Phone Comparison - Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9 vs Apple iPad mini 3 vs Honor 6 Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer Xiaomi Apple Honor
Announced March 2014 October 2014 December 2014
Status Available - June 2014 Available - October 2014 Available - December 2014
Price - Rs. 32,687 ($480.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,999 ($176.46) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink, White, Gray Space Gray/Black, Silver/White, Gold Black, White / Gold (LTE)
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)
150.5 x 75.7 x 7.5 mm
(5.93 x 2.98 x 0.3 in)
Weight 360 g (12.7 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 165 g (5.82 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
TD-SCDMA
4G Network - LTE LTE (LTE Model)
TD-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 Octa-core 1.8 GHz, HiSilicon Kirin 930
GPU ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) Mali-T628
RAM 2 GB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 16/64 GB 16/64/128 GB 16 GB (3G Model)/32 GB (LTE Model)
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 5.5 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 70.69% 71.76% 73.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio 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 Dual 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No No Dual-LED flash
Features - Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video 1080p 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [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, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0 v4.0, A2DP, EDR HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
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, dual-band, DLNA, Wi-Fi 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 16 GB (3G Model)/32 GB (LTE Model), 3 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 present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery (24.3 Wh) Li-Po Battery
Capacity 6700 mAh 6470 mAh 3600 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time Up to 11 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia) -