The iPad's commercial success, has attracted a lot of competitors on the tablet PC market. With so many companies joining the tablet bandwagon and building their own iPad killer version, many are eager to see how the iPad 2 fares against the improving competition.

In this review we make a head-to-head comparison between iPad 2 and what many consider its strongest competitor to date, the Motorola Xoom.

1. Processor

The iPad 2 is fitted with Apple's dual-core 1GHz A5 chip, a major improvement from the previous iPad. The A5 chip claimed to be 10 times better graphical performance than the old iPad. As of this writing, there is no report yet on RAM size but 512MB is quite a possibility.

Motorola Xoom are build with a 1GHz dual-core Tegra 2 CPU. At 1GB of RAM, this chip along with the Android 3.0 OS and make the tablet to multi task effortlessly.

Advantage - Xoom

2. Display

The iPad 2 has the same 9.7-inch backlit-LED IPS display that can be found in iPad 1 which is wonderful because it still is the best in its class.

The Xoom has a standard 10.1-inch TFT display. Great for surfing the web and watching movies but does not offer the kind of viewing angles like the one in iPad.

Advantage -Apple iPad 2

3. Camera

Having a camera are one the biggest set back that the old iPad have. Now iPad 2 has two cameras. The iPad 2's dual cameras are a 0.7-megapixel main camera with 720P movie capture capability, and a secondary VGA camera that works fine if you want to use it for video calls.

In this category, Xoom has an upper hand. With an impressive 5-megapixel main camera which is equipped with dual-LED flash and autofocus and a secondary 2-megapixel camera for video conferencing, the Xoom is definitely the winner here.

Advantage - Motorola Xoom

4. Design and Build

When it comes to design and build quality you know Apple does not disappoint. iPad 2 looks and feel are simply amazing. The iPad 2 perhaps are 15 percent lighter and 33 percent thinner than the original iPad, however it is still made from the same top-notch materials.

The iPad 2 has the same solid feel but is now more comfortable to handle because of its slimmer dimensions.

The Motorola Xoom is just as well constructed. The chassis is solid. It does however feel bulkier and heavier than the slim-built iPad 2.

It is safe to say Apple tablet win this round.

Advantage - Apple iPad 2

5. Operating System

The new iOs 4.3 are equipped for the iPad 2, it serve you with a better web application performance and browser.

The Motorola Xoom comes with the Android 3.0 "Honeycomb" OS which boosts multi-tasking capabilities and has made it more user-friendly.

We feel that the Honeycomb OS gives the Xoom an advantage. The iOs 4.3 feels like its just a minor tune-up for Apple.

Advantage - Motorola Xoom

6. Connectivity

The Apple iPad 2 comes with Wi-Fi a,b,g & n, and Bluetooth 2.1 capabilities with A2DP and EDR. It als has HDMI-output. However, it does not have a card reader, USB Port and MicroSD slot.

The Motorola Xoom has the same capabilities as the iPad 2's but none of its shortcomings. The Xoom has MicroSD support, Micro USB port, HDMI-out, Wi-Fi a,b,g & n (dual-band) and Bluetooth 2.1 with A2DP and EDR.

Advantage - Motorola Xoom

7. Price

Well the price of each tablet are interesting. The Apple iPad 2 has an introductory price of $499 for its base Wi-Fi unit.

The Motorola Xoom's introductory price is $599 for its Wi-Fi only base unit.
The iPad 2 price is one that many did not expect especially its competitors.

Advantage: Apple iPad 2

Verdict: Out of 7 categories, the Motorola Xoom bested the Apple iPad 2 in 4. Function and feature wise the Xoom are definitely a batter Tablet. However, because of Apple's excellent pricing strategy, we would not be surprised that the iPad 2 will remain to be the best seller in tablet PC market (yet again).

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