Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9 vs Apple iPad Air
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Announced | |
| March 2014 | October 2013 |
| Status | |
| Available - June 2014 | Available - November 2013 |
| Colors | |
| Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink, White, Gray | Space Gray, Silver |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
202 x 135.4 x 8.5 mm (7.95 x 5.33 x 0.33 in) |
240 x 169.5 x 7.5 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.3 in) |
| Weight | |
| 360 g (12.7 oz) | 469 g / 478 g (16.54 oz / 16.86 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| No | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 3G Network | |
| No | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE- all models |
| Messaging | |
| , EMail, IM | , Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) | iOS 7.0.2 |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 [Similar] | Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) [Similar] | PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | N/A |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/64 GB | 16/32/64/128 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | No |
Camera
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| No | Yes |
| Edge | |
| No | 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 |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0 | Yes, v4.0 with 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 hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go | Yes, v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| No | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML (Safari) |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM | 16/32/64/128 GB storage |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | No |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Li-Po Battery | Non-removable Li-Po battery (32.4 Wh) |
| Capacity | |
| 6700 mAh | - |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 11 h (multimedia) | Up to 10 h (multimedia) |