Compare tablets
| Global Score | |
| 65.7 | 65.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Xiaomi | Apple |
| Android | iOS 13.x, 12.x, 11.x, 10.x |
| 2015-11-27 | 2017-03-24 |
| 7.89 x 5.22 x 0.27 inches | 9.45 x 6.67 x 0.30 inches |
| 11.36 ounces | 16.86 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | 16 777 216 |
| Aluminum | Aluminum |
| $ 203.00 | $ 220.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 7.9 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels | 2048 x 1536 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 324 pixels per inch | 264 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.6 | 7.2 |
| Performance | |
| Intel Atom x5 Z850 chipset | Apple A9 APL0898 chipset |
| 64-bit, 14 nm (Quad-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Twister, 64-bit, 16 nm (Dual-Core 1850 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR GT7600 GPU |
| 8.91 | 8.64 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | -- |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.7 | 0 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| f/2.00 aperture | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 7.48 | 8.25 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G) |
| -- | Nano SIM |
| 2.4 | 4.8 |
| Battery Life | |
| 6190mAh Battery | 8827mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 7.68 | 9.52 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 is a little bit better than the iPad 9.7-inch, having a 65.7 score against 65.4. The Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 has Android OS, while iPad 9.7-inch comes with iOS 13.x OS. Even though Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 is older than the iPad 9.7-inch, it's body is a little bit thinner and much lighter.
Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 features a little bit better screen than Apple iPad 9.7-inch, because although it has a quite smaller display, and they both have exactly the same resolution of 1536 x 2048, the Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 also counts with a quite greater pixels amount in each inch of display. Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 counts with much more memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Apple iPad 9.7-inch.
Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 counts with a little better performance than iPad 9.7-inch, and although they both have a 2 GB RAM memory, the Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 also has a larger number of cores. The iPad 9.7-inch counts with a superior camera than Xiaomi Mi Pad 2, although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for shooting images or videos in poorly lited environments, they both have the same video frame rates, the same video quality and a 8 MP resolution back camera.
The iPad 9.7-inch counts with a very superior battery lifetime than Xiaomi Mi Pad 2, because it has a 43% larger battery size.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, Xiaomi Mi Pad 2 is also the cheapest.
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