The location of the front camera on both devices distinguishes the two viewing styles, but both devices run smoothly either way.
Its display is phenomenal, the fact that you are holding it and can literally flip through photos still fascinates first-time users, and its portability makes it great for viewing anywhere. Now the XOOM app is attractive but still very intuitive, which are two attributes that make the iPad 2 a top seller.
I would still give the edge to iPad 2 in this department only because it is so easy to synchronize with iTunes, which is more widely used and far superior to Windows Media Player. Gaming Angry Birds. Angry Birds. Need I say more? Angry Birds is one of the most popular games now, and after playing it on mobile, tablet and laptop, I can tell you the best nest lies in the tablet.
The hands-on feel and beautiful display make it the ultimate in-class distraction. Once I manually installed Flash so my browser could display Flash elements, everything changed.
Starting with the location of the power button on the back of the device next to the camera , to the unclear buttons along the bottom and top edges of the interface, it evokes a nerdy feel.
In fact, I think its advanced look and customization gives it an edge over the iPad 2. But if you are looking for ease of use, I would suggest trying the iPad 2. Dear Counselor Issue 1. In the portrait mode, the narrow form factor makes it less convenient to be used as an e-reader. However, the placement of the ports and the power switch on the back make it clear that the Xoom is intended to be used primarily in landscape mode. The iPad 2 doesn't seem to prefer one mode over the other. The screen resolutions on both devices are appropriate to their size and measurements.
The Xoom has a resolution of x pixels and the iPad 2 has x pixels. The Xoom has a slightly higher number of pixels per inch, but even on close inspection, the quality of the image depended on the image, not the number of pixels per inch on the screen. There may be a difference on the Xoom when viewing HD video, since the image will probably fill more of the screen, and as a result be able to devote more of its available pixels to that image.
The biggest differences between the two tablets are their respective operating systems. While Android 3. The extra real estate of the large screen provides great flexibility, and the true multi-tasking provides even more.
While the iPad 2 can do some multi-tasking, it's mostly limited to playing music while you do something else. The Xoom allows you to run multiple apps at the same time. You can, of course, also play music while doing something else as you can on the iPad. The Android OS also implements multi-touch in subtly different ways.
For example, if you display a map you can zoom in and out by pinching and spreading your fingers, just as you can on the iPad or any other multi-touch display. The difference is that you can also rotate the image by placing your fingers on the image and twisting.
This is especially handy if you want to find your way through an area, and you want to orient the image to match your direction of travel. Android gives you access to the Android Market where there are thousands of applications , but the selection of Xoom apps is somewhat limited.
However Android doesn't restrict you to only finding apps in the Android Market. You can get them from anywhere you want. Apple has many more apps in the App Store, but you have to get your apps from there. While Android widely supports Adobe Flash, which is a significant advantage, Flash for the Xoom was not available during the time the device was being tested. According to information from Motorola, this software will ship on March The other still-to-be-implemented items are apparently further from reality.
The other significant difference that turned up in the review is the automatic screen rotation when you change the orientation of the device.
For example, if you rotate the Xoom from landscape to portrait mode, there's a significant delay before the screen rotates to match. This delay measured an average 2. The delay in rotating the image to match the device orientation on the iPad 2 was well under a half second. It's unclear whether this delay difference was due to the Android OS or to the hardware that reports orientation to the operating system.
While the Xoom makes much of its two cameras, they are less useful than they appear to be. The camera on the front of the device is really only useful for video conferencing, and even there the image is grainy and its fixed-focus lens appears blurry. The camera on the back is reported to be a 5 megapixel device, and the images are reasonably clear. This is better than the cameras on the iPad 2, which are low-resolution and very grainy regardless of which camera you're using.
At g, the Xoom is significantly heavier, thicker and larger than the iPad 2, which may be a deal-breaker for frequent commuters. The Motorola Xoom has an industrial-looking design that features an attractive black metal finish on the rear and sides, but at g, its significantly heavier than the iPad 2. Sign up to gain exclusive access to email subscriptions, event invitations, competitions, giveaways, and much more.
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