Motorola Xoom vs Samsung Galaxy Tab – Comparison

Samsung Galaxy Tab vs Motorola Xoom – Fight!
The Samsung Galaxy Tab is the best Android tablet currently available. The Motorola Xoom which was just announced is an excellent Android tablet too, and offers much more than the Galaxy Tab, but it will be available only by March.
In this post, I will compare the two – Motorola Xoom vs Samsung Galaxy Tab

Motorola Xoom vs Samsung Galaxy Tab
Design
Both the Motorola Xoom and the Samsung Galaxy Tab have roughly the same design and form factor with a few changes. While the Motorola Xoom has a bigger display, the Galaxy Tab is much more portable. It boils down to whether you want a bigger but bulkier device, or a portable one.
Display
The Motorola Xoom has a 10.1 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels. The Galaxy Tab has a smaller 7 inch TFT touchscreen display with a resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels. Again, it boils down to personal choice. Portability vs Size.
OS
The Motorola Xoom comes with Android 3.0 Honeycomb – the latest version of Android made specifically for tablets. The Galaxy Tab comes with Android 2.2 Froyo. Both of them will have their custom UIs. Android 3.0 is obviously much better suited to tablets. The Motorola Xoom is the clear winner in this category.
Hardware
The Motorola Xoom comes with a 1 GHz dual core Nvidia Tegra 2 processor and 1 GB RAM while the Galaxy Tab has a 1 GHz ARM Cortex A8 Hummingbird processor with 512 MB RAM. The Xoom comes with 32 GB internal storage while the Galaxy Tab offers 16 GB. Clearly, the Motorola Xoom is twice as better as the Galaxy Tab in this category.
Multimedia
The Motorola Xoom will come with a 5 MP camera and is capable of 1080p HD video playback, while the Galaxy Tab can only handle 720p. The Xoom also has a 5 MP camera with dual LED flash while the Galaxy Tab has a 3.15 MP camera. The Xoom has a 2 MP secondary camera while the Galaxy Tab has a 1.3 MP secondary camera.
Again, the Motorola Xoom is the better choice.
Connectivity
Both the Motorola Xoom and the Samsung Galaxy Tab have almost similar connectivity options – 3G HSDPA, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS etc. The Motorola Xoom will get a 4G LTE connectivity upgrade while the Galaxy Tab is limited to 3G. Xoom wins.
The Verdict
The Motorola Xoom is undoubtedly the better Android tablet offering. It is much more powerful, has a better OS, better camera and better connectivity. But if you want portability, the Galaxy Tab is still your best bet.
Note: Samsung has announced an upgraded version of the Galaxy Tab. It will comes with a 5 MP camera, 1.2 GHz processor and 4G LTE connectivity. It might also get Android 3.0 Honeycomb.

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New Motorola Android Phones Coming to Sprint, TMo

Two new Motorola phones will be heading to market in the not-too-distant future, one to Sprint and one to T-Mobile.
Sprint announced just today that they'll be making the Motorola i1 available on July 25 (via direct shipping, business, and phone channels - August 8th everywhere else) for just $149 after rebate, and assuming you're renewing or starting a new contract.
The i1 is the first Android push-to-talk device to hit the market, and includes most of the basic features we've come to expect in a smart phone, including WiFi and a 5 MP camera. Sprint also claims that the i1's solid body construction meets military specs to protect the phone from vibration, shock, dust and light rain.
The major downside? It's shipping with Android 1.5, which is completely absurd at this point, sorry Sprint. Let's hope for a fast update.
As for the T-Mobile offering, TmoNews has obtained a screenshot that has the Motorola Charm listed as launching on August 25th, confirming that despite initial delays, the Charm will, in fact become available soon.
The Charm is a candy bar style phone with full qwerty keyboard, and ships with a 600 mhz processor, 512 MB of RAM and ROM, a 2.8" screen, backtrack navigation, a 3 MP camera, Adobe Flash, and MOTOBLUR. The best part? It ships with Android 2.1 (take THAT Sprint), and rumors have it priced at only $74.99 with a 2 year contract, or $269.99 for an outright purchase.

Read more: http://technorati.com/technology/it/article/new-motorola-android-phones-coming-to/#ixzz1FgzTqMeS

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