Now that CES is here, what is the best Android tablet?
Jan 6, 11, 11:06 pm
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Now that CES is here, what is the best Android tablet?
Been waiting for Honeycomb and the onslaught of Android tablets for a while now.
The Motorola Xoom looks very nice, but it appears to be Verizon branded. I'd love a wifi version of something with similar specs.
What else looks great?
The Motorola Xoom looks very nice, but it appears to be Verizon branded. I'd love a wifi version of something with similar specs.
What else looks great?
Jan 8, 11, 1:33 pm
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So despite all the build up over how we would be inundated with tablets there really didn't seem to be a lot of game changers. Did anything else compete with the Xoom? Sure the Blackberry Playbook got some hype...but where are all the other killer tablets?
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The Xoom website is utterly ridiculous, you have to watch a stupid advertisement just to view a product that Moto is trying to sell. So long web site perhaps I will remember this product if I happen to see it in a store in 4 months. 
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There's another show, the Mobile World Congress, coming up soon and there may be more products shown then.
I think the Xoom and Playbook may be sold with mobile data contracts. Wifi models may be priced like the Galaxy Tab/iPad.
For people already with smart phone contracts, it may not be an appealing option to pay for another data contract.
I think the Xoom and Playbook may be sold with mobile data contracts. Wifi models may be priced like the Galaxy Tab/iPad.
For people already with smart phone contracts, it may not be an appealing option to pay for another data contract.
Jan 8, 11, 2:38 pm
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Originally Posted by adambadam
The Xoom website is utterly ridiculous, you have to watch a stupid advertisement just to view a product that Moto is trying to sell. So long web site perhaps I will remember this product if I happen to see it in a store in 4 months.
Here's another link to pics/specs without ads. lol
http://androidheadlines.com/2011/01/...id-tablet.html
http://techdraginfo.blogspot.com/201...30-tablet.html
Originally Posted by wco81
There's another show, the Mobile World Congress, coming up soon and there may be more products shown then.
I think the Xoom and Playbook may be sold with mobile data contracts. Wifi models may be priced like the Galaxy Tab/iPad.
For people already with smart phone contracts, it may not be an appealing option to pay for another data contract.
I think the Xoom and Playbook may be sold with mobile data contracts. Wifi models may be priced like the Galaxy Tab/iPad.
For people already with smart phone contracts, it may not be an appealing option to pay for another data contract.
Jan 8, 11, 2:46 pm
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Originally Posted by broadwayblue
So despite all the build up over how we would be inundated with tablets there really didn't seem to be a lot of game changers. Did anything else compete with the Xoom? Sure the Blackberry Playbook got some hype...but where are all the other killer tablets?
Still, what i've seen from Honeycomb can easily be called a game changer. Once HTC builds a tablet around it, the market will change a lot.
Jan 8, 11, 3:03 pm
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There are indications that Honeycomb is only for higher-end hardware. Maybe not dual-core but certainly not the $99 Android tablets.
If that's the case, then Honeycomb tablets won't be able to underprice the iPad much, if at all.
If that's the case, then Honeycomb tablets won't be able to underprice the iPad much, if at all.
Jan 8, 11, 3:13 pm
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Originally Posted by ScottC
I suspect the delay comes from Google and Honeycomb - not many major vendors got access to it before the show.
Still, what i've seen from Honeycomb can easily be called a game changer. Once HTC builds a tablet around it, the market will change a lot.
Still, what i've seen from Honeycomb can easily be called a game changer. Once HTC builds a tablet around it, the market will change a lot.
Jan 8, 11, 3:16 pm
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Originally Posted by wco81
There are indications that Honeycomb is only for higher-end hardware. Maybe not dual-core but certainly not the $99 Android tablets.
If that's the case, then Honeycomb tablets won't be able to underprice the iPad much, if at all.
If that's the case, then Honeycomb tablets won't be able to underprice the iPad much, if at all.
http://twitter.com/morrildl/status/22845294886518785#
And honestly, I'm not terribly concerned about the $99 tablet market. If these devices are equal or better than the iPad I don't have a problem spending $400-$500 on one.
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I could have sworn I saw a micro USB port on the Xoom, at CES. But they were not allowing anyone to actually hold or touch them so maybe I didn't see it right.
I could have sworn I saw a micro USB port on the Xoom, at CES. But they were not allowing anyone to actually hold or touch them so maybe I didn't see it right.
Jan 9, 11, 4:32 pm
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I could have sworn I saw a micro USB port on the Xoom, at CES. But they were not allowing anyone to actually hold or touch them so maybe I didn't see it right.
I could have sworn I saw a micro USB port on the Xoom, at CES. But they were not allowing anyone to actually hold or touch them so maybe I didn't see it right.
Motorola XOOM Tablet
OS Android 3.0 Honeycomb
Differentiation Larger display in smaller form-factor, 1080p HD support, first tablet with Honeycomb software, dual-core 1GHz processor, and a wide range of docking options
Dimensions 249.1mm (h) x 167.8mm (w) x 12.9mm (d)
Display 10.1″ 1280 × 800 resolution
Weight 730 g
Processor NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2: 1 GHz dual-core processor
Battery Up to 10 hour video playback
Connectivity 3.5 mm, micro USB 2.0 HS, Corporate Sync, Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR + HID
Network 3G, 4G LTE upgradeable, 802.11n w/Personal Hotspot
Messaging/Web/Apps Email (Corporate Sync, Google Mail, POP3/IMAP embedded, Push Email, Yahoo Mail) , WebKit w/ Flash
Audio AAC, AAC+, AMR NB, AMR WB, MP3, XMF
Video 720p capture/1080p playback/streaming, H.263, H.264, MPEG4
Camera 5 MP rear-facing camera with dual LED flash/2 MP front-facing camera
Memory 32 GB on board user memory, SD card support after software update, 1 GB DDR2 RAM
Android 3.0
10.1 inch screen
Dual-core 1 GHz processor
Currently 3G, upgradeable to 4G
Rear 5 MP camera
Front 2 MP camera
720p video recording
1080p video playback with HDMI video out
Jan 11, 11, 1:25 am
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Originally Posted by broadwayblue
Network 3G, 4G LTE upgradeable, 802.11n w/Personal Hotspot
Originally Posted by broadwayblue
Memory 32 GB on board user memory, SD card support after software update, 1 GB DDR2 RAM
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Originally Posted by aly
LTE is via software upgrade...
Do these companies not understand how LTE will works? Its not like LTE is still in its conceptual stage.
