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Motorola Xoom 2

Based on 33 reviews

Excellent:

6
Good:

12
Average:

11
Bad:

4

Pros

Improved design and handling, Lightweight, Convenient notetaking shortcut bar
The Motorola Xoom 2 feels like an amalgamation of all our favorite Android tablets of 2011.
Cool design, MotoCast is a great music and video service, strong battery life, faster processor...

Cons

Expensive
Not as fast as current top Android competitors; expensive; cannot be recognized as a generic USB device.
Android interface not as slick as iOS, only minor upgrade on original Xoom, power button hard to findLook and Feel...

By GadgetNutz on May 17, 2012

The Xoom 2 is a much improved version of the original version: 10% lighter, 33% thinner and has a much brighter IPS display with a wider 178 degree viewing angle. There are some nifty new extras thrown in like an IR port, splashguard coating and an...

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By NotebookCheck on April 08, 2012

Our verdict of the Xoom 2 is divided. On the one hand, the tablet has a flawless workmanship, a bright and well-reacting display and all the necessary communication modules. The fast 3G connection is a nice extra. The viewing angles are great thanks...

86
By PC Authority on March 26, 2012

A powerful, light and beautifully designed tablet – the Motorola Xoom 2 is more than good enough to keep the impending quad-core brigade at bay. Read our review....

83
By CNET Australia on March 06, 2012

The Xoom 2 improves on the original in design and features, but with sluggish performance, it still feels like last year's tablet rather than part of the next...

76
By Smarthouse on March 05, 2012

Motorola's Xoom 2 runs on Honeycomb 3.2, which offers little variation over the previous 3.0. It does deliver a full suite of functionality, proving well versed in multimedia, gaming and application handling, but as an operating system Honeycomb has...

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By Channel News Australia on March 05, 2012

Motorola?s second generation Xoom spawns at a difficult time in the tablet market. It has been released just ahead of Apple's next generation iPad 3, and during the interim between Android's Honeycomb and Ice Cream Sandwich. The Xoom 2 then...

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By Good Gear Guide on February 24, 2012

The Xoom 2 has an extremely tough fight on its hands to remain relevant in an increasingly crowded market. Motorola has made it thinner, lighter and faster than the original Xoom, but it is running outdated Android software and has sluggish...

70
By IT Reviews on February 23, 2012

The Motorola Xoom 2 is a great tablet. Its slightly quirky design doesn’t hamper its use, and it has plenty of oomph under the bonnet. Without memory expansion, it feels slightly hampered and for that reason, it has lost a mark, in our books....

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By HardwareZone.com on February 05, 2012

We recognize Motorola's efforts to give the Xoom 2 a complete makeover, making it thinner and lighter than its original iteration. The slight boost in processor clock speed and increasing the battery capacity to a whopping 7000mAh are notable...

75
By Wired UK on February 01, 2012

The Xoom 2 has a few notable improvements on the original Xoom, notably that it's slimmer and lighter, with an improved processor. But it's lost the ability to expand its memory and despite a good screen and decent camera, for the price,...

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