{"id":54840,"date":"2014-05-16T07:12:32","date_gmt":"2014-05-15T23:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/?p=54840"},"modified":"2014-05-16T07:12:32","modified_gmt":"2014-05-15T23:12:32","slug":"7-9-inch-xiaomi-mi-pad-the-apple-ipad-mini-competitor-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/16\/7-9-inch-xiaomi-mi-pad-the-apple-ipad-mini-competitor-video\/","title":{"rendered":"7.9-inch Xiaomi Mi Pad the Apple iPad mini Competitor (video)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are thinking of getting an affordable 8-inch tablet, you got to check out Xiaomi&#8217;s latest 7.9-inch Mi Pad. With the specs and pricing, it is going to blow the competition, specifically Apple iPad mini, away.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"54841\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/16\/7-9-inch-xiaomi-mi-pad-the-apple-ipad-mini-competitor-video\/mipad\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/mipad.jpg?fit=600%2C396&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,396\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mipad\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/mipad.jpg?fit=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/mipad.jpg?fit=600%2C396&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54841\" alt=\"mipad\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/mipad.jpg?resize=600%2C396\" width=\"600\" height=\"396\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/mipad.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/mipad.jpg?resize=300%2C198&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Look at the exterior. Does it remind you of the Apple iPad mini? In fact, they are not shy to compare Mi Pad with iPad mini. In their website (in Chinese), it is comparing it with iPad mini (in some areas). And if you compare the technical specs, the Mi Pad is definitely the winner.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the introduction video.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lVp34KQbAqk?rel=0\" height=\"338\" width=\"600\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>What makes the biggest differences is the pricing. For a 16GB Mi Pad, it will retail at RMB1,499 (approx. S$301) and RMB1,699 (approx. S$341) for the 64GB version. That is very affordable if you have seen the specs.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"54842\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/16\/7-9-inch-xiaomi-mi-pad-the-apple-ipad-mini-competitor-video\/mi-pad-dimension\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/mi-pad-dimension.jpg?fit=600%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"600,350\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"mi-pad-dimension\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/mi-pad-dimension.jpg?fit=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/mi-pad-dimension.jpg?fit=600%2C350&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54842\" alt=\"mi-pad-dimension\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/mi-pad-dimension.jpg?resize=600%2C350\" width=\"600\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/mi-pad-dimension.jpg?w=600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/mi-pad-dimension.jpg?resize=300%2C175&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Specs (in Chinese):<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dt>\u663e\u793a\u5c4f<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<ul>\n<li><b>\u5c4f\u5e55\u6750\u8d28<\/b>IPS\u5168\u8d34\u5408\u8d85\u6e05\u89c6\u7f51\u819c\u5c4f<\/li>\n<li><b>\u5c4f\u5e55\u5c3a\u5bf8<\/b>7.9 \u82f1\u5bf8 (\u5bf9\u89d2\u7ebf)\u5c4f\u5e55<\/li>\n<li><b>\u5206\u8fa8\u7387<\/b>2048 x 1536 \u50cf\u7d20\u5206\u8fa8\u7387\uff0c326 ppi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<dl>\n<dt><\/dt>\n<dt>\u5904\u7406\u5668<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<ul>\n<li><b>CPU\u578b\u53f7<\/b>NVIDIA Tegra K1 \u56db\u68382.2GHz ARM Cortex-A15 \u5904\u7406\u5668<\/li>\n<li><b>GPU\u578b\u53f7<\/b>192 \u9897 NVIDIA CUDA\u00ae\u00a0\u6838\u5fc3\u7684 NVIDIA Kepler\u2122\u67b6\u6784 GPU<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<dl>\n<dt>\u5bb9\u91cf<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<ul>\n<li><b>\u5185\u5b58<\/b>2GB LPDDR3<\/li>\n<li><b>\u9ad8\u901f\u95ea\u5b58<\/b>\u53ef\u900916GB\u4e0e64GB\u3002\u652f\u6301Micro