Motorola Xoom
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| Manufacturer | Motorola |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass storage | 32 GB - NAND - Flash Memory |
| processor | 1 GHz dual-core Nvidia Tegra 2 T20 |
| random access memory | 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM |
| screen |
Touchscreen (capacitive) 26 cm (10.1 inch ) 1280 × 800 px |
| Current operating system | * Android 3.0 (delivery)
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Radio links |
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Duration (according to the manufacturer) |
Max. 10 hours |
| measures and weight | |
| Dimensions (H × W × D) | 249 mm × 168 mm × 13 mm |
| Weight | 730 g |
| Website | |
| motorola.de | |
The Motorola Xoom is a tablet computer from the manufacturer Motorola , which was presented for the first time at the CES on January 5, 2011 and is in direct competition with the iPad . It was the world's first tablet computer with the new Android 3.0 operating system. In Germany, the “Xoom 3G” was initially available exclusively from Deutsche Telekom from April 30, 2011 . Since the 2nd quarter of 2011, the “Xoom Wifi” version has also been offered for sale in Germany.
technology
hardware
The Xoom has a 10.1 inch (25.65 cm) capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 1280 × 800 pixels . A dual-core system-on-a-chip of the type Nvidia Tegra 2 T20 with 1 GHz clock frequency is installed as the CPU , with 1 GB DDR2 main memory at its side. A flash memory with a capacity of 32 GB is used for permanent data storage . A built-in 5-megapixel digital camera records still images and videos, while another 2-megapixel digital camera records the user for video telephony applications. There is also a 3-axis acceleration sensor and a digital barometer .
software
Originally, the operating system was Android 3.0 "Honeycomb". An update to version 3.1, which was initially only available in the USA , was also released in Germany on August 26, 2011. From July 13, 2011, an update to Android 3.2 followed in the USA, which has also been available for German devices since December 2011.
At the beginning of 2012, Android 4.0 "Ice Cream Sandwich" was released for the WiFi version of the tablet. In July 2012, Motorola announced an update for the 3G variant, which was mainly sold in Europe and which was distributed over the air shortly afterwards .
successor
The successors are the Motorola Xoom 2 and the Motorola Xoom 2 Media Edition (ME), both of which run on the Android 3.2 "Honeycomb" operating system. An update to version 4 is to follow in the third quarter of 2012. The Xoom 2 was first launched in the USA and Great Britain and also in Germany at the end of January 2012. The Xoom 2 is technically very similar to its predecessor (see tablet market overview ), but optically stands out due to its characteristic graded corners. The Media Edition is 8.2 inches tall, only half as heavy as the Xoom 2 at approx. 300 grams and, according to the manufacturer, designed for playing media files.
marketing
A TV commercial is already running in the USA with allusions to the novel 1984 by George Orwell , who positions the Xoom as an alternative to the “mass product” Apple iPad . In reminiscence of Apple's well-known commercial "1984" by Ridley Scott for the market launch of the first Macintosh computer, it also contains, so to speak, a clear parody of Apple's advertising campaign at the time.
Another advertisement shows a multi - user , multi- touch user interface that relies heavily on rotating pie menus . However, this does not correspond to the actual interface of Android 3.2 "Honeycomb".
literature
- With Orwell against Apple's uniformity . In: Standard , February 7, 2011; via the TV commercial for the Xoom. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
Web links
- Product information on the US website of the manufacturer. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
- Motorola XOOM Tests A series of tests of the Motorola XOOM
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Motorola Xoom Specifications Table . Motorola Mobility, Inc. February 16, 2011. Archived from the original on February 20, 2011. Information: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 16, 2011.
- ↑ a b c d Motorola Xoom Fact Sheet . Motorola Mobility, Inc. January 5, 2011. Retrieved February 7, 2011.
- ↑ Motorola Xoom "Wifi only" from the 2nd quarter in Germany - AndroidPIT . Androidpit.de. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- ↑ Motorola Xoom receives update to Android 3.2 . Mobiflip.de. July 12, 2011. Retrieved September 17, 2011.
- ↑ Motorola XOOM TV commercial on YouTube
- ↑ Apple's Macintosh commercial "1984" on YouTube
- ↑ Apple's Macintosh commercial "1984" - including presentation on YouTube
- ↑ Motorola XOOM Official Video on YouTube
