Xiaomi Mi Pad

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Xiaomi Mi Pad
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Manufacturer Xiaomi
Product familyMi Pad
Type Tablet computer
Release dateMay 2014;9 years ago (2014-05)
MediaAudio: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+
Video: MP4, H.264, H.263
Operating system Android v4.4.4 Kitkat with MIUI 9.2.4.0 (stable)
System on a chip Nvidia Tegra K1
CPU Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15
Memory2 GB
Storage16/64 GB
Removable storage Supports up to 128 GB
microSD
Display7.9 in (200 mm) IPS LCD
1536×2048 px
Graphics ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores)
InputMulti-touch capacitive touchscreen;
Accelerometer;
A-GPS;
Digital compass;
Proximity sensor;
Push buttons;
capacitive touch-sensitive buttons
Camera8 Megapixel auto-focus with LED flash
Connectivity GPS / GLONASS, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, Micro-USB
Power6,700 mAh, internal rechargeable Li-Po
DimensionsH: 202 mm (8.0 in)
W: 135.4 mm (5.33 in)
D: 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Mass360 g (13 oz)
Successor Xiaomi Mi Pad 2
Website web.archive.org/web/20180327091247/http://www.mi.com/in/mipad/

www.mi.com/in/mipad/

The Xiaomi Mi Pad is a tablet computer produced by Xiaomi. It is Xiaomi's first tablet and is manufactured by Foxconn. The device is available in two storage sizes, 16 GB and 64 GB.

Contents

Reviewers praised the tablet for its high performance hardware at low price point while noting that the design of the tablet felt like a cross between iPad mini and iPhone 5C. [1]

Release

The Mi Pad was first unveiled during a Xiaomi launch event on 5 May 2014. [2] [3] It was launched in India on 25 March 2015.

Xiaomi CEO Lei Jun told Richard Lai from Engadget around 2012 that he wasn't sure about making a tablet, but on 15 May 2015 he confessed that he had been quietly developing one this whole time. [4] [5]

Kernel Source Code Release

The Source Code for the kernel used in the OS of the tablet was released in November 2016, [6] approximately 2 years after the device release. The modified source code of kernel which is licensed under GPLv2 is required by license to be released. [7]

Features

Hardware

The Mi Pad has a 7.9 inch screen, with a resolution of 1536 x 2048 which results in a pixel density of 324ppi. Mi Pad is the first tablet released in the market with Nvidia Tegra K1 chipset, a chip Nvidia claims that outperforms both the Xbox 360 and the PS3, whilst consuming significantly less power. [8] Mi Pad uses Corning Gorilla Glass 3 on its display and palm detection technology to prevent accidental taps while holding the tablet. [9] [10]

Software

Reception

Critical

The device was favorably reviewed by Digit (magazine) [11] and Eurogamer. [12] With Richard Leadbetter from Eurogamer writing:

We have the most powerful mobile chipset on the planet within an iPad mini form-factor, put together by one of the few true enthusiast-friendly OEMs working today.

Vlad Savov from The Verge praised the device for its competitive pricing and for being the first device in market to use Nvidia Tegra K1 SoC which Nvidia claimed was more powerful than the Xbox 360 and PS3. [13] The device was labeled "UNAPOLOGETICALLY DERIVATIVE" for its similarities to Apple iPad mini & Apple iPhone 5c. [13]

Dominic Basulto from Washington Post called Xiaomi's product(s) cheap and high quality while also calling the MiPad a me-too product, referring to its similarity to iPad. [14]

James Vincent from The Verge while pointing out general similarity between Apple & Xiaomi products, pointed out that Mi Pad has the same screen resolution & size as an iPad mini. [15]

Hugo Barra, (Vice President of Xiaomi at the time of Mi Pad's release) defended against the accusation of design similarities to Apple products, with Vlad Savov from The Verge quoting Barra:

If you have two similarly skilled designers, it makes sense that they would reach the same conclusion, It doesn't matter if somebody else has reached the same conclusion" about, for example, a 4:3 screen ratio being preferable to the more cinematic 16:9 that most Android tablets offer. Mi is focused on making the best products that it can and refuses to shy away from a good idea just because Apple might have done it already. "We're not copying Apple's products. End of story."

