Apple iPad 2 vs Motorola XOOM – Fight for the Tablet King

Few days back we compared Apple iPad 1 and Samsung Galaxy Tab to find out the best option in tablet PC. Since Apple iPad 2 is launched few days back and...
Apple iPad 2 vs Motorola XOOM

Few days back we compared Apple iPad 1 and Samsung Galaxy Tab to find out the best option in tablet PC. Since Apple iPad 2 is launched few days back and recently Motorola has also come up in the tablet PC market with XOOM running on Android 3 OS.

Here we are comparing features of these tablets to find out the best one in the current market.

Specifications Apple iPad 2
Motorola XOOM Conclusion
Screen Size 9.7-inch LED 10.1-inch screen Screen size is almost similar
Screen Resolution 1024×768 pixels 1280 x 800 pixels Motorola XOOM has better resolution than Apple iPad2
Operating System iOS 4 Android 3.0, called Honeycomb We can’t compare both the OS, each one of these have their own pros and cons.
Memory 16-64GB 32 GB iPad 2 provides more options with memory
RAM Unknown but probably 512 MB 1 GB XOOM RAM is more than iPad 2
Multitasking No Yes This is where XOOM takes on iPad 2 big time.
Multitouch Yes Yes Similar features
Camera Front & Rear Cameras, front is VGA, rear is 720p 5 MP- rear facing and 2 MP- front facing XOOM camera is far better than iPad 2
Phone No Yes No need of phone in tablet PC.
Bluetooth 2.1+EDR 2.1+EDR+HID Similar features
GPS In 3G model only Yes iPad 2 selected models comes with GPS
Battery Life Up to 10 hours of video play Up to 10 hours of video playback Similar features
Adobe Flash Support No Yes Apple is always against of Flash usage, so don’t expect it in iPad future releases also.
Applications Apple App Store Android Market Both have their own pros and cons.
Weight 1.3 pounds 1.3 pounds Similar weight

Conclusion: Overall Motorola XOOM is better in specs and features compared to Apple iPad 2 but again Apple has got its own charisma for their products and that’s why I feel that XOOM will not be able to take over the Apple iPad in a big way.

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