Tablet devices have soared in popularity since the release of Apples famous iPad device. These units offer the perfect compromise between a mobile phone and a laptop with the large screen which is perfect for movies and gaming but together with much of the connectivity you expect from a cell phone. This year sees two of the biggest mobile phone manufacturers launch exciting new tablets. Whereas Samsung have tested the water before with their Galaxy Tab device, the new Tab 10.1 looks to improve upon this original blueprint whilst the Xoom is Motorolas first ever device of its kind. Looking at these two devices closely it is indeed very hard to pick a clear winner between both impressive units.
Size is a key factor when it comes to a tablet device and indeed there seems to be two camps with one team backing the more portable units that boast screens of around 7 inches and the other team who prefer the big screen experience on the models that sport displays that go into double figures. Both the Xoom and the Tab 10.1 fall into the large screen category which in fairness is where most of these models now seem to be aiming. This can partly be attributed to the fact that the largest screen mobile phones are now very close indeed to the smallest tablet devices. The Tab 10.1 is definitely the slimmer of both of the devices and this streamline look certainly does draw some admiring glances. There is however good reason for the extra bulk carried by the Xoom and that is down to the fact that it offers far more in terms of connectivity options. Dotted around the edges of the unit are an array of ports including USB and a micro SD card slot as well as an HDMI which is perfect for linking up to a high definition television. This impresses more than the single charging dock attachment on the Samsung. The internals of both of these tablets is remarkably similar thanks to both of them being driven by a Tegra 2 chipset. This line up includes a 1Ghz processor coupled with a hefty 1GB of random access memory.
Often when looking at such devices as these it is easy to get pre occupied with factors such as screen size and overlook other important factors such as battery life. The Motorola Xoom comes supplied with a battery with a huge 6500mAh battery. Although this may not mean much to the average user when converted into actual time this should equate to approximately 10 hours of actual usage and around 14 days in standby. Although we have not had time to physically test out the battery performance of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 the battery measures up slightly larger than the Xoom at 6860mAh meaning the Samsung should at least be on a par with the Motorola and possibly be a little better.
It seems that the tablet market over the coming months is less likely to be dominated by the Apple iPad as it was last year and that a number of models should be vying for their share of customers. The Motorola Xoom and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 are two of the better models that should fair very well when they finally hit the marketplace.
Size is a key factor when it comes to a tablet device and indeed there seems to be two camps with one team backing the more portable units that boast screens of around 7 inches and the other team who prefer the big screen experience on the models that sport displays that go into double figures. Both the Xoom and the Tab 10.1 fall into the large screen category which in fairness is where most of these models now seem to be aiming. This can partly be attributed to the fact that the largest screen mobile phones are now very close indeed to the smallest tablet devices. The Tab 10.1 is definitely the slimmer of both of the devices and this streamline look certainly does draw some admiring glances. There is however good reason for the extra bulk carried by the Xoom and that is down to the fact that it offers far more in terms of connectivity options. Dotted around the edges of the unit are an array of ports including USB and a micro SD card slot as well as an HDMI which is perfect for linking up to a high definition television. This impresses more than the single charging dock attachment on the Samsung. The internals of both of these tablets is remarkably similar thanks to both of them being driven by a Tegra 2 chipset. This line up includes a 1Ghz processor coupled with a hefty 1GB of random access memory.
Often when looking at such devices as these it is easy to get pre occupied with factors such as screen size and overlook other important factors such as battery life. The Motorola Xoom comes supplied with a battery with a huge 6500mAh battery. Although this may not mean much to the average user when converted into actual time this should equate to approximately 10 hours of actual usage and around 14 days in standby. Although we have not had time to physically test out the battery performance of the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 the battery measures up slightly larger than the Xoom at 6860mAh meaning the Samsung should at least be on a par with the Motorola and possibly be a little better.
It seems that the tablet market over the coming months is less likely to be dominated by the Apple iPad as it was last year and that a number of models should be vying for their share of customers. The Motorola Xoom and the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 are two of the better models that should fair very well when they finally hit the marketplace.
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