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| Global Score | |
| 57.3 | 62.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | Apple |
| Android 4.0, 3.0 | iOS 7.x, 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x |
| 2011-01-05 | 2011-03-02 |
| 9.80 x 6.61 x 0.51 inches | 9.50 x 7.31 x 0.34 inches |
| 25.75 ounces | 21.62 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 505.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 9.7 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1024 x 768 pixels |
| -- | IPS LCD |
| 149 pixels per inch | 132 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.5 | 6.3 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 2 chipset | Apple A5 chipset |
| Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB RAM | 512 MB RAM |
| Yes GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 (Dual-Core 200 MHz) GPU |
| 7.65 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.12 | 7.7 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 0.70 MP + 0.30 MP |
| -- | f/2.40 aperture |
| 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 6.82 | 6.16 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| LTE (4G), EV-DO A and CDMA | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | Micro SIM |
| 5 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| Li-Polymer Battery | 6944mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 8.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Apple iPad 2 is a bit better than the Motorola XOOM CDMA, having a 62.1 score against 57.3. Even though Apple iPad 2 and the Motorola XOOM CDMA were only released 2 months apart, Apple iPad 2 is a lot thinner and somewhat lighter. The Apple iPad 2 counts with iOS 7.x operating system, and Motorola XOOM CDMA works with Android 4.0 operating system.
Apple iPad 2 has a bit better performance than Motorola XOOM CDMA, because although it has a lower amount of RAM memory, and they both have the same number of cores, the Apple iPad 2 also counts with an additional GPU. The Motorola XOOM CDMA counts with a slightly better display than Apple iPad 2, because it has a quite better resolution of 800 x 1280px, a little better pixel number in each inch of screen and a little bit larger display.
Motorola XOOM CDMA has a better camera than iPad 2, and although they both have the same 30 frames per second video frame rate and the same (HD) video resolution, the Motorola XOOM CDMA also has a much better 5 megapixels resolution back camera. The iPad 2 has slightly more storage capacity for applications and games than Motorola XOOM CDMA, because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
The iPad 2 counts with a much longer battery life than Motorola XOOM CDMA.
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