Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 N5100 vs Google Nexus 9 vs Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung HTC Xiaomi
Announced February 2013 October 2014 March 2014
Status Available - April 2013 Available - October 2014 Available - June 2014
Colors Black, White/Silver Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink, White, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 210.8 x 135.9 x 7.95 mm
(8.3 x 5.35 x 0.31 in)
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)
Weight 345 g (12.17 oz) 425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz) 360 g (12.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 No
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 No
4G Network LTE (Reigon Dependent)
LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T
LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features - Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Exynos 4412 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1
GPU Mali-400MP ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores)
RAM 2 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB 16/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type SC-LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 8.0 inches 8.9 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 800 x 1280 pixels (189 ppi) 2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 64.56% 69.76% 70.69%
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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, image stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, OIS -
Video Yes, 720p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] Yes, 1.6 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes No
Edge Class 12 Yes No
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL No
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot 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
USB Yes, v2.0 (MHL), USB Host Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS No
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable, Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 4600 mAh 6700 mAh 6700 mAh
Stand by - Up to 720 h -
Talk Time Up to 8 h Up to 9 h 30 min Up to 11 h (multimedia)