I bought two Xoom iPad2 of different members of the family. I thought I would compare the two devices to anyone interested. Many of my comments are subjective to be taken into account when reading the magazine.
Look and feel:
The screen has a different feel iPad2 Xoom Screen - iPad2 is a bit softer, less likely to stay in short-haul. Xoom The screen tends to show fingerprints more than Ipad2 for some reason. Everyone in the family iPad2 seems clear that the Xoom.
Both weigh 1.6 pounds. Subjectively, the Xoom feels heavier than the Ipad2, but it is an illusion, perhaps due to the slightly smaller size. UPDATE: I need to learn to use scales - the Xoom is about 3 ounces heavier than iPad2.
Both have a similar size screen, measured diagonally. But the aspect ratio is different - for iPad2 4:03, 16:09 Xoom. This means that the iPad2 has a larger viewing area, and that makes a big difference when you move from one site. The screen is brighter than the screen iPad2 Xoom.
Hardware Performance:
Xoom seems a bit 'faster than iPad2, and the data show that it is faster. Both are dual-core processors based on ARM designs. Xoom seems to be able to handle the graphics better than iPad2. What is the connection to wireless networks, both seem this down pat - they both work.
User Interface:
The iPad2 is like a big iPhone. That good or bad is subjective. For me, it's good - polite, flexible and can adapt to my needs. The user interface is completely new Xoom, and unfortunately, it shows - there are many sharp edges. Some examples: moving icons in programs together is not intuitive, and they keep moving back and you can see the first 5 applications running on Xoom and choose one, but the list does not scroll to the programs do not appear in the list can not be selected, and you can not close programs (except for a peak power that can lose data) Xoom decide when to quit an application, or adaptation is possible but more difficult than iPad2. In short, Xoom UI work in progress - a lot of potential, but currently rather poor.
Operating system:
The IOS uses iPad2 Apple. It works, but uses cooperative multitasking, which (in theory) is less effective than the whole multitasking Xoom uses a version of Google's Android is designed for tablets. In practice, the two work very well and I doubt anyone would have the difference.
Applications:
iPad2 70 000 applications available on Apple's App Store, and also works 300 000 applications available for iPhone. Xoom currently has about 60 applications, and can run applications in the Android phone (but we are stretched in one direction, making them strange). IPad2 Some applications are pretty impressive - for example, GarageBand. There are many games iPad2, and only a few games of Xoom. If this does not improve rapidly, Xoom has fallen. After all applications are usually the reason people buy these devices.
Navigation:
Due to the screen aspect ratio that I mentioned, I prefer to navigate iPad2. Xoom has Adobe Flash and iPad2, but so far have not found a single case where this has been a problem. I'm sure there are numerous sites that are not compatible with iPad2, but I have not sailed one yet.
Camera:
I do not use the camera a lot and I'm not sure if one is better. The family says the owner is better Xoom Xoom owners iPad2 iPad2 said. Xoom has the flash and iPad2 not there is a gain for Xoom, Xoom, but seems slower to take a picture.
Speakers:
The Xoom has two small speakers, one speaker has iPad2 slightly larger. The sound quality was a little better and iPad2 Xoom may not reach the same volume as the iPad2. But both are pretty bad - use a headset or external speaker if you want decent sound.
Battery life:
Difficult for me to give an exact comparison, but based on the use of the family seems iPad2 has the edge here, but not much.
Internal storage
The Xoom has 1 GB of RAM and 32 GB of flash storage. The iPad2 has 512 MB of RAM and 16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB flash storage - I bought the 64GB model.
External Storage:
The Xoom has an external card slot supports SD card, but the software was not ready in time for the product launch. The slot does not work until Motorola releases an update to the operating system. The iPad2 has no external storage.
The user experience:
IPad2 was up and running pretty quickly. I connected the device to iTunes and will automatically update the latest version of the operating system. I was then able to select and download the software immediately and start using them.
Xoom was not so easy. For some reason I could not install the latest version of Google Maps, or Adobe Flash. I was able to download applications, and the installation process seemed to work without error, but only for new applications are not installed. For some time, trying to Xoom finally returned to the factory settings and start from scratch, and this time they worked to install. Of course, this would not be a good solution, if there were ton of applications and / or data on the device.
Support:
Apple stores. You can get a great deal of help from these magazines from people whose only job is to support users. Both users iPad2 Xoom have websites available that support their products, but you have to spend time digging sites and dig through the sites. You can also purchase AppleCare package that gives you a couple of years iPad2 additional support.
The bottom line:
Xoom I think the material might be slightly better than iPad2 (outside the aspect ratio screen and speakers), but unfortunately the software does. The Xoom was released too soon, he's not ready for prime time.
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