I have been using this for over a month now. And overall my experience with Mi pad is positive. Yes, its true that many inbuilt apps and few features available on mobile version of MIUI OS are missing here but still the OS is sleek and very functional. But its android and you always have access to plethora of apps which should deal with almost anything you need on a tablet.
Lets start with Positives:
This has a superb display. And easily beats most of the displays in market, (Also mind brightness is still not very impressive but I can say good for indoor usage)
OS is beautiful and Functional!(MIUI is good, it contains very intuitive design and functionalities)
Battery backup is the best I have seen on any tablet so far(believe me, its better than even ipad, I charge it once in 2 days on moderate usage)
Design and build quality is top notch(reminds me of good old nokia days;)
(China doesnot make inferior quality products anymore, I believe this has the second best build quality after ipad)
Wifi connectivity is very prompt and throughput is impressive on my n-band wifi router.
Very good performance in gaming.(mind it gets heated up on very high end games like republique etc)
One of the factors most reviews dont mention is sound quality. Built in speakers are decent, But when you plug in headphones, This tablet produces amazing sound quality(I use flac songs). And definitely it has edge over samsung tablets.
Now jumping onto Hurdles\Cons:
There is no SIM facility. So, no Mobile calls or Internet through 3g is possible.(but note that using mobile data might have brought down this pad’s amazing battery performance) .
It gets heated up exactly near camera side where processor is there when playing heavy graphic games(but that does not mean graphics are not good, Mi pad allows you to play all high end games without any trace of lag). Whle paying games like candy crush etc, it shows no heating issues.
This tablet box does not include any earphone so u might have to buy one if you don’t have good pair yet.
Summarizing, If you really need Mobile internet connectivity then you might be disappointed(note that you can always share internet via wifi-hotspot from any decent android phone you have). leaaving just that, This is by far the best all round performance Tablet in the market, And you will be blown away by its display, touch and Battery back up. So be confident and go ahead with this tablet, it will impress you. And at the given price its a steal!;).
Caution: Please don’t go with Asus or Samsung tablets, if you are ok with wifi conectivity alone, MI Pad is leaps and bounds better than them and way cheaper too. PLEASE GIVE A LIKE if you find my review helpful.