Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9 vs Apple iPad mini 3 vs Xiaomi Mi Pad 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Apple Xiaomi
Announced March 2014 October 2014 November 2015
Status Available - June 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - November 2015
Price - Rs. 32,687 ($480.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink, White, Gray Space Gray/Black, Silver/White, Gold Dark grey, Champagne gold
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)
200.4 x 132.6 x 7 mm
(7.89 x 5.22 x 0.28 in)
Weight 360 g (12.7 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 322 g (11.36 oz)
2G Network No GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
N/A
3G Network No HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging , EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) iOS 8.1 Android OS/ Optional Windows 10 (64 GB model)
Processor Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 2.24 GHz, Intel Atom X5-Z8500
GPU ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) Intel HD Graphics
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/64 GB 16/64/128 GB 16/64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 7.9 inches 7.9 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.69% 71.76% 72.75%
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 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No No
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) -
Video 1080p 1080p@30fps 1080p
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS No Yes No
Edge No Yes No
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 N/A
Bluetooth v4.0 v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.1
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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS No Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS No
Browser HTML5 HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 128 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 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 Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (24.3 Wh) Li-Po Battery
Capacity 6700 mAh 6470 mAh 6190 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 649 h
Talk Time Up to 11 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 12 h 30 min (multimedia)