Apple iPad 2 Vs. Motorola Xoom: Which is the Greatest Tablet at Present Time?

Two of the most competitive tablets available in the market today are the Motorola Xoom and the Apple iPad 2. Many would-be buyers today are pitching them against the other to see which one comes on top.

The iPad 2 comes with dual-core A5 chip that provides up to two times faster performance. Graphics is super fast as well for every user’s gaming satisfaction. The Motorola Xoom on the other hand comes with a dual-core 1GHz processor and Android 3.0 Honeycomb the latest and exclusive OS for tablets.

When it comes to the display, Xoom has a bigger one with 10-1 inches compared to iPad 2’s 9.7 inches; both have high resolutions. And both tablets come with dual cameras.

The iPad 2 has a front-facing VGA camera and a rear camera that can capture 720p HD video and still shots. Apple’s specs sheet does not say how many megapixels they are. Xoom on the other hand has 2 MP webcam and a 5MP camera that’s capable of 720p HD video capture. Both of these have video and audio playback capability making selection even more difficult.

Both of the tablets have different kinds of connectivity like Bluetooth technology, WiFi, microUSB, USB 2.0.

In terms of physical dimensions, the iPad 2 wins because of its slim form factor. The WiFi-only model weighs 601g, the Wi-Fi + 3G weighs 613g. The Motorola Xoom on the other hand is 730 grams; I guess that’s because of the larger screen size.

With these two closely compared to each other, which do you think is best?

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   Eddie Y

   Mar 29, 2011

   I own both, and wrote a rather lengthy blog post on this topic here:

   http://karmamule.wordpress.com/2011/03/28/a-subjective-comparison-between-the-motorola-xoom-and-ipad-2/