Acer Iconia Tab 8 vs Xiaomi MiPad

  • Acer Iconia Tab 8 was first released on 07/01/2014. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 8 inches with a resolution of 1920x1200 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    This series of tablets from Acer is powered by a non-removable battery of 4600mAh. So, if you are too busy or often have to move outdoors but forget to charge the device, it's no longer a problem.

    Powering the Acer Iconia Tab 8 is the Intel Atom Z3745 chip. Along with the powerful CPU, the RAM capacity is 2GB. With the above parameters, you can quickly handle daily tasks, run heavy applications or play some popular games smoothly.

    In terms of cameras, the Iconia Tab 8 on the rear packs a camera of 5-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 2-megapixel setup for selfies.

    It has 16GB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable via microSD. This is a single SIM tablet and weighing 360.00g.

    Connectivity options on the Acer Iconia Tab 8 include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC. Sensors on the tablet include accelerometer, compass/magnetometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor.
  • Xiaomi MiPad was first released on 06/01/2014. It is available in White. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 7.9 inches with a resolution of 2048x1536 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    This series of tablets from Xiaomi is powered by a non-removable battery of 6700mAh. So, if you are too busy or often have to move outdoors but forget to charge the device, it's no longer a problem.

    Powering the Xiaomi MiPad is the NVIDIA Tegra K1 chip. Along with the powerful CPU, the RAM capacity is 2GB. With the above parameters, you can quickly handle daily tasks, run heavy applications or play some popular games smoothly.

    In terms of cameras, the MiPad on the rear packs a camera of 8-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 5-megapixel setup for selfies.

    The MiPad runs MIUI 6 based on Android 4.4. This combination will bring you more interesting experiences on your tablet. It has 16GB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable via microSD up to 128GB. This is a single SIM tablet, measuring 135.40 x 202.10 x 8.50 (height x width x thickness) and weighing 360.00g.

    Connectivity options on the Xiaomi MiPad include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, NFC. Sensors on the tablet include accelerometer, compass/magnetometer, proximity sensor, ambient light sensor.
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Ratings & Review

Design / Comfort

Camera

Battery Life

Value For Money

-

Great performance

Good screen

Very affordable

Expandable storage

-

No cellular data option

Gets hot with heavy usage

Model
Iconia Tab 8
MiPad
Price
$96
$156
Release date
July 2014
June 2014
Dimensions (mm)
-
135.40 x 202.10 x 8.50
Weight (g)
360.00
360.00
Battery capacity (mAh)
4600
6700
Colours
-
White
Screen size (inches)
8
7.9
Touchscreen
No
No
Resolution
1920x1200 pixels
2048x1536 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI)
-
324
Processor
quad-core
2.2GHz quad-core
Processor make
NVIDIA Tegra K1
RAM
Internal storage
Expandable storage
Expandable storage type
microSD
microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB)
-
128
Rear camera
5-megapixel
8-megapixel
Front camera
2-megapixel
5-megapixel
Operating system
Skin
-
MIUI 6
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported
802.11 a/b/g/n
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth version
4.00
4.00
USB OTG
No
No
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
Gyroscope