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Difference Between Apple iPad 2 and Motorola Xoom

Apple iPad 2 vs Motorola Xoom

Apple iPad 2 and Motorola Xoom are two direct competitors in the tablet market. Apple iPad 2 is much more smarter than iPad, it is amazingly slim and light while maintaining the same screen size but is powered by a powerful 1GHz dual core A5 application processor and improved operating system iOS 4.3. The main difference between iPad 2 and Motorola Xoom is the operating system. iPad 2 runs iOS 4.3 while Motorola Xoom runs Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), it’s a competition between Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) versus iOS 4.3.

Apple iPad 2

iPad 2 has excellent multitasking feature with the support of dual core high performance A5 application processor, 512 MB RAM and updated OS iOS 4.3.

iPad 2 is  amazingly slim and lighter than its previous iPad, it’s just 8.8 mm thin and weight 1.3 pounds. The new A5 processor’s clock speed is twice faster than A4 and 9 times better on graphics while the power consumption remains same.

iPad 2 has added some new features like HDMI compatibility, camera with gyro and a new software PhotoBooth, 7200p video camcorder, front facing camera with FaceTime for video conferencing,  and introduced two applications improved iMovie and GarageBand, that turns the device in to a small musical instrument. iPad 2 has three variants to support both 3G-UMTS/HSPA network and 3G-CDMA network and available as a Wi-Fi only model also.

iPad 2 is available in black and white colors and use the same battery as iPad and also priced same like iPad. Apple introduces a new bendable magnatic case for iPad 2, named as Smart Cover. iPad 2 will be available in the US market from March 11th and to others from March 25th.

Motorola Xoom

The Motorola Xoom, which was rated as one of the best device at CES 2011 is a large 10.1-inch HD Tablet with Dual-Core Processor and sailing on Google’s next generation OS Android 3.0 Honeycomb and support 1080p HD video content.

This is the first device to run on Google’s next generation mobile operating system Android OS 3.0 Honeycomb, which is entirely designed for tablets. The device is made more powerful with 1 GHz dual core NVIDIA Tegra processor, 1GB RAM and comes with 10.1″ HD capacitive touch screen with higher resolution 1280 x 800 and 16:10 aspect ratio, 5.0 MP rear camera with dual LED flash, 720p video recording, 2 MP front camera, 32 GB Internal memory, extendable up to 32 GB, HDMI TV out and DNLA, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n. All this is supported by Verizon’s CDMA Network and upgradeable to 4G-LTE network, proposed in Q2 2011. The device has built-in gyroscope, barometer, e-compass, accelerometer and adaptive lighting for new types of applications. The tablet can be a mobile hot spot with the capability to connect up to five Wi-Fi devices.

The Android Honeycomb has attractive UI, gives enhanced multimedia and full browsing experience. The Honeycomb features include Google Map 5.0 with 3D interaction, Tablet optimized Gmail, Google Search, redesigned YouTube, ebook and thousands of applications from Android Market. The business applications include Google Calendar, Exchange Mail, opening and editing documents, spreadsheets and presentations. It also supports Adobe Flash 10.1.

The tablet is slim and light weight with a dimension of 9.80″ (249mm) x 6.61″ (167.8mm) x 0.51(12.9mm) and only 25.75 oz (730g)



Comparison of Specifications
Apple iPad 2 vs Motorola Xoom
 Design Apple iPad 2 Motorola Xoom
Form Factor Slate Slate
Keyboard Virtual full keyboard with swype Virtual QWERTY keyboard with Swype
Dimension 241.2x185.7x8.8 mm 249 x 167.8 x 12.9 mm
Weight 613 g (1.35 lbs) 730g
Body Color Black, White Black
 Display Apple iPad 2 Motorola Xoom
Size 9.7 10.1″
Resolution 1024x768 pixels WXGA 1280x800 pixels
Features IPS technology, Glossy widescreen, oleophobic coated, Aspect ratio 16:10, Light responsive
 Operating System Apple iPad 2 Motorola Xoom
Platform iOS 4.3 Android 3.0 Honeycomb
UI Apple Floating Multi-finger UI
Browser Apple Safari Android HTML WebKit
Java/Adobe Flash Nitro JavaScript engine / No Adobe Flash Adobe Flash Player 10.1
 Processor Apple iPad 2 Motorola Xoom
Model Dual-core Apple A5 NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual Core Processor
Speed 1 GHz 1 GHz Dual Core
 Memory Apple iPad 2 Motorola Xoom
RAM 512 MB 1GB
Included 16GB/32GB/64GB 32 GB
Expansion No Up to 32GB with microSD card
 Camera Apple iPad 2 Motorola Xoom
Resolution 5 Megapixel
Flash No Dual LED
Focus, Zoom Auto Focus, 4x Digital Zoom Auto
Video Capture HD 720p@30fps HD 720p@30fps
Sensors 3 axis gyro, Illumination Sensor
Features Geo tagging, tap to control exposure
Secondary camera VGA@30fps
 Entertainment Apple iPad 2 Motorola Xoom
Audio Formats: HE AAC, AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, AIFF, WAV Android Music Player, support AAC, MP3, ACC+, Enhanced, OGG, MIDI
Video Formats: H.264 up to 720p@30fps, MPEG4, M-JPEG 720p playback, MPEG-4, H.263, H.264
Gaming Cordy, Dungeon Defenders
 Battery Apple iPad 2 Motorola Xoom
Type Capacity Built in Li-Polymer 24.5 W-hr
Talktime Surfing up to 10 hrs (2G), 9 hrs (3G) 10 hrs (2G), 9 hrs (3G)
Standby More than 1 month Up to 14 days
 Mail and Messaging Apple iPad 2 Motorola Xoom
Mail General Mail Client (Push Enabled),Exchange Sync POP3/IMAP Email, Push Email, Native Gmail Client
Messaging Google Talk (Web based),Beluga Facebook IM,Facebook Chat SMS, MMS, IM (GoogleTalk)
 Connectivity Apple iPad 2 Motorola Xoom
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n 802.11b/g/n
Bluetooth 2.1 +EDR v 2.1+EDR+HID
USB Yes 2.0 High Speed
HDMI Compatible (1080p HD), connect through Apple digital AV adapter Yes
DLNA Yes
 Location Service Apple iPad 2 Motorola Xoom
Maps Google Maps Google Map 5.0 with 3D interaction
GPS A-GPS A-GPS
 Network Support Apple iPad 2 Motorola Xoom
2G/3G UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA; GSM/EDGE CDMA Ev-Do Rev.A
4G No LTE 700
 Application Apple iPad 2 Motorola Xoom
Apps Apple Apps Store, iTunes 10.2 Android Market, Google Mobile Apps
Social Networks Facebook, Vimeo,Twitter,Linkedin Facebook,Twitter,Linkedin,Myspace
Featured iBook, iMovie ($4.99), GarageBand ($4.99), FaceTime, PhotoBooth Movie Studio,
 Additional Features Apple iPad 2 Motorola Xoom
  AirPlay, AirPrint, 65000 iPad specific applications


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