Monday, April 4, 2011

Xoom or Wait?


So after a long tablet-deprived wait I finally got my hands on a WiFi-Only Motorola Xoom.  In exchange for $600 bucks the Wifi Xoom is basically identical to its Verizon 3G/4G enabled counterpart. The Xoom has a  1Ghz dual core Tegra 2 processor, front and back cameras (5MP shooter on back with a front facing cam for video chat), Android 3.0 Honeycomb (Google's newest version of Android optimized for tablets) and a 10.1" Display.

I immediately fell in love with the Xoom, but after a few days that all changed because of glitches and bugs.  I really liked having an Android tablet and would strongly recommended checking out the Xoom, but I returned mine.  There are just too many other Android Tablets on the horizon.  HTC, LG, Samsung, Asus, and Acer all have some pretty competitive tablets coming in the next few months; not to mention tablets from HP (Palm) and Blackberry.  The Xoom's quirks and bugs will be resolved in the coming weeks undoubtedly, but the Xoom is only the tip of the Tablet-iceberg.  Many more options are coming and I will be holding out to explore them.  More competition means more variety in features and hopefully more competitive pricing. So the big question for those looking for and Android tablet is Xoom or Wait?

Check out my video review of the Xoom below. Let me know what you think




Motorola XOOM Tablet Specs
OS
Android 3.0 (Honeycomb)
Differentiation
Larger and higher-resolution display in smaller form-factor, first tablet with Honeycomb software, dual-core 1GHz processor, and a wide range of docking options
Dimensions
249.1mm (h) x 167.8mm (w) x 12.9mm (d)
Display
10.1” 1280x800 resolution
Weight
~25 ounces
Processor
1GHz dual-core processor
Battery
Up to 10 hours video playback
Connectivity
3.5mm, micro USB 2.0 HS, Corporate Sync, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR + HID
Network
802.11n b/g/n
Messaging/Web/Apps
Email (Corporate Sync, Google Mail, POP3/IMAP embedded) , WebKit w/ Flash
Audio
AAC, AAC+, AMR NB, AMR WB, MP3, XMF
Video
HD capture/playback/streaming, H.263, H.264, MPEG4
Camera
5 MP rear-facing camera with dual LED flash/2MP front-facing webcam
Memory
32GB on board user memory, microSD card support after future software update, 1GB DDR2 RAM

Some of the upcoming Tablets that I am waiting to see:

HTC Evo View 4G/HTC Flyer


Asus Eee Pad Transformer


Asus Eee Pad Slider

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