Motorola Xoom Tablets

The Xoom 2 tablet has a 10.1-inch widescreen HD display and runs on Android Honeycomb. The manufacturer said it has sharpened the display but softened the edges of the device to make it more comfortable to use. It is 100g lighter than the original Xoom. It also has 1.3-megapixel front and five-megapixel rear-facing cameras. The Xoom 2 Media Edition has largely the same specifications as the Xoom 2 but with a 8.2-inch screen and a 20% improvement in graphics, compared to the original Xoom.

The Wi-Fi model of the Xoom 2 Media Edition is available from £299.99. The most expensive device in the series, the Xoom 2 with Wi-Fi and 3G is priced £449.99.

Motorola Mobility UK and Nordics marketing director Victoria McManus said: 'Tablets are quickly becoming a must-have tool for staying connected, getting work done and having fun at home and on the road. We are very excited about the latest additions to our tablet portfolio that builds on the success of the original Motorola Xoom and the Xoom 2 Wi-Fi variants to deliver even more choice when it comes to tablet experiences in the UK.'

The Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi model was released to the public back in February of 2011 and is currently available through the US Cellular network and Sprint.  The Wi-Fi only Xoom was Motorola’s first every tablet and the features are pretty impressive to say the least.  This week, news has arrived that those that own a Xoom will be getting an update very soon.  The 10-inch tablet will be getting new software that is currently in the testing stages, but no other information was available from Motorola regarding specifics.  Since the tablet has already been issued the Ice Cream Sandwich update for Android, the software will likely just fix some bugs or update the user interface with some enhancements. Motorola Xoom

Typically, a maintenance update will bring the bug fixes and some smaller tweaks to existing software, but it is all speculation at this point.  Until Motorola releases the exact notes for the update, we won’t know what the update consists of.  The Motorola Xoom tablet is powered by an Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor clocked at 1GHz and comes with 1GB of RAM.  The 10-inch tablet has dimensions that are a little larger than normal and it weighs in at about 26 ounces, which also larger when compared to other tablets.

The tablet comes equipped with a 5MP camera with dual LED flash, auto focus and digital zoom.  The camera on the back is also capable of recording 1080p video at 30 frames per second.  A 2MP web cam on the front side is perfect for video calling and other web cam apps.  The Browser supports HTML and Flash, plus it has built in services for Facebook, Twitter and Picasa.  Being powered by Android, a user has access to thousands of apps in the Google Play market, Gmail, Google Maps, Shopping, Music, Docs and more. Motorola Xoom Tablet WiFi

Software on the tablet gives users access to personal email through IMAP, POP3, SMTP and the Microsoft Exchange.  Text messaging is supported on the tablet as well, which also includes a predictive text input feature.  Bluetooth 2.1 accessories are supported, Wi-Fi connections are supported and a microUSB port can be used for charging or mass external storage.

Motorola Xoom

Motorola Xoom

Towards the end of 2011, Motorola and Verizon finally started upgrading the Motorola Xoom with 4G LTE capabilities. The wait was long and arduous but it finally happened. Now, Verizon has given the 4G LTE upgrade process an end date. Motorola will stop taking upgrades on March 31st.

What this means is that those who own a Motorola Xoom and still haven’t sent it in to get 4G LTE put on board, will have a little less than a month to act.
We can’t imagine that there are a lot of people who own the Motorola Xoom that haven’t taken advantage of this offer yet but there may be stragglers.
So, consider this your final warning. And if you’re worried about the time it will take to upgrade, know this. Motorola has said that it would take two weeks to get the device upgraded and returned once it’s received. However, now that this much time has passed, the turnaround should be much quicker. Motorola Xoom
The Motorola Xoom is almost a year old, it came out in March of 2011. Motorola only sold a million Xoom tablets in 2011. Compare that to the 15.3 million iPads that Apple sold in Q1 alone. The Xoom had some problems right out of the gate. 4G LTE had been promised for the tablet but it took Motorola and Verizon many months after launch to get it upgraded.
The 4G LTE version is also still waiting for Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to arrive. Motorola and Verizon have already launched the successors to the Xoom, Xoom 2, the Droid Xyboard tablets.

Motorola Xoom