Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G vs Apple iPad mini 3

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Xiaomi Apple
Announced October 2013 August 2014 October 2014
Status Available - November 2013 Available - November 2014 Available - October 2014
Price - - Rs. 32,687 ($480.69) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver Black/White Space Gray/Black, Silver/White, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
154 x 78.7 x 9.5 mm
(6.06 x 3.1 x 0.37 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
Weight 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE- all models TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2600 LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) iOS 8.1
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) Adreno 305 PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
RAM N/A 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8 GB 16/64/128 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 5.5 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 68.82% 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 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes 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 TD-SCDMA; LTE DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi 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 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 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 Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh) Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (24.3 Wh)
Capacity - 3200 mAh 6470 mAh
Stand by - Up to 775 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 38 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (multimedia)