Motorola Xoom vs HTC EVO View 4G – Full Specs Compared
Motorola Xoom and HTC EVO View 4G are both Android based tablets. Motorola has come up with its first tablet computer by the name of Xoom and HTC has unveiled its latest sensation called EVO View 4G. It carry the same features of HTC Flyer that stole the attraction of everyone at the MWC 2011 in Barcelona . It has entered US with a new name tag and support for Sprint’s 4G WiMAX network. Both these are stunning devices loaded with features designed to provide stiff competition to iPad 2 and to carve a niche for themselves in the booming tablet market. Let us find out the difference between Motorola Xoom and HTC EVO View 4G to help those who are on the lookout for an alternative to iPad2.
Motorola Xoom
People had started to wonder why Motorola was lying low when it came to tablets, and finally the company up with a stunning new tablet with a 10.1” display running on Android Honeycomb 3.0. This tablet has 1GHz NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor and a huge 1GB DDR2 RAM. It boasts of an internal storage capacity of 32 GB and has 3G connectivity (it has arrived on the Verizon network). The display is a massive 10.1” capacitive touch screen at a resolution of 1280X800 pixels (160ppi). The tablet is, as expected, a dual camera device with a front as well as a rear camera for HD recording and masking video calls. Though Motorola has attempted to make it future proof by keeping the upgrade option open, it is still a pricey proposition with a price tag of $799. The Wi-Fi only model with 32GB internal memory is available for $599.
But with an Android platform, and all other power packed features in hardware and software, Motorola Xoom is indeed the next generation of tablets. For connectivity, it is Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n with Bluetooth 2.1+EDR. The display of Xoom is larger than iPad2, but it becomes unwieldy because of the size when trying to play games in the portrait mode. However, the display is excellent for reading e books. The battery life is also good, you can enjoy all activities for a long 8 hours without worrying about battery.
Though it is nice to have a 5MP camera with LED flash at the back, holding this large device to shoot videos is a wieldy task. The slate is HDMI capable, allowing for instant viewing of videos captured. Even the front camera is 2MP that allows for smooth video chatting. The quality of photos is however very good. Browsing is fun as it is very smooth and emailing is as easy as texting on the virtual keyboard. The tablet is integrated with You Tube, and you are never far from your friends on social networking sites with this slate in hand.
HTC EVO View 4G
This is another winner from the stable of HTC in the tablet market. This 7” tablet runs on Android Gingerbread along with the legendary HTC sense user interface that makes it standout from other Android run tablets. It makes use of NTriig digitizer that allows for both touch and a special pen for input.
This tablet has dimensions of 7.7 x 4.8 x 0.52 inches and weighs 420 gm. The display is 7” highly capacitive touch screen at a resolution of 1024X600 pixels with a pinch to zoom facility that greatly aids while browsing and reading e-books. Like Xoom, EVO View 4G also boasts of 1GB of RAM with 32 GB of internal storage capacity. Arriving on the network of Sprint, the phone supports both 3G and 4G and it can be used as a mobile hotspot for as many as 6 Wi-Fi devices. Is has the facility of DLNA which means you can stream media from the net on to your TV using this tablet
The tablet has a 1.5 GHz Snapdragon processor and is a dual camera device with a 5MP rear camera that captures high definition videos along with a front facing 1.3 MP camera for video calling.
Difference between Motorola Xoom and HTC EVO View 4G
Motorola Xoom | Evo View 4G | |
Display size | 10.1 in | 7 in |
Thickness | 12.9 mm | 13.2 mm |
Weight | 730 g | 420 g |
Display Resolution | 1280×800
160PPI |
1024×600
160 PPI |
Processor | 1 GHz Dual Core | 1.5 GHz |
Operating System | Stock Honeycomb | Skinned Honeycomb |
UI | Android | HTC Sense |
Camera – Front | 2 MP | 1.3 MP |
Price (Q1, 2011) Wi-Fi only | $599 | TBU |