Motorola XOOM : Motorola's First Tablet with Android 3.0 Honeycomb

Phones far & wide desired to be the iPhone killer & you know what - tablets are no different. The iPad needs to get used to living with a bounty on its head. & always be prepared for the likes of the Motorola XOOM.

But the XOOM is no ordinary competitor. We're speaking the first Honeycomb tablet, a cornerstone for Android. Its Motorola's first tablet . In the event that they play their cards right, it could be a giant funds earner for a company in trouble, so they know Moto gave it their best.

The Motorola XOOM has more to offer than that. The Verizon US version will be getting a (delayed) LTE update, while dual-band Wi-Fi (five.4GHz & 5GHz) sounds sweet .

The XOOM has a ten.10.1" screen of 1280 x 800 pixels resolution, Google's latest Android OS (after the update rolls out in full), purpose made for tablet use, & a powerful Tegra five 1GHz dual-core chipset with 1GB RAM. Barely a few lines in to the spec sheet & they already like the sound of it.

XOOM's Specification and Disadvantages :
+ 10.1" capacitive touchscreen of 1280 x 800 pixel resolution; multi-touch
+ 730g of weight
+ Dual-band (two.4GHz & 5GHz) Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n connectivity; Wi-Fi hotspot
+ Optional 3G connectivity (information only) � HSPA or 1xEV-DO (LTE by upgrade)
+ GPS with A-GPS support on all models
+ 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra two AP20H Dual Core processor
+ 1GB RAM
+ Android 3.0 Honeycomb, upgradable to 3.1
+ 16/32/64GB of onboard storage, microSD card slot (up to 32GB)
+ Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
+ Accelerometer, compass & three-axis gyro-sensor; barometer sensor
+ 5MP auto-focus camera with dual-LED flash
+ 720p video recording at 30fps
+ 2MP secondary video call camera
+ HD TV-Out by microHDMI port
+ microUSB with host functionality
+ Flash-enabled web browser
+ 10 hours video playback, 3.3 days of music playback

- Seems laggy despite the 1GHz dual-core CPU
- Screen is reflective, hard to make use of outside
- Quite a porker at 730 grams
- No kickstand (it cannot be stood up on a table without a dock)
- Non-replaceable battery
- Can't charge off USB
- LTE-enabling update not out yet for the Verizon version
- Still waiting for an update to enable microSD slot as well
- No document editor pre-installed, not even a viewer