Xiaomi launches 1st tablet, targeting Ipad

Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi has launched a new tablet.

The 7.9-inch Xiaomi Pad retails for around 15-hundred yuan for the 16-gig model.

The 64-gig Xiaomi Pad will cost around 17-hundred.

The new tablet features an 8-megapixel camera and advanced graphics chip.

Xiaomi's chief executive says they hope to rival the iPad Mini, which costs over 28-hundred yuan for a 16-gigabyte model.

In making the announcment, Xiaomi also says it plans to debut the second-generation of its Xiaomi TV here in Beijing before the end of the month.

That product will cost around 4-thousand yuan.