Motorola Xoom Cons

Limitations and Drawbacks

There are not many drawbacks and there is a lot to like about the new Xoom.  It is most complete and clearly functioning version of Android, the hardware which is packed inside Motorola's tablet is really quite good.

However there are only few cons to mention about the Xoom.  On the sound side of things, the Xoom could produce reasonably clear audio at a mid-level volume, cranking the tablet up created some pretty nasty distortion on basic sounds.

Xoom Vs I-Pad 2:

The comparison is made to the current popular I-Pad 2, since the Xoom is competing for top spot, it is only fair to compare to arguably the best tablet available in the market.   Few cons were, not many apps were present to play around with at this moment of time for the Xoom, most of them are not formatted to the tablet settings.  Compared to I-Pad, Apple has over 100,000 apps in the app store.

When it comes to picture viewing quality, the I-Pad 2 beats the Xoom by a small margin, especially when viewing the picture from certain angles; Xoom just doesn’t have that sharp and crisp looking image which the I-Pad 2 delivers.

I-Pad 2 also beats the Xoom on battery life.  Xoom having around 8-9hrs while the I-Pad 2 having over 10hrs.

When it comes to choice, the Motorola Xoom is only available in 32 GB in either 3G or Wi-Fi version; were as opposed to Apples I-Pad you have the choice of 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB.

Price Comparison:

	MODEL	PRICE
MOTOROLA XOOM	32 GB Wi-Fi	$599
	32 GB 3G	$799
APPLE I-PAD 2	32 GB Wi-Fi	$599
	32 GB 3G	$729

If you are willing to pay 30 dollars more, the 64GB 3G I-Pad is available for $829.  You could say the Motorola Xoom is a bit pricey, but considering the latest Android software and future down the line upgradable to 4G, the price seems within reason.