Motorola Xoom 3G reviews: Android 3.0 10.1" Slate Tablet computer

Motorola Xoom 3G reviews: Android 3.0 10.1" Slate Tablet computer reviews

+ This tablet PC has no outstanding positive points. - It scores poorly on ease of use.

£660 at 1 retailer out of 409 retailers checked

8.4 out of 10 based on 68 reviews.

Motorola Xoom 3G: Slate tablet with 3G, WiFi,1000 GHz Dual Core Processor, and 32GB Storage on Android 3.0. See full product description

Battery life	8.5
Design	8.5
Size and weight	7.8
Performance	8.6
Value for money	8.8
Overall rating	8.4

Some customer reviews of Motorola Xoom 3G

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Brian, Havant General home user

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Price, 3g,
Bad points:: Weight, too slippery should have a rubberised back

Battery life	6.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	6.0
Performance	7.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 27 Feb 2012

Simon, Hayle General home user

Score 7.0/10

Good points:: Easy to use and sync's with mobile & pc
Bad points:: Drops out of Wi-Fi occasionally.

Battery life	9.0
Design	7.0
Size and weight	6.0
Performance	6.0
Value for money	7.0
Overall rating	7.0

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Confirmed purchase: 22 Feb 2012

Darren, Music, gaming or video fan

Score 10.0/10

Good points:: Bought exactly what I was looking for.
Bad points:: None at this time

Battery life	8.0
Design	10.0
Size and weight	10.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	10.0

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Confirmed purchase: 19 Feb 2012

Norbert, Peacehaven Often on the move

Score 5.0/10

Good points:: Cheap. Clarity of viewing. Ease of set up & use. The charger has a long wire.
Bad points:: The item frozen off more occasions every day ( 5-10 times ) and slow. During the running of a game, an internet radio and the YouTube equally. Lack of Native USB connection. The YouTube does not run in the background. The camcorder is jamming.

Battery life	7.0
Design	9.0
Size and weight	5.0
Performance	1.0
Value for money	6.0
Overall rating	5.0

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Confirmed purchase: 19 Dec 2011

Edmond, General home user

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: value for money
Bad points:: kinda heavy but its tolerable

Battery life	9.0
Design	8.0
Size and weight	6.0
Performance	8.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 12 Feb 2012

shoukat, london General home user

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Very bright screen and fast internet browsing.
Bad points:: Bit heavy
Could not play flv movies

Battery life	9.0
Design	7.0
Size and weight	6.0
Performance	10.0
Value for money	10.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 06 Mar 2012

Hazel, Dundee Music, gaming or video fan

Score 1.0/10

Good points:: the price was good for the spec
Bad points:: little bit heavy

Battery life	8.0
Design	7.0
Size and weight	3.0
Performance	1.0
Value for money	5.0
Overall rating	1.0

Was this review helpful? 2 of 5 people found this review helpful

Confirmed purchase: 06 Dec 2011

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Product Features

Screen size (Inches)	10.1
Screen size is measured diagonally from corner to corner.
3G	Yes
3G allows mobile phones and mobile dongles to achieve broadband speeds similar to that of home broadband. This allows users to browse the internet, email and download files and video whilst on the move.
Tablet Type	Slate
Where ‘slate’ tablets are standalone touchscreen computers, ‘convertible’ tablets have keyboards that mean the device can function as a laptop. Once the keyboard is folded away, the screen can then be used as touchscreen. ‘Hybrid’ tablets function similarly to ‘convertible’ tablets but the keyboard and screen can often be completely separated, allowing for more portability.
Operating system	Android 3.0
Software on which the device runs
Number of cores	Dual
Computer processors are made up of 1 or more cores. Having multiple cores allows the computer to run two or more processes at once, improving multi-tasking and speeding things up.
Processor speed (Gigahertz)	1000
The processor is the driving force of your personal computer. The higher the number in Gigahertz or Ghz the faster your computer will run. Don’t forget that other factors such as the number of cores will have an effect on speed.
Hard disk capacity (Gigabytes)	32
Hard Disk capacity is measured in GBs which stands for Gigabytes. A gigabyte is 1000 MB or megabytes. The more GB you have the more info like photos and music you can store.
Battery life (Hours)	10
Battery life is important if you travel a lot. Long train journeys can be a pain if you don’t get more than 3 hours of life out of your laptop. It’s worth remembering that a lot of trains offer power sockets now so don’t be put off by a low battery life unless your lifestyle demands ultra portability.
WiFi	Yes
Wifi allows you to connect your device to wireless routers or modems which allows you to connect to broadband internet.
Bluetooth	Yes
Bluetooth is a technology for the wireless transfer of data such as contacts, photos and music between mobile phones, computers and a host of other Bluetooth enabled devices. Read more about Bluetooth on Wikipedia
GPS Receiver	Yes

Integrated Webcam	Yes
A webcam is a small, in-built camera that allows you to record video to upload to popular sites like Youtube or have video chats with friends on Instant Messaging services.
Weight (kg)	0.73

CD Rom	No
DVD Drive	No
Built-in disc drive	No
Built-in disc drives can be used to copy data, music, documents or films from your laptop, netbook or desktop computer, onto a blank DVD. DVD writers can also copy info onto blank CDs but CDs have a lower storage capacity. Normal DVD discs can store up to 4.7GB of info. DVD stands for Digital Versatile Disc.
Blu-ray Drive	No
Width in cm	16.8

Height in cm	24.9
The distance from the very top of the product to the very bottom.
Depth in cm	1.3

USB port	1
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components.
USB port	Yes
Socket for connecting devices such as a computers and other components.
Screen Resolution (pixels)	1280x800
The number of pixels the screen has. The more you have, the more detail the screen can display, given a high quality source. A breakdown of resolutions can be found on Wikipedia here
Type	Slate

Also known as: Motorola Xoom, Motorola XOOM 32GB

Manufacturer's Description

MOTOROLA XOOM has a super-powerful dual-core processor and Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) – the Android platform designed specifically for tablets. With its 10.1 inch HD widescreen display, you’ll enjoy HD video in a thin, light and powerful tablet.

More info at Motorola's website

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