Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9 vs Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)

Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9
xiaomi mi pad 7.9
Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 (2016)
samsung galaxy tab a 10.1 (2016)
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general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Samsung
Announced March 2014 May 2016
Status Available - June 2014 Available - May 2016
Price - Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink, White, Gray Pearl White, Metallic Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 202 x 135.4 x 8.5 mm
(7.95 x 5.33 x 0.33 in)
254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm
(10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 in)
Weight 360 g (12.7 oz) 525 g (18.52 oz)
2G Network No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
Messaging , EMail, IM , EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 [Similar] Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 [Similar]
GPU ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) [Similar] Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar]
RAM 2 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16/64 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen PLS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches [Similar] 10.1 inches [Similar]
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1200 x 1920 pixels (224 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.69% 75.04%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] 8 MP [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features - Auto focus, f/1.9, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Panorama
Video 1080p 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 2 MP, f/2.2, 1080p video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes
Edge No Yes
3G No HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0 v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi 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/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot)
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 6700 mAh 7300 mAh
Stand by - -
Talk Time Up to 11 h (multimedia) -