Motorola Xoom

 MOTOROLA XOOM

 It has certainly been the year of the tablets, and since the release of corporate giant Apple and its I-Pad, it didn’t take long before the other companies made their move into the tablet generation.

The Motorola Xoom is an Android-based tablet by Motorola.  With sleek design and I-Pad look alike, the Xoom 3G version was released on February 24, 2011, and the Wi-Fi version was released March 27, 2011. It was the first tablet to be sold with Android 3.0 Honeycomb, the most recent mobile operating system by Android.  Xoom is equipped with formidable hardware. The 1GHz, NVIDIA Tegra 2-based slate boasts a sizable 1GB of DDR2 RAM, 32GB of internal storage, a 10.1-inch, 1280 x 800 capacitive display, 3G connectivity, along with front and rear facing cameras, HD video capability, and loads of wireless options.

There can be little question that the Xoom is certainly a contender for the hearts and minds of potential tablet buyers in the market.

Software:

Both the Wi-Fi and Verizon branded Xoom runs Google's Android 3.2 Honeycomb(initially 3.0), whose new features include a redesigned, tablet-optimized user interface , improved task-switching, a newly redesigned notification system, Google Maps 5 in 3D and browser enhancements including tabbed-browsing, form auto-fill and bookmark syncing.

Browsing experience is very similar to that of a desktop style, so you feel right at home.  The tablet has a much more authentic layout for browsing through YouTube and your personal music collection with sort of 3D-ish layout and the G-mail has given a new face lift.

The Xoom arguably has one of the best battery life, ranging between 8-9 hrs.

Motorola XOOM Specs:

Price:

•      $700-800 3G only
•     $500-600 Wi-Fi only

Operating system:

• Android 3.1 (Honeycomb)(upgradeable to 3.2.1)

Power:

•       6500 mAh

CPU:

•       Nvidia Tegra 2 T20, 1 GHz dual-core processor

Storage capacity:

•     Internal flash memory: 32 GB
•      external slot: microSD card after SW update

Memory 

• 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM

Display 

•    1280×800 px (aspect ratio 16:10), 10.1 in (26 cm) diagonal, 160 ppi,Gorilla Glass

Graphics

•      Tegra 2 T20, ULP GeForce 333 MHz

Input

• Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen display
• Ambient light sensors
• Microphone
• Barometer
• Magnetometer (Compass)
• S-GPS
• 3-axis accelerometer
• 3-axis gyroscope

Camera

•     Back: 5.0 MP with 4× digital zoom 
•     Autofocus, 720p video capture, 30 fps, dual LED flash
•     Front: 2.0 MP camera

Connectivity

• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Class 2
• micro-HDMI 1.4 (type D), 720p (out)
• micro-USB 2.0
• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n
• CDMA version: EVDO Rev. A
• GSM version: GSM/EDGE

Dimensions

•      249.1 mm (9.81 in) (h)
•      167.8 mm (6.61 in) (w)
•      12.9 mm (0.51 in) (d) 
•       Weight 730 g