Recently, there are numbers of Android tablet device come out to the market to give more pressure to the Apple’s iPad 2. However, though they brought some powerful hardware specification in their attempt to take over the second generation of iPad’s position as the leader on tablet market, but only few of them can get close enough to the iPad 2’s quality. So, who is the next iPad 2’s challenger? This time, we chose the upcoming Motorola Android running tablet as the iPad 2’s contender.
Furthermore, could the Motorola Xoom 2 become the true contender to the Apple’s second-generation tablet? Let’s find the answer on our today’s comparison, the Motorola Xoom 2 against the iPad 2.
1. Build and Form Comparison between Motorola Xoom 2 and the iPad 2
iPad 2 comes with 241.2×185.7×8.8 mm of measurement and 607g of weight. At the meantime, the Motorola Xoom 2 is measured at 253.9×173.6×8.8mm and 599g of weight.
In term of design and build, there is no much different between these two tablets. Both Motorola Xoom 2 and iPad 2 are appeared in slim, relatively light and beautiful too.
Compared to the previous model of Motorola Xoom, the successor seems to be more improved in term of design and it can be seen clearly. The device is built with nicely rounded off corners and slim bevel.
In the meantime, iPad 2 appears in beautiful design too. Apart from that, Apple has gained popularity for their expertise in making a good device with beautiful design.
Due to both Motorola Xoom 2 and the iPad 2 appear in very acceptable shape, the result of build and form comparison is draw.
2. Power Comparison between Motorola Xoom 2 and the iPad 2
If we talk about device’s performance, we need to discuss about its CPU specification as both performance and the CPU specification are closely related. The higher specification of CPU brought by the device, the better performance it will promise to the device’s users.
For this round of comparison, Motorola rely the performance of their Xoom 2 to dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 CPU clocked at 1.2GHz and ULP GeForce GPU for boosting the device’s ability in term of graphic. There is no confirmation so far about the size of the device’s RAM, but 1GB RAM should be enough for supporting the CPU’s work.
As for the comparison, Apple has planted a dual-core 1GHz ARM Cortex-A9 CPU and PowerVR SGX543MP2 GPU on their iPad 2. The iPad 2’s processor is slightly slower than the Xoom 2’s processor but it still acceptable and reliable for processing the tasks. Besides, the second generation of iPad also boasts a smaller size of RAM rated at 512MB. However, despite the iPad 2 only sports a relatively small size of RAM, the device still be able to rely the performance on the iOS 5 which is very efficient.
Faster processor and bigger size of RAM are enough to make the Motorola Xoom 2 to become the winner of power comparison against iPad 2.
3. Camera Comparison between Motorola Xoom 2 and the iPad 2
Camera is now becoming an essential feature on mobile device as some people put this feature into their consideration when buying a new device. Regarding to this thought, let’s compare the camera of our today’s combatants.
For this round, Apple is letting their fans down by only featuring a 0.7-megapixel primary camera on iPad 2. The news is getting worse when the camera reportedly performs quite awful even in ideal conditions. Why don’t they equip the same camera as the iPhone 4 on iPad 2? This question might come up to the Apple’s fans mind regarding to the iPad 2’s camera.
iPad 2’s camera offers a 720p recording ability that is reportedly good. Apart from that, the device also has been equipped with VGA quality front facing camera. It is not a powerful secondary camera, but enough for video chatting.
Compared to the competitor, Motorola has raised the stake with offering a 5-megapixel primary camera, with LED flash, geo-tagging and 720P video capture on their tablet device. The Motorola Xoom 2 also has better secondary camera rated at 1.3-megapixel.
For the camera comparison, there is no doubt that Motorola Xoom 2 comes out as the winner.
4. Software Comparison between Motorola Xoom 2 and the iPad 2
Apple has gained popularity for making a reliable platform; it means they did very well in developing a device and operating system too.
iOS, the Apple made operating system is a user friendly operating system which is powerful and highly functional too. There are tons of interesting applications available for download in the Apple App Store, with over 4000 designed specifically for the iPad 2 and its older sibling.
Meanwhile, the Motorola Xoom 2 runs on the Google’s operating system, Android 3.2. This operating system is meant for especially for Tablet device. If there was a question regarding to the OS performance like what we can expect from Android running device? As usual, an Android will answer it with performing a fast, being an easy to use platform and offering a lot of chance for full customization plus a flash browsing experience.
In case you want to furnish your Xoom 2 with Android application, simply visit the Android Market as you will find over 352,000 applications available for download. However, it was so unlucky that a chance of downloading a specific application for Android tablet is not as bigger as downloading an application for Android smartphone due to the number that is limited.
So, which operating system comes out as the winner?
Well, using either Android or iOS running device will give you different sensation and it is surely the user’s preference that makes us hard to decide which platform is better. Android operating system offers plenty chances for device’s full customization, while the iOS is more polished and slick than Android.
iOS eventually win the comparison over the Android as it is easier to use.
5. Display Comparison between Motorola Xoom 2 and the iPad 2
Display is an essential part for tablet device, as almost every command will be given through the display. Apart from that, the better display brought by the device, the device will be more tempting.
For this section, iPad 2 offers a high quality 9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS TFT display that has a 768 x 1024 of pixel resolution and 132PPI of pixel density. As usual, the company has put a high visual standard display on their device, but it is unlucky that iPad 2 misses the Retina Display technology.
As for the comparison, the Xoom 2 reportedly boasts a decent screen that is protected with a Gorilla Glass. Regarding to the screen’s performance, it is reportedly a responsive screen with decent color. However, it seems powerless compared to the iPad 2’s screen.
6. Final Result
Both Motorola Xoom 2 and the iPad 2 are quite powerful tablet devices. They both have been equipped with high standard quality hardware. iPad 2 comes out as the winner on the software comparison as the iOS shows the iPad 2’s future users how easy to operate the Apple’s tablet is. At the meantime, on some comparison section, Motorola Xoom 2 comes up to the surface with bringing more specification that is powerful, we can see this fact, especially when compared the Android tablet’s camera with iPad 2’s camera.
So, which tablet do you prefer? We leave the answer to you, as both devices are tempting. Choose one fittest to you.