Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G vs Xiaomi Mi 4i

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced October 2013 August 2014 April 2015
Status Available - November 2013 Available - November 2014 Available - April 2015
Price - - Rs. 8,999 ($132.34) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray, Silver Black/White Black, White, Blue, Yellow, Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
154 x 78.7 x 9.5 mm
(6.06 x 3.1 x 0.37 in)
138.1 x 69.6 x 7.8 mm
(5.44 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
Weight 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 199 g (7.02 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE- all models TD-LTE 1900 / 2300 / 2600 LTE
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 7.0.2 Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8928 Snapdragon 400 Quad-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) Adreno 305 Adreno 405
RAM N/A 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64/128 GB storage 8 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 7.9 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 71.76% 68.82% 71.57%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps TD-SCDMA; LTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band 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, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor not present proximity sensor 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 Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh) Li-Po Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity - 3200 mAh 3120 mAh
Stand by - Up to 775 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 38 h (2G)
Up to 14 h (3G)
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