Motorola Xoom tablet is the first device to ship with Android 3.0, codenamed Honeycomb, a highly anticipated new version of mobile operating system from Google. Honeycomb introduces a new sophisticated user interface that was designed for the tablet form factor of a major breakthrough for Android. Motorola has adapted Google software with a compelling piece of hardware that delivers excellent performance and reasonable autonomy.
Although the Xoom has much to offer, the product feels very incomplete. A surprising number of hardware and software functionality promised are not functional at launch and will be activated in future updates. Xoom quality is also diminished by some of the first issues and technical limitations that we encountered in honeycomb. Google software nascent tablet has a ton of potential, but also feature some gaps and rough edges that reflect his lack of maturity.
In this review we will look closely at the material Xoom, the user experience honeycomb, and the potential of the Android platform as an operating system tablet.
Hardware
The hardware specifications are impressive Motorola Xoom sure to turn heads. Like Motorola's handset Atrix, the Xoom is powered by an NVIDIA Tegra 2 SoC, which combines a dual-core processor running at 1 GHz ARM Cortex-A9 with an 8-core Ultra Low Power GeForce GPU.
Xoom the display of 10.1 inch capacitive multitouch has a ratio of 16:10 and a resolution of 1280x800 pixels. The device has 1 GB of RAM and a roomy 32 GB of internal storage. In addition to the usual assortment of sensors, a gyroscope, compass, accelerometer and ambient light sensor, the Xoom has a more unexpected: a barometer, just in case you happen to be a tornado chaser .
Like most smartphones and tablets come out now, Xoom has a pair of cameras: 2MP camera facing the front for video chat and a 5MP camera with rear-facing LED flash. The Xoom of 24.5 Wh battery is designed for 9 hours of web browsing and about 14 hours standby. In our tests, we had about half past seven in the battery life when using intensive mixed. The Xoom Launches on Verizon's network and comes with a radio-enabled CDMA EVDO. The device also has WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity.