Toshiba Encore 2 8-inch vs Xiaomi MiPad

  • Toshiba Encore 2 8-inch was first released on 05/01/2014. It is available in Silver. The tablet has a touchscreen display of 8 inches with a resolution of 800x1280 pixels, bringing the optimal experience for watching movies, reading newspapers, and playing games.

    Powering the Toshiba Encore 2 8-inch is the Intel Atom Z3735F chip. Along with the powerful CPU, the RAM capacity is 1GB. With the above parameters, you can quickly handle daily tasks, run heavy applications or play some popular games smoothly.

    In terms of cameras, the Encore 2 8-inch on the rear packs a camera of 5-megapixel. It also has a front camera of 1.2-megapixel setup for selfies.

    It has 32GB of inbuilt storage, non-expandable up to 128GB. This is a dual SIM tablet and weighing 367.00g.

    Connectivity options on the Toshiba Encore 2 8-inch 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

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No cellular data option

Gets hot with heavy usage

Model
Encore 2 8-inch
MiPad
Price
$542
$156
Release date
May 2014
June 2014
Dimensions (mm)
-
135.40 x 202.10 x 8.50
Weight (g)
367.00
360.00
Battery capacity (mAh)
-
6700
Colours
Silver
White
Screen size (inches)
8
7.9
Touchscreen
No
No
Resolution
800x1280 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
Expandable storage up to (GB)
128
128
Rear camera
5-megapixel
8-megapixel
Front camera
1.2-megapixel
5-megapixel
Operating system
Skin
-
MIUI 6
Wi-Fi
Yes
Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported
802.11 n
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
Bluetooth version
-
4.00
USB OTG
No
No
Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor
No
No
Gyroscope