http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/11/01/motorola-xoom-2-ad-confirms-honeycomb-and-pre-christmas-launch-will-likely-retail-for-400/
Well if Moto are going for a 2011 release there's no way they could shoehorn ICS on there before it hits the shops. Better to get the hardware out and selling and work on an ICS upgrade in the background once they have the source.
Well how many people on here would install another rom, install adw ex or multilive wallpaper? So what difference does it make which OS it has.
It would make no difference to me if it had froyo, i had froyo on my 7' galaxy tab and still use all the same apps and widgets on my xoom. So what does it matter?
With ICS you can have a fingerprint unlocker? woopeee dog doo! utter worthless sales mode crap!
Let's have a fingerprint unlocker, but we won't have micro sd card expansion so we can have a thin device, i think these tablet developers are brain damaged!
I would absolutely love and use a fingerprint unlocker! I synch with 2 Exchange servers that require a device unlock PIN every time I turn it on. Not sales crap - a very useful feature for some of us.
not sure if i get the point of them releasing it with only a dual core...
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not sure if i get the point of them releasing it with only a dual core...
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I think they're trying to target the consumer market. Xoom 1 was best of CES and first device honeycomb. I think first device with honeycomb means a lot because the ui was designed almost exclusively for xoom 1. Xoom 2 is not innovative but lighter weight and better screen for $200 less than xoom 1 (589 vs ~389) could do wonders for moto who posted a 3rd quarter loss. If xoom 2 is the first tablet to get ics that may help it out otherwise ics on xoom1 will hopefully satisfy my needs until octacore xoom 3 comes out
Xoom 2 looks like it has a ui skin. Big problem for me.
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>not sure if i get the point of them releasing it with only a dual core...
One major reason is being able to play most videos w/o need to convert, thanks to OMAP4's better multimedia support. For regular people, it means smooth HD Netflix & Hulu streaming. It's a big use-case. In addition to being thinner, lighter, more stylish, etc.
I agree it's not a big jump functionality-wise. Having ICS onboard would've been a more compelling sell, but ICS didn't make the deadline. Regardless, the new Moto line-up is much improved over the old.
>I think they're trying to target the consumer market.
Only for the Xoom Family, which is $350-ish now at BestBuy. The 8.2" Xoom 2 Media Edition will be for €400 (one can assume the same for the US), and is targeted at the under-10" segment.
The 10" Xoom 2 is targeted at the business crowd, mainly by its software load-out. Extrapolating from the announced UK pricing (£325+VAT vs ME's £299), it'll probably go for USD$450.
To sum: Xoom Family $350, Xoom 2 Media 8.2" $400, Xoom 2 10.1" $450.
The emphasis on "value pricing" (read: cheaper than iPad's $500) was made clear by Moto CEO when he said that pricing was something they'd work to bring down. I am a little surprised by the narrow price band--only $100 spacing between high and low-end. It may well be because of ICS' inavailability, which makes a more ambitious roll-out problematic.
Also, Moto is in a major transition of its own, being integrated into Goog, so it has other concerns at the moment.
Does anyone one knows any more info about this tablet? I can't find a decent video review. I am interested buying the media edition.
ICS will come later as an update. As for "When?", well... It's Motorola. Your guess is as good as mine.
The specs on this new tablet are indeed outdated considering new tablets coming in the next 3 months will mostly feature quadcore (or at least much faster hardware). The only way this tablet could be successful is if it allows them to sell it quite cheaper than the quadcore tablets. That could provide a very interesting mid-range product. So, pricing will either make, or break this product IMHO.
See Motorola is not equal to Asus
Motorola new Tablet dual core processor, less internal memory upgrade to ICS as they said.... in due course
Asus 32gig Quad Core same price as Motorola Dual Core 16gig Xoom 2. Upgrade to ICS they said before Christmas
I was surprised that they would release the Xoom 2 with the lackluster hardware and no ICS. What's the huge improvement? Apart from the fact that there's some nice but non-essential upgrades. Spill resistant Screen, shiny metal back, Rear Camera Centered, Power button on the side and not the back, Speakers centered, Grooved corners for easier holding.
My favorite being IT CHARGES OFF OF MICRO USB.
That would of been nice (and expected I would say) on our OG Xooms.
Also w/ Google acquiring Motorola and not releasing ICS on the Xoom 2 right away, I think, shows that Google is not out to play favorites since they acquired a hardware manufacturer. This should give the other big Android manufacturers warm feelings; HTC/Samsung/LG.
I could be wrong but just wanted to put my word in there.
Personally, I think once the Xoom 2 hits shelves, Moto could careless about the OG Xoom and we will be LUCKY to get ICS. I have not used my Xoom in a while since I now prefer my Samsung Galaxy Player 5.0 with a 32GB Class 10 Micro SD (and unlike the GED Xoom I can actually use it to move around files) and I use my Blackberry Playbook for $199. I happen to like the smaller form factor.
