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July 2014
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Android 3.0 Honeycomb
Solid construction
Takes fantastic photos
Peppy performance
Uses Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS
Better cameras than the iPad 2
Fast performance
Good battery life
Fast and responsive processor and user experience
Very good built in software is an upgrade from the typical Android experience
Solid build construction
Built in barometer!
The 10.1-inch high-res display is clear and fairly bright
Very solid build
32GB of built-in storage and will later have expandable memory slot activated.
Android 3.1 and Beyond
Awesome battery life just under iPad's
Fast WiFi connectivity
Fast charging to full battery
Tegra 2 dualcore processor
1GB of internal RAM
And 32GB storage onboard
Wonderful screen and great viewing angles via Corning's Goril
Integration with Google's Web services
Very fast
Great tabbed browsing experience
Notifications are awesome
Widgets and homescreens are very cool
Solid hardware
It is a good weight and size
The 3g is ok but the 4g is what to watch for
Good Camera 5 mp which records 720P
Front facing camera is great too
2mp and it is solid
The browsing is awesome
Dual Speakers provide great audio
Google Body comes with it
Honeycomb
Nice display
Back and front cameras for video calls
Excellent browser with cool tablet-specific features
Intuitive OS
Great Gmail and Talk interface ...
1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual Core processor
Android 3.0 (Honeycomb)
Great battery life
10.1inch display
First with Android 3.0
OS optimized for tablets
Snappy dualcore processor
The first Android tablet with Google's tablet-specific Honeycomb OS. Fast. Beautiful
Highly responsive touch screen. HDMI output for televison/computer monitor viewing.
HDMI-mini output
Runs Android 3.0 for smoother tablet OS experience
There is a 2MP and a 5MP camera available on this tablet
True Mutlitasking Support With Better Notifications
Excellent High Resolution Cameras
Supports Flash
Honeycomb OS lives up to hype
Amazing display
Great Tegra 2 performance
Big
Widescreen display offers plenty of room for video and for reading. Fast 1GHz processor promises great performance for future games and apps. Honeycomb simplifies and optimizes the Android interface for tablets. Dual cameras and an optional external keyboard make this a credible notebook (or at least netbook) replacement
Android 3.0 onboardSuper fast
Super capableFront and rear-facing cameras
Slick Android 3.0 OS
32GB memory
HDMI out
Excellent performance
Battery life
The first tablet to combine Google's Android 3.0 software (now upgradable to Android 4.0)
Motorola's knack for great hardware
And Verizon's 4G network
The Xoom tablet technically offers a more powerful
More capable alternative to Apple's original iPad
Solid hardware and tablet-based Android has finally come of age
Gorgeous screen
Great for gaming and multimedia
Simple to use
Dual cameras with flash
Decent picture quality
Stereo sound
Fan / silent operation
Large memory
5 MP digicam
Good power management
The editors didn't like
Heavier than the iPad 2
Fewer apps than iPad 2
Some features not functional at launch
Some bugs and crashes
The form factor of the device is a bit heavy and uncomfortable
Some features are MIA
Such as MicroSD and 4G support
Buggy Flash support for the time being
Very limited Android Market for tablets
User agent problems with browser
Hard to get conten...
Poor rear camera
User interface may be complicated for first time users
Tablet-specific applications are sparse
Proprietary charging cable
High price point
Has to be sent away to have LTE enabled.
Still a little buggy but so are all of my other gadgets
The lack of Android 3.0 apps but they will come and more are coming every week
Can't use microSD slot yet
Heavy and even more awkward to hold than an iPad (No biggie since I use it more in landsca
The software is not particularly stable or robust
Requires a proprietary power adapter and can't charge through microUSB
Users have to rely on the MTP protocol to manage media on the device
The built-in e-mail client has extremely poor protocol support
Display is just ok
Poor amount of designed for tablet apps atleast for the moment
Device occasionally freezes up.
The left out flash for a few weeks
I don't have it yet as of the time of this review going up
No 4g yet which was a big selling point
It can glitch
But nothing major at all
Do not think this is a big deal because it isn't
MicroSD slot not active - will require software update
No flash support yet
Won't charge via USB
Must send tablet to Motorola for 4G upgrade
No WiFi only version yet
Expensive
Programs often crashed
Dearth of apps in Android Market with no filter to see tablet-optimised ones
Lack of unique interface means it may not stand out in the soon-to-grow tablet market Look and Feel...
MicroSD slot isn't enabled
Yet
LTE upgrade requires sending the device to Motorola
Pricey compared to Android 3.0 tablets recently launched
Even with Verizon subsidy
No WiFionly model at launch
4G requires upgrade
Lackluster display
User interface seems overcomplicated at times. Flash support is only in beta mode
Has limitations. While promised in the future
There's no support for SD cards at launch. Android Market on the device is buggy. Few high-quality
Must-have Honeycomb apps.
New OS has a few stability issues
Images don't render properly in Gallery viewer
Heavy
At 1.6 pounds
Middling display
Video looked blocky
User interface seems overcomplicated at times. While promised in the future
There's no support for SD cards at launch. Android Market selection is short on tablet-specific apps.
Shipped too soon? Must wait for 4G LTE
Adobe Flash and microSD card driver
Adobe Flash and microSD c
Stability problems
Few tablet apps
Some user interface quirks
Poor speakers
The Motorola Xoom is thick and weighs 1.6 pounds.
Awkward To Hold In Portrait Mode
Many Applications Still Feel Like They Are Beta
LCD Panel Could Be Better
Android tablet apps still limited
Basic onscreen keyboard
Awkward app management in Honeycomb
Rearfacing speakers don’t do justice to any kind of audio. The button thing is weird. Honeycomb seems to have some bugs to work out. No support for Adobe Flash–based content.
OS is still buggySome issues with hardware buttonsVery little native software available
4G LTE connectivity
Google Voice not supported yet
Inactive MicroSD slot
No MMS or SMS capabilities
It's expensive
Heftier than the iPad 2
And novice users may balk at Android's read-the-manual attitude
Screen isn't as bright or vibrant as we think it should be
Published: 2012-07-30, Author: Andrew , review by: arstechnica.com
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Fan / silent operation, Large memory, 5 MP digicam, Good power management
Reflective display surface, Unusable microSD slot, Lack of controls on the device, Often crashes, Isn't recognized by Vista
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The first Android tablet with Google's tablet-specific Honeycomb OS. Fast. Beautiful, highly responsive touch screen. Flash support. HDMI output for television/computer monitor viewing.
User interface seems overcomplicated at times. While promised in the future, there's no support for SD cards at launch. Android Market selection is short on tablet-specific apps.
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