[16]

Matt Burns from TechCrunch pointed to marketing strategy similarity between Xiaomi MiPad and Apple iPad & iPhone 5c. [17]

Cyrus Farivar and Ron Amadeo from Ars Technica pointed to Xiaomi's plans to "take over the world" with low cost and high performance tablet & handsets, referring to low profit per device to increase market share. [18]

Stephanie Mlot from PC Mag pointed to the large price difference between same-size Apple iPad which ranges from $399 to $929, depending on model, capacity, and network options, as compared to Mi Pad with launch price of the Wi-Fi-only 16GB version being $240 (1,499 Chinese yuan) and the larger 64GB model being priced at $272 (1,699 Chinese yuan). [19]

Commercial

The initial 50,000 unit allocation sold-out mere moments after it went on sale – the mark of a highly desirable piece of technology. [20]

The tablet was competitively priced at 1,499 Chinese Yuan (about $241) for the 16 GB model, and 1,699 Chinese Yuan (about $273) for the 64 GB version. [21]

Mi Pad Trademark Dispute

Xiaomi initially sold the Mi Pad only in China, but with an eye on international expansion it applied for an EU trademark in 2014. Apple lodged a formal complaint with the EU Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), which was upheld.

The matter subsequently went to court, and Reuters reported that Apple has won the case.

The Court said in a statement,

“The dissimilarity between the signs at issue, resulting from the presence of the additional letter ‘m’ at the beginning of “Mi Pad”, is not sufficient to offset the high degree of visual and phonetic similarity between the two signs,”

The court agreed with the EUIPO's decision and said,

English-speaking consumers were likely to understand the prefix “mi” as meaning “my” and therefore pronounce the “i” of Mi Pad and iPad in the same way.

It's a partial victory because it doesn't prohibit Xiaomi from continuing to use the name either in Europe or elsewhere; it only prevents it being registered as a European trademark. Ironically, it would leave Xiaomi open to a third-party company using the name there.

Xiaomi can appeal against the ruling at the EU's highest court, the Court of Justice of the European Union. [22] [23]

Successive Devices

Mi Pad currently (as of 2021) have 5 successive devices, namely:

Mi Pad 2

MiPad was followed up by MiPad 2, released in November 2015. The device unlike its predecessor had Windows 10 as an option for its OS besides MIUI Android ROM. [25]

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References

  1. ↑ Pachal, Pete (15 May 2014). "Xiaomi's Mi Pad Is Almost a Spitting Image of the iPad Mini". Mashable.
  2. ↑ "Xiaomi unveils the high-res, 7.9 MiPad with world's first Nvidia Tegra K1 chip, 2GB RAM, and 8MP camera".
  3. ↑ Chester, Brandon. "Xiaomi Announces the MiPad: The First Tegra K1 Device". www.anandtech.com. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Lai, Richard. "Xiaomi's first tablet offers powerful gaming on the cheap (video)". Engadget.
  5. ↑ Peckham, Matt. "Here Comes China's Low-Cost iPad Killer". Time. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
  6. ↑ "Xiaomi Mi Pad 1 Kernel Source Officially Released! Get It Here! – Xiaomi Mi Pad 1 – Xiaomi MIUI Official Forum". 3 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  7. ↑ "[LEGAL][COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT] Comply to terms of GNU GPLv2 License, release Mi Pad's Linux© kernel source code!／遵从 GNU GPLv2 授权条款的规定，释出小米平板的 Linux© 作业系统内核来源代码！／遵從 GNU GPL 第 2 版授權條款的規定，釋出小米平板的 Linux© 作業系統核心來源程式碼！ #解放小米 #LibreXiaoMi · Issue #18 · MiCode/Xiaomi_Kernel_OpenSource · GitHub". GitHub . 16 November 2018. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018.
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