I present this time, my review based on the Motorola Xoom, the first Android tablet Honeycomb 3.0. Xoom shall be the first device to receive the tax exemption offered by the federal government, which will make the platform more accessible to consumers.
Released in February in the U.S., Xoom has gained prominence for bringing first-hand, the new operating system from Google made exclusively for tablets. Provide equipment "larger screen" to make better use of visual space, and includes new graphics and a holographic interface are basic differences between the concept of the new system with respect to the Android smartphones.
Just as in traditional versions of Android, the Honeycomb provides several screens for customization. With shortcuts to applications and interactive widgets, allows access or view content without having to open a program. The background can also be changed to any image you prefer.
With an architecture that resembles the Windows interface, including a tool bar with navigational buttons always at the bottom of the screen, thus allowing the control system is in the same place, no matter what your preference (vertical or horizontal) , Honeycomb values the choice and convenience of the user.
The toolbar also provides a centralized application for notifications, updates and configurations of the system. With pre-shaped pop-up (displayed as a balloon at the bottom - without paralyzing the work), users of Xoom may receive notices of new e-mail while surfing the web or working in any application.
The choice of 10-inch screen in widescreen format can be described as a big advantage over competitors Xoom. With a larger viewing area, watch videos, and native seems more comfortable without that perception of lack of space compression. The benefit also extends to Web browsing, allowing the pages to open without pushing the content.
In addition to web pages that I mentioned above, the browser of Xoom is very similar to how Google Chrome. With tabs at the top of the screen, you can browse and rotate through the various pages with ease, including the speed of rendering pages as they have in the Google platform.
With cameras of 2 and 5 megapixels, respectively front and rear, the Xoom showed excellent performance for photos and HD videos. Of course, taking pictures with a tablet may be an unusual task, but the resources released by Motorola in an unprecedented way were really helpful, especially in the use of video conferencing in Google Talk (interesting note: there is a balance that avoids reducing one of the shivering hands).
Focusing on freedom of choice that Android offers, Xoom has support for Adobe Flash technology controversy, which gives an additional boost to the browser to display all the elements of a page or run specific applications such as online gaming. Should you be against this technology, just ignore the download on Android Market.
In comparison with the qualities described in this review, the Xoom or better Honeycomb Android still has critical problems. The lack of developers engaged with the platform is visible inside the app store. Few Apps available that are ready for the big screen. Popular services like Facebook, Twitter, and Foursquare Gowalla still bring apps focused only on smartphones, which detracts from the use of larger screens when opened.
While it is expected that the last conference Google I / O will bring great fruit (all developers won a Galaxy Tab 2) the short term, the Mountain View giant has been showing good examples of the fantastic apps newbies like Gmail and Calendar (for communication and organization), YouTube (fun), Google Maps (location) and Google Body (education and knowledge).
