Ipad2 or xoom?

[qnet]

I currently have both. I bought the ipad2 outright and have the xoom on contract. They are both toys to me but, if forced to choose, I would keep the Ipad2. The Ipad2 has a app called time master that it very useful for my business.


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[Juicuy J]

Xoom. i have been a iphone owner since the 3G and i guess a fanboy. I had this same problem when i visted bestbuy because i also wanted a good tablet. I was stuck between the xoom and ipad 2. The reasons i chose the xoom i believe are user specific reasons. For one i wasnt looking for aapps and a app store, i have a iphone for that. Two the os has became stale to me, like i said ive been with ios devices since the 3g and not much had changed so i wanted something new. And lastly i wanted an amazing browser 2nd to lets say a laptop or desktop and to me the xoom does that with flash which the ipad 2 doesnt have while there are alternatives like skyfire. I have skyfire on my iphone its slow and there is no ipad 2 version, so i would be using the iphone version of skyfire on the ipad2 screen. Those are my reasons of getting a xoom and im sure you will not relate to them but simply sharing my decision.

 

[Thiego-UK]

Xoom. i have been a iphone owner since the 3G and i guess a fanboy. I had this same problem when i visted bestbuy because i also wanted a good tablet. I was stuck between the xoom and ipad 2. The reasons i chose the xoom i believe are user specific reasons. For one i wasnt looking for aapps and a app store, i have a iphone for that. Two the os has became stale to me, like i said ive been with ios devices since the 3g and not much had changed so i wanted something new. And lastly i wanted an amazing browser 2nd to lets say a laptop or desktop and to me the xoom does that with flash which the ipad 2 doesnt have while there are alternatives like skyfire. I have skyfire on my iphone its slow and there is no ipad 2 version, so i would be using the iphone version of skyfire on the ipad2 screen. Those are my reasons of getting a xoom and im sure you will not relate to them but simply sharing my decision.

I think Juicuy opinion is right on the spot. I dont have a tablet and currently looking to buy one, the thing with IPad 2 is that, what is the difference from it and a IPod touch or a IPhone? I would say the first is bigger, the second thinner and the third make calls some times. Im no fan of any particular brand and normally attach myself only to watch suits me, the only thing good about IPad is its Apps Store and most of its good apps are available for both OSs (IOS and Google). IPad 2 OS isnt the most fantastic thing and I only see the IPad 2 as a portable game while Xoom has, in my opinion, better quality due to its HDMI port which can be plugged into TVs, MicroSD card slot and OS wise, Honeycomb might still have some minor problems which Im sure is being looked after but taking it further, being able to customise the screen and so many other features plus the great web browser. Seriously, if your looking for a tablet that will improve your day by day I would go for Xoom. For me, the IPad is just a big Iphone touch...

Edit: With all this brands attaching to Google on the tablet market, you can surely see its apps store growing steady this year and remember that this (honeycomb) is the first OS developed by google specific for tablets so watch it closely!

 

[chemgeek]

Depends on what you want to do with your tablet. If you really, really need the full monty web experience, then Android tablets, give you flash, which will be the one thing you will miss with the Ipad. If you use Gmail for your email and calendar (my business requires me to use Gmail), the Android products integrate more seamlessly than the Ipad.

On the other hand, right now there is very little market penetration by Android 3.x products, so there are relatively few high-quality dedicated apps for the Xoom and its ilk (although they are coming for sure). But the market penetration of the iPad means that dedicated apps will likely come out first on that platform. So dedicated newspaper, emag, and specialty apps (e.g., MLB-TV for sports nuts, Foreflight for pilots, etc.) are already available for the iPad. Similar apps are just now being developed and released for the Xoom and Android tablets.

I own a Xoom, and would have probably gotten an iPad if they had supported flash, but since I visit many sites in my work or recreation that require flash, the iPad was not terribly useful for me. The Gmail and Calendar integration of the Xoom was also a bug plus for me, and I already use an Android phone.. YMMV.

All tablets are somewhat limited devices, but the hardware is improving. When the next generation Android tablets with the Kal-El quad core chips come out...these should be very powerful platforms for a variety of applications.

There is no right answer. Get the hardware that supports what you want to do. Neither a fanboy nor phandroid be.

Cheers.

 

[wmb1232]

you know, I have worked with both the Ipad and the Xoom and I love the Xoom, I don't understand what they are talking about it not being there yet. I use it for school and it helps so much and the transition between apps is awesome, ipads suck. I really think with the update they are ahead of the game compared to the Ipad. I've been using it for over 3 months and if I had to do it again i would buy the xoom. it's a no brainer

 

[JoJoCal19]

Neither. Get the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. I just sold my iPad 2 last weekend and I am going to get a SGT 10.1. The iPad 2 is slick but I'll agree with Juicy and others, iOS is stale. I have the original iPhone and now the iP4 with Verizon and the iPad 2 felt like the same OS as before. The only thing the iPad 2 has going for it is the apps but honestly I think in time Android tab app count will catch up. Besides the browsing experience on the iPad 2 left a lot to be desired. I hate not having flash only if because there are a lot of important sites that require it. Having an Android tablet is more like having a mini PC. The flexibility and ability to have more information displayed at a glance makes it more useful.

I love Apple and have a house full of Apple products but honestly if their iOS 5 reveal next week doesn't show us a whole new OS designed from the ground up with a whole ton more capability, I see them only falling way more behind Android in the mobile arena.

 

[siscim23]

I love Apple and have a house full of Apple products but honestly if their iOS 5 reveal next week doesn't show us a whole new OS designed from the ground up with a whole ton more capability, I see them only falling way more behind Android in the mobile arena.

Lol, you're still talking about Apple, right? Building from the ground up? They haven't changed anything since iOS1

 

[JoJoCal19]

Lol, you're still talking about Apple, right? Building from the ground up? They haven't changed anything since iOS1

I know right. That's kind of an oxymoron

 

[jnewell]

I still submit that the great gulf is not iOS vs. Android or Samsung vs. Moto vs. Asus but tab vs. no tab. All of these are early stage products. None is perfect. All will get better. Jump in and start using one. You probably won't go back.

 

[sonofdroid]

To the op,when and if you ever get sick of Steve job and his marketing propaganda along with his icrap of products you always have Android to come home to. That's what I did.

 

[derekw68]

I prefer the Xoom. The 2 things most people complain about the xoom are SD card and 4G, ipad does not have and we will get them one day.