The OG Xoom will be forgotten by Moto soon and we will be left to XDA to update our devices;(
I really want a a premium tablet that weight less than 450 gr and is no bigger than 8.9 inch . I have a 7 inch tablet and i want my new one to be a bit bigger . Xoom 2 media edition has what i need . But nobody seems to care about it and every one want transformer prime for its tegra 3 . i am a bit afraid to buy it because i cant find any info on this tablet . Does the media edition has the digitiser to make active stylus work or not ? How is the the battery life on this tablet ? Will the xda community support this tablet or motorolla will just sell few and no one will care to built a custom rom ? I usually i am not an early adopter on products .... Do you have any suggestions for others tablets that will suits my needs ?
I read somewhere that Motorola would not lower the price of the Xoom becausenof the Xoom2, but I can't believe this statement. My guess is that there will be big discounts on the first model. What do you think about this ?
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Also w/ Google acquiring Motorola and not releasing ICS on the Xoom 2 right away, I think, shows that Google is not out to play favorites since they acquired a hardware manufacturer. This should give the other big Android manufacturers warm feelings; HTC/Samsung/LG.
I could be wrong but just wanted to put my word in there.
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Yeah, I think you are wrong. Google hasn't acquired Motorola yet. That deal has yet to be finalized or even passed.
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How is the the buttery life on this tablet ?
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It's great as long as you don't leave it near sources of heat.
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Yeah, I think you are wrong. Google hasn't acquired Motorola yet. That deal has yet to be finalized or even passed.
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Correct, the deal hasn't closed yet. I think just recently around the 15th 99% of Motorola Shareholders approved of the merger. Most recently I think they're getting approval/clearance from the European Commission.
So hopefully January-February the deal will be finalized.
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It's great as long as you don't leave it near sources of heat.
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Hopefully the following article is misinformed (I do also have a Tab)
http://www.engadget.com/2011/01/03/honeycomb-to-require-dual-core-processor-initially-tablet-only/
Otherwise we'll have to wait for devs to port Honeycomb to our tabs. Which may very well not happen since few of them have SGTs (and given the news flow they may very well pass it...) plus our hardware may be too limited (Underpowered processor, too small screen resolution) and we may very well want to pass on honeycomb too (If it's only for tabs and not for phones, forget about phone functionalities...)
Anyway let's just hope this is not true (Would hate to have to dump my tab only after 3 months of use...)
It's not like SGT becomes somehow inferior just because there's a new version of Android. It is a great device as it is.
All the more reason for me to justify picking up a Tab 2 when it is released
I love my tab as it is, and I see that there are already improvements to be made through updates to FroYo, so I am not really worried because I am satisfied even with my stock tab now.
Same here - I bought an unactivated vzw tab, and it just does everything I need. If there's a Tab 2 with Honeycomb, I'll look at it, but with my other android devices, the dev community seems to produce better functionality than the vendors do, and I can hopefully skip all the vendor-installed crap with a clean image when that time arrives.
R.I.P.
These are really bad news for us owners.
Maybe I'll switch to iOS devices then. They're running so much smoother compared to android 2.X devices...
We won't see how good the tab with its powervr 540 graphics would perform with proper hardwareacceleration honeycomb will provide.
And that, ladies and gentlemen is why we're all here on XDA......
The way things are looking, unless Google is planning on HC being a tablet only OS, there will be a basic HC OS for phones and an extra feature set that's unlocked for tablets with dual core procs and 1280 X 720 screens. What may happen is that the 7" tablet will essentially be an oversized phone with XDA hacking it so you can use the tablet features on the 7" tablets.
As a Galaxy Tab owner I'm not really that butthurt by this because I can envision having a camera phone and 7" tablet as mobile devices and a wifi only 12" tablet for home use. If the HC tablet features truly require a larger screen, then I'm content with a 7" tablet that more of a mobile device.
I am a big fan of the 16:9 screen dimension. Better for movies and better for mutli-pane implementation.
The worry I have is this will just cut the spread of SGT buyers. If we end up with a device not very popular and with a small customer/devs base you can forget about any dream of good custom roms or app developments
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HTC is rumored to be releasing a 7" tablet, and the SGT has sold millions in a short amount of time. Unlike the iPhone, there was no carrier based reason to purchase the SGT over the iPad, but people did, in large part due to the form factor. I suspect that the 7" tab will not go away.
LOL, Any body want to sell their antiquated Galaxy Tab?
I've been looking to get one on AT&T or T-Mo... a trade for a mint 16GB iPhone4 perhaps???
FUD
There are no mins for Gingerbread, and IF there are any for Honeycomb, the community devs will pull apart what is a good update for the GTab and cook it up.
Honestly if you are worried, start a fund to get a tab into more dev hands...
lets not forget these are claims and have not been officialy confirmed by Google themselves yet... we still have hope. i don't think Samsung will just abandon us like this. they will probably be expecting to release their next sucessor to the tab in september. honeycomb will come out before then, and hopefully the update will be pushed out to us. the gtab was made in mind to be upgradable to Honeycomb. much like the HD2 was made to be upgradable to WP7... but that never happened.
only time will tell if we get the update.
lets not forget these are claims and have not been officialy confirmed by Google themselves yet... we still have hope. i don't think Samsung will just abandon us like this. they will probably be expecting to release their next sucessor to the tab in september. honeycomb will come out before then, and hopefully the update will be pushed out to us. the gtab was made in mind to be upgradable to Honeycomb. much like the HD2 was made to be upgradable to WP7... but that never happened.
only time will tell if we get the update.
