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Motorola Xoom Vs iPad Vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Vs BlackBerry PlayBook – flyer promoting the sale of Motorola Xoom by US consumer electronics retailer Best Buy has tagged its price at 800 USD. The said price places it between the two highest price marks for rival iPad, a gadget that most say is technically inferior to the Xoom.
The flyer also states that the upcoming tablet device will be hitting Best Buy branches in the United States by February 24.
The 3G version of iPad costs 729 USD for the 32 GB and 829 USD for the 64 GB. (AppleInsider made an update to their report that Best Buy is dropping the sale of all their 3G iPad by 29 USD, WiFi-only versions are not covered by the sale).
Another competition, the Samsung Galaxy Tab is being sold at 600 USD. (Best Buy website currently has the Galaxy Tab on sale at 500 USD).
The 10.1-inch Xoom tablet has a storage capacity of 32 GB and will be run by the operating system Android 3.0 Honeycomb and sports two cameras.
Motorola Xoom Vs iPad Vs Samsung Galaxy Tab Vs BlackBerry PlayBook
| Motorola Xoom | Samsung Galaxy Tab | Blackberry Playbook | Apple Ipad | ||
| O/S | Android | Android | BlackBerry Tablet OS | iOS | |
| Apps | More than 100,000 Android apps | More than 100,000 Android apps | PlayBook-specific apps via BlackBerry App World | 40,000+ iPad apps through the Apple App Store; 300,000+ compatible iPhone apps | |
| Flash Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | |
| Multitasking | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes, with the newest iOS upgrade | |
| Screen | 10.1-inch widescreen | 7″ wide screen TFT LCD | 7″ wide screen LCD | 9.7” 4:3 IPS screen | |
| Screen Resolution | 1280×800 | 1024 x 600 | 1024 x 600 | 1024 x 768 | |
| Camera | 5 MP rear-facing camera, 2MP front-facing camera | 1.3MP camera for videoconferencing, 3MP camera on reverse side | 3MP camera for videoconferencing, 5MP camera on reverse side | None | |
| CPU | Tegra 2 Dual Core 1Ghz | 1Ghz ARM | 1GHz Dual-core TI OMAP4430 | 1Ghz ARM | |
| Ports | micro U.S.B., HDMI for video out | U.S.B. | U.S.B., HDMI for video out | Apple dock connection | |
| Navigation | compass, GPS | Compass, GPS | None | Compass, assisted GPS (3G version only) | |
| Storage | 32 GB, with SD support after software update | MicroSD card slot (16GB pre-installed) | ÂÂ16, 32 or 64 GB | 16, 32 or 64 GB | |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G, 4G upgradeable. Can be used as personal hotspot. | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth (3G via BlackBerry phone tether) | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G (some models) | |
| Estimated Battery Life | 10 hours video playback | 7 hours | Unknown | 10 hours, 1 month standby | |
| Dimensions | 9.8” x 6.6″ x 0.5″ | 7.48″ x 4.74″ x 0.47″ | 5.1″ x 7.6″ x 0.4″ | 9.56″ x 7.47″ x 0.5″ | |
| Weight | 1.6 lbs | 0.8 pounds | 0.9 pound | 1.5 pounds | |
| Wireless Plan | Varies by carrier | $15 or $25 a month via AT&T (No contract) | |||
| Price | $600 ($400 with contract) | Unknown | $500-$830 |
