Motorola Xoom
| Manufacturer | Motorola Mobility |
|---|---|
| Type | Tablet media player/PC |
| Release date | February 24, 2011 |
| Introductory price | $799 GSM and CDMA $499 Wi-Fi only |
| Operating system | Android 3.1 Honeycomb |
| Power | 6500 mAh |
| CPU | Nvidia Tegra 2: 1 GHz dual-core processor |
| Storage capacity | Flash memory: 32 GB, external slot: microSD card after SW update |
| Memory | 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM |
| Display | 1280×800 px (aspect ratio 16:10), 10.1 in (26 cm) diagonal, appr. 46 in2 (300 cm2) at 150 PPI |
| Input | Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen display 3-axis accelerometer Compass Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor Gyroscope Barometer |
| Camera | 5.0 megapixel rear-facing with 4× digital zoom, autofocus 720 p video capture, 30 fps, dual LED flash 2.0 megapixel front-facing camera |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi a/b/g/n Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR CDMA Version EVDO Rev. A GSM Version GSM/EDGE Class 12 UMTS/HSDPA |
| Dimensions | 9.8 in (250 mm) H 6.6 in (170 mm) W 0.5 in (13 mm) D |
| Weight | 1.6 lb (730 g) |
| Website | motorola.com/xoom |
The Motorola Xoom is an Android-based tablet computer by Motorola, introduced at CES 2011 on January 5, 2011. It was the first tablet to be sold with Android 3.0 Honeycomb. The Verizon branded Xoom was the first tablet to run Android 3.1 Honeycomb, however the 3.1 update has not yet been provided for European and Canadian variants. The Motorola Xoom went through the FCC on February 10, 2011 only 14 days before release. The 3G version was released on February 24, 2011, and the Wi-Fi version was released March 27, 2011. It was announced concurrently with three other products: the Motorola Atrix, the Motorola Droid Bionic, and the Motorola Cliq 2. Recently the Internet is abuzz with chatter that a possible Xoom 2 is already in production based on a new Verizon ad aired June 16, 2011, but the release date is still to be determined, and the product is still not confirmed.
CNET.com named it the "Best of the CES" 2011.
Features
The Xoom supports up to 720p video playback. It features a 2 MP front-facing camera for video chatting over Wi-Fi or cellular Internet and a rear-facing 5 MP camera that records 720p video. The Xoom has a 1280×800 widescreen, 10.1-inch display and 3D graphics acceleration, as well as HDMI-out. It features a variety of sensors, including a gyroscope, magnetometer, accelerometer, and a barometer. The Xoom uses an Nvidia Tegra 2 SoC chip.
Video
The Motorola Xoom has support for video (H.263, H.264, MPEG4, and VP8), and audio (AAC, AAC+, AMR NB, AMRWB, MP3, and XMF).
Software
Both the Wi-Fi and Verizon branded Xoom runs Google's Android 3.1 Honeycomb, whose new features include a redesigned, tablet-optimized user interface, a 3D desktop purportedly taken from BumpTop (which Google acquired in April 2010), improved task-switching, a newly redesigned notification system, Google Maps 5 in 3D and browser enhancements including tabbed-browsing, form auto-fill and bookmark syncing.
Other versions of the tablet, most notably the European 3G and Canadian Wi-Fi variants have not yet received the Android 3.1 update and remain on 3.0.
On February 23, Motorola Mobility announced that the Motorola Xoom would break its policy of locking down its devices by providing the gadget with an " unlockable/relockable bootloader that will enable developers to access hardware for development."
Accessories
The Motorola Xoom supports docking stations for charging and as a stand for viewing video. It also features Bluetooth keyboard support.
Available accessories include: Motorola Xoom portfolio case, dock, HD stereo dock, wireless keyboard.