Eh...it's only bad news if you don't like your Tab the way it is now. So it's not bad news for me, it's just more news.
What is bad is how all of a sudden there are so many deals for people to get these Galaxy Tabs. That had dramaticly reduced the cost. My guess that are getting rid of invintory. And it seems this is going on before CES. Just my view
What deals? That $100 Verizon price drop? Good luck finding a Verizon store that will sell one for $500 no-contract, it's a rumor and not official, at least not yet.
The T-Mobile $349 on a 2-year? That's not a price reduction, it's a little lubrication for the contract buttsecks. The Best Buy and Amazon sales? Short term holiday traffic generators. The UK/Euro price drops? Those were adjustments to bring the device in line with US pricing once the North American Tabs were released.
Lets not forget economy of scale, the more they make and sell, the cheaper each individual unit becomes to produce, and they can (and often do) lower prices over the life of a product to reflect this.
As for Honeycomb, Asus just announced a 7" Honeycomb tablet with 1024x600 resolution, so that part of the specs rumor is busted right away.
And any way you slice it, we're looking at March at the very least for a Honeycomb tablet explosion*. That's six months after the Tab launched. That's six months of awesome Tab usage before you should start to get the urge to replace it.
The alternative would have been to do without for six months. Life is too short for holding out for the next best thing...buying the best thing you can now is almost always a better bet.
*The Motorola tablet may launch before then, but frankly, I don't give a DAMN about the Motorola tablet, because it's a 10" device and I don't want one of those.
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The alternative would have been to do without for six months. Life is too short for holding out for the next best thing...buying the best thing you can now is almost always a better bet.
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i am with u but u need money to burn
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The alternative would have been to do without for six months. Life is too short for holding out for the next best thing...buying the best thing you can now is almost always a better bet.
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No truer words have been spoken.
You can play the waiting game forever. By the time the Honeycomb tablets are finally in the wild, the next generation tablet hardware / software will already be announced. At some point you just got to buy.
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I just got a tablet running Samsung S5PV210 and I do hope it would be upgrade to honeycomb. The tablet run Android 2.2 OS currently, and its hardware specs. as following on the site where I picked up.
I'm going to contact with the vendor and ask for certain upgrade info.
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As for Honeycomb, Asus just announced a 7" Honeycomb tablet with 1024x600 resolution, so that part of the specs rumor is busted right away.
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I also believe that one of the announced Asus tablets with Honeycomb also has a 1Ghz snapdragon so that busts the Dual Core requirement too.
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I think technology is moving way to fast I've barley had my xoom since June
im not getting the next XOOM 2 or w/e. getting different brand to much bs from moto such as promised lte, no skype video (big for me), and no sd card support until now which is half ass. I love my XOOM but damn u moto
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Not mad. Just because a newer version came out, it's not like it changes how the current model performs. The best part is I'm sure developers will steal some of the new stuff and add it to our rooms.
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I like the angular appearance. It lends a masculine look, which goes well with the Droid (as in "robotic") motif. There's nothing wrong with being sleek and smooth, but the iPad has already cornered the market with that.
Otherwise, the selling hook with this, as well as most of the tabs coming out next month, will be ICS. My bet is the new SoC, whatever it is, will be able to handle 1080p HP, which is a sore point for the Teg2. Hardware + software improvements = compelling upgrade. I think most early adopters will jump (again), if not for this, then for another ICS tab.
Seems to be about the right time tables for a new release. They haven't officially said anything, so the assumption I have is that it is still a little while off on the horizon...
Dispatched at the Speed of Light from my XOOM
So,companies make a product and keep it short of features like full hd playback so that there are customers for 2nd,3rd version.
All these rumor threads do is make me feel even more assraped by Motorola and Google.
I love my Xoom, and still have hope that once the SC is released, it will become even 25% better than it already is.
i love my xoom but im done with moto products...
What if its a brother tablet like the Samsung series
Wowwwww nothing but a 1.2 dual core and can record 1080p.....I can overclock to 1.2 and hack to record 1080
No I am not mad and I just got my Xoom like 3 weeks ago.
Tablets are just like cell phones in the aspect of how quickly they are updated for newer models. One would go nuts at all of the updates and if we waited for each one to buy we would buy them every six months.
Also it looks like there is no SD card slot according to them. PASS - no thanks.
Ill enjoy my Xoom for a year or so. Then Ill see what is shakin by then. Maybe it will be a quad core supertablet that can teleport us through time.
UPDATE : http://thisismynext.com/2011/09/24/...dition-8-2-inch-ips-display-pound-ir-blaster/
It will be 8.2 HD screen it will be a portrait form factor and be called xoom 2 media edition
Would you get mad every time HP released a new laptop?
Xoom still does everything I need and will for a long time.
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im not getting the next XOOM 2 or w/e. getting different brand to much bs from moto such as promised lte, no skype video (big for me), and no sd card support until now which is half ass. I love my XOOM but damn u moto
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So if the Skype-developers say that they not support the Tegra2 yet, how is that Moto's fault? Skype develops Skype (or MS for that matter), not Moto.
According to TIMN, apparently there'll be at least two Xoom2 tabs, a 10" and a 8.2", and reportedly a smaller one yet.
