) 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 )
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Cellular version only
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) iOS 9
Processor Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8
GPU - ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) -
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 16/64 GB 16/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.0 inches 7.9 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.18% 70.69% 70.58%
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 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Geo-tagging - Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama)
Video Yes 1080p 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G HSPA+ No HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 v4.0 v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot 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/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only)
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery (15.5 Wh) Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 4100 mAh 6700 mAh 5124 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - Up to 11 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia)