The Tablet War: iPad vs iPad 2 vs Motorola Xoom vs Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1
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This competitive world of ultramodern technology takes another revolutionary turn, since Apple the high-tech device producer and the creators of the best gadget (iPad) in 2010 declared by Time Magazine launched its second-generation device, which is entitled to be pronounced as iPad 2.
iPad 2 launch is a serious challenge for the gadget makers & manufacturers like, Samsung and Motorola that freshly has introduced their Android powered tablets Xoom and Galaxy Tab 10.1. We at geekword today will compose some specs comparisons of these rapidly growing Tablets which certainly are developing all the hype and excitement in the tech market.
A simple user of today is a little perplexed in determining which tablet PC is worthy for him/her. To ease the anxiety of such users we have gathered a little information of each device and inserted it one after other, so that it could help the readers in analyzing the best out of this fair tablet comparison drawn below:
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Specs Gathered By GW
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Apple iPad | Apple iPad 2 (Wifi) | Motorola Xoom | Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 |
| OS | iOS 4.2.1 | iOS 4.3 | Android 3.0 | Android 3.0 |
| Resolution | 1024 x 768 | 1024 x 768 | 1280 x 800 | 1280 x 800 |
| Display | 9.7” | 9.7” | 10.1” | 10.1” |
| Memory | 256 MB | 512 MB? | 1 GB | 1 GB? |
| Front Camera | None | VGA | 2.0 MP | 2.0 MP |
| Back Camera | None | 1 MP | 5.0 MP | 8.0 Mp |
| Weight | 680 g | 601 g | 725 g | 599 g |
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Dimensions (inches)
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9.56 x 7.47 x 0.52 | 9.5 x 7.31 x 0.34 | 9.8 x 6.6 x 0.5 | 7.48 x 4.74x 0.74 |
| Battery Life | Up to 10 hour video playback | Up to 10 hour video playback | Up to 10 hour video playback | 6860mAh (no playback capacity revealed) |
| Connectivity | 3G, Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR |
3G, Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR |
3G/4G, Wi-Fi, USB, HDMI-out and Bluetooth | HSDPA+, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and USB 2.0 |
| Audio/Speaker | Mono speaker, Stereo headphone | Mono speaker, Stereo headphone | Stereo | 3.5mm Ear Jack, Stereo speaker |
| Video Recording | None | 720p | 720p | 1080p |
| Sensors | Accelerometer | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity | Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyroscope | Accelerometer, Digital Compass, Gyroscope, Proximity |
| Storage | 16GB/32GB/64GB | 16GB/32GB/64GB | 32GB | 16GB/32GB |
| Processor | 1GHz single-core Apple A4 | 1GHz dual-core Apple A5 | 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 | 1GHz dual-core application processor |
We hope that the data for each aforementioned tablet gives an idea to pick up the device which is more ideal to you. Please send us your feedback in the comment box and let us know about the Tablet you would prefer to get.
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Sheeraz Raza is born and raised in the city of lights, he has always been a good listener and quick learner since young age, opted for Cambridge System as his early education, and is currently enrolled in an accounting program. But his interest in reading, writing and exploring about latest discoveries in technologies has inclined him towards this portal. We hope that you will enjoy reading his published pieces.
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about 2 years ago
You have to also take into consideration the Asus EEE Pad Transformer, which will be coming out very soon.
about 2 years ago
Will surely consider that in our next tablet comparison, sir.
about 2 years ago
The other are best choices, especially when you look for camera and memory, but for me Apple continues to be on top, i would choose iPad and i dont know exactly why. Maybe its because Apple has an awesome marketing strategy behind their products.
about 2 years ago
You have used the thicker and older version of the Galaxy Tab 10.1 in your comparison which is somewhat misleading, do you think?
about 2 years ago
Thank you for taking out your time and giving your views on it, you are correct in your point that the Samsung Galaxy Tab used here is no doubt the older version which is also called Galaxy Tab 10.1V (Vodafone version) but in my personal opinion, the newer version which was launched on 22 March by Samsung is just a little thinner (0.33 inch) than the older one (0.4 inch) with approx 595 g weight – just few grams less, and has an additional feature of TouchWiz user interface. Although what I didn’t find good in it was the modification of its rear camera, as Samsung has inserted a 3.0 mp back camera for their latest Galaxy Tab 10.1 version.
Concluding my point, the newer version is equipped with some slight changes which didn’t gripped much of my attention, and I personally opt for Galaxy Tab 10.1v which has a better 8 mp camera at the back with all other similar features.
about 2 years ago
Thank you for compiling the data. I hope you will add to it as more models come out.
You failed to state that the Xoom does also have a 3.5mm headphone jack, as well as a digital compass.
about 2 years ago
can you still use these devices to make an ordinary phone call? (GSM)
about 2 years ago
No these tablets doesn’t have a SIM card inserter, so probably you cannot make calls through these devices on GSM, because on GSM network you actually need a SIM card to connect with the network, although there are other applications which can do and receive calls on tablets, like Google Voice, you can also add VoIP application for that. But you might be needing a Bluetooth device for it as you can’t hold these big tablets to your ear for long.
Anyways, few days back I saw a tablet named Olivepad manufactured in India, it’s a pretty average tablet running on Android OS, and it was written under its features that Olivepad is capable of doing calls on GSM network. So search about it and help yourself.
about 1 year ago
How does Apple do it? Even though the ipad 2 clearly is the loser here. I guess it’s just a simpler product to understand. There is no confusing multi OS like Android 2.x to 3.x. Simple is good but the current trend in Android Tablets is beating the ipad on almost everything except the most important detail, sales. The Galaxy Tab is my choice.