Xoom vs Xoom 2 (Xyboard 10.1) vs iPad 3 on Verizon LTE

[dreamliner330]

Over the last few months I've decided to get a Verizon Tablet. I have a RAZR MAXX (Considering MAXX HD, HTC DNA or iP5) and have played musical tablets recently.

I really dislike paying full price for things and usually pickup my gadgets from deal sites, eBay or Craigslist.

My first entry into tablets was the HTC Flyer, it was far from smooth and I sold it quickly.

I then got a great deal on a Xoom. I liked the concept. I installed Jelly Bean, Overclocked it a bit for some extra oomph. I felt it was still a bit too slow and heavy.

I traded up to a XYBoard 10.1 (Xoom 2) with ICS and I like it a lot better. Its much slimmer and noticeably quicker...though the rotate takes FOREVER!

I ended up finding a 2 month old iPad 3 64GB LTE with a smart cover thing for $500. I just had to get it. I was hoping it'd be the pinnacle of smoothness and freedom from glitches....its not.

I do think the web browser runs much much smoother than Android, but its not perfect, there are page and image reloads. Its also not that much faster on page loading than the Xyboard, sometimes getting beat by it.

I do have to say, the screen is absolutely gorgeous. I've complained about low quality and low resolution displays since 1998, its one of my major pet-peeves.

The iPad is super super clear.

I'm at a bit of a loss. I haven't played with the iPad long enough to make up my mind, but I feel like there's so much it can't do that i didn't even give a second thought to on Android.

Anybody here come from an Apple product or switch to one?

 

[HinotoriBR]

Over the last few months I've decided to get a Verizon Tablet. I have a RAZR MAXX (Considering MAXX HD, HTC DNA or iP5) and have played musical tablets recently.

I really dislike paying full price for things and usually pickup my gadgets from deal sites, eBay or Craigslist.

My first entry into tablets was the HTC Flyer, it was far from smooth and I sold it quickly.

I then got a great deal on a Xoom. I liked the concept. I installed Jelly Bean, Overclocked it a bit for some extra oomph. I felt it was still a bit too slow and heavy.

I traded up to a XYBoard 10.1 (Xoom 2) with ICS and I like it a lot better. Its much slimmer and noticeably quicker...though the rotate takes FOREVER!

I ended up finding a 2 month old iPad 3 64GB LTE with a smart cover thing for $500. I just had to get it. I was hoping it'd be the pinnacle of smoothness and freedom from glitches....its not.

I do think the web browser runs much much smoother than Android, but its not perfect, there are page and image reloads. Its also not that much faster on page loading than the Xyboard, sometimes getting beat by it.

I do have to say, the screen is absolutely gorgeous. I've complained about low quality and low resolution displays since 1998, its one of my major pet-peeves.

The iPad is super super clear.

I'm at a bit of a loss. I haven't played with the iPad long enough to make up my mind, but I feel like there's so much it can't do that i didn't even give a second thought to on Android.

Anybody here come from an Apple product or switch to one?

I have an iPad 2 and a Xoom 2 Media Edition with ICS...

iPad 2 is a far, far, far smoother ride... There is no comparison whatsoever, rotation, screen lock, battery life (Xoom 2 you need to enter airplane mode if you don't want it to suck battery in standby, iPad 2 will use much less battery in standby with connections active), apps for tablets are way better (take for instance any magazine that is published using Adobe tools, Adobe Content Viewer in Android sucks and lacks lots of features and most magazines interactive features doesn't work), games are way better and the list goes on and on and on...

But, Xoom 2 was a real bargain. I needed a second tablet, lighter and smaller, I was going to wait for the iPad Mini, but a TelCo in Brazil had a really amazing offer, contract free Xoom 2 ME costing the equivalent to 140 bucks (considering the prices of other tablets in comparison to the US.), brand new, WiFi and 3G, 32GB onboard memory...

Considering what I paid, it is really awesome. Taking money out of the equation, I consider an iPad way better for my tablet use (mostly media and games, e-book and Comics reading, magazines, music, web browsing). I already have a Galaxy Nexus and use it for work and all the advantages that Android have over iOS, IMHO, I can use in my phone, and, use a way smoother and better experience for what I do with a tablet with an iOS device.

Even if you consider Nexus 10, it still has all the "tablet issues" that plague Android for ages, and that are taking way too much time to get solved... That Adobe Content Viewer issue I've mentioned is known since the original Xoom launched, Premium Game Producers (and Apps as well) do not see Android as a priority and usually ports take ages and sometimes sucks, if the App/Game is ported...

Now, a lot of people might argue about freedom, I can install whatever I want from whatever source I want (good luck finding Infinity Blade or an ICS/JB compatible Peggle or any decent music playing game experience that sound doesn't take a while to play after you touched the virtual instrument, etc), better Google services integration (that is a fact, but I use my mobile phone to take advantage of that), Widgets, replacing keyboard, lock screen, possibility to transfer media and do not use iTunes, etc... If those are important factor in a tablet for you, then, Android it is, if it is not, but you favor premium content, overall smoothness, iPad is miles ahead in that department...

 

[dreamliner330]

My biggest complaint so far is trouble finding a good YouTube player and the slow app store. I'm starting to like this ipad more and more.

I think it might be wise to stick to Android for phones though.

 

[dreamliner330]

Well I really like the smoothness of the ipad, but I missed a few emails because I have a smart cover and it unlocks right away. I didn't see the app icon counter and there is no static icon or anything to signal you to pull down the notification bar.

I grabbed my Android phone and of the blinking status light wasn't enough, there was a mail icon in the notification bar telling me something happened.

I like the smoothness, but I really don't like missing things because I wasn't using it at the exact moment the email came in.