iPad VS Motorola Xoom..: Don't ever Bother Comparing Specification

Do you hear the rumored price of compressed Motorola XXoom $700 has triggered the reaction time between the observers on specific , but do not fall into this trap.

Here what we know so far about the Xoom: Running Android 3.0, Xoom has a dual core processor Nvidia Tegra 2, a 10.1-inch 1280-by-600 resolution screen, 1 GB RAM, 32 GB of memory with a microSD slot card, front and rear-facing cameras (2 megapixel and 5 megapixel camera, respectively), playback 1080p video, HDMI and USB ports and support for Verizon's 4G network.

An anonymous source says that the Engadget Xoom will launch February 17 at a price of $ 700 at Best Buy.

Now you are trying to stack up to Apple's iPad against Xoom, and you can do this in a lot of ways. Put the Xoom next to Apple's level of $ 500 and Motorola iPad looks like a failure. Compare it with the 3G-equipped, 32 GB iPad to $ 729 and the tilt table in favor of Motorola.

But there are some reasons to avoid these specs, at least for now:

My biggest concern with Xoom is that we have just seen in action. The tablet was only running demo video in the box at the CES show floor, so it was impossible to see if Android 3.0 is as slick as Google contends. A bar is only as good as its software, and performance of Motorola's Android 3.0 on Xoom will be more important than any spec.

Speaking of software, the iPad has more than 50,000 applications specifically for the tablet. The Xoom will have few, if appropriate, at the launch. While Apple had to start from scratch as well, also had the only operating system optimized for tablet in the market for almost a year. Developers will soon get to choose Android, WebOS, and Blackberry Playbook, and I'm guessing that no one will see the same growth as early as the iPad.

This does not mean that the comparisons are completely useless spec, but keep in mind that Apple will probably launch a second generation iPad in a few months, making any comparison meaningless to present those who are not predisposed to a single operating system.

Comparing specifications is fun. It appeals to our geeky tendency to compartmentalize everything in small portions of logic - and PC World has done his part - but there's a reason Apple does not talk about specific in its advertisements the iPad: just do not tell the whole story . that more carefuly dude