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What, you may be asking, is the point of unveiling a tablet alongside one that’s touted as being the “Media Edition”? Shouldn’t all tablets have media at its heart? Funnily enough, the Media Edition is smaller, at 8.2-inches, with the Xoom 2 clocking in at 10.1-inches.
Both tablets sound very similar, with their dual-core 1.2GHz processors; Android 3.2 (Honeycomb), and Gorilla Glass displays. But there the small differences start: the 10.1-inch Xoom 2 has a brighter display than the original Xoom, and weighs 100 grams lighter too. Battery life is listed at 10 hours for video playback too, so you’re well-protected for European flights, at least.
The Media Edition however has a wider 178-degree viewing angle, so several people can watch the same movie on its 8.2-inch screen (good luck with that), and graphics are said to be 20 per cent improved over the original Xoom. If you spring for the HD multimedia station, it can be connected to a TV or speakers to further get the most out of that “media” Motorola is so keen to talk about.
On sale in the UK for unspecified amounts, the usual notorious retailers will be stocking the two tablets. A previous leak pointed at a £350 price for the Xoom 2, but we’ll have to wait and see if that pans out.
Do you think they did those funny snipped off corners to keep Apples lawyers off their backs?
My thoughts exactly.
Looking at the specs, does this mean it’s not going to have USB or HDMI ports and you need to use the dock mentioned in the article? That would put me off getting one right away.
Is it possible to get some comparison stats to see how if fairs up to some of its rivals (and the orinigal xoom). It looks pretty chunky on the third image in.
I’d like to see a picture of the media edition from the back. It looks like the speaker system might bulge out the back, like handles.
Why didn’t they wait to put Android 4.0 on at release rather than Honeycomb? This could have been a flagship Ice Cream Sandwich tablet.
At a guess they didn’t think they would have it ready for the Xmas Market. Perhaps they should have added a guaranteed date that it would be updated by. I’m sure that would boost sales.
If it had ICS it would really be floating my boat about now, but a guaranteed update date would do it for me as well.
Well according the the folks over at pocket-lint it will be getting it they just don’t know when.
They will get it out within 6 weeks of getting ICS from the Google but can’t commit to when the Google will get them the code.
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/42870/motorola-xoom-2-ice-cream-sandwich-update
The apparent pricing has been announced. £390 & £358.80
http://www.androidcentral.com/motorola-xoom-2-and-xoom-2-media-edition-get-priced-uk
Funny shape corners look odd.
I wonder if I can use it tethered to my HTC data plan with an iTravel combo case
http://www.travelproof.co.uk/page/25/itravel_ipad_iphone_shoulder_bag…