Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9

7.9" 1536 x 2048 IPS LCD of 324ppi, Gorilla Glass 3 ; Nvidia Tegra K1 chipset, 2GB of RAM ; Quad-core 2.2GHz Cortex-A15 processor ; ULP GeForce Kepler GPU with 192 cores ; Android 4.4.4 with deep-running MIUI customizations ; 8MP back and 5MP front...

No cellular version ; Plastic build ; Sold exclusively online

Xiaomi did well with the Mi Pad 7.9 and they know it. Very few compact, affordable tablets end up as solid as this. They need to travel light (and stay within budget) but compromises weigh them down. Well, not the Xiaomi Mi Pad 7.9.

If you are like me, the Xiaomi name was a new one. A privately owned company from Beijing and has become one of China’s largest electronics companies, jumping into the smartphone market in 2011. The Mi Pad marks the company’s first attempt at a tablet...