Motorola Xoom Review: The First Honeycomb Tablet Arrives
by Anand Lal Shimpi on February 23, 2011 11:57 PM ESTCamera Quality
As awkward as it may be, you can definitely hold the Xoom in two hands and use its rear facing 5MP camera as you would a point and shoot or your smartphone. I can’t help but feel absolutely ridiculous using a tablet to take pictures of something, but it does work.
The camera app’s UI is actually pretty easy to navigate. There aren’t a ton of options but they’re all available via a circular tool on the right side of the display. Switching between front and rear cameras as well as from still to video all happens quickly, at least compared to the smartphones we’re used to reviewing.
Image quality is surprisingly good. Photos don’t always come out as saturated as they should, particularly on cloudy days but sharpness and detail are both there. Increase the focus distance and the image quickly loses its sharpness/exposure:
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GotThumbs - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
Hold out a little longer...599 WIFI only coming March 27th. Hope you didn't buy the Archos yet. Early adopters always pay more $$$. If you just wait a little while...the prices always adjust after buying slows down at higher price. Thats just the economics of it. Apple is able to sell at higher prices, so why would they lower them.GotThumbs - Friday, March 18, 2011 - link
Coming out Mrch 27th. Hold on a little longer for a better tablet. My boss offered to buy me the new IPAD2 the other day. I told him 'no thanks, its either an ADAM or a Xoom or nothing" The ADAM is still developing their production and having growing pains.....the product is excellent and will be a great addition to the tablet market when it arrives in stores...for now...its Xoom. Now with the WIFI version coming out...it will boost sales for those consumers who did not want the 3g option and high cost.Android_Blogger - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
Apparantly, the 3G version costs 600 GBP in the UK at least. Source: <a href="http://www.motorola-xoom.co.uk/">UK Xoom Tablet blog</a>Android_Blogger - Monday, March 21, 2011 - link
Source:www.motorola-xoom.co.ukspambonk - Sunday, April 10, 2011 - link
What I don't get are the specs on Amazon which says this device also has a 2.1 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Mobile inside??? What, it has both a tegra and a intel core 2??? What is this madness.fentleson - Friday, April 15, 2011 - link
Better screens. Resolution isnt as important as screen quality.vtx1300 - Friday, April 15, 2011 - link
HD front and rear cameras - USB2/3, GigE and E-SATA connections and a Free (commercial sponsored?) Data PlanDixon Butz - Sunday, April 17, 2011 - link
I want to see a slide out keyboard. Or a mini removable keyboard.911dude - Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - link
I'm wondering about the effect that the pending ATT buyout of T-Mobile will have on the future of Xoom.ANDROCELES - Friday, April 22, 2011 - link
I HOPE 2 TRY ONE