Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9 vs Apple iPad mini 3 vs Lenovo A5000

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Apple Lenovo
Announced March 2014 October 2014 February 2015
Status Available - June 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 32,687 ($480.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,099 ($104.40) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink, White, Gray Space Gray/Black, Silver/White, Gold Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 202 x 135.4 x 8.5 mm
(7.95 x 5.33 x 0.33 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
140 x 71.4 x 10 mm
(5.51 x 2.81 x 0.39 in)
Weight 360 g (12.7 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging , EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) iOS 8.1 Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) Mali-400MP2
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/64 GB 16/64/128 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 7.9 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.69% 71.76% 68.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video 1080p 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes Yes
Edge No Yes Yes
3G No DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0 v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP
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, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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 Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (24.3 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 6700 mAh 6470 mAh 4000 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 768 h (2G)
Up to 804 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 11 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 35 h (2G)
Up to 17 h (3G)