Earlier this week Motorola announced that Motorola Xoom with Wi-Fi will be available for purchase starting from Sunday, March 27. Launching the Wi-Fi edition of Xoom, Motorola announced that the Xoom Wi-Fi will be available from a variety of places including, Amazon.com, Best Buy, Costco, RadioShack, Sam’s Club (select locations), Staples and Walmart. The Xoom Wi-Fi model is priced to compete with Apple iPad for $599, the same price as Apple iPad’s 32 GB Wi-Fi model.
Motorola’s Xoom with 3G running on Adroid 3.0 (Honeycomb) was the only viable competitor to Apple’s iPad and the new iPad 2. Although Motorola Xoom was received with a good review, it was pricey. Even Steve Jobs took a dig at Motorola Xoom for offering just a single tablet model.
Announcing the availability of Xoom Wi-Fi model, Dan Papalia, vice president of retail sales for Motorola Mobility, said
MOTOROLA XOOM is a truly innovative tablet – its design, coupled with being the first tablet to have Android 3.0, results in a user experience that is one-of-a-kind. We are now continuing to expand the choices available to consumers with the MOTOROLA XOOM Wi-Fi to be available soon from numerous leading retailers in the United States.
Comparison of Xoom Wi-Fi with Apple iPad 2
Interested getting in Motorola Xoom Wi-Fi, but not sure against Apple iPad 2? Here is a comparison of technical specifications of Xoom Wi-Fi with Apple iPad 2 Wi-Fi.
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| OS | Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) | iOS 4.3 |
| Dimensions | 249.1 mm (h) x 167.8 mm (w) x 12.9 mm (d) | 241.2 mm (h) x 185.7 mm (w) x 8.8 mm (d) |
| Display | 10.1 inches with 1280x800 resolution | 9.7-inches with 1024-by-768-pixel resolution |
| Weight | ~25 ounces | 21.28 ounces (1.33 pounds) |
| Processor | 1GHz dual-core processor | 1GHz dual-core Apple A5 |
| Battery | Up to 10 hours video playback | 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music |
| Memory | 32GB on board user memory, microSD card support available after future software update, 1GB DDR2 RAM | 32 GB user memory and unspecified RAM |
| Camera | 5 MP rear-facing camera with dual LED flash,HD capture and 2MP front-facing webcam | Rear camera: Video recording, HD (720p) and Front camera: VGA-quality still camera |
| Prize | $599 | $599 |
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