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Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition
Wi-Fi 32 GBMZ607
| Global Score | |
| 62.7 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Motorola |
| Android 4.0 | Android 3.2 |
| 2012-10-09 | 2011-11-03 |
| 10.10 x 6.90 x 0.38 inches | 8.50 x 5.47 x 0.35 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 13.62 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 420.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 10.1 inches | 8.2 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1280 x 800 pixels |
| Super PLS LCD | TFT |
| 149 pixels per inch | 184 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.6 | 7.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus MSM8960 chipset | TI OMAP 4430 chipset |
| Krait (Dual-Core 1500 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1200 MHz) processor |
| 1 GB (500 MHz) RAM | 1 GB RAM |
| Adreno 225 (400 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX540 (200 MHz) GPU |
| 8.37 | 8.01 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.06 | 5.8 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.5 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE (4G) and EV-DO A | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 5.5 | 3.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 7000mAh Li-Ion Battery | 3900mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 8.32 | 5.84 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.0 | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Infra-red port | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 is slightly better than the Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition, getting a score of 62.7 against 60.4. Both tablets in this review use Android OS (operating system), but Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 has a newer 4.0 version and Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition has Android 3.2 version, so it offers a couple nice extra features. The Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 construction is newer, but a little bit thicker and extremely heavier than the Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition.
The Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition counts with a sharper display than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, because although it has a little smaller screen, and they both have the same exact resolution of 800 x 1280 pixels, the Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition also counts with a little more pixels per inch of display. Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 counts with a bit better processing power than Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition, and although they both have the same number of cores and a 1 GB RAM, the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 also has a better 400 MHz graphics processing unit.
Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition counts with a lot better camera than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, because it has a much more MP camera in the back. The Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition has a quite bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 32 GB internal memory.
Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 counts with a really longer battery lifetime than Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition, because it has 7000mAh of battery capacity.
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