Phone Comparison - Apple iPad mini 3 vs Apple iPad Mini 4 vs Xiaomi Mi Pad 3

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Xiaomi
Announced October 2014 September 2015 April 2017
Status Available - October 2014 Available - September 2015 Available - April 2017
Price Rs. 32,687 ($480.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 14,200 ($217.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Space Gray/Black, Silver/White, Gold Space Gray, Silver, Gold Champagne Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm
(8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)
200.4 x 132.6 x 7 mm
(7.89 x 5.22 x 0.28 in)
Weight 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz) 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 ) 328 g (11.57 oz)
SIM Type - - No
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
N/A
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 N/A
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Cellular version only N/A
Messaging , Push Mail, EMail, IM , Push Mail, EMail, IM , EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID) - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2) -
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 8.1 iOS 9 Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8 Hexa-core (3x2.1 GHz Cortex-A72 & 3x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53), Mediatek MT8176
GPU PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) - PowerVR GX6250
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16/64/128 GB 16/64/128 GB 64 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating 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 71.76% 70.58% 72.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No To be confirmed
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama) Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) AutoFocus, f/2.2 aperture, Location Tagging
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. 1080p
Front Camera 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0 [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes No
Edge Yes Yes No
3G DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps N/A
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.0, A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) Yes
Browser HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM DDR3 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG - - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery (24.3 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 6470 mAh 5124 mAh 6600 mAh
Stand by - - Up to 867 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 10 h (multimedia) Up to 12 h (multimedia)