Phone Comparison - Google Nexus 9 vs Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9 vs Xiaomi Mi Pad 2

general General Info

Manufacturer HTC Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced October 2014 March 2014 November 2015
Status Available - October 2014 Available - June 2014 Available - November 2015
Price - - Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink, White, Gray Dark grey, Champagne gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm
(8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in)
202 x 135.4 x 8.5 mm
(7.95 x 5.33 x 0.33 in)
200.4 x 132.6 x 7 mm
(7.89 x 5.22 x 0.28 in)
Weight 425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz) 360 g (12.7 oz) 322 g (11.36 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 No N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 No N/A
4G Network LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 - -
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS/ Optional Windows 10 (64 GB model)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 Quad-core 2.24 GHz, Intel Atom X5-Z8500
GPU ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) Intel HD Graphics
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB 16/64 GB 16/64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.9 inches 7.9 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 69.76% 70.69% 72.75%
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, OIS - -
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No No
Edge Yes No No
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL No N/A
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0 v4.1
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No No
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 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 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 Li-Po battery Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 6700 mAh 6700 mAh 6190 mAh
Stand by Up to 720 h - Up to 649 h
Talk Time Up to 9 h 30 min Up to 11 h (multimedia) Up to 12 h 30 min (multimedia)