One of the many items that was on display at the Mi Exclusive Service Center is the Xiaomi MiPad, a 7.9-inch Android tablet that has yet to be officially released in the local market.
At first glance, the MiPad bares a faint semblance to the iPad Mini which is mainly attributed to the similarly-sized display (7.9-inch) with the exact same resolution (2048 x 1536) of Apple’s second-generation iPad Mini.
The dimension of the MiPad is also somewhat similar to the iPad Mini 2, albeit slightly longer, wider and a full millimeter thicker than Apple’s smaller slate.
The similarity between the two tablets quickly dissipated when we picked up the MiPad. Instead of an aluminum back cover, the MiPad’s plastic posterior has a glossy finish to it.
The MiPad’s rear camera is placed at the upper left corner of the back panel which is placed near the Power and Volume rocker that are situated at the slate’s right flank.
One of the things that set this tablet apart from most Android tablets is the use of NVidia Tegra K1 processor which is paired with 2GB of RAM. The one on display at the service center is equipped with an expandable 16GB of internal storage, but a 64GB variant is available at Xiaomi’s online store.
During our short time with the MiPad, its engine held up quite nicely. Apps, both native and third-party, loaded fairly quickly and the navigating through various menus was buttery-smooth.
Xiaomi Mi Pad specs:
7.9-inch IPS (2048 x 1536) display, 326ppi
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
2.2GHz NVIDIA Tegra K1 quad-core CPU
192-core NVIDIA Kepler GPU
2GB LPDDR3 RAM
16GB, 64GB internal storage
up to 128GB via microSD
8 megapixel Sony sensor f2.0 rear camera
5 megapixel front camera
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth 4.0
6,700mAh battery
MIUI ROM
202.1 x 135.4 x 8.5mm
360g
White, Black, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink
When asked about the possible plans of bringing the Xiaomi MiPad to the country, Steve Vickers, Xiaomi General Manager for Southeast Asia, said that the company is indeed considering that, although he wasn’t able to provide an exact date of when will that plan materialize.
The 16GB version of the Xiaomi MiPad is currently being sold for USD309.99 through the company’s online shop. The 64GB model, on the other hand, can be had for USD344.99.
Ang pinag uusapan dito yung tablet hindi yung grammar mga UNGAS! Kahit kelan talaga maraming pinoy ang MAYABANG pagdating sa grammar!
Please review the tab using a Stylus :)
@pipay: ahahahaha common sense lang ang kelangan jan brad no nid ng sangkatutak na explanation. FAILURE magrefresher course ka kaya ng english101?
someone is already selling this at sulit. any feedbacks from owners? :)
Feedback – it’s uncountable.
Wala lang pra maging tuod kayo sa kaaantay sa mga trash phones ng Xiaomi.
wala lang. para ma-weirdohan ka.
wala lang. para paasahin mga pilipino. alam naman ng nakakarami na pinapaubos lang nila ang mga hindi mabenta na 16GB nilang MI3 sa mga mahihirap na bansa.
Basa ka news about xiaomi pre, baka kainin mo sinasabi mo
@aetangina mo pre with feelings
wala lang.para asarin ka.
wasn’t that weird? may naka-display sa service center nila PERO
“When asked about the possible plans of bringing the Xiaomi MiPad to the country, Steve Vickers, Xiaomi General Manager for Southeast Asia, said that the company is indeed considering that, although he wasn’t able to provide an exact date of when will that plan materialize.”
so anong purpose na maglagay pa sila non doon?
isnt that weird instead of wasnt that weird…
,magtagalog ka nlng kasi, nahihirapan kna sa TH mong english
Lakas ng loob magcorrect ni zzz, sablay naman. Feeling matalino, hirap pala. Both are correct, depending on the particular time he is pertaining to. It “was” weird dahil dati pa nya nakita naka display sa center, and it “is still weird” dahil it is still an on-going observation. Depende na lang sa context ito. Bawasan ng konti ang confidence, mapapahiya ka madalas nyan.
@Pipay… iwasan m din mag correct brad. Although tama ang pag kaka explain mo about sa pag gamit ng past and present (according din sa sinabi mong analyzation mo) e di mo na gets agad kung ano sinabi ni zzz. analyze mo ang pag gamit ng “wasn’t” sa salitang “naka display”
Peace!!!
Siguro, pag may dumalaw dun, ire-rate ng mga staff ang interest ng mga gumagamit… tapos bago lang irerelease pag positive ang reception ng mga tao :D
This is not an english class… Stop correcting, you are not being graded.