Google Nexus 9 vs Apple iPad Air 2 vs Xiaomi Mi Pad 2

General Info

Manufacturer
HTC	Apple	Xiaomi
Announced
October 2014	October 2014	November 2015
Status
Available - October 2014	Available - October 2014	Available - November 2015
Price
-	Rs. 30,150 ($443.38) [Similarly Priced]	Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors
Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand	Space Gray, Silver, Gold	Dark grey, Champagne gold
Form Factor
Candybar	Candybar	Candybar
Dimension
228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm (8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in)	240 x 169.5 x 6.1 mm (9.45 x 6.67 x 0.24 in)	200.4 x 132.6 x 7 mm (7.89 x 5.22 x 0.28 in)
Weight
425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz)	437 g / 444 g (15.41 oz / 15.66 oz)	322 g (11.36 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO	N/A
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	N/A
4G Network
LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600	LTE	-
Messaging
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM	, Push Mail, EMail, IM	, EMail, IM
Build Features
Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound	- Fingerprint sensor (Touch ID)	-

OS
Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)	iOS 8.1	Android OS/ Optional Windows 10 (64 GB model)
Processor
Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1	Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A8X	Quad-core 2.24 GHz, Intel Atom X5-Z8500
GPU
ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores)	PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)	Intel HD Graphics
RAM
2 GB	1 GB	2 GB
Internal Memory
16/32 GB	16/64/128 GB	16/64 GB
External Memory
No	No	microSD, up to 128 GB

Type
IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3	LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors	16M colors	16M colors
Size
8.9 inches	9.7 inches	7.9 inches
Resolution
2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi)	1536 x 2048 pixels (264 ppi)	1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
69.76%	71.58%	72.75%
Multi-Touch

Rear Camera
8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels	5 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels	8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash
LED flash	No	No
Features
Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, OIS	Auto focus, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (photo/panorama)	-
Video
Yes, 1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps	1080p
Front Camera
Yes, 1.6 MP	1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, Face	5 MP

GPRS
Yes	Yes	No
Edge
Yes	Yes	No
3G
HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL	DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 150 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps	N/A
Bluetooth
Yes, v4.0 with A2DP	v4.0, A2DP, EDR	v4.1
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB
Yes, microUSB v2.0	v2.0	Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS	No
Browser
HTML5	HTML5 (Safari)	HTML5

Type
Non-removable Li-Po battery	Non-removable Li-Po Battery (32.4 Wh)	Li-Po Battery
Capacity
6700 mAh	8600 mAh	6190 mAh
Stand by
Up to 720 h	-	Up to 649 h
Talk Time
Up to 9 h 30 min	Up to 10 h (multimedia)	Up to 12 h 30 min (multimedia)