The recent unveiling of Xiaomi MiPad 2, which features similar specs as that of iPad Mini 4, is clearly causing stir in the tablet market. It is said that it clearly looks like the Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi is impartial towards it competitors.
With its Mi5 that took on Samsung's Galaxy S7, its latest release MiPad 2 is taking on Apple's iPad Mini 4. Available at half price of what iPad Mini 4 costs, with promising and impressive hardware and durability, MiPad 2 would soon bring a change in pricing by elite companies.
The Xiaomi MiPad 2 is found to be slimmer and lighter compared to its predecessor and features 7.9 inch Screen, just as the Apple iPad Mini 4 boasts. MiPad 2 uses IPS LCD technology for its screen, while Apple features a LED Backlit IPS LCD. Both the devices feature 1536 x 2048 pixels resolution and 2GB of RAM capacity.
The major differences comes in CPU as MiPad 2 uses Intel X5-Z8500 chipset with Quad Core CPU running at 2.24 GHz, while Apple uses its own A8 chipset with a Dual Core CPU clocked at 1.5Ghz.
Another added advantage with MiPad 2 over iPad Mini 4 is that it features 64GB internal memory and an option to extend it up to 128GB. The MiPad 2 comes with two variants - Android-based MiPad 2 and Windows-based MiPad 2 - while iPad Mini 4, as known, comes with Apple iOS 9.
The MiPad 2 is priced ranging at $156 to $203, while Apple iPad Mini 4 starts at $400.
With half the price and exciting features, it won't be shocking if people go for MiPad 2 instead of iPad Mini 4.