SD\uff08TF\uff09\u5361\u6269\u5c55\u5b58\u50a8\uff0c\u6700\u9ad8\u652f\u6301128GB\u6269\u5c55\u5b58\u50a8\u3002<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<dl>\n<dt>\u7f51\u7edc\u652f\u6301<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<ul>\n<li><b>WLAN<\/b>ac\u53cc\u9891 2X2\u53cc\u5929\u7ebf\uff0c\u652f\u6301802.11\/b\/g\/n\/ac\u534f\u8bae<\/li>\n<li><b>\u6570\u636e<\/b>Bluetooth 4.0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0WiFi Direct<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<dl>\n<dt>\u62cd\u7167\u4e0e\u6444\u50cf<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<ul>\n<li><b>\u540e\u7f6e\u76f8\u673a<\/b>\u7d22\u5c3c\u80cc\u7167\u5f0f800\u4e07\u50cf\u7d20\u76f8\u673a<\/li>\n<li><b>\u524d\u7f6e\u76f8\u673a<\/b>500\u4e07\u50cf\u7d20<\/li>\n<li><b>\u5149\u5708<\/b>F2.0<\/li>\n<li><b>\u89c6\u9891\u62cd\u6444<\/b>\u652f\u63011080p \uff081920&#215;1080\uff09\u9ad8\u6e05\u6444\u50cf<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<dl>\n<dt>\u7535\u6c60<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<ul>\n<li><b>\u5bb9\u91cf<\/b>6700mAh \u9502\u79bb\u5b50\u805a\u5408\u7269<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<dl>\n<dt>\u611f\u5e94\u5668<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<ul>\n<li><b>\u9640\u87ba\u4eea<\/b>\u652f\u6301<\/li>\n<li><b>\u5149\u7ebf\u611f\u5e94\u5668<\/b>\u652f\u6301<\/li>\n<li><b>\u8ddd\u79bb\u611f\u5e94<\/b>\u652f\u6301<\/li>\n<li><b>\u7535\u5b50\u7f57\u76d8<\/b>\u652f\u6301<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<dl>\n<dt>\u591a\u5a92\u4f53\u64ad\u653e<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<ul>\n<li><b>\u97f3\u4e50\u64ad\u653e<\/b>\u652f\u6301mp3\u3001aac\u3001aac+\u3001eaac+\u3001amr\u3001wb-amr\u3001midi\u3001ogg\u7b49\u683c\u5f0f<\/li>\n<li><b>\u89c6\u9891\u64ad\u653e<\/b>\u652f\u63011080p \uff081920&#215;1080\uff0c30\u5e27\/\u79d2\uff09\u89c6\u9891\u64ad\u653e<\/li>\n<li><b>\u00a0<\/b>\u652f\u6301mpeg4\u3001h.263\u3001h.264<\/li>\n<li><b>\u56fe\u7247\u64ad\u653e<\/b>\u652f\u6301JPEG\u3001PNG\u3001GIF\u3001BMP\u7b49\u683c\u5f0f<\/li>\n<li><b>Flash\u64ad\u653e<\/b>\u652f\u6301<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mi.com\/mipad\" target=\"_blank\">Click Here to Check Out Xiaomi Mi Pad<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>It will be running on MIUI based on Android. It is expected to be available in China next month. No information about Global or Singapore release. Check out this table made by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/digital-life\/phone\/story\/xiaomi-takes-apple-ipad-mini-79-inch-mi-pad-20140515\" target=\"_blank\">Straits TImes<\/a> on the Mi Pad and Apple iPad mini comparison. I find that the Mi Pad is value for money, just not sure about the user experiences.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xiaomi-ipad-1505.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"54843\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/techielobang.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/16\/7-9-inch-xiaomi-mi-pad-the-apple-ipad-mini-competitor-video\/xiaomi-ipad-1505\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xiaomi-ipad-1505.jpg?fit=733%2C303&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"733,303\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"xiaomi-ipad-1505\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xiaomi-ipad-1505.jpg?fit=300%2C124&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xiaomi-ipad-1505.jpg?fit=733%2C303&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-54843\" alt=\"xiaomi-ipad-1505\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xiaomi-ipad-1505.jpg?resize=601%2C249\" width=\"601\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xiaomi-ipad-1505.jpg?w=733&amp;ssl=1 733w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/techielobang.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/xiaomi-ipad-1505.jpg?resize=300%2C124&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The only let down (at least for me) is that it does not have LTE version. I am sure many in Singapore will want a LTE version for their daily commute. Will you buy the Xiaomi Mi Pad when it is available here?<\/p>\n<p>[ad#img]<br \/>\n(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/digital-life\/phone\/story\/xiaomi-takes-apple-ipad-mini-79-inch-mi-pad-20140515\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At super affordable price range and good specs, Xiaomi Mi Pad is obviously targeting at Apple iPad mini. 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