Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9 vs Apple iPad Air 2
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Announced | |
| March 2014 | October 2014 |
| Status | |
| Available - June 2014 | Available - October 2014 |
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink, White, Gray | Space Gray, Silver, Gold |
| 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 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in) |
| Weight | |
| 360 g (12.7 oz) | 437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| No | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| 3G Network | |
| No | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE |
| Messaging | |
| , EMail, IM | , Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) | iOS 8.1 |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 [Similar] | Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) [Similar] | PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/64 GB | 16/64/128 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] | 5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | No |
| Features | |
| - | Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) |
| Video | |
| 1080p | 1080p@30fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP [Similar] | 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] |
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, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0 | v4.0, A2DP, EDR |
| 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, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go | v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| No | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 (Safari) |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM | 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 |
| 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 | 8600 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 11 h (multimedia) | Up to 10 h (multimedia) |