Sounds like the new gen models have corrected the main shortcomings of the old--IPS screen, thin, light. I'm curious, though, since the mentioned new features ("Media Edition", IR, etc) are all consumer-oriented, and CEO dude had said that enterprise was the target.
Looking forward to see pricing. My guess is $400 for the 8.2, assuming consumer model, $450-ish for the 10.
Am also excited to hear B&N rumors of two NookC follow-ups. It's getting to the fun time of the year, with new toys popping up. The anticipation is even better than the real thing! Heh.
Talk of stylus option could mean digitized display interface like Thinkpad Tablet maybe?
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8.2 lol...1.2ghz rofl.....record in 1080p lmao...this is a joke & Motorola should be ashamed of this succesor to the Xoom..what a freaking joke...Thank god for Asus they got it right.In October they'll be releasing a tablet that will blow the Xoom 2 out the water.."Grab it & it grabs you" rofl...They ain't tricking me again..my money is going to Asus this time.
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So if the Skype-developers say that they not support the Tegra2 yet, how is that Moto's fault? Skype develops Skype (or MS for that matter), not Moto.
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yea but y use some tech that doesn't get supported by popular applications. I mean great it has tegra 2 but tell me wat benefits have we received so far? gaming?? ehhh not really. idk I should've studied b4 I jumped. no more tegra device for me tho.
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8.2 lol...1.2ghz rofl.....record in 1080p lmao...this is a joke & Motorola should be ashamed of this succesor to the Xoom..what a freaking joke...Thank god for Asus they got it right.In October they'll be releasing a tablet that will blow the Xoom 2 out the water.."Grab it & it grabs you" rofl...They ain't tricking me again..my money is going to Asus this time.
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It's not a joke. This is what sounds like is going to be the Media Center edition which will be the 8 inch version. It looks to me like it will be competing directly with Amazon's new Kindle tablet as a smaller yet powerful light weight device that can be held with one hand without a problem. It's smart to make two versions, just in case someone didn't want all that power, but would favor portability more so.
The regular 10 inch Xoom 2 will most likely be sporting the usual: beefed up specs all around, as well as a lighter weight. I don't know if I'm getting the Xoom 2. It all depends on the specs for me. I'm good where I'm at for the time being.
Personally, I will stick with Motorola through and through. I don't see why people flip out about them. I love the Droid's, because they rule. Verizon rules the air with 4G LTE. Imma stay with both of them all the way! Still sportin' an OG Droid.
Oh OK so they will be making a 10 inch version still that I heard about earlier this year. OK I was upset at 1st only because I don't won't anything smaller than what I have now.Asus still looks good as I'm sure they'll have a better screen than the XOOM but I could be wrong but I think Motorola is going to use the same screen as before??
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I want a premium tablet that weight less than 450 gr and is no bigger than 8.9 inch . Xoom 2 media edition has what i need .I am a bit afraid to buy it because i cant find any info on this tablet .Usually i am not an early adopter on products ...
Does the media edition has the digitizer to make active stylus work or not ? How is the the battery life on this tablet ?
No one seems to care about this tablet and every one wants transformer prime for its tegra 3 . Will the xda community support this tablet or Motorola will just sell few of them and xda developers will not care to built a custom rom ?
Do you have any suggestions for others tablets that will suits my needs ?
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I want a premium tablet that weight less than 450 gr and is no bigger than 8.9 inch . Xoom 2 media edition has what i need .I am a bit afraid to buy it because i cant find any info on this tablet .Usually i am not an early adopter on products ...
Does the media edition has the digitizer to make active stylus work or not ? How is the the battery life on this tablet ?
No one seems to care about this tablet and every one wants transformer prime for its tegra 3 . Will the xda community support this tablet or Motorola will just sell few of them and xda developers will not care to built a custom rom ?
Do you have any suggestions for others tablets that will suits my needs ?
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Key to development is whether it will have an unlockable bootloader and fastboot support. That remains to be seen.
>i cant find any info on this tablet
Xoom 2 aka XYBoard hasn't been officially announced. There's a rumor it will be released for Verizon, ie 4G-only. There's another rumor that pricing will be premium, like initial pricing for the OG Xoom. It's all rumors.
>No one seems to care about this tablet and every one wants transformer prime for its tegra 3
The Teg3 should perform better than the OMAP 4430. But the big buzz for the Prime is that it's the closest iPad2 competitor to date in terms of design polish. That, and because there isn't any other 2-gen Android tablets released for this year (Nook Tablet and Kindle Fire aside).
Dearth of new 2nd-gen toys is expected since ICS came too late for Xmas shopping. HC tabs didn't do well, so vendors are resigned to a spring launch with ICS, hopefully with better hardware (eg FullHD screens). Asus Prime is the single exception.
The bigger picture gets more complicated with Win8 beta coming Jan/Feb. Traditional PC vendors like Acer/Toshiba/Dell/Lenovo will probably concentrate their efforts on Win8 tabs, since that's a proven money-maker. Android tabs have all had disappointing sales thus far. Again, Asus has been the exception to its aggressive Android push.
Back to Moto. It doesn't really have a retail line for Android tabs. The Xoom Family is a half-hearted effort with neither the appeal nor pricing to catch consumer interest. Until the Googorola deal is done and Moto gets new marching orders, it's likely to stick to its present strategy of carrier channels and premium 4G tablets.
Probably more than what you asked. Anyway, suggest you look into the Samsung GT 8.9 or 7+.
I'm a happy Xoom 4G 32gB owner but see no reason to buy a Xoom 2. In fact, I pre-ordered the Asus Transformer Prime; if that wasn't available, I'd stick with the Xoom and not buy anything. My Xoom is fast enough for what I'm doing so just offering a faster processor in a different box isn't good enough.
My reasons for getting the TP over the Xoom2: better display, battery life, high quality build, "pressure-sensing" display for hand writing/notes, will charge through usb (when off) and faster.
My reasons for considering Xoom2 media edition :
PROS: I prefer smaller than 10.1 form factors . good ips display with higher pixel density ?, 8 hours battery life is enough for my need, good quality build with splash guard protection , active digitizer on display with motorola stylus for hand writing notes, will charge through normal usb cable , has IR blaster , cheaper .
Cons: In 3 months from know will be outdated tablet with slower gpu (i am not into tablet gaming but a good gpu is always something nice to have) . No sd card? in this pdf it say it has but all the videos i have seen say it don't Has no momentum and xda developers will not support the tablet as good as other tablet on the market .
Is the worst time to get a tablet and the choices in small factor category is very limited now . Samsung don't sell tab 7.0 plus in Europe so my only real choice for a premium tablet is this . Wish samsung had released 7.7 but i don't believe this tab will come to the market in the near future ...
The fact that its called the DROID Xyboard pretty much seals the deal that it will only be available on Verizon with 4G and will not be released with wifi only in the US, since the "DROID" brand is a trademark of Verizon
(Hence why the Droid Razr is only called "Razr" overseas)
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>i cant find any info on this tablet
Xoom 2 aka XYBoard hasn't been officially announced. There's a rumor it will be released for Verizon, ie 4G-only. There's another rumor that pricing will be premium, like initial pricing for the OG Xoom. It's all rumors.
>No one seems to care about this tablet and every one wants transformer prime for its tegra 3
The Teg3 should perform better than the OMAP 4430. But the big buzz for the Prime is that it's the closest iPad2 competitor to date in terms of design polish. That, and because there isn't any other 2-gen Android tablets released for this year (Nook Tablet and Kindle Fire aside).
Dearth of new 2nd-gen toys is expected since ICS came too late for Xmas shopping. HC tabs didn't do well, so vendors are resigned to a spring launch with ICS, hopefully with better hardware (eg FullHD screens). Asus Prime is the single exception.
The bigger picture gets more complicated with Win8 beta coming Jan/Feb. Traditional PC vendors like Acer/Toshiba/Dell/Lenovo will probably concentrate their efforts on Win8 tabs, since that's a proven money-maker. Android tabs have all had disappointing sales thus far. Again, Asus has been the exception to its aggressive Android push.
Back to Moto. It doesn't really have a retail line for Android tabs. The Xoom Family is a half-hearted effort with neither the appeal nor pricing to catch consumer interest. Until the Googorola deal is done and Moto gets new marching orders, it's likely to stick to its present strategy of carrier channels and premium 4G tablets.
Probably more than what you asked. Anyway, suggest you look into the Samsung GT 8.9 or 7+.
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I think that was a very cool summary! lol
Well done sir!
I'm considering the Xoom media edition as well, as I like the size/weight of an 8.2 inch display.
There are some Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus in Europe, I was playing with one in a Comet in London at the weekend, but it is priced at slightly above the Xoom 2 ME for a smaller screen and some lower specs.
There seems to be some confusion about what the pen can do on the Xoom 2 ME, yesterdays Engadget review of the Xoom 2 10" claimed that the pen was primarily designed for that and would not have full functionality on the Xoom 2 ME.
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I'm considering the Xoom media edition as well, as I like the size/weight of an 8.2 inch display.
There are some Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus in Europe, I was playing with one in a Comet in London at the weekend, but it is priced at slightly above the Xoom 2 ME for a smaller screen and some lower specs.
There seems to be some confusion about what the pen can do on the Xoom 2 ME, yesterdays Engadget review of the Xoom 2 10" claimed that the pen was primarily designed for that and would not have full functionality on the Xoom 2 ME.
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I sent an email and asking motorola about this and about sd card support and the answer that the gave to me ...
Thank you for contacting Motorola.
In response to your email, we would like to confirm that at this point the Xoom 2 Media Edition does not support SD card. Regarding the stylus it works with Xoom, Xoom 2 but not with Xoom 2 Media edition.
What motorola want to say At this point does not support sd card (will support it at the future - sd card slot that has is there but not work now ?) and how stylus works with Xoom and not xoom 2 ? Does the screen on xoom and xoom 2 has any sort of digitizer that make stylus work only with those tablets and not others tabs ? if stylus is just another active capacitive stylus i don't see any reasons why should not work with xoom 2 me .
I have the Xoom right now and love it. However, I'm attracted to the size and weight of the XYKeyboard. I want 4.0 as soon as possible and LTE doesn't mean anything to me.
I have the option to switch out my Xoom for the XYKeyboard when it comes out, but don't know if I should. Is there any other tablet coming out that I should maybe be waiting for. No, not an iPad. And I've already heard the battery on the Transformer Prime is crap.
I definitely don't want to get the XY and find out the ICS is going to take longer.
Thoughts?
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And I've already heard the battery on the Transformer Prime is crap.
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First I've heard of that. The only thing that came close was one reviewer's website who got a faulty unit... when it was exchanged he got 2+ more hours of battery and lasted a good 11 hours. 11 hours isn't crap to me... not to mention the ability to carry around a spare battery in the dock to give it 18+.
Xyboard doesn't ship with ICS. No tablet shipping before the new year is. The Xyboard is only a little bit faster than the original Xoom. It's not worth upgrading. If you want a new tablet, get the Transformer Prime. It's a tad bit more expensive but the hardware in it blows the Xyboard out of the way. If that isn't enough to sway you, consider this: Xyboard is the stupidest name for a gadget I have ever heard.
I should also point out that the Xoom will probably get an ICS ROM before the Xyboard gets updated.
honestly the xooms specs are fine if i were you'd id avoid spending the money on a whole new tablet and wait at least another year or so. Also quad core? what are you possibly going to be running that needs a quad core lol dual core is fast enough for android
The XY thingy is a joke & a slap in the face to xoom original owners. I have a Asus transformer prime on pre-order.Motorola has lost my business.
I'm a happy Xoom owner also passing on the xyboard. The tablet just doesn't justify the $800 cost (32gB w/o contract) and although dual core is probably enough for me, that doesn't mean I'm going to pay a premium for it and forget quad core is going to be released soon. No microSD, although not critical, is something I'd expect. This is like a middle of the road tablet with a super premium price. Verizon and Motorola must think there are a lot of people willing to pay to have the embedded LTE modem.
I really don't need a new tablet right now so I can wait. For a new buyer, a Xoom or Transformer is a much better bang for your buck. Samsung and Sony have come out with press releases on their next Andriod tablets to be announced in February and at CES (Jan 10th); that doesn't mean they'll be shipping, but I'm not in a rush to buy.
With Apple, many people just buy out of brand loyalty or wanting an Apple device. Motorola releases this device as if its brand loyalty is as strong as Apple. I like Motorola products but this is just a complete disappointment from the specifications to the price. No wonder they aren't seeding media with demo units for testing/reviews. I haven't seen one in depth review; compare that to the Transformer Prime which is seems everyone has except me.
I tried the XY a few days ago (Xoom 2 in the UK) and honestly it is barely an upgrade. The Thinness and weight is nice but it actually felt a little slower than my Xoom, though that's probably because I have mine over clocked. Also the Xoom will get ICS first, the XY is not stock Honeycomb, the changes are little but noticeable and in my opinion make it look a little tacky compared with the Xoom.
Also those weird corners I'll admit feel comfortable and more natural in portrait mode but in landscape I didn't really like the feel, the edges felt sharper and unnatural.
If I were you I would either stick with the Xoom or if you really want an upgrade go for the Transformer Prime, that thing is a beast and when you compare the prices there is really no comparison between the two.
From what I've seen, the Xoom has the same processor as the XYboard(I'll link it when I can find it) just overclocked. If the XYboard will cost you nothing, heck ya! Do it! SOmething I have noticed between the newest of moto's products is a delayed time in unlocking a bootloader. So if custom Roms and kernals are your thing, I'd say wait a bit until an unlock is confirmed. Having an unlocked bootloader means that with the great dev here, we'll see ICS on the Xoom before the Xyboard.
overclock your xoom then wait for a quad core, personally I think ics underlying core won't be to much of a improvement over honeycomb, a few improvements and new theme, but not to much to get overly excited about.
but maybe I am trying to avoid getting let down lol
ill see what GED tablet comes out after IO at the end of June. My xooms not even a year old yet
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From what I've seen, the Xoom has the same processor as the XYboard(I'll link it when I can find it) just overclocked. If the XYboard will cost you nothing, heck ya! Do it! SOmething I have noticed between the newest of moto's products is a delayed time in unlocking a bootloader. So if custom Roms and kernals are your thing, I'd say wait a bit until an unlock is confirmed. Having an unlocked bootloader means that with the great dev here, we'll see ICS on the Xoom before the Xyboard.
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The original Xoom is using a Tegra 2 Processor.
The Xyboard is using a Texas Instrument OMAP4 processor.
And I think Motorola WANTS to upgrade the Xyboard first to ICS but it would be a pain, cause Xyboard is running Motorola Blur so they have a lot of editing to do.
Whereas Xoom is straight up original Android with no modifications, so will be easier to slap ICS on there!
Just wait longer. The xoom is not yet outdated, so the only real difference in the XY would be its profile.
Dispatched at the speed of light from my XOOM
Im thinking hold off for a bit before you buy the XY which is more or less the same as the Xoom.
I say this because I honestly see Xoom getting ICS before XY.
I'll probably never understand the thought process behind a name like XYBoard as Xoom 2 sounds MUCH better. On that note I'm disappointed with the Xoom 2 from a spec sheet perspective. It doesn't offer much of an incentive to "upgrade" to it from my original Xoom. That being said, the Transformer Prime is a true upgrade based on it having that Tegra 3 processor . Someone mentioned that a dual-core processor is fine for Android and I agree: it is perfectly fine for Android...for now. A quad-core tablet is more future-proof, IMHO.
Now, synthetic benchmarks don't mean everything, but it's interesting that the XYBoard 10.1 benchmarks as well as the Transformer Prime in Quadrant, Linpack and Sunspider in our tests.
There's no full blown Motoblur UI on the 10.1 (US shipping model). It's pretty vanilla Android with a handful of Moto and Verizon apps thrown in.
The much improved form factor (let's face it, super-thin and light are popular) is a big mass market improvement over the Xoom. Note, I said mass market, I know some of you guys and gals don't care so much. But it's as thin and light as the iPad 2 and Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, and they seem to be the sweet spot with consumers. Likewise the Transformer is uber thin too.
The IPS display is a huge improvement. The one thing I truly hated about my Xoom was the washed out LCD vs. the Transformer/Tab 10.1/iPad 2. It's colorful and much brighter.
I did a 22 minute in-depth video review of the XYBoard 10.1 if anyone is interested:
http://www.mobiletechreview.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=41820
(and yes, I didn't pronounce it correctly in the review, it rhymes with "cyborg" )
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I did a 22 minute in-depth video review of the XYBoard 10.1 if anyone is interested:
http://www.mobiletechreview.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Number=41820
(and yes, I didn't pronounce it correctly in the review, it rhymes with "cyborg" )
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I noticed your review stated Motorola is owned by Google and referred the Xyboard as a GED, but that's not true. Google hasn't acquired Motorola yet... And I wouldn't count it a GED since it's got the bloatware on it as well.
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honestly the xooms specs are fine if i were you'd id avoid spending the money on a whole new tablet and wait at least another year or so. Also quad core? what are you possibly going to be running that needs a quad core lol dual core is fast enough for android
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The Xoom specs are fine, but with an attitude like yours towards newer more powerful stuff will only hold innovation back. Rather than saying "we don't need it" we should be saying "lets find something awesome to do with it!"
When the laser was invented people thought it was useless and that nobody would ever need one.
My Verizon Xoom had bloatware loaded too (not much since Honeycomb was a day old when the Xoom was released, and these were not apps I minded-- games and Verizon data manager/account manager). All products offered by carriers have some apps added or mods made (look at the VZW Galaxy Nexus with Google NFC removed). But the OS on the XYBoard looks pretty clean to me-- no Motoblur (OK, the browser icon is squared off), no custom settings beyond the dock setting, only the base Honeycomb widgets, no social networking integration typical of Motoblur, and not even a file manager to play with USB files and no NTFS support is added. I don't see much here that will stand in the way of prompt OS updates. The Asus Eee Pad Transformer has more OS customizations, and Asus manages to get OS updates out very quickly.
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I noticed your review stated Motorola is owned by Google and referred the Xyboard as a GED, but that's not true. Google hasn't acquired Motorola yet... And I wouldn't count it a GED since it's got the bloatware on it as well.
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...... no custom settings beyond the dock setting, only the base Honeycomb widgets, no social networking integration typical of Motoblur, and not even a file manager to play with USB files and no NTFS support is added. I don't see much here that will stand in the way of prompt OS updates. The Asus Eee Pad Transformer has more OS customizations, and Asus manages to get OS updates out very quickly.
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Nice review ... from what i understand if you want a biger files than 4gb you will have to format your disk ? what formats android native supports ? most of my usb flash drives are formatted with ext4 ...
Is there any good video player that support mkv 1080 p with this tablet ?
Since it's a Linux format, I'd guess that ext4 would work (I don't have a drive formatted ext4 to test though). FAT32 works, but that's not much help for very large capacity drives.
The more I think about this, the more I'm convinced that, in the Google Experience Device world, the Nexus 7 isn't really the Xoom successor that everyone thought it was going to be.
I first started tossing this idea around when I saw that the Nexus 7 runs a hybrid phone/tablet UI that more resembles phone mode than tablet mode. Add to this the fact that the Xoom is still the only Google Experience Device that showcases Android in full tablet mode, plus the fact that there appears to be no plan for a 10" Nexus 7, and I'm willing to put down money that in 6-8 months, we'll see Google partnering with an OEM to bring a new 10" GED tablet to the market. I would guess that it would be paired with Android 5.0. That would be the real successor to the Xoom. And why replace the Xoom now anyway? Tablets have a longer technological shelf life than smart phones do and, with the price drops, the Xoom still holds its own with tablets twice its price.
Am I way off here? What do you guys think?
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100% agree....
but in that time i may seriously be considering a windows 8 tablet... a pro that can still have the ability to dual boot android (if the x86 project has more legs by then)
if not i will 90% buy another GED android tablet however it is possible the next release after jelly a new nexus may be the headline act
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The more I think about this, the more I'm convinced that, in the Google Experience Device world, the Nexus 7 isn't really the Xoom successor that everyone thought it was going to be.
I first started tossing this idea around when I saw that the Nexus 7 runs a hybrid phone/tablet UI that more resembles phone mode than tablet mode. Add to this the fact that the Xoom is still the only Google Experience Device that showcases Android in full tablet mode, plus the fact that there appears to be no plan for a 10" Nexus 7, and I'm willing to put down money that in 6-8 months, we'll see Google partnering with an OEM to bring a new 10" GED tablet to the market. I would guess that it would be paired with Android 5.0. That would be the real successor to the Xoom. And why replace the Xoom now anyway? Tablets have a longer technological shelf life than smart phones do and, with the price drops, the Xoom still holds its own with tablets twice its price.
Am I way off here? What do you guys think?
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Yeah, the nexus 7 sounds fun but I've got a great phone and my Xoom hasn't even started showing its age--technologically speaking. Though I'm tempted to get a new toy, I think for now I'll skip the nexus 7, although a 7 inch tab is a very nice size to hold. Good for game playing.
Well rumor has it the next nexus tablet will be a 10"
https://www.google.com/producer/edi...oFCAowgG8w0AswwSw/rumor_nexus_10_in_the_works
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I agree with OP.
The thing about the newer processors is that only a small 1% of applications take advantage of them. Other than a few games, supports more video codecs, there isn't much more practical usage over tegra 2. There isn't much practical reasons WHY I should. It won't give me many features that the xoom can't do outside of NFC/IPS screen/few select games. I will wait until a 10.1 inch tablet is at the $200 price range later this year before I even bother considering an upgrade. Tegra 2 > Tegra 2 is like going to i5 to an i7 on a windows computer. You won't see a huge noticeable difference from day to day use until you try to run a game/encode a video/run a file server/have 20 open programs that shows it grunt.
I think that Motorola will be the one to make the 10" nexus, the 7" was a warning shot towards amazon the real deal will come later, Any item that come from Motorola with a Google sticker is a keeper, call me bias, I have nothing against Samsung ,HTC, LG or any other Korean company.I just cannot choose them over Motorola after all they invented the phone and they are a home grown company, my wish is for Google to go after T-Mobile and watch at&t, vz and sprint costumers jump ship ...
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I think that Motorola will be the one to make the 10" nexus, the 7" was a warning shot towards amazon the real deal will come later, Any item that come from Motorola with a Google sticker is a keeper, call me bias, I have nothing against Samsung ,HTC, LG or any other Korean company.I just cannot choose them over Motorola after all they invented the phone and they are a home grown company, my wish is for Google to go after T-Mobile and watch at&t, vz and sprint costumers jump ship ...
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Motorola is good in the USA, but it has a very bad reputation in Europe because they NEVER update their phones.
Thankfully european Xoom has the same exact hardware of american Xoom so we can use the same ROMs.
A Motorola Nexus will be ok only if they remove the difference between America and rest of the world
OP thinks what I think.
I too saw the phone mode, and thought
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Motorola is good in the USA, but it has a very bad reputation in Europe because they NEVER update their phones.
Thankfully european Xoom has the same exact hardware of american Xoom so we can use the same ROMs.
A Motorola Nexus will be ok only if they remove the difference between America and rest of the world
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Well you have to remember that Google is also an American company.. So it's only legally easy for them to give us stuff first. You guys governments in Europe and Asia sucks Donkey balls with all those regulations about hardware and software. That's why you guys get late updates and get left out when Google products launch.
So your blame for these delays is blindly misguided my brother. Motorola and Google are not the blame.
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I think down the line there will be a Nexus 10 released to compete against the iPad. The Xoom does still seem to be a very good device. Google has to still develop with the Xoom that's why it continues to be updated right along with all the latest Android software. Google knows Androids time is now and they are slowly and methodically pushing Android OS with new innovations and will ultimately push Apple off the top for good.
I am definitely glad I bought the Xoom - the announcement that we'll officially get 4.1 surprised me.
Responding to the OP, no I would not think a 7" Nexus succeeds a 10" Xoom!
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I am definitely glad I bought the Xoom - the announcement that we'll officially get 4.1 surprised me.
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And me also - quite a nice surprise.
The Nexus 7 definitely feels like a portal for Google content, not the next leap forward in tablet computing. For my use case, I'll be flashing a Jelly Bean ROM and be just fine.
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Well you have to remember that Google is also an American company.. So it's only legally easy for them to give us stuff first. You guys governments in Europe and Asia sucks Donkey balls with all those regulations about hardware and software. That's why you guys get late updates and get left out when Google products launch.
So your blame for these delays is blindly misguided my brother. Motorola and Google are not the blame.
Sent from my HTC Sensation 4G using PKMN ROM using Sense 4.0
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You're telling me that Samsung, HTC, Sony and Google itself with Nexus devices have magical powers that gives them the ability to update their devices while the little Motorola can't do anything?
Think before posting, please.
My next tab will either be a >10" GED with a full usb port, screen upgrade and a really good processor or I'll go back to using a laptop. I really see no value in a smaller tab. My phone has a 5" display, why would I buy a 7" tab? A whole other device to pay for, update, and tweak for a rather minor screen jump. Maybe I could use a Bluetooth for talking and keep it in my pocket, but it wouldn't fit comfortably in the clothes I wear to work unless cargo khaki's become business casual.
Please continue your discussion in the newly created sticky thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1757262
Thanks
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