Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9 vs Lenovo A536 vs Apple iPad mini 3

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Lenovo Apple
Announced March 2014 September 2014 October 2014
Status Available - June 2014 Available - September 2014 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 32,687 ($480.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink, White, Gray Black, White Space Gray/Black, Silver/White, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 202 x 135.4 x 8.5 mm
(7.95 x 5.33 x 0.33 in)
139.6 x 72 x 9.95 mm
(5.5 x 2.83 x 0.39 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
Weight 360 g (12.7 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz)
2G Network No GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network No HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging , EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) iOS 8.1
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7
GPU ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) Mali-400MP2 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/64 GB 8 GB ROM 16/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen TFT Capacitive Touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 5.0 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.69% 68.49% 71.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No LED Flash No
Features - Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video 1080p Yes 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

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

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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 Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (24.3 Wh)
Capacity 6700 mAh 2000 mAh 6470 mAh
Stand by - Up to 300 h -
Talk Time Up to 11 h (multimedia) Up to 15 h 30 min Up to 10 h (multimedia)