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Verizon Wireless Droid Xyboard 8.2

Based on 5 reviews

Excellent:

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Good:

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Bad:

4

Pros

Great look, Integrated 4G.
Stylish design; Bright IPS display; Wide viewing angles
The Motorola Droid Xyboard 8.2 is thin and light, with one of the brightest screens we've seen on a tablet. It also includes Micro-HDMI, a 5-megapixel camera that performs well, powerful speakers, and fast 4G LTE speeds, and it can act as a universal

Cons

Battery life is pretty weak — around 4 hours for video at the highest brightness setting. Ships with Honeycomb, not ICS (although it is upgradeable). Price is too high.
Short battery life, Expensive.
Awkwardly placed volume controls power button; Expensive; Short battery life
The tablet doesn't offer a compelling-enough experience to warrant signing a two-year contract or buying it outright for its $600 off-contract price. Also, navigation was plagued by frequent hangs, the placement of the power button and volume rocker i

By TechSpot on December 16, 2011

People that read my reviews frequently might have noticed about my preference for smaller tablets over larger ones. I simply find a 10.1-inch tablet unwieldy, even if it is relatively light. As such, I greatly prefer the cheaper 8.2-inch Droid...

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By Wired on January 06, 2012

Motorola’s Droid Xyboard a slick, well-performing tablet that’s easy on the eyes. Too bad it has such a stupid name.The Android device, which runs on Verizon’s 4G network and is available now in Verizon stores, is actually...

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By PC Mag on December 21, 2011

The Motorola Xyboard 8.2 includes Verizon’s 4G, but still can’t stand out from the pack of Android tablets. ...

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By SlashGear on December 17, 2011

This tablet is nice, and if you rule out the facts that it’ll cost you an arm and a leg to first purchase it then pay each month for 4G LTE connectivity, you’ve got a nice tablet on your hands. I find myself very skeptical that there’s...

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By Ubergizmo on December 16, 2011

competitive in the 7″to 8” category) In its own 8” category, the Motorola Droid Xyboard is a great competitor to the Galaxy Tab 8.9. Both share a comparable footprint, and both can differentiate themselves: the Droid Xyboard feels...

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By Engadget on December 15, 2011

Motorola Xoom 2 (Xyboard 10.1) reviewMotorola Xoom reviewXyboard official announcementWe've been having a hard time figuring out why anybody would choose the Xoom 2 / Xyboard 10.1 over the Transformer Prime -- a device that's the same price or...

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By LaptopMag on December 15, 2011

The Motorola Droid Xyboard 8.2 delivers impressive 4G LTE speeds and a bright IPS display, but limited endurance, poor design, and short battery life don't make it worth the high...

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By cnet on December 07, 2011

Although thin and light, with fast 4G LTE speeds, the Motorola Droid Xyboard 8.2 is impossible for us to recommend at its current...

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