Xiaomi unveils Mi Pad,a 7. 9-inch tablet with Tegra K1 SoC (update: Engadget's hands-on video)

[snowComet]

In today's press con in Beijing, Xiaomi showed off their new product: a tablet powered by Tegra K1 called Mi Pad

-7.9 inch display, 2048x1536 resolution (326ppi)

-Tegra K1 @2.2 Ghz

-2GB ram, 16/64GB rom

-Micro-sd supported up to 128GB

- 8MP rear camera, 5MP front camera,

- Android 4.4.2 based MIUI 6.0

-Wi-Fi, Bluetooth

-6700mAh battery

Xiaomi has unveiled its first Android tablet ata press event in Beijing today. Dubbed as Xiaomi Mi Pad, the tablet comes with a 7.9-inch display, which includes 2048x1536p resolution and 326PPI.

According to the company, the tablet is powered by NVIDIA’s new Tegra K1quad-core SoC, which has been clocked at 2.2GHz. Among other specifications, MiPad packs 8MP rear camera, 5MP front camera, 2GBof RAM, 16/ 64GB of on-board storage, and microSD card slot. In addition, the tablet features Android 4.4.2 based MIUI6.0, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 6700mAh battery.

TheXiaomi Mi Pad will be released in multiplecolour options likePink, Green, Blue, Yellow and White and will cost 1499 yuan ($240) for 16GB version and 1699 yuan ($272) for 64GB version.

Xiaomi has stated that it will begin Mi Pad sales in China next month but only as a test run. The actual retail availabilty details are unknown right now.

http://www.androidos.in/2014/05/xiaomi-unveils-mipad-7-9-inch-tablet-tegra-k1-soc/

http://chinese.engadget.com/2014/05/15/xiaomi-tablet-official/ (in Chinese)

*update: Engadget released a hands-on video of this tablet

[JAKEBAB]

looks alot like the ipad mini

 

nice res nice price did they say what countries it will be available in?

[snowComet]

looks alot like the ipad mini

nice res nice price did they say what countries it will be available in?

actually they take the ipad mini with retina as a reference for comparsion in their press con.....

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Xiaomi has stated that it will begin Mi Pad sales in China next month but only as a test run. The actual retail availabilty details are unknown right now.

[qwertywarrior]

4:3 aspect ratio .... really .....

[Nick Paviour]

People really need to innovate better names for their products.

[CtW]

Why did they have to make their android skin look like iOS 7 and thedevice like a tablet sized 5C?

[snes]

4:3 aspect ratio .... really .....

 

Awesome, isn't it? 4:3 is the only aspect ratio that actually makes sense to anyone who uses his tablet for surfing the web and reading stuff. Enough with that 16:9 nonsense.