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Motorola Xoom 2 Reviews
Motorola Xoom 2 review
It was 10 months ago, during the Super Bowl, that Motorola announced the original Xoom to the world. In a 60-second ad that spared no expense, Google and Motorola united to show us their bold new vision for tablets; Honeycomb was going to revolutionize Android and our lives with it, while the Xoom was to be the flagship cresting that wave of change. You know your history, so you're no doubt aware that those grand plans didn't come to fruition. Motorola's approach with the Xoom 2 is, perhaps as a consequence of its experience with the Xoom, much more cautious, almost taciturn. The upgraded tablet has been put up for sale in the UK with nary a billboard or a late-night commercial to champion it, while its US promotion seems to have been handed off to Verizon, who's been allowed to deface it with the tacky moniker of Droid Xyboard. It wouldn't be unreasonable, therefore, to describe the Xoom 2 as the product of a company in a holding pattern. Moto clearly doesn't feel comfortable being an also-ran in the Android race, particularly not once Google becomes its parent company, but the time has apparently not been deemed correct to introduce the true successor to the extremely ambitious Xoom.
Motorola Xoom 2 Review
It's hard to believe that 10 months ago there were just a handful of tablets to choose from – especially if you were after a bigger model such as the iPad. However, Motorola was the first to launch an Android tablet using the Honeycomb platform that is specially designed to be run on tablets, rather than smartphones. Now Motorola has come up with a new device to challenge Apple's hold on the tablet market – but has it managed to come up with an iPad killer this time? The device is nice to hold in the hand – its back is flat and slightly tapered, and there are rubbery sides that make it easy to grip onto –unlike the slippery metal body of the iPad 2. With its angled corners, there's no chance you'll mistake the Xoom 2 for the original – or indeed for any other tablet. While the corners do have a slightly rounded edge, only the long sides of the device are straight – the shorter sides also have a slight curve to them. It does remind us of Motorola's RAZR smartie. One thing we don't like about the tablet is that the power button is on the back of the device – it's closer to the edge than it was on the original and does tend to sit under the right index finger, but nevertheless we found it was far too easy to nudge the volume rocker that is positioned below it instead.
Motorola Xoom 2 review
Though the original Motorola Xoom stood out as the first big tablet push with backing from Google, it didn't turn out quite to be pinnacle of Android tablets.It was soon surpassed by the likes of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 as a straight-up iPad 2 competitor, while the Asus Eee Pad Slider and Asus Eee Pad Transformer showed that Android tablets could really excel when they did something different.Still, there's no doubt the Xoom was a good device in its own right, so Motorola's been tweaking and trimming, and has now released the Xoom 2.Though there have been some internal changes, it's the outside where the difference is most notable. Motorola seems determined to take the iPad 2 head-on here, because the Xoom 2 has the same thin profile as the iPad 2 (both measure just 8.8mm thick), and at 599g is actually lighter a whole 2g lighter than Apple's tablet.Inside, the 1GHz dual-core processor of the original has been bumped up to 1.2GHz, all the better to smoothly run Android 3.2. Sadly, there's no Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich here at launch, which inevitably means any Xoom 2 owners will always be looking over the horizon at the rosy unified future.
Motorola Xoom 2 review
Motorola's original Xoom tablet sadly wasn't the amazing piece of kit that would bring Android tablets to the mainstream, as some hoped it might. Moto isn't giving up though. It's slapped beefed-up specs inside a much slimmer and sexier body.The updated Xoom isn't running the latest version of Android though, so is it worthy of your attention? The Xoom 2 is available now for £380. At a very reasonable 599g, the Xoom 2 is somewhat lighter than the original Xoom tablet, which weighed in at a bone-wrenching 730g. The Xoom 2 is about the same weight as the iPad 2 (601g), and is considerably easier to handle than its predecessor. You can hold it upright for fairly long periods of time without feeling the tell-tale aches in your arms. It's slim too, at 8.8mm thick. That's exactly the same thickness as the iPad 2 and a great reduction from the 13mm of the original Xoom. It's a slate that will slide into a satchel or backpack without much pushing and shoving. The corners of the Xoom 2 have been given an angular slant, which Motorola reckons makes this tablet easier to hold. The company also cut the corners off its new Razr smart phone, meaning the Xoom 2 looks pretty much like a bigger version of the phone.
Motorola Xoom 2
Motorola's Xoom tablet wasn't that brilliant -- we desperately wanted it to bring Android tablets to the mainstream, but it failed to deliver. Motorola isn't giving up though, and the Motorola Xoom 2 is lighter and slimmer than its predecessor. But it's not running the latest version of Android, so is it worthy of your attention?The Xoom 2 will be out in the UK in mid-November, and there's no official word on pricing just yet. We've gone hands-on, so read on for our first impressions, and be sure to check out our hands-on photos and video above.The Xoom 2 is lighter than the incredibly weighty Xoom tablet, tipping the scales at a very reasonable 599g. That's about the same weight as the iPad 2 (which weighs 601g), and makes the Xoom 2 much more manageable than its predecessor, which weighed in at a wrist-snapping 730g.It still feels substantial, but we appreciate the reduced heft. It's slim too, at 8.8mm thick. That's exactly the same thickness as the iPad 2, and means this slate will slide into a satchel or backpack without bulking things out uncomfortably.The corners of the Xoom 2 have been given an angular slant, which Motorola thinks will make this tablet easier to hold.
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Motorola Xoom 2 10.1 Inch 16Gb Android Tablet (Wi-Fi Version) | $909.13 | See it |
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