Xiaomi MiPad tablet officially announced with Tegra K1, 2GB RAM, 8MP camera and 7.9-inch display

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Xiaomi has officially announced their tablet called the Xiaomi MiPad and it is currently the world's first Android tablet to use an NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor and chipset. Gunning for the Apple iPad mini, the MiPad features a 7.9-inch display with 2048 x 1536 pixel resolution, making it on par with the Retina Display on the iPad mini. Unlike the iPad mini, the MiPad goes for 6 trendy pastel colours including blue, green, pink and yellow. The overall design is a slim 8.5mm thin tablet with rounded corners and thin bezels while a polycarbonate backside keeps it tough and durable. Other notable tech specs and features for the Xiaomi MiPad include the following:

  • 2.2GHz NVIDIA Tegra K1 processor (192-core Kepler GPU)
  • 2GB RAM
  • 16GB / 64GB storage + up to 128GB microSD
  • 7.9-inch display (IPS, 2014 x 1536 pixel resolution, 324 ppi)
  • 8MP rear camera (Sony sensor, f/2.0) + 5MP front camera (f/2.0)
  • Supports 802.11ac WiFi, MIMO antenna, WiFi Direct, BlueTooth 4.0
  • 202.1 x 135.4 x 8.5mm | 360g
  • 6700 mAh battery

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Pricing for the 16GB Xiaomi MiPad is at RMB1499 (RM777) while the 64GB version goes for RMB1699 (RM880). No Malaysia release dates just yet but it should be coming in the next few months as it will be going into open testing phase by June 2014.

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