Phone Comparison - Apple iPad Mini 4 vs Lenovo Tab3 8 vs Xiaomi Mi Pad 3

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Lenovo Xiaomi
Announced September 2015 February 2016 April 2017
Status Available - September 2015 Available - June 2016 Available - April 2017
Price Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,999 ($200.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,200 ($217.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver, Gold Black, White Champagne Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
- 200.4 x 132.6 x 7 mm
(7.89 x 5.22 x 0.28 in)
Weight 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 ) 329 g (11.61 oz) 328 g (11.57 oz)
SIM Type - - No
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
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 LTE N/A
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2) - -
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 9 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8 Quad-core 1.0 GHz, Mediatek Hexa-core (3x2.1 GHz Cortex-A72 & 3x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT8176
GPU - - PowerVR GX6250
RAM 1 GB 1/2 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 16 GB 64 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 8.0 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.58% - 72.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No To be confirmed
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP 13 MP
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Geo-tagging AutoFocus, f/2.2 aperture, Location Tagging
Video 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. Yes 1080p
Front Camera 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar] 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes No
Edge Yes Yes No
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps N/A
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0 v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v2.0, reversible connector microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) Yes, with A-GPS Yes
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot) No
USB OTG - - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not 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-Po battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 5124 mAh 4290 mAh 6600 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 867 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) - Up to 12 h (multimedia)