The next generation of Apple's tablet PC, iPad 2 are waited by the rest of the world.
Unveiled on March 2, the iPad 2 features shows a lot of over its older brethren. However, it remains to be seen if these improvements will be enough to keep Apple's share of the tablet PC market intact. Back in 2010, the first iPad was a major success with a global sales around 14.8 million items. The original iPad was so successful with the estimated of 75% of the tablet PC market are owned by Apple.
The iPad's commercial success, has attracted a lot of competitors on the tablet PC market. With many companies joining the tablet bandwagon and building their own iPad killer version, many are eager to see how the iPad 2 fares against the improving competition.
In this review we make a head-to-head comparison between iPad 2 and what many consider its strongest competitor to date, the Motorola Xoom.
1. Processor
The iPad 2 is fitted with Apple's dual-core 1GHz A5 chip, a huge improvement over the previous iPad. The A5 chip claimed to be 10 times better graphical performance than the old iPad. As of this writing, there is no report yet on RAM size but 512MB is quite a possibility.
Motorola Xoom is equipped with a 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 CPU. At 1GB of RAM, this chip along with the Android 3.0 OS and make the tablet to multi task effortlessly.
Advantage - Xoom
2. Display
The iPad 2 has the same 9.7-inch backlit-LED IPS display that are similar to iPad 1, it's fantastic because it's the best in it's class.
The Xoom has a standard 10.1-inch TFT display. Excellent for watching movies and browsing but does not offer the types of viewing angles like the one in iPad.
Advantage -Apple iPad 2
3. Camera
Having a camera are one the biggest set back that the old iPad have. Apple has responded by incorporating not one but 2 cameras in the iPad 2. The iPad 2's dual cameras are a 0.7-megapixel main camera with 720P movie capture capability, and a secondary VGA camera that works fine if you want to use it for video calls.
Motorola has upped the ante in this category. With an impressive 5-megapixel main camera which is equipped with dual-LED flash and autofocus and a secondary 2-megapixel camera for video conferencing, the Xoom is definitely the winner here.
Advantage - Motorola Xoom
4. Design and Build
When it comes to design and build quality you know Apple does not disappoint. iPad 2 looks and feel are simply amazing. The iPad 2 perhaps are 15 percent lighter and 33 percent thinner than the original iPad, however it is still made from the same top-notch materials.
The iPad 2 has the same solid feel but is now more comfortable to handle because of its slimmer dimensions.
The Motorola Xoom is just as well constructed. The chassis is solid. It does however feel bulkier and heavier than the slim-built iPad 2.
We give this round to the Apple tablet.
Advantage - Apple iPad 2
5. Operating System
The new iOs 4.3 are equipped for the iPad 2, it serve you with a better web application performance and browser.
The Motorola Xoom comes with the Android 3.0 "Honeycomb" OS which boosts multi-tasking capabilities and of course more user friendly.
We feel that the Honeycomb OS gives the Xoom an advantage. The iOs 4.3 feels like its just a minor tune-up for Apple.
Advantage - Motorola Xoom
6. Connectivity
The Apple iPad 2 comes with Wi-Fi a,b,g & n, and Bluetooth 2.1 capabilities with A2DP and EDR. It als has HDMI-output. However, it lacks a MicroSD slot, card reader and has no USB port.
The Motorola Xoom has the same capabilities as the iPad 2's but none of its shortcomings. The Xoom has MicroSD support, Micro USB port, HDMI-out, Wi-Fi a,b,g & n (dual-band) and Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP and EDR.
Advantage - Motorola Xoom
7. Price
Well the price of each tablet are interesting. The Apple iPad 2 has an introductory price of $499 for its base Wi-Fi unit.
The Motorola Xoom's introductory price is $599 for its Wi-Fi only base unit.
The iPad 2 price is one that many did not expect especially its competitors.
Advantage: Apple iPad 2
Verdict: From 7 categories, the Motorola Xoom bested the Apple iPad 2 in 4. Feature and function wise the Xoom is the better tablet. However, Apple shows a great pricing strategy, we would not be surprised that the iPad 2 will remain a best-seller just like its predecessor.
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