Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek)

Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display
apple ipad mini 2 retina display
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek)
xiaomi redmi note 3 (mediatek)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Xiaomi
Announced October 2013 November 2015
Status Available - November 2013 Available - November 2015
Price - Rs. 11,999 ($176.46) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver Silver, Gray, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE- all models LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Notification LED - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar] Octa-core, Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] PowerVR G6200 [Similar]
RAM N/A 2/3 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches [Similar] 5.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 72.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar]
Flash No Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes 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 HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64/128 GB storage 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh) Li-Po Battery
Capacity - 4000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 264